I did a lot of work for Empire on Deadpool. I went to the set and wrote the cover feature for the magazine, and I also produced a history of the character and a “trailer breakdown” interview with Tim Miller for the website. This is the character guide. http://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/deadpool-complete-history/ This is the trailer breakdown. http://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/deadpool-trailer-breakdown/… Continue reading Deadpool
Six years at the very least in development, a sequel to Tony Scott’s Top Gun is closer than ever to taking off. This is a history of the project to date, designed for regular updating as more news emerges. http://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/top-gun-2-story-far/
Marvel’s vigilante anti-hero The Punisher will be a part of Daredevil‘s second season on Netflix, played by Jon Bernthal. This beginner’s guide to the character was set to coincide with the news that he may also be getting his own spin-off series. http://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/punisher-complete-history/
A set of clips of the great Laurel and Hardy, to coincide with the news that Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly are playing them in a new biopic. This was a bit limited by the footage that was actually available online, but I found most of what I wanted to include. http://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/laurel-hardy-empire-primer/
An obituary feature, co-written with my Empire colleague Phil De Semlyen, celebrating the late David Bowie’s subsidiary career in film. http://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/david-bowie-film/
A set-visit feature and follow-up interview with Corin Hardy, writer/director of the Irish-set folk horror The Hallow. This was for Fangoria, but distribution problems with the relevant issue (#345) seem to have meant that not many people have been able to read it. I managed to snag a digital copy, so here are the pages… Continue reading The Hallow
I’ve recently started reviewing for the horror site Shock Till You Drop, and this was my inaugural feature: a big piece on Arrow’s spiffy new Hellraiser blu-ray set The Scarlet Box. http://www.shocktillyoudrop.com/reviews/390709-blu-ray-review-hellraiser-scarlet-box/
