Author: James Hadden

Last week, it was widely reported about how an episode of The Simpsons had correctly predicted that some point in the future, Donald Trump would become President of The United States of America. For those of you who missed the story, you can check it out here. The prediction hasn’t gone unnoticed by the folks behind the show, with their latest episode making a reference to it. This past Sunday’s episode, Havana Wild Weekend featured quite a few references to the recent election, with Bart Simpson’s trademark chalkboard opening seeing the character writing ‘Being Right Sucks’ over and over. You can check…

One of the most disappointing aspects of this summers Suicide Squad, was most definitely the lack of Jared Leto’s Joker. This is something Warner Brothers are looking to correct with an Extended Edition of the film, similar to what they did with Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice earlier in the year. To get fans excited for the home media release, Warner Brothers has released a featurette focusing on the Clown Prince of Crime himself. The clip, exclusively released to Collider, focuses on Jared Leto and his transformation into the character, something which was well documented in the media in…

Let’s get one thing straight, Arrival isn’t your standard alien invasion film, instead of focusing on the mayhem and destruction you usually see, this takes a much more low key approach to first contact. This is notIndependence Day: Resurgence. As previously mentioned, Arrival, isn’t a typical Alien film and as such it doesn’t feature a typical protagonist. Gone is the muscle bound hero fighting off the alien invaders, instead is a character looking to understand the visitors and do anything to stop a deadly confrontation. In this instance, our heroine is Amy Adams’ cunning linguist Louise Banks, who spends the…

Over the years, The Simpsons has been known for it’s satire on the world of Celebrity, Current Affairs and perhaps most frequently – politics. While they often take a reactionary stance to the news, they were well ahead of the game when it came to former real estate mogul Donald Trump becoming the Forty Fifth President of the United States of America, with the long running sitcom referencing it in an episode 16 years ago. The reference came in the 2000 episode, Bart to the Future, which saw a possible future in which Lisa Simpson had taken office as the President.…

In the past, Marvel haven’t been all that coy about its upcoming film plans, they announced both their Phase Two and Phase Three plans early on. However, last year they added three untitled films at the end of Phase Three, whilst many assumed that these are merely placeholder dates for future films it appears that Marvel do know what they are, but disclosing the information may reveal a bit too much in regards to the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War and its Untitled Sequel. Speaking to the TorontoSun, Marvel Studios head honcho, Kevin Feige was asked for any details on these…

For those of you who may have missed the news this morning, Donald Trump is the new President of The United States of America, and whilst this may seem surreal to some of you, the notion of the property magnate becoming the commander in chief has been floated around Hollywood since the late eighties, as an early draft from the 1995 film, Mars Attacks reveals. Read on to find out more. The 1989 draft of Tim Burton’s Martian Invasion film was written by Alex Cox, and is currently available on his official website. The interesting thing about this draft however…

It’s been long rumored that Hugh Jackman’s upcoming swansong, Logan, would be influenced by Mark Millar’s acclaimed arc ‘Old Man Logan’. However due to many issues regarding the rights of the stories more important characters being held at other studios, a direct adaption was never going to happen. One very talented artist has taken it upon himself to give us a look at what the film could have been. Fans of the comic will remember that the finale saw a weary Logan return home to find his family had been slaughtered by the inbred offspring of Bruce Banner and his…

It was rumored for a long while that Batman star, Michael Keaton’s role in the upcoming Spider-Man: Homecoming was that of the villain Adrian Toomes, AKA The Vulture. Now, thanks to Marvel head honcho Kevin Feige, we finally have confirmation of his role. Read on to find out more. In an interview with the TorontoSun, Executive Producer Feige was questioned about the villains we can expect in future Marvel films, to which he responded: “We’ve had a wish list, and most of them in the near-term are coming together. Cate Blanchett is playing Hela in Thor: Ragnarok. Michael Keaton’s Vulture…

In today’s instalment of ‘Things I didn’t expect to see on the internet’ we check out the first official music video from a band whose chief inspiration comes from Homer Simpson’s perpetually cheerful neighbour, Ned Flanders. Read on to check out the video in all its glory. Okilly Dokilly (originally formed in Arizona) got their name from the characters catch-phrase, something which caused plenty of interest on the internet when it became known last year. The band’s first single, White Wine Spritzer (the name coming from the drink that caused Ned and Homer to marry cocktail waitresses whilst on an impromptu…

Given how long it took Ryan Reynolds to finally get the Deadpool costume, you would have thought it would be more difficult to get it away from him. But that’s just what happened this past weekend, when Reynolds’ costume was ‘Borrowed’ by an unexpected source. Read on to find out who tried their hand at being ‘The Merc with a Mouth’ This past weekend was Halloween, some of you may even have noticed it, and just like every other Halloween, celebrities were quick to post pictures of their extravagant costumes and parties on social media. One such celebrity was Pop…