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Deadpool & Wolverine took us into The Void and brought back actors like Jennifer Garner and Wesley Snipes to reprise their iconic Marvel roles. Joining them was Dafne Keen as X-23 and Channing Tatum as Gambit, with the latter finally given the chance to suit up as the popular X-Man.

Throw in Wade Wilson and Logan, and they made for a formidable team...fortunately, they had plenty of cannon fodder to beat up in the form of Cassandra Nova's army of Variants.

Among them was a new take on Psylocke, a character played by Mei Melançon in X-Men: The Last Stand and Olivia Munn in X-Men: Apocalypse. Actor and stunt performer Ayesha Hussain took over the role for Deadpool & Wolverine and we now have a closer look at the threequel's take on the mutant.

Artist Jonay Bacallado took to Instagram to explain, "Psylocke was another of the mutants chosen to...

Asian channels operator Kc Global Media has teamed with Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (Imda) to develop “Fallen 8,” a sci-fi fantasy original animation series. It is a contemporary adaptation of the mystical Asian classic story of the Eight Immortals.

The narrative involves a group of celestial beings who are tested on their worth where they have fallen into the present day. Through the course of their adventures, each reveals their divine power to achieve a common goal.

The development venture is supported by Imda’s Capability Partnership Programme and also involves animation firm Robot Playground Media. The show was announced Wednesday, on the first day of the Asia TV Forum in Singapore.

“Western myths have dominated film and television while at the same time connecting audiences to our shared humanity. I am excited to be working with talented Singapore creators to now bring one of the most popular Asian myths,...

Legends of Tomorrow Shogun Trailer & Images The CW’s Legends of Tomorrow ‘Shogun’ TV show trailer & photos feature Brandon Routh, Victor Garber, Franz Drameh, Caity Lotz, Nick Zano, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, and Dominic Purcell. Guest stars include Stephen Oyoung, Christopher Naoki Lee, Mei Melançon, and Sab Shimono. The Legends of Tomorrow time trip to feudal Japan (kind of a must, if you’re […]...

Fans rejoiced when they found out that Psylocke was going to appear in X-men: Apocalypse, and be handled in a more faithful way than when we last saw her on screen in X-men: The Last Stand. For one thing, the relatively unknown actress Mei Melançon has been replaced by Olivia Munn, who's got tons of geek cred thanks to her four year stint on G4's Attack Of The Show. For another, she's a visual dead ringer for the role, aided mightily by the fact that she's actually wearing her signature costume. The importance of the visuals has not been lost on Munn, who has revealed that she turned down the option to use a body double for Psylocke's action sequences.

"That was me from the beginning to the end," she revealed to Entertainment Tonight at the Sci-Tech Awards. "That was a really cool thing to feel like when I...

Jay Weisman's ten-year labor of love, the indie Sci-fi flick Shockwave: Darkside hits VOD January 5 from Uncork’d Entertainment, so we thought we'd share a new trailer for the film.

The movie stars an impressive cast including Bill Sage (Boardwalk Empire), Mei Melancon (Nightmare Code), Sonequa Martin-Green (The Walking Dead) and Rich Ceraulo (Supergirl).

Synopsis:

Five soldiers, shot down and behind enemy lines in a battle over water, frozen in the deep craters of the lunar surface, find themselves marooned on the dark side of the moon.

With depleting air and supplies, they have no choice but to start a dangerous trek through hostile territory. As their numbers dwindle and nerves fray, they make an amazing discovery about t [Continued ...]...

Stars: Andrew J. West, Mei Melançon, Googy Gress, Ivan Shaw, Nicholas Guest, Caitlyn Folley, Bret Roberts, Albert Thakur, Tonya Kay, Jamie Parker, Reginald Huc, Paul Yen, Wes Whitehead, Jamie VanDyke, Stephen Bralver | Written and Directed by Mark Netter

Nightmare Code is a psychological sci-fi thriller about behaviour recognition technology and 24/7 surveillance. Brett Desmond, a genius programmer with a troubled past, is called in to finish a top-secret behaviour recognition program, Roper, after the previous Lead Programmer went insane. But the deeper Brett delves into the code, the more his own behaviour begins changing… in increasingly terrifying ways. Suspense builds with surveillance, PC, and eyeglass cameras – often with four images onscreen at once… as if Roper itself is telling the story.

Computers are going to take over the world and kill us all! I knew it! No one is safe! Turn off your devices, run for the hills and live in...

Mark Netter’s Nightmare Code, due for release September 29th on VOD, tells of technology that encompasses the ability to change our behavior. Scary, right!? We spoke to Netter, who comes from a very (not surprisingly) techy background, about his clever new thriller.

Was making your own movies always part of the plan?

I’ve been a movie fan ever since I was a kid, just loved being transported and living these wildly different experiences, having my mind opened to all kinds of characters, places and possibilities. So I studied Semiotics and made my first black and white 16mm shorts in college, then earned an Mfa and New York University Grad Film.

I came out to La to work for Directors and Producers on a few features before being drawn into videogame producing and then digital marketing. So I’ve finally come full circle, back to what I’ve always...

Yesterday, Cassandra Peterson, also known as Elvira, celebrated her birthday, and in this morning's round-up we have details on Sideshow and Tweeterhead's Elvira statue. Also: L. Gustavo Cooper's June on DVD and release details for The Art of Horror and Nightmare Code.

Elvira Statue: "Have you been naughty or nice?

Sideshow Collectibles and Tweeterhead are proud to introduce the Elvira: Scary Christmas Deluxe Maquette. The Mistress of the Dark is decked out in her holiday best with a bag of scare-fully picked toys for naughty girls and boys. Standing 18” tall on a rooftop base, this beautifully detailed statue is the perfect addition to your Elvira collection!"

This figure is expected to ship December 2015 / January 2016 and is available to purchase for $274.00.

To learn more about this product, visit Sideshow Collectible's website at:

http://www.sideshowtoy.com/collectibles/elvira-elvira-scary-christmas-tweeterhead-902544/

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Outtakes and bloopers from X-Men: Apocalypse? Step this way...

Ahead of the incoming disc release of X-Men: Apocalypse, we've now got our paws on the blooper and gag reel for the movie, that's included on the Blu-ray. And you can take a look at it right here...

X-Men: Apocalypse deleted scene

With the film heading to DVD and Blu-ray next month, a clip has been release that show’s an extended version of the shopping mall scene. And it's really rather good. This one features Nightcrawler, Jubilee (who was all but cut out of the cinema version of the film), Cyclops and Jean Grey, and it can’t just be us that thinks this is a sequence that would have been better left in the film.

Take a mooch and see what you think…

X-Men: Apocalypse sequel

Before X-Men: Apocalypse even reached cinemas,...

We return with another edition of the Indie Spotlight, highlighting recent independent horror news sent our way. Today’s feature includes the fan film Spawn: The Recall, a trailer for Charlotte’s Song and Inner Demons, premiere details for Nightmare Code, and much more:

Spawn: The Recall Released: “Spawn: The Recall is the story of a former witch and her son, who try to live a normal life away from the darkness. While they’re shopping in a supermarket, the child suddenly disappears. She starts looking for him, freaked out knowing evil forces are still lurking. A security guard comes to her help but while they are checking on the surveillance cameras, something happens. She can sense it, they are here…

A film by Michael Paris. Starring: Johanna Genet (The Witch), Tom Maurice (Michael), Gregory Paris (Spawn), and J3.0 (voice). Music by James Bks Edjouma.”

For more information on this project,...

Stars: Bill Sage, Mei Melançon, Sonequa Martin-Green, Rich Ceraulo, Alexander Cendese | Written and Directed by Jay Weisman

Earth. 2013. Some guy sits in his basement flat in a proverbial state of unemployment. His only goal? To perfect his game of Halo. Mission completed. So what next? Earth. 2014. Said unemployed guy has pumped all his energy into a sci-fi movie, shot in 3D and to be screened at Frightfest. The result? A film that looks, feels and sounds like a game of Halo!

And that, in a nutshell, is Shockwave Darkside 3D. Although to be fair, the official synopsis makes the film sound a hell of a lot more exciting:

The nano-plague that poisoned Earth’s water supply has reached its 60-year critical mass. The Unlight enemy forced the first exodus to the moon where the outlawed banished population was supposed to die. But now the Unlights have launched from Earth and...

The line-up for this year's Film4 FrightFest in London has just been announced – and boy, is it a doozy! Sporting a record-breaking 38 UK/European premieres and 11 world premieres, this August is going to be an exciting time in the genre calendar.

Check it all out right here, including lots of new images!

This year Film4 FrightFest will be moving from its previous home at Leicester Square's Empire Cinema to the nearby Vue Cinema (also on Leicester Square), prompting an ingenious reshuffle of the screening arrangements.

All main screen films will be presented at different times across three different screens, with two extra screens reserved for single-slot screenings of the various films hitting this year's Discovery Screens.

Here's the full list of goodies:

Main Screens (5, 6, 7)

Thursday Aug 21

Opening Night Film - The Guest (UK Premiere)

Director: Adam Wingard. Cast: Dan Stevens, Maika Monroe, Brendan Meyer, Sheila Kelley, Leland Orser. USA 2014. 99 mins.

Film4 FrightFest 2014, returning for its 15th year, unveils its biggest line-up ever. From Thurs 21 August to Monday 25 August, the UK’s leading event for genre fans will be at the Vue West End, Leicester Square, to present sixty-four films plus twenty shorts across five screens. There are sixteen countries representing five continents with a record-breaking thirty-eight UK or European premieres and eleven world premieres.

Are you ready for a monstrous and memorable mayhem of killer claws, cannibalism, cult classics, murderous musicals, chiller thrillers, graphic novel action and sick celluloid masterpieces? Then prepare yourself for the biggest, strongest and most eclectic must-see programme in Film4 FrightFest’s history.

From the opening night turbo-driven thrill-ride The Guest to the UK premiere of the closing night mesmeric sci-fi fantasy The Signal, FrightFest has netted the latest works from genre big-hitters such as Eli Roth (The Green Inferno), Alan Moore and Mitch Jenkins (Show...

These days, the number of indies premiering on a weekly basis can be both thrilling and intimidating. To help sift through the number of new releases (independent or otherwise), we've created a weekend film guide. Below you'll find basic plot, personnel and cinema information for today's fresh offerings. Happy viewing! Here are the films opening theatrically in the U.S. today, Friday, March 28th. Synopses provided by distributor unless listed otherwise. Blumenthal Director: Seth Fisher Cast: Seth Fisher, Laila Robins, Mark Blum, Fred Melamed, Brian Cox, Mei Melancon, Nicole Ansari-Cox Synopsis: "Celebrated playwright, Harold Blumenthal, has passed away after succumbing to cardiac arrest while laughing at his own joke. Now, Harold’s estranged and jealous brother, Saul, must confront his personal hang-ups in order to deliver himself from an epic bout of constipation. Meanwhile, Saul’s wife and son must each grapple with their own personal obstacles through a set of.

The theatre breeds no shortage of large personalities, and in the upcoming comedy "Blumenthal," none loomed larger than Harold Blumenthal. And with his recent passing, his legacy hangs over everyone around him in writer/director Seth Fisher's feature debut. Starring Brian Cox, Fred Melamed, Laila Robins, Mark Blum and Mei Melancon, the film tracks Harold Blumenthal's eccentric family from his nephew Ethan, who's trying to navigate relationship issues, Harold's brother Saul who is plagued with constipation, and Saul's second wife Cheryl who wants more out of life. And of course, between them, there is various tension and disagreements, highlighted in this exclusive clip where a visit to the theatre turns into a comic confrontation. "Blumenthal" opens on Friday, March 28th in New York City. And if you catch the 8 Pm screening at Village East, it will be followed by a Q&A with Seth Fisher.

“Blumenthal” is a film about three Blumenthals. There’s Harold (Brian Cox), the famous playwright who died laughing at his own joke. There’s his brother, Saul (Mark Blum), an English professor who feels entitled to a bit of Harold’s success and has had some issues, ahem, not letting things… go. And there’s Saul’s son, Ethan (Seth Fisher), a pharmaceutical rep who’s obsessed with finding the perfect fit. He wears nurse’s shoes and can’t stand his girlfriend Christina’s (Mei Melancon) sloppy eating. At the beginning of this tale of three Blumenthals, Saul is sitting shiva for Harold, and Ethan has just dumped Christina. We also can’t forget Saul’s wife, Cheryl (Laila Robins), an actress assessing her age and her career in the wake of Harold’s death. All of our Blumenthals, in their own analytical/intellectual ways, are reeling out of control,...

“Blumenthal” is a film about three Blumenthals. There’s Harold (Brian Cox), the famous playwright who died laughing at his own joke. There’s his brother, Saul (Mark Blum), an English professor who feels entitled to a bit of Harold’s success and has had some issues, ahem, not letting things… go. And there’s Saul’s son, Ethan (Seth Fisher), a pharmaceutical rep who’s obsessed with finding the perfect fit. He wears nurse’s shoes and can’t stand his girlfriend Christina’s (Mei Melancon) sloppy eating. At the beginning of this tale of three Blumenthals, Saul is sitting shiva for Harold, and Ethan has just dumped Christina. We also can’t forget Saul’s wife, Cheryl (Laila Robins), an actress assessing her age and her career in the wake of Harold’s death. All of our Blumenthals, in their own analytical/intellectual ways, are reeling out of control,...

The Publicity machine is starting to whirr into life for 20th Century Fox's summer release X-Men: First Class.

Director Matthew Vaughn's film - produced by Bryan Singer - is a prequel to the X-Men world established by the previous films and features younger versions of Professor Xavier and Magneto during the 1960s, before they became opponents.

The first look at the cast surfaced last night and, although pulled from some sites, has stayed on most of them overnight so I'm now taking the chance of posting it above.

Pictured (from left) are: Michael Fassbender as Magneto, Rose Byrne as Moira MacTaggert, January Jones as Emma Frost, Jason Flemyng as Azazel, Nicholas Hoult as Beast, Lucas Till as Havok, Zoe Kravitz as Angel Salvadore, Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique, and James McAvoy as Charles Xavier.

You'll notice yellow and black costumes on many of the characters; these are closer to the...

October isn't over yet, but already filmmakers are gearing up for the 2010 American Film Market, which runs November 3rd-10th. Info on two new films from Bigfoot Entertainment landed in our inbox today, both written and directed by Michael Gleissner, dealing with greed, lust, and betrayal set in Hong Kong: Irreversi and Hui Lu. Interestingly, they sound almost identical.

Irreversi Synopsis

Newlyweds Adam and Lynda have the perfect life. They are completely enamored with each other, and Adam has just sold a technology patent for millions. However, their marital bliss soon fades when Lynda begins to suspect that Adam's newfound fortune could be tied to the recent death of her beloved brother. With the truth slowly emerging, how far will Adam go to hide his dark secrets from the one he loves, and will he be ready to live with the consequences? Starring Mei Melancon, Ian Bohen, Estella Warren; in English.

At the start of this week, I ran the first part of my interview with Mei Melancon, who stars in new sci-fi thriller Shockwave, Darkside.

It's set 100 years in the future and centres on five people stranded on the moon when their spaceship crashes.

Mei's previous roles include comic book favourite Psylocke in X-Men: The Last Stand (often abbreviated to X3), which was released in 2006.

In the first part of the interview, the La-based model-turned-actress spoke about her role in Shockwave, Darkside, how she chooses her projects and her favourite films in general.

Today, we turn the spotlight on to comic book adaptations, particularly the X-Men series, to see what interesting facts she could share from her time filming on X3 five years ago. I also asked what she thinks of previous and subsequent X-Men projects including the upcoming prequel X-Men: First Class.

It really is a great interview and well worth reading,...

Every summer, hundreds of projects - from films to TV shows and comics - compete for attention amid the mad maelstrom that is San Diego Comic-Con.

It's easy for many of the smaller ventures to be overshadowed by the big-budget presentations and among the lesser-known projects at the event was a 3D space thriller called Shockwave, Darkside.

Duncan Jones' recent lunar-based drama Moon brought us a return to classic sci-fi and reminded the industry that quality can be crafted with careful thought and the judicious use of budget as much as with throwing hundreds of millions of dollars at the screen for endless, explosive spectacle.

Writer/director Jay Weisman has taken a similar approach - and hopes for a similar reception - with his independently financed Shockwave, Darkside, which also happens to be set on the moon. Weisman unveiled a trailer (see below) at Comic-Con along with plans for a web-based tie-in comic.

Here it is gang! The full schedule for the final day at Comic-Con, Sunday July 25th. There really isn't much happening on Sunday, it looks like it's gonna be a pretty relaxed day. There's a few panels we are going to catch, but I think we'll be playing catch-up on some articles. Sunday is traditionally known as Kids day, which features 27 Special Programs just for Kids. I've highlighted all of the events we hope to attend below. We are also planning a meet-up at Comic-Con with all of our readers. Details on the meet-up will be revealed soon. Check out the full Sunday schedule below and start planning out your day!

Sunday July 25th

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10:00-11:00 Emily The Strange— Get your last day of Comic-Con off to a strange start with Dark Horse's Emily the Strange panel! Meet Emily's creator Rob Reger...

This is the review of Shrink, directed by Jonas Pate and starring Kevin Spacey, Joe Nunez, Mark Webber, Keke Palmer, Sierra Aylina McClain, Ada Luz Pla, Saffron Burrows, Jack Huston, Pell James and Mei Melançon. Shrink is a multi-layered story not dissimilar to Robert Altman’s The Player. It’s a modest and charming offering, directed by Jonas Pate. The script and cast strike several notes of genuine emotional depth – not least in its exploration of the deep scars prompted by suicide. There are also flashes of humour – particularly in the budding romance between Jeremy and Daisy.

Hey, is something happening this Sunday night? I feel like I keep forgetting an important event. No? Well then maybe that would be the perfect night to disassemble my television and see if I can put it back together again. You know, for kicks since nothing else is happening — oh, wait, that's right. The one and only hourlong dramatic series about lesbians is ending after six years. Sheesh. How could I forget? You'd think I bumped my head while diving into the deep end of a pool or something.

Yes, The L Word's swan song is nearly upon us. And like any good goodbye, there was a goodbye party. Earlier this week most of the cast — with a few notable exceptions — came out to commemorate six seasons of talking, laughing, loving, breathing, fighting and that rude word that rhymes with sucking.

Present and accounted for were series regulars Mia Kirshner,...

Movie Info: Writer: Mark Neveldine, Brian Taylor Director: Marc Schoelermann Cast: Milo Ventimiglia, Michael Weston, Alyssa Milano, Lauren Lee Smith, Johnny Whitworth, John de Lancie, Mei Melançon, Keir O’Donnell, Buddy Lewis, Dan Callahan, Larry Drake, Med Abrous Rating: R Studio: MGM Release Info: DVD Release Date: September 23, 2008 Online Availability: Amazon for $23.99 I am happy to say that when I put this [...]...

If you head on over to BDTV you can check out an exclusive clip from the upcoming DVD release of Pathology, which features behind-the-scenes footage of Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor talking about "Creating the Perfect Murder". The story centers on a young intern (Ventimiglia) who is studying pathology at Philadelphia's University Hospital and encounters an attractive but murderous group of colleagues who have devised a deadly game to see who among them can commit the perfect murder, while the others compete to determine the cause of death. Milo Ventimiglia, Alyssa Milano, Lauren Lee Smith, Johnny Whitworth, Keir O'Donnell, Michael Weston and Mei Melancon all star.

Fans of The L-Word will be happy to know that Showtime is finally ordering a spin-off of the series, they announced on Thursday. In fact, creator Ilene Chaiken was set to write and produce the pilot presentation of the spin-off, which will follow Leisha Hailey’s character, Alice Pieszecki, as she moves on with her life, closing the chapter of The L-Word.

Showtime already gave us a hint of what’s to come for the show, as CEO Matt Blank announced during the TCA that “[W]e're doing this interesting thing: The storyline at the end of The L Word, the final episode in the final season, there will be an open-ended component to it and Ilene is going to carry that story along on the Internet, which we think is an interesting way to keep The L Word experience going. Then if we decide to go ahead with the spin-off...

Former "Sports Night" co-stars Teri Polo and Josh Charles will play a newly married couple in an upcoming episode of NBC's "Law & Order: Svu."

In a slew of other casting news, Michael Cudlitz has come aboard and Benjamin McKenzie has officially joined the cast of NBC's drama pilot "Lapd," Lorna Scott has joined the CW's "Surviving Suburbia," Josh Stamberg has been cast in Lifetime's drama pilot "Drop Dead Diva," Charlie Saxton has come aboard HBO's hourlong pilot "Hung," Whitney Cummings has joined MyNetworkTV's new sketch-comedy series "The Tony Rock Project," and Bella Thorne has been added to NBC's drama series "My Own Worst Enemy."

In addition, Mei Melancon has landed a multiepisode arc on Showtime's "The L Word," and Krysten Ritter has joined AMC's "Breaking Bad" as a recurring.

On "Svu," Polo will play a newly remarried mother whose teenage son (Marshall Allman, "Prison Break") develops pedophilic feelings for his 5-year-old stepbrother.

20th Century Fox and Marvel Entertainment have added another lethal component to X-Men 3. Mei Melancon has joined the cast of the comic book-inspired sequel as the evil mutant assassin Psylocke. Melancon, who appeared in Brett Ratner's Rush Hour 2, is reteaming with the helmer for the third installment of the superhero franchise. Word began leaking last week from the Vancouver set that the latest X-Men installment would introduce the character Psylocke, who has had several incarnations in the Marvel comic book series and is best known for her fighting and telepathic skills as well as an ability to transport herself and others through shadows. In the film, she will fight against the X-Men as a member of Magneto's (Ian McKellen) Brotherhood of Mutants.