Graeme McMillan

Jon Favreau And Tony Stark Face The Price Of Fame

If you loved the Iron Man movie, then you only have yourself to thank, according to director Jon Favreau… and, as a thank you, he’s going to stop talking to you from now on. Wait, that can’t be right. Is the drawback of a successful movie really that you have to be more secretive the…

Introducing The New Space Sensation Of Tomorrow

We may know him as someone who lives in a pineapple under the sea, but that doesn’t mean that Spongebob Squarepants can’t try out a new home every now and again – say, perhaps, in outer space? Cartooning genius Roger Langridge has been clearing out his virtual cupboard and has uncovered this little-seen official Spongebob…

You Maniacs! You Blew It Up – Again! God Damn You To Hell!

As if Tim Burton’s Planet Of The Apes remake wasn’t bad enough, rumors started appearing online this weekend that Fox has a script for another remake for the simian-future franchise. But, if those rumors are to be believed, this time the story of the struggle of our monkey brothers is taking on a particularly conservative…

But Enough About Us, Let’s Talk About You For Awhile

So, we go and announce that we’re going to be covering urban fantasy as well as sci-fi, and less people respond to that than they do the news that David Tennant is leaving Doctor Who at the end of next year. I can’t decide if that’s heartwarming or a sign of you people being a…

Watch The Real Reason Not To Feed The Plants

If you found yourself unimpressed by the ending of Little Shop Of Horrors, then you’ll be happy to find out that that’s not how the story was supposed to end… and that the original ending of the movie was somewhat more unhappy for the human race. Click through to witness the true dangers of having…

Batman RIP – Who Dies, And Whodunnit?

The final chapter of the controversial Batman RIP storyline hits comic stores this Wednesday – And if rumors are to believed, the biggest controversy may have been saved for last. But before we find out once and for all who’s trying to make Bruce Wayne rest in peace, let’s make like the world’s greatest detective…

Fall Into Dead Space Tonight On Encore

If you’ve been excitedly playing Dead Space since its release last month – or you just want to get to the bottom of those space scientologist rumors – then you might want to tune into the Encore Action channel tonight at 10 for the broadcast premiere of Dead Space: Downfall, an animated prequel to the…

One Voicemail You Won’t Be Getting

McSweeney’s offers us some fictitious robocall scripts rejected by the McCain campaign, and this one caught our eye: “Hello. I’m calling for John McCain and the RNC because you need to know that Barack Obama talks during movies. During a recent screening of The Dark Knight, Barack Obama irritated several pro-America patrons when he echoed…

10 SF Alternatives To Obama/McCain 08

Click to viewI know, I know; you can’t decide whether to go for McCain or Obama, and you’re thinking of just skipping this whole “election” thing altogether. But wait – have you thought about all of the other candidates for President of the United States? I’m not talking about Ralph Nader – he’s got no…

How Not To Gracefully Exit Your Job

We lamented the cancellation of DC Comics’ Legion of Super-Heroes series at the end of the franchise’s 50th anniversary, but obviously we made a mistake in choosing to look at the future of the characters. After all, as writer of the cancelled series Jim Shooter explains, the reason DC ended the title was entirely a…

Was Howard Replaced On Iron Man 2 For More Than Just Money?

Click to viewWhy was Terrence Howard dropped from the future of the Iron Man movie franchise, and why has he claimed to be so surprised by the announcement? The answer to both of those questions may have been revealed by a new story in this week’s Entertainment Weekly – or it may just be a…

Make Me 2-D And Give Me A Comic Book Wife

It’s one thing to have a crush on a comic book character – I personally refuse to believe that I was the only teenager who didn’t wish that the X-Men’s Rogue was real, way back when (It was the accent) – but another thing altogether to take it as far as actually wanting to marry…

Hulk Brings Back Smash Lenticular Fad

Marvel Studios have released the cover art for their upcoming Hulk Vs. animated DVD and, just like their comics, you’ve got your choice of covers to choose from. While we’re normally partial to a screaming Hulk (see above), our hearts have been stolen by the return of lenticular technology. Wiggle the DVD box and watch…

If you’re looking for a recap of last night’s Clone Wars episode, then we’ve got some bad news for you – there wasn’t a new episode last night; blame Hallowe’en. But so that we don’t keep you from your dose of Lucas magic, why not check out the trailer for next week’s episode, in which…

Why Pushing Daisies Is The Best TV Show You’re Not Watching

I wish that headline wasn’t true, but the ratings back me up; not enough people are watching ABC’s Pushing Daisies. Bryan Fuller’s secretly twisted yet romantic detective show may bring the dead back to life on a regular basis, but it also goes out of its way to prove Isaac Newton and Stan Lee right…

This Little Piggy Went To Hell In New Fairy Tale Zombie Game

It’s the clash of genres that you’ve always wanted in new video game Little Red Riding Hood’s Zombie BBQ, as poor Little Red has to fight undead versions of classic fairy tale characters in order to save the day. Thankfully, this version of Red was taking more than just food to Granny. How else to…

How Your Favorite Superheroes Cast Their Votes

DC Universe: Decisions, the DC Comics series that promised to tell us whether Superman was Red or Blue may have failed in that particular mission, but it did give us the political views of a lot of other characters within the DC Universe. If you’re still undecided as to whether you support the Republicans or…

Now We Know: Aronofsky’s Robocop Not Sequel

We’ve asked before to no avail, but finally director Darren Aronofsky has come out and admitted that his new Robocop movie will not be a sequel to the previous three movies, but a ground-up reboot to the mechanical cop franchise. But that doesn’t necessarily mean that we’ll be robbed of seeing Peter Weller one more…

Chuck, Meet Your New Neighbors

As if Nicole Richie’s (surprisingly not bad) guest appearance wasn’t bad enough, NBC’s Chuck is about to be overrun with more stunt casting as Jenny McCarthy and Andy Richter step into the show to play a suburban couple who may or may not have a spy-esque past. Spoilers for the unexpected team-up of the year…

Stan Lee’s Acting Talents Finally Put To Good Use

What better way to celebrate Hallowe’en than listening to one of the greatest poems of all time read by one of the greatest orators of all time? That’s be great, but sadly, James Earl Jones couldn’t show up, so we’re left with Marvel Comics creator – and narrator of Spider-Man And His Amazing Friends –…