Scott Campbell

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Warner Bros. Reportedly Furious Over Netflix Pokémon Show

A lot of industry insiders and analysts were shocked when it was announced that Netflix were developing a live-action Pokémon show, and it had nothing to do with the project itself. In fact, a streaming series based on the massively popular property is a no-brainer if ever there was one, but most people were expecting it to end up on HBO Max.

Scott Campbell Aug 23, 2021

Neill Blomkamp Thinks Chappie May Have Cost Him Alien 5

Neill Blomkamp's first three features were all heavily laced with sociopolitical commentary and reflections on class, but the law of diminishing returns set in pretty quickly. District 9 earned almost eight times its production budget back at the box office, receiving rave reviews and a Best Picture nomination, but things nosedived from there.

Scott Campbell Aug 23, 2021

Hugh Jackman Reveals Wolverine Moment He’d Love To Relive

It's fascinating to think just how differently the complexion of modern superhero cinema would look if John Woo's Mission: Impossible II hadn't fallen behind schedule.

Scott Campbell Aug 23, 2021

Oscar Isaac Says Dune Shouldn’t Be Compared To Star Wars

One crew member may have likened it to Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings, but the footage we've seen so far from Denis Villenueve's Dune has also been inviting some Star Wars comparisons. While that's to be expected to a certain extent given that it's a big budget sci-fi epic set on distant worlds with Oscar Isaac in a key supporting role, the actor himself is keen to stress that they shouldn't be viewed as direct relations.

Scott Campbell Aug 23, 2021

Spider-Man: No Way Home Trailer Leak Spawns Angry Kevin Feige Memes

Kevin Feige does his best to maintain the veil of secrecy around every upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe project for as long as possible, something that's especially true of Spider-Man: No Way Home. Bar a couple of images that preceded the official title reveal, we haven't seen a shred of footage or any official production stills from Tom Holland's third solo outing.

Scott Campbell Aug 23, 2021

Tenet Star Pretends To Forget The Ending Instead Of Explaining It

Christopher Nolan's Tenet was a bold and noble experiment, even if it wasn't a massively successful one. The filmmaker stuck to his guns about the mind-bending blockbuster releasing exclusively in theaters last summer, even when cinemas around the world were locked shut and gathering dust due to the effects of the pandemic.

Scott Campbell Aug 23, 2021

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Marvel’s What If…? Fan Art Sends Ant-Man Towards Thanos’ Butt

One of the most bizarre fan theories to circulate in the aftermath of Avengers: Infinity War went on to gain a level of infamy and notoriety on social media, and it was all to do with Ant-Man and Thanos. As the most dangerous villain the Marvel Cinematic Universe had ever seen, one who'd just wiped out half of all existence with a solitary click of his fingers, the Mad Titan was going to take some stopping.

Scott Campbell Aug 23, 2021

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Green Lantern Star Says HBO Max Series Isn’t Your Typical Superhero Story

It may have been ten years since Martin Campbell's Green Lantern landed with a thud, going down in the history books as one of the biggest box office bombs in history and a reviled comic book adaptation with very few redeeming qualities, but it'll cast a looming shadow over the upcoming HBO Max series regardless.

Scott Campbell Aug 23, 2021