Tom Chapman
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Tom is a Manchester-based writer with square eyes and the love of a good pun. Raised on a diet of Jurassic Park, this ’90s boy has VHS flowing in his blood. No topic is too big for this freelancer by day, crime-fighting vigilante by night.
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I'm Still Standing: Producers Hope 'Last Man Standing' Will Be Saved By Another Network
Love it or loathe it, ABC's cancellation of #TimAllen's conservative comedy #LastManStanding was one of the most divisive decisions during the recent show shuffle of network television. While shows like Sleepy Hollow, Scream Queens, and 2 Broke Girls were unexpected losses, Last Man Standing really twisted the knife as a big shocker.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Geeks
Expanding The World Wide Web: Kevin Feige Promises That 'Spider-Man: Homecoming' Sequel Will Be New 'Civil War'
Swinging across the NYC skyline, #TomHolland hasn't even cast his box office web with #SpiderManHomecoming, but the MCU slate is already looking to the future. Although we know literally nothing about Marvel's Phase 4, we are at least confirmed the second part of Holland's #SpiderMan trilogy in 2019. After establishing a younger era of the hero, it is expected that a sequel will delve deeper into the character's 55 years of #comicbook lore.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Geeks
Raise Your Banners: 'Game Of Thrones' Season 7 Gets Another Big Character Return
It isn't only a dramatic change in the seasons that is coming to HBO's #GameofThrones. As the show winds down with only 13 episodes left and showrunner David Benioff and D.B. Weiss attempt to tie together the many loose ends in Westeros, fans of the show are inundated with a slew of new and returning faces.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Geeks
Claws For Thought: 'Logan' Producer Reveals Why It Took So Long For R-Rated X-Men
A curse or a blessing, slapping an R-rating and some gnarly fight scenes on your #superhero film can arguably make or break it. Get it right, and you can bask in the glory of Tim Miller's Deadpool, but get it wrong and you are left with a mixed bag Watchmen with some people not quite getting it (I personally adore Watchmen).
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Geeks
Fright Place, Fright Time: Family Horror 'Goosebumps' Gets A Sequel And A Title
In a story that'll be sure to give you the willies, 2015's happy #horror #Goosebumps is getting a sequel. In a flurry of news, we aren't only getting a follow-up to the adventures of #JackBlack as R.L. Stine, but an official title and a promo image have made their way online.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Geeks
Bedknobs And Broomsticks: Guillermo Del Toro Reveals Regrets For Not Directing Harry Potter
The wizarding world of #HarryPotter was the perfect potion of child-friendly action and lovable characterization, and the franchise ruled the box office nearly every year from 2001 to 2011. Warner Bros. adapted #JKRowling's book series for cinema, turning the acclaimed writer's seven books into eight films as our lightning-scarred hero encapsulated a winning combination of fantasy and magic.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Geeks
Poppin' Round for a Cuppa: Emily Blunt Won't Be Watching Original 'Mary Poppins' for Inspiration
A spoonful of sugar may help the medicine go down, but it apparently doesn't impress actress #EmilyBlunt when it comes to the acting stakes. Long before Robin Williams became the coolest nanny in town, #JulieAndrews was singing her way into our hearts, but now 34-year-old Blunt will be opening up her umbrella to fly into cinemas as the titular heroine in #MaryPoppinsReturns. Being released some 54 years after the original film, the idea of a magical housekeeper is being resurrected for Returns by the #Disney penny-pinchers — hmmmm, Nanny McPhee anyone?
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Geeks
The Bone Of Contention: Director Defends Netflix's 'To The Bone' For 'Glamorizing' Eating Disorders
Tackling the subject of eating disorders was never going to be a popular choice for streaming giant Netflix. Where original comedies like Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt nestle alongside controversial dramas like #13ReasonsWhy, Marti Noxon's #ToTheBone is already coming under fire for its representation of yet another controversial issue. The trailer for the drama — starring #LilyCollins and #KeanuReeves — may only just have been released, but critics are already swarming over the movie with accusations of glamorizing a very sensitive topic of conversation.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Geeks
Bat's Enough Out Of You: Alicia Silverstone Thinks She Should Play Batgirl Again
Some things you really should just let go of, and if you are a Hollywood actor reminding fans of your diabolical performance in an equally awful film, you should avoid it at all costs. Enter #AliciaSilverstone, the Clueless actress who slipped on some ill-fitting lycra to play Batgirl in #JoelSchumacher's lambasted Batman & Robin in 1997.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Geeks
Every Rey of the Week: Colin Trevorrow Reveals Rey as the New Leia in 'Star Wars Episode IX'
Talk about jumping the gun, guys. We may still be six months away from the next installment of the #StarWars franchise and #TheLastJedi, but it hasn't stopped fans leaping into hyperspace and looking ahead to #StarWars9. There is certainly some mega talent behind the scenes of the "new" trilogy, and #ColinTrevorrow will be taking the reins after #JJAbrams and #RianJohnson.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Futurism
Jack's Your Lot: Hugh Jackman And James Mangold Discuss Their Different Views On The 'Logan' Ending
Sure to be clawing its way up the charts, we are achingly close to the release of #Logan on home-release, meaning that we can cage #HughJackman's final foray as #Wolverine for viewing over and over again.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Geeks
Brolin On The River: Deadpool Creator Says That Cable Casting Scared Him
As Tim Miller's #Deadpool slapped the superhero competition in 2016, it was no surprise that the post-credits tease of a sequel was fast tracked into production. In typical Deadpool style, there was the none too subtle hint that antihero Cable would be "tied" into the sequel, and so the hunt for Nathan Summers began.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Geeks
