2020-03-06 15:01
HBO is developing an adaptation of The Last of Us with Craig Mazin (Chernobyl) and Naughty Dog's Neil Druckmann. HBO's series will cover the events of the original video game, which was writ… Read More
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2020-03-04 13:54
Contrary to earlier reports, Disney+ is getting The Simpsons in the UK after all. Over 600 episodes will be available at launch on 24th March. This comprises seasons 1 to 29. The Simpsons is… Read More
2020-03-03 15:10
As expected, Disney+ will be available on Sky Q and NOW TV devices at launch on 24th March. This follows Netflix integration since the Comcast takeover of Sky last year. Jeremy Darroch, chie… Read More
2020-03-02 15:25
During the New York Toy Fair, Netflix announced a new animated series based on the popular Transformers toy franchise from Hasbro. Netflix has provided the synopsis for Transformers: War for… Read More
2020-02-29 16:48
This year marks the 40th anniversary of Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back. The critically-acclaimed sequel to Star Wars (1977) is regarded as one of the greatest movies ever made, and Hasbr… Read More
2020-02-26 15:23
Without any fanfare, Bob Iger abruptly stood down as Disney CEO on Tuesday, handing the reins to Bob Chapek, effective immediately.Iger will remain at The Walt Disney Company through the end… Read More
2020-02-25 16:12
The Simpsons won't be available on Disney+ in the UK. D'oh!Managing Director of Content Zai Bennett was interviewed on Radio 5 Live and confirmed The Simpsons would remain on Sky One for the… Read More
2020-02-24 16:31
Disney+ launches in a month and early-bird subscribers can avail themselves of an annual subscription discounted to £49.99. This makes the nascent streaming service cheaper than establ… Read More
2020-02-23 19:07
Netflix's latest fantasy series Locke & Key, adapted from IDW’s graphic novel series created by writer Joe Hill and artist Gabriel Rodriguez, is a spellbinding spin on haunted hous… Read More
2020-02-21 12:53
This year, Star Wars fans are in for a treat with merchandise from Disney+'s The Mandalorian flooding toy aisles around the globe. From LEGO to Hasbro, there's something for fans of all ages… Read More
2020-02-20 19:22
HBO has released a new trailer for Westworld season 3. Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy's sci-fi thriller ups the ante with Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) and Maeve (Thandie Newton) coming to blows… Read More
2020-02-19 11:46
Disney+ has launched a dedicated UK Twitter account ahead of the 24th March launch of the House of Mouse's nascent streaming service.Episodes of the first live-action Star Wars series, The M… Read More
2020-02-17 22:18
Director Steven Spielberg (Jaws) is bringing Amazing Stories, his eighties anthology television series, back to Apple TV+. Apple has released a nostalgia-filled teaser, featuring the late R… Read More
2020-02-14 18:09
Netflix has released a first look trailer for Stranger Things 4, which sees fan-favourite Jim Hopper (David Harbour) alive and well in Russia. Hopper seemingly sacrificed himself at the end… Read More
2020-02-12 15:40
Director Rian Johnson (The Last Jedi) spoke to MTV, on the red carpet at the Academy Awards, about his thoughts on JJ Abrams' The Rise of Skywalker: “I want to sit down like a Star War… Read More
2020-02-10 11:52
Game of Thrones and His Dark Materials may be over. But, fans of HBO's prestige dramas won't have to wait much longer to return to Westworld. Season 3 begins 15th March on HBO and 16th March… Read More
2020-02-08 17:18
Star Wars fans can't seem to get enough of Baby Yoda! Funko Pop's official The Child merchandise is the best-selling pre-order in the company's history.Pre-order on Amazon.co.uk (affiliate l… Read More
2020-02-05 16:37
The second season of the first Star Wars live-action spin-off, The Mandalorian, begins this October on Disney+. Disney CEO Bob Iger made the announcement during The Walt Disney Company&rsquo&hell…Read More
2020-02-04 15:55
Stormtroopers have always had a bad rep in the Star Wars saga. So, director Sekani Solomon wanted to envisage them in a more serious fashion. "Star Wars: The Last Stand is a dynamic, gritty… Read More
2020-02-03 11:39
Marvel Studios dropped a teaser trailer for its upcoming live-action Disney+ spin-offs during Super Bowl LIV. The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and WandaVision debut on Disney+ fall 2020 an… Read More
2020-02-01 22:08
Star Trek: Picard, the latest CBS All Access spin-off, premiered on my birthday on Amazon Prime almost thirty years since The Next Generation on BBC2. Two episodes in, and I'm totally hooked… Read More
2020-01-31 20:20
A Star Wars live-action series had been in development long before Lucasfilm was acquired by Disney and The Mandalorian brought Baby Yoda to the masses on Disney+ last November.Originally, a… Read More
2020-01-27 15:56
Director Colin Trevorrow (Jurassic World) confirmed, on Twitter, leaked conceptual artwork is from his unmade Star Wars sequel, Duel of the Fates, after he left Lucasfilm, citing creative di… Read More
2020-01-25 17:02
A couple of weeks ago I reviewed Doctor Who on BritBox. Our resident US roving reporter, Nick Smith, friend and fellow Whovian, has had more time (pun intended) to explore.Here are Nick's th… Read More
2020-01-22 16:10
Lucasfilm has announced the final season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars will start streaming on Disney+ on 21st February.The award-winning animated spin-off, created by George Lucas, was cance… Read More
2020-01-17 16:48
Director Taika Waititi (Thor: Ragnorak) is currently promoting his latest movie, Jojo Rabbit, and has been approached by Lucasfilm to develop a movie for the Star Wars franchise following th… Read More
2020-01-14 16:39
Classic Doctor Who materialised on BritBox on Boxing Day and quickly became the most viewed show on the newly launched streaming service from the BBC and commercial broadcaster ITV. Reemah S… Read More
2020-01-12 17:03
Willow, directed by Ron Howard (Cocoon) and written by George Lucas (Star Wars), is an eighties fantasy film that found a cult following on home video.Upon initial release, as an adolescent… Read More
2020-01-08 15:49
There are spoilers for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. ILM Visual Effects Supervisor Patrick Tubach revealed the creative process behind the late Carrie Fisher's (General Leia) inclusion i… Read More
2020-01-06 15:28
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker may have divided fans and critics (what franchise doesn't?). However, the final chapter in the Skywalker saga starts 2020 as the dominant box office Force. J… Read More
2020-01-02 10:48
It's a new year and a new decade. Star Trek: Picard, the latest Star Trek spin-off from CBS All Access, has been renewed ahead of the season one premiere on 23rd January, which is coincident… Read More
2019-12-27 10:45
A Star Wars superfan, who gave his life saving fellow college students from a gunman, has been immortalised as a Jedi by Lucasfilm. Riley Howell was a 21-year-old ROTC cadet and student at… Read More
2019-12-20 19:02
Director JJ Abrams (Star Trek) had the unenviable task of rebooting the Star Wars franchise with The Force Awakens in 2015. Fast forward to 2019, Abrams has the Herculean task of wrapping up… Read More
2019-12-18 15:33
Jimmy Kimmel Live has played genial host to the Star Wars franchise starting with The Force Awakens in 2015. The Rise of Skywalker, in theatres worldwide this week, is no exception and the c… Read More
2019-12-16 10:44
Science often follows art, and with Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker soon to hit the big screen, Professor Carsten P Welsch, Head of Communication for The Cockcroft Institute and Head of Phy… Read More
2019-12-13 18:56
Stuggart-based premium car manufacturer Porsche has unveiled the Tri-Wing S-91x Pegasus Starfighter designed in collaboration with Lucasfilm. Whilst it takes design cues from the 911 and Tay… Read More
2019-12-12 16:40
With only a week to go until Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is released in the UK. Our resident US correspondent, Nick Smith, shares his toy stories from a long time ago in a galaxy far, f… Read More
2019-12-11 15:22
Bose has teamed up with Lucasfilm to celebrate the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.The prestige audio brand has released a 360-degree augmented reality experience for compatible… Read More
2019-12-10 16:37
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is released in UK cinemas on 19th December and is the culmination of an epic 9-part saga that began over forty years ago with the original Star Wars in 1977… Read More
2019-12-07 15:50
Baby Yoda is the pop culture phenomenon you’re looking for. The character has proven such a huge hit since appearing in the first live-action Star Wars series, The Mandalorian, demand… Read More
2019-12-04 16:21
The final trailer may have been released, but that hasn't stopped Disney's daily dose of TV Spots in the run-up to the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. The latest, entitled "Ad… Read More
2019-12-03 19:45
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is in cinemas this month and Daisy Ridley (Rey) talked exclusively to British GQ magazine about the emotional end of an era that began with director JJ Abram… Read More
2019-12-01 07:30
Christmas 1982, director Steven Spielberg (Jaws) broke the collective hearts of millions of UK cinemagoers (myself included) with his story of an abandoned alien befriending a fatherless chi… Read More
2019-11-25 10:54
Star Wars fans (myself included) growing up in the seventies and eighties will have halcyon memories of owning packs of Top Trumps cards. So, what better way to celebrate the conclusion of t… Read More
2019-11-22 12:12
Since NOW TV launched in 2012, the Sky-owned streaming service has lagged behind competitors Netflix and Amazon Prime by offering only 720p and stereo sound. With new entrants including Appl… Read More
2019-11-21 12:42
Rey's (Daisy Ridley) enigmatic affinity for the Force has been a point of fevered discussion among fans since The Force Awakens (2015). Co-writer Lawrence Kasdan, talking exclusively to Ente… Read More
2019-11-19 16:30
A month from today Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will be in UK cinemas and I've booked tickets for a day-one IMAX with Laser screening at Cineworld.Entertainment Weekly (EW) has shared ne… Read More
2019-11-16 13:33
Disney+ launched last Tuesday in the US, Canada and the Netherlands (following a free 2-month trial) and has garnered over 10 million subscribers. This will only increase when the House of M… Read More
2019-11-13 16:41
So, the first episode of Star Wars live-action series The Mandalorian is now streaming on Disney+ and it's a love letter from filmmaking fans Jon Favreau (Iron Man) and Dave Filoni (The Clon… Read More
2019-11-12 16:29
This will be a day long remembered in the streaming wars. Disney+ launches with the first-ever Star Wars live-action series The Mandalorian in the US, Canada and the Netherlands. Controversi… Read More
2019-11-10 16:47
In the early eighties, Jim Henson and Frank Oz transported cinemagoers to a world without human inhabitants in The Dark Crystal. The film took an audacious artistic twist by populating its t… Read More
2019-11-09 16:14
Whilst Star Wars fans (myself included) wait for the launch of Disney+ with The Mandalorian in March 2020. There's the exciting prospect of streaming every surviving episode of classic Docto… Read More
2019-11-08 11:51
The Walt Disney Company confirmed on Twitter that Disney+ is coming to the UK on 31st March 2020. As expected, DisneyLife will be rebranded and existing subscriptions migrated to the new str… Read More
2019-11-07 03:00
It was inevitable. Avengers: Endgame has moved from 11th December to 12th November on Disney+. The record-breaking conclusion to the Infinity Saga will be available to stream at launch in th… Read More
2019-11-06 10:57
With less than a week to go until the launch of Disney+ in America, Canada and the Netherlands, Lucasfilm has released a new TV spot for the Star Wars live-action series The Mandalorian. Min… Read More
2019-11-05 12:07
Disney CEO Bob Iger, in an exclusive interview with BBC Radio Four, admitted: “I have said publicly that I think we made and released too many Star Wars films over a short period of ti… Read More
2019-11-02 11:05
Producer Christopher Miller (The LEGO Movie) took to Twitter to announce a sequel to the Oscar-winning Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. The animated Spider-Man spin-off quickly became a da… Read More
2019-10-31 13:35
Ewan McGregor talks to Jimmy Kimmel about Halloween, Doctor Sleep and keeping his long-awaited return to the Star Wars franchise a secret. "It just got difficult, I was brought up to tell t… Read More
2019-10-29 11:48
Lucasfilm has released a new trailer for the Disney+ Star Wars live-action series The Mandalorian from showrunner Jon Favreau (Iron Man). It ups the ante and teases a tragic backstory for th… Read More
2019-10-28 15:43
Triple Force Friday was only the beginning for new Star Wars merchandise this holiday season. Over the weekend, Hasbro announced The Mandalorian vintage collection action figure at MCM Londo… Read More
2019-10-26 10:19
R2-D2, the beloved diminutive droid from the Star Wars saga, is on loan to V&A Dundee from franchise creator George Lucas. The droid is part of the upcoming Hello, Robot exhibition.Museu… Read More
2019-10-23 15:36
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is set to dominate the box office this holiday season and may surpass stablemate Avengers: Endgame after setting a new record for pre-sale tickets in the US… Read More
2019-10-22 14:22
The final trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker dropped during Monday Night Football and tickets went on sale everywhere. IMAX has released two art posters to celebrate.Booked tickets… Read More
2019-10-21 15:52
The final trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will be shown during ESPN's Monday Night Football game between the New England Patriots and the New York Jets. Expect the trailer to ap… Read More
2019-10-19 14:38
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is released in cinemas exactly two months today and fellow Doctor Who fans may have uncovered the role former Doctor Who Matt Smith plays in director JJ Abra… Read More
2019-10-18 15:30
Entertainment Weekly (EW) has shared an exclusive photo of the mysterious Zorii Bliss (Keri Russell) and her helmet design evokes the art deco aerodynamics of Disney's The Rocketeer.I'm look… Read More
2019-10-17 17:43
The sexual tension between Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) continues to fuel fan speculation in the run-up to the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker this December. Tha… Read More
2019-10-16 11:25
Variety exclusively reports Tony Gilroy, who masterminded reshoots on director Gareth Edwards' Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, is joining the Cassian Andor live-action Rogue One prequel series… Read More
2019-10-12 17:20
American actor Robert Forster has passed away at the age of 78.In the wake of Star Wars' success, Forster played Captain Dan Holland in Disney's The Black Hole and was forever immortalised a… Read More
2019-10-08 15:07
The latest rumour surrounding Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is the return of Wedge Antilles (Denis Lawson), the Rebel Alliance pilot who appeared in all three movies comprising the origin… Read More
2019-10-07 11:50
New York Comic Con (NYCC) was filled with exciting announcements for Star Trek fans (myself included). A poignant new trailer for Star Trek: Picard dropped and Discovery's Short Treks spin-o… Read More
2019-10-05 11:17
Marvel's announced, at New York Comic Con (NYCC), it's rebooting the Star Wars comic book series after 75 issues. The new run is set between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi."I… Read More
2019-10-03 13:56
'Twas the eve of Triple Force Friday and not a Mouse Droid did stir... Lucasfilm has released a photo of Babu Frik from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Is the diminutive droidsmith behind… Read More
2019-10-02 13:45
Whilst fans wait for news on the next season of Doctor Who. Mission to the Unknown, a classic standalone episode unique for not featuring William Hartnell as the titular Time Lord, has been… Read More
2019-10-01 09:34
IGN has revealed a new look at The Mandalorian ship, the Razor Crest. The titular character, played by Pedro Pascal, flies alone to underscore the lone gunman ethos of the live-action Star W… Read More
2019-09-30 13:13
4th October is Force Friday and this year's Star Wars merchandising event is a triple celebration of The Rise of Skywalker, The Mandalorian and Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order with new collecta… Read More
2019-09-29 11:24
The BBC has released a spectacular trailer for its upcoming 3-part live-action adaptation of HG Wells' classic sci-fi novel The War of the Worlds. There have been several lauded adaptations… Read More
2019-09-28 15:05
Fellow true believers rejoice! Disney and Sony have confirmed Spider-Man will remain a part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), despite seemingly going their separate ways to the dismay… Read More
2019-09-27 13:01
With just over a week to go, Lucasfilm's livestream from Pinewood Studios, hosted by Warwick Davis who is expected to reprise the titular role of Willow in Ron Howard's rumoured series for D… Read More
2019-09-26 16:06
With the close of the Skywalker saga in director JJ Abrams' Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige will be joining Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy on fut… Read More
2019-09-25 09:38
Lucasfilm has announced a week-long countdown to Triple Force Friday with a special livestream on YouTube this Thursday. The global merchandise reveal, hosted by Star Wars veteran Warwick D… Read More
2019-09-23 13:51
Disney+ arrives in the US, Canada, New Zealand, Australia and Netherlands (there's a free 2-month trial underway) this November and the House of Mouse has opened pre-orders with a free 7-day… Read More
2019-09-21 15:26
Batman celebrates 80 years of fighting crime on newsstands this year and Batman Day is the perfect opportunity to honour orphaned billionaire Bruce Wayne.From comics to video games (rumoured… Read More
2019-09-19 14:57
Disney CEO Bob Iger believes Apple and Disney may have merged had Steve Jobs lived.Since becoming CEO, Iger has been on an acquisition trail. From Marvel to Lucasfilm. Disney bought Pixar, o… Read More
2019-09-17 15:12
The Mandalorian showrunner, Jon Favreau (The Lion King), wants to do a new Star Wars Holiday Special for Disney+.The notorious original Star Wars spin-off was broadcast, only once, on the CB… Read More
2019-09-13 13:27
Executive producer Jon Favreau (Iron Man) recently talked to Entertainment Weekly (EW) about directing an episode for the second season of The Mandalorian Star Wars live-action series for Di… Read More
2019-09-12 15:37
Disney+ is available as a free trial in the Netherlands and beta testers have unearthed classic Marvel animated series including X-Men (1992) and Spider-Man (1994). These are staples from my… Read More
2019-09-11 14:28
Apple Arcade is coming to macOS, iOS, iPadOS and tvOS beginning on iOS 13 devices 19th September in 150 countries.The Cupertino-based company's new offering is akin to Xbox Game Pass and is… Read More
2019-09-10 14:18
Variety has exclusively revealed Hailee Steinfeld (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) is under consideration for a lead role in Hawkeye, the live-action Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) spin… Read More
2019-09-09 10:32
With only a few more months to go until Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker arrives in cinemas, fan theories are reaching boiling point.This time, the cancellation of Ian McDiarmid (Emperor Pal… Read More
2019-09-06 14:52
The Mandalorian, starring Pedro Pascal as the titular character, begins streaming, on Disney+, this November and is Entertainment Weekly's (EW) cover story. Producer and director Dave Filoni… Read More
2019-09-03 14:22
During the D23 Expo, Lucasfilm dropped a special look at Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.Deftly mixing the legacy of the original trilogy with the prequels and sequels, the special culminat… Read More
2019-08-24 08:58
Firstly, a confession. I’m suffering from small screen superhero fatigue and am not alone. This may sound disingenuous from a self-confessed comic book geek, but the proliferation of f… Read More
2019-08-23 15:46
The annual D23 Expo has begun and Lucasfilm has released a promotional poster for its first live-action Star Wars series The Mandalorian. The lavish artwork harkens back to the original tril… Read More
2019-08-21 15:01
Marvel's late nineties movie deal with Sony, literally, culminated in handing over the golden goose (for peanuts) such was the comic book company's dire fiscal state at the time.Subsequently… Read More
2019-08-20 06:30
Director Kevin Smith (Chasing Amy) is executive producer and showrunner on a new Masters of the Universe (MotU) anime series, by Powerhouse Animation (Castlevania), for Netflix announced dur… Read More
2019-08-19 15:55
Disney+ launches 12th November in the US and the House of Mouse's nascent streaming service will also be available in selected international markets in fall 2019. Netherlands and Canada on 1… Read More
2019-08-16 14:38
This is the Disney+ Star Wars live-action series fans are looking for. If the rumours are true, Ewan McGregor is about to reprise the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi.This isn't the first time the act… Read More
2019-08-15 13:50
Star Wars Resistance returns for its second and final season in the fall. Lucasfilm has released a trailer for the upcoming season set between The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker. Nick… Read More
2019-08-14 15:05
In the run-up to the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Mattel and Disney have joined forces for a new Star Wars-inspired Barbie collection based on Darth Vader, R2-D2 and, my pers… Read More
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