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Fighting the good fight on the small screen This week marks the release of Marvel’s second Netflix series, Jessica Jones. The troubled private investigator attempts to retire her superheroic ways, but can’t resist the abilities they afford her when it comes to taking out the bad guys. To celebrate her …

Sherlock fans will no doubt be looking forward to seeing Andrew Scott (aka Jim Moriarty) play the good guy for once in Paul McGuigan’s Victor Frankenstein out later this year. But if you can’t imagine the cheeky bad guy as an upstanding officer of the law, we’ve got our hands …

Gambit had originally been set for a 2016 release, but when Rupert Wyatt left the project due to creative differences, a lengthy search began for his replacement. It was recently reported that Doug Liman was set to sign on the dotted line (opens in new tab), but the wait was …

Having languishing in development for several years, the long-awaited adaptation of Stephen King’s fantasy saga, The Dark Tower, is now one step closer to hitting the big screen. The Wrap reports that Matthew McConaughey is in preliminary talks to nab one of the leading roles: either the good guy gunslinger, …

There are plenty of firsts in “Sleep No More”. It’s the first found footage episode of Doctor Who, the first not to feature the show’s famous title sequence and the first standalone episode of series nine. It’s also the first episode this series that fails to hit the mark, despite …

It’s safe to say that AMC’s award-winning ratings darling The Walking Dead is a pioneer in the realm of undead entertainment. Its success continues to spawn additional seasons along with a well-received spin-off; so it’s not entirely unexpected that the cable network might consider adding a third comic book zombie …

Once we’ve all calmed down from Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the next big blockbusters we have to look forward to is Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. With the film said to include appearances from other Justice Leaguers in addition to the Dark Knight and the Man …

The Walking Dead has had extremely high standards the last couple of years, so when a duff episode comes along it’s all the more noticeable. “Now” isn’t the show’s worst hour (I think we’ve almost forgotten how much of a slog season two was…), but in terms of importance to …

There has been plenty of speculation surrounding the future of the long-running James Bond franchise recently, from whether Daniel Craig will stay on for another film or not to Sony possibly losing the distribution rights (opens in new tab). Director Sam Mendes has been promoting the latest Bond outing Spectre …

If ever you needed proof that making movies is hard, look no further than the ongoing attempt to remake The Crow. The project has been stuck in development hell for what feels like forever, but now there may finally be some light at the end of the tunnel. The Wrap …