Eyewitness reports have revealed some new plot details from Batman v Superman, namely that the new film will recreate the famous scene in which Thomas and Martha Wayne are shot dead. Zack Snyder has apparently drawn heavily from the Frank Miller comic-book The Dark Knight Returns, in which the Waynes are murdered after a visit to the cinema to watch Zorro…

Can Ted prove he’s a person?The teaser poster effectively foretold this event and the day has arrived at last: the first trailer for Seth MacFarlane’s Ted 2 is upon us. Prepare to look upon jokes about semen, legal briefs, Samuel L. Jackson and more… Naturally inclined to indulge in more toy bear-comes-to-life madness after the 2012 film was a massive success at the box office, the sequel sees co-writer director/voice of Ted MacFarlane and human sidekick Mark Wahlberg back for a lot more body fluid humour in the story of Ted’s attempt to prove he’s a person in the eyes …

A highly-anticipated comic book is currently in the works, and the excitement for it is already so high that a competitive bidding war for the movie rights went down. Sony came out on top, winning the movie rights to the sci-fi comic book, Descender written by Jeff Lemire and drawn by Dustin Nguyen. The film will be produced by Josh Bratman along with the artist and writer of the comic attached to executive produce. The comic is a space opera which tells of a time where all things android, robotic or with artificial intelligence are hunted down and destroyed by …Click To Continue

A new clip has arrived online from Dumb & Dumber To, whetting the appetite for round two of the seminal gross-out comedy.  Peter and Bobby Farrelly had previously promised a raft of eyebrow-raising cameos in the new film, and this latest clip delivers on that in spades.   We won’t spoil the surprise, suffice to say that the mystery guest is a Farrelly Bros. alumnus with a track record in scene-stealing cameos…   Take a look at the new clip, below…   As cameos go, that’s some high-wattage star power right there! Apparently there are a …

Alex Mar’s culty psychological thrillerFollowing her debut behind the camera with last year’s short film Dawn (see clip below), Rose McGowan is making the jump to features. She’ll direct the psychological thriller Pines, from a screenplay by Alex Mar.The story involves a troubled young woman who becomes involved with a dubious family of healers…

With Avengers: Age of Ultron approaching fast, fans can’t seem to get enough of their favorite Marvel superheroes. Ever since the arrival of its trailer in October of last year, the worldwide web has gone bonkers for everything and anything Avengers, creating knockoffs, remakes, mashups and spoofs of Cap, Stark, Hulk, Widow and

Captain America: Civil War might be set to pit Captain America and Iron Man against each other, but there will also be a standalone villain involved, with Daniel Bruhl officially signing on to play the film’s big bad. It had been thought that Tony Stark might become the nominal villain of the piece, and while that might still be the case, Bruhl will ensure there is a fully fledged “bad guy” on the scene too. Intriguingly, Variety reports that Bruhl’s character may also be the chief antagonist in Doctor Strange, a revelation that is sure to set the rumour mill …

George Lucas isn’t someone you want upset at you. He’s a very wealthy and very powerful man. That’s why we’re fearing for the the Academy after hearing news of the filmmaker’s latest beef with the organization claiming that the nominations are nothing more than politics. During his recent appearance on CBS This Morning, there to promote his new animated musical Strange Magic, Lucas found himself in a discussion about this year’s Oscar nominations. According to The Hollywood Reporter,

Universal is planning to make at least three more Fast & Furious films, according to chairman Donna Langley, who has described the series as “still a growing franchise”. Fast & Furious 7 has still yet to be released, but according to Langley, the studio is confident that the series still has enough in the tank to support a further trio of films… “We think there’s at least three more,” says Langley. “Paul [Walker] …

Happy new year! It’s BAFTA nomination week, so there are gong-worthy nominees aplenty on the latest Empire Podcast, with Birdman’s Michael Keaton and The Theory Of Everything’s Eddie Redmayne and Felicity Jones all dropping by to be better at acting than us. Plus, someone says "I’m Batman" in that voice, and it may well be Mr. Keaton…Also, you can look forward to all the week’s news and reviews, as well as some of last week’s news and reviews, what with the team being on holiday like a bunch of slackers over the festive period. And don’t forget, if you want to make use of our sponsor…

When Paddington lost Colin Firth last summer, the film, which had been going smoothly, seemed to have lost its footing. Quickly the producers replaced Firth with Ben Whishaw, who sounded to be a better fit for the beloved childhood bear. Then the film had another setback, when the British Board of Film Classification labeled it as PG with some bizarre reasons for a