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Katherine Parkinson, best known as hapless manager Jen in The IT Crowd , is the star of a new SF sitcom for Radio Two. Welcome To Our Village, Please Invade Carefully airs on Thursday 5 July, from 9.30-10.00pm. At the moment it’s just a pilot, but the hope is that …

Capcom has announced today that they will be opening up aResident Evil themed restaurant (opens in new tab)in Japan next month to tie-in with (and promote) the upcoming release of Resident Evil 6 in October. Unfortunately, the question we’re all dying to know the answer to – “what’s on the …

In a somewhat irritating (though nonetheless exciting) announcement-of-an-impending-announcement, Adult Swimrevealed (opens in new tab)today that they are currently collaborating with Valve on a new project involving Team Fortress 2. They’re not saying what the project is yet, but current speculation suggests it might be some sort of TF2-themed animated web …

Hideo Kojima has apparently gone on-record and confirmed that not only is Metal Gear Solid 5 happening, series hero Solid Snake is also still alive and kicking… even though he was supposed to die at the end of MGS4. Pause for breath. Obviously, this is massive news. But perhaps not …

(opens in new tab) In 1985, Stuart Gordon directed his first feature film and created a sensation. It was an adaptation of H Lovecraft’s Re-Animator , and went on to become a major cult hit, delivering as many laughs as it did screams. It even won a Critics’ Prize at …

[brightcove]1630931786001[/brightcove] The Amazing Spider-Man hits cinemas next month, and to build the anticipation, here’s the first in our series of interviews with the movie’s key players. Over the next week or so, we’ll be sharing chats with Andrew Garfield, Rhys Ifans and director Marc Webb, but first up is the …

The Dark Knight Rises is going full steam ahead with its big marketing push prior to its cinematic release next month, with the new TV spots and trailer followed by the publication of a mock-up press release explaining the finer points of the Dent Act. Designed to close the loopholes …

Man Of Steel has already assembled an impressive on-screen ensemble, but Warner may have made one of its most important appointments on the project to date, by drafting in Hans Zimmer to compose the score. Having long been one of Hollywood’s most prolific composers, Zimmer has become famous for his …

(opens in new tab) [ Click on the image to see it in hi-res ] Disney has unveiled the first official image of Angelina Jolie as Maleficent, the wicked fairy who was the big bad in Sleeping Beauty . Continuing the trend of reinventing fairytales for the cinema (which has …

Elysium , Neill Blomkamp’s first feature since District 9 , has been on the slate for quite some time, but up until now, the director has kept plot details very close to his chest. All we’ve had to go on thus far is that the film is another sci-fi, with …