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It has long been in the rumour-mill – ever since Disney bought Lucasfilm – that there would be several spin-off, standalone feature films based in the Star Wars universe. It is presumed that these will focus on fringe characters, such ...

Good news for all Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. fans. The show has been picked up for a second season (full order). For a show that took a while to get going, the second half of the season has been exceptional. I’m ...

How much do you miss 1993? If your answer to that question is “a whole damn lot” then I hope you’re sitting down. Lionsgate and Saban Brands have announced today that those plucky teenage martial artists the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers will be ...

The news we have all been waiting for has finally broken: the cast of Star Wars VII has been announced. In the excitement, starwars.com seems to be very slow (to be expected). So, if you are wanting the news, get it ...

Prize for most underwhelming news announcement ever goes to DC. Today it was confirmed that a Justice League film would be released, directed by Zack Snyder, following the Batman vs. Superman film in 2016. Did anyone really need confirmation about that? ...

In advance of the Guardians of the Galaxy movie this summer, Marvel have announced a new series featuring the man of the hour himself, Star Lord!  The series titled ‘Legendary Star Lord’ will be written by ‘Higher Earth’ and ‘Avengers A.I’ scribe Sam ...

In a surprising move, Prince has re-signed with Warner Brothers. They were his record company from his debut album (For You, 1978) until 1996 when he finally completed all his contractual obligations to them. By the time he left Warner ...

Extra! Extra! There’s a new fad in town!  Accuse pop stars of being racist, using ‘People of Colour’ as props in their music videos and stage productions – it’s the new done thing! Sky Ferreira is the latest star at ...

Back in 2012, a little-known indie games publisher won over 90 ‘game of the year’ awards with their episodic series The Walking Dead. Their games follow this same episodic structure and most of their successful releases have been of the ...

It has always been confounding to me that the winners of prestigious industry awards when it comes to TV, films, and books (amongst other industries), always seemed to be ‘critic’s choices’. Now, I recognize that I may have generalized in ...