NEWS: Akira Film Cancelled

One of the most anticipated movies to come about in recent years has had it's plug pulled. Say goodbye to Akira ...


We all hoped the live action version of Akira was going to be something to change cinema, much like the animated version did back in '88, however Warner Bros have decided to stop production and it now looks like it might never happen. It's not just about the money either...

Garrett Hedlund (Sam in Tron: Legacy) was the only person to sign on, but Brad Pitt was always connected to it amongst other high-profile names but a lot of rumours spread that it wasn't going to be one to please the fan boys. Apparently it was going to be a PG13, set in a 'New Manhattan' and be kiddie-friendly, Steve Kloves probably wasn't the best choice - the guy who wrote the Harry potter films, whom I HATE and who has also wrote the new Spiderman, which will of course be awful. So maybe it's for the best.

NEWS: First Look At New Spider-Man

Sony have released the first picture of Andrew Garfield in the new Spiderman movie. What do you think?

I still think it rather strange to reboot the franchise seeing as, although Spiderman 3 was crap, it still had legs and was leading on to other things. However, I imagine that since Raimi didn't want to do it anymore and Maguire was over it, they had to do something - so why not start again?

As you can see they've tried to give it a darker edge, a far cry from Raimi's initial Spiderman which was very bright and colourful. Instead, taking lessons from the hugely popular Batman reboot, it looks as if this will be a much more sinister affair. I'm just a bit worried that the original film is still too fresh, and it still stands up, and do people want to see time and time again how Peter Parker gets his powers? It's been done to death.

I'm also a bit worried about Rhys Ifans as Dr Curt Connors, but Martin Sheen and Sally Field as Uncle Ben and Aunt May are a good choice. Emma Stone as Gwen Stacy, Irrfan Khan as Proto Goblin (a big red beast that is a kind of experiment for Green Goblin), Denis Leary as Captain Stacy and Chris Zylka as Flash Thompson. Seeing as there is no talk of a Mary Jane then we're hoping that his less romantic, and more passionate, affair with Gwen can only be a good thing. Right? What does everyone think?