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The BBC has gone heavy on uncovering the dirty details of it’s past – turning things over to Dame Janet Smith to helm a complete shakedown of the corporations history and dirty dealings. That report is due out in a few days but it now appears that the first first major causality has landed; with […]

We recently wrote about how Metroid needs a huge shot in the arm and today’s news may finally wake Nintendo up in that regard. UFC megastar and former Women’s Bantamweight Champion Ronda Rousey has revealed that’s she’s totally game for playing the famous bounty hunter Samus Aran.

Star Wars Episode VIII is one of the highest anticipated films from Disney. After making $2 billion on the previous instalment; it’s obvious the company would want to keep the secrets of the film away from prying eyes. Today news emerged of how they are trying to achieve that.

Mary Poppins is a timeless Disney classic that took the simple story of a nanny and made it magical. Now Disney is looking to reprise it’s classic franchise with Emily Blunt set to take the iconic role from Julie Andrews.

Before Deadpool there was another R-Rated Fox flick that took the box office by storm – Kingsman.  After capturing $400 million worldwide – Fox greenlit a sequel and now details are emerging of the shake-up to the films cast.

Fans of the 1982 dystopian classic Blade Runner have been waiting for any news regarding the upcoming sequel. Now they’ve been given a concrete date for when they can hit the cinemas; and it’s not that far away.

Cinematic Universes are all the rage in modern Hollywood; bringing together characters that fans want to see on the silver screen in ways previously unheard of. Now The Lego Movie’s director has spoken about his desire to see Nintendo turn its lucrative bank of characters into such an arrangement.

Smelling the money made from it’s recent Deadpool movie, Fox has wasted no time in whole-heartedly committing to the R-Rated superhero. The studio has revealed that it’s upcoming Wolverine 3 film will now be bumped up to the mature rating.

Fox has announced that the final three minutes of it’s May 15th episode of the long running animation sitcom will feature a live segment; wherein Homer Simpson’s voice actor, Dan Castellaneta, will take fans questions live on air. The twist being that Castellaneta’s live performance will be mapped onto a two-dimensional Homer and replicate the voice […]

There have been rumours floating around in recent times about WWE looking to involve Cruiserweights more in WWE Network programming and now WWE has formally announced their intention to do so – with the inaugural Global Cruiserweight Series.

Wade Barrett has been a solid performer for WWE over the years, being involved in a number of stables and tag-teams. When he debuted on the main roster back in 2010 as the winner of the original NXT – he seemed to be heading for the big time. Now though it seems the superstar has […]

Ronda Rousey had a very varied 2015. She became a household name for her brutal fighting style in the UFC ring and even managed to bag herself appearances at WWE’s Wrestlemania and in one of years biggest films Fast & Furious 7. But then came that crushing defeat at the hands of Holly Holm and […]

Highly anticipated is typically followed by “disappointing launch these days; it’s a sad statement of the modern video game industry and with Capcom launching Street Fighter V, issues haven’t been far behind.

Everything old is new again – that’s the Hollywood way. With Aliens getting a quasi-reboot and a number of other franchises rising up from the 80’s; it makes sense that one of the decades most iconic action films would be getting a modern Hollywood reworking.

Launching in 2003, BBC Three was marketed to the youth crowd; up and coming young adults. The channel also served as a testing ground for many up and coming writers; becoming home to many TV programmes that would become classics. Now after a prolonged campaign and cost-cutting measures – the channel will be leaving it’s […]

In a move that surprises no one (and one that should be applauded) Brie Bella is reportedly wrapping up her wrestling career in the near future so she can begin that long wanted family with husband Daniel Bryan.

Star Wars: The Force Awakens was a stunningly successful movie – recapturing the magic of the older films while managing to point the franchise in a new direction. Now Disney has announced that Episode VIII of the popular franchise has entered full production.

Fans of Netflix’s Daredevil won’t have long to wait to get their hands on the series – as Netflix has confirmed the date the series will land on the streaming service – and offered up a new trailer in the process.

Another Twitter storm, another TV star claiming to have vacated the blue social bird. This time it’s the turn of UK Television personality Stephen Fry who’s taken offence to the social media reaction to his BAFTA jibe last night.

The upcoming Ghostbusters reboot has all the makings of a good film; whether it becomes one is another thing entirely. Fans of the franchise have been waiting with baited breath for any kind of footage to emerge and now director Paul Feig has revealed the first tantalising glimpse of the upcoming movie.

The press tour for Spectre was awkward and rumours have been swirling for a while that Daniel Craig has been looking to get out of his James Bond commitments. Now according to the UK’s Sun newspaper it’s happened, with the actor stepping down to star in a new US TV show.

Fox’s Deadpool movie is doing exceedingly well – setting a number of records over the weekend during it’s cinema rampage. Now it’s been revealed that the movie is set to earn more than expected; with analysts expecting the movie will cross the $90 million mark during the Valentines Day weekend.

Earlier this year the BBC released a trailer for it’s upcoming miniseries The Night Manager starring Tom Hiddleston (Avengers), Hugh Laurie (House MD) and Olivia Colman (Broadchurch) which captured the imagination of audiences. Now we’ve learned more about the upcoming show, got a new trailer and when we can expect to watch it.

Oh dear. Michael Bay’s attempt at rebooting the Transformers franchise has received all kinds of criticism from general movie goers through to hardcore fans for being a shambling abomination. Despite this the franchise has made an insane amount of money at box office and thus Paramount are eager to milk their cash-cow for all it’s […]

Back when Star Wars: The Force Awakens was in production – news broke that Harrison Ford had suffered a broken leg when one of the hydraolic doors on the Millenium Falcom fell and crushed it. That was a long time a time ago but now the UK’s Health & Safety Executive has decided that Foodles […]

Steven Moffat’s decision to leave his role as show runner of the popular BBC TV-show Doctor Who sparked surprise and mixed reactions across the internet last month. Now the Sherlock writer has spoken up about his decision and explained what made him decide to depart the show he loves.

Star Wars is big business right now for Disney who have no less than four different Star Wars films in the pipeline. Now we know a little more about one of them as the upcoming Hans Solo film has been given a release date.

Harry Potter fans have a lot to be excited for when JK Rowling releases her upcoming stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. Even better news is that the script for the Potter play will be released on July 31st for everyone who can’t make it to the play in the form of a […]

After the recent news of Matt LeBlanc turning up in the BBC’s Top Gear; the actor has only gone and landed himself in another TV show. This time it’s CBS’s upcoming sitcom I’M NOT YOUR FRIEND.

For anyone who was watching the ending of Monday Night Raw closely – you couldn’t have failed to notice a small incident between Vince McMahon and WWE Superstar Titus O’Neil – where the latter appeared to grab the former. Now PWInsider is reporting that the WWE Superstar has been suspended.

The recent success of Star Wars: The Force Awakens has re-awoken more than just the force. Movie studios have been scrambling to see which sci-fi franchises they can breath new life into. Now Universal has reportedly brought it’s long in development hell Battlestar Galactica movie back in from the cold.

Long rumoured but never really confirmed – Paramount Pictures has finally gotten around to putting the pieces together for it’s upcomong Playmobil movie by reportedly attaching some fairly big names to the project.

After her movie stealing performance in the critically acclaimed Mad Max: Fury Road; Charlize Theron’s Hollywood stock has risen incredibly and the actress finds herself linked with a string of high profile roles. The latest rumour suggests that she may be appearing as a villain in the upcoming Fast & Furious film.

Sonic The Hedgehog hasn’t had the best of times recently. Despite a reboot and several attempts to branch the franchise out to television – the series has endured a pretty miserable time. This morning though we’ve heard a surprise announcement that Sega and Sony are coming together to create a Sonic movie.

Deadpool hits cinemas this Friday and after the agonisingly long wait for the foul mouthed hero to make it to the big screen – many of his fans will be happy to just see it finally happening. Now though reports indicate that Fox has already greenlit the films sequel and has begun bringing together a […]

It took over a decade for Ryan Reynolds to realise his dream of donning the Deadpool outfit for the big screen but this week it finally becomes a reality. Now the Hollywood star has revealed his next ambition is to get an X-Force film off the ground,

In case you weren’t aware – there’s a new Star Trek TV series being developed over at CBS.  Announced last Tuesday – not much is known about the show or how it will fit into the established Star Trek canon. Now the network has announced whom will be taking the role of showrunner for the […]

Matt Damon’s recently revealed Jason Bourne has excited fans of Universal’s franchise – who have been waiting patiently for a return of the popular franchise. Now Matt Damon has talked about the film for the first time; explaining what fans can expect from the post-Ultamatum flick.

Video game movies tend to fall into two categories; average and awful. At the end of this year the world will find out which side of the coin The Assassin’s Creed film will fall into. Michael Fassbender has been chatting with Empire about the film and been outlying how he hopes the film will avoid […]

A few years back you couldn’t move without bumping into an iteration of the Saw franchise. It was finally concluded with the awful Saw 3D and Liongate moved on to other franchises (Like The Hunger Games). Now though like an ex feeling the nostalgia, Liongate wants to bring the franchise back with it’s newest entry; […]

It’s been a long and sad road for fans of Daniel Bryan. We held out hope for the longest time that Daniel Bryan might make his return to the WWE ring. Now though we know that the dream is over and that the former WWE World Heavyweight Champion has been forced to retire from pro […]

I don’t know what London did to upset movie producers but damn, the poor old city seems to take a beating no matter which movie it turns up in these days. Or at least that’s the impression the new Independence Day trailer gives.

Matt Smith is widely loved for his tenure in the role of Doctor Who. His spell as the famous TV time traveller was seen as a change of pace from his predecessors and was the first step into the franchise for a whole new generation of fans. He also happened to be the Doctor who […]

Matt Damon’s returned from his space adventures in Interstellar and The Martian to reclaim the mantel of action here it seems – with the first trailer for his upcoming Jason Bourne flick being shown off during last nights Super Bowl.

In a feat only achieved twice before it, Star Wars: The Force Awakens has become only the third film ever in Box Office history to pass the coveted $2 billion mark.

CM Punk’s first UFC opponent has been named and it’s…. slightly underwhelming. His opponent is Mickey Gall who won his fight this evening to earn the shot against Punk.

Given the state of the WWE roster right now you’d be amazed if there’a anyone left to not be injured. Sadly it seems that the Current NXT Champion Finn Balor has been injured at an NXT Live Event in Nashville last night.

Yes the Fifty Shades of Grey sequels are happening and no; you can’t pretend they’re not. But at least they’re slightly ambitious in who they add to the upcoming BDSM-flick. Bella Heathcote, recently starting in Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, has signed up for her Grey experience.

Fans of MacGyver have recently been given a lot of positive news – with the once popular TV series being retooled and brought back to CBS. Now though Lionsgate has dropped it’s own revelation; it’s working on it’s own MacGyver film franchise.

Apparently everyone will be presenting Top Gear when it returns in May this year. Chris Evan’s take on the popular BBC car programme has been linked with every presenter not currently nailed down after the surprise appointment of Matt LeBlanc this week. Now though it seems the rumourmill has gone into overdrive.