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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Magic Is Real: Australian Zoo Welcomes Birth Of Its Own 'Fantastic Beasts' Nifflers
Hagrid had better get saving, because everyone will be wanting one of these cheeky chappies under their tree this Christmas: Nifflers — the bank robbing, scene stealing, furballs, who are sweet merch waiting to happen. While most of the creatures from #JKRowling's #FantasticBeasts may be confined to the pages of a book or stuck in the world of imagination (shame, I really wanted a thunderbird), nifflers do exist!
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Geeks
'Dexter' Star Michael C. Hall Set To Slay The Competition As JFK On Netflix's 'The Crown'
My fellow Americans, ask not what Netflix can do for you, ask what you can do for your Netflix. As the cast increases for Season 2 of #Netflix's #TheCrown, it looks like we have found our 35th President of the United States. Swapping serial killing for serial womanizing, #Dexter's Michael C. Hall will be suiting up as doomed POTUS John F. Kennedy when the show returns — presumably later this year.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Geeks
Be A Real Hearttaker This Valentine's Day With Horror-Themed Cards
Cupid has drawn back his poison-tipped bow and is aiming it squarely at the heart. With the dreaded V.Day almost upon us, it is time to swap the blood and guts your usual horror fans prefer for hugs and kisses. If it is too much hassle to pull out your actual heart and post it to your one and only, fear not, artist Matthew Lineham has some #horror inspired #Valentine's cards to make your other half swoon (but hopefully not keel over dead).
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Horror
What A Crowd Cleeser: Why John Cleese Should Join 'The Walking Dead'
As #AMC's #TheWalkingDead powers through its seventh season to the hotly anticipated Season 8, the casting rumors begin to swirl around who else could join the zombie apocalypse. ER's Maria Bello has signed up for a major role next year, and it won't be long before more potential zombie chow is introduced to #RobertKirkman's world. As the show grows to be the most-watched show on television, grabbing a ticket for the end of the world has become the goal of many an aspiring actor.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Geeks
Real Steel: Huge 'Game Of Thrones' Battle Pictures Mean The Return Of Valyrian Steel
Sure, Negan might have a wire-wrapped baseball bat, but does anything beat a good old medieval sword as weapon badassery? I think not! It becomes a game of Where's Waldo as the final two seasons of #HBO's #GameOfThrones wind down, meanwhile the cast hunts for who is still alive in Westeros and those elusive Valyrian steel swords. Just like Pokémon, you gotta catch 'em all. Undoubtedly the use of mythical metal of the dooms of Valyria will become instrumental in the battle of man vs. white walker.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Geeks
A Forgotten Misery: Why 2004's 'A Series Of Unfortunate Events' Was Grim And Great!
The internet is abuzz with excitement for #Netflix's #ASeriesOfUnfortunateEvents, a strange hybrid of heartwarming family fun and heartbreaking misery. With a year like 2016 has been, it sounds like just the ticket, but we will have to wait until January 2017 for it to grace our screens. Expect Hollywood glamor and surprising roles, as Neil Patrick Harris steps into the role of the villainous Count Olaf.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Geeks
Har Har Binks: 'Scary Movie' Writers Developing Star Wars Parody Film
In a galaxy that is unfortunately not so far away, the team behind Scary Movie is developing yet another parody film, and this time it is the world of George Lucas coming under fire — get ready for helmet jokes galore. Director/writer duo Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer will direct a #StarWars parody under the title Star Worlds Episode XXXIVE=MC2: The Force Awakens The Last Jedi Who Went Rogue. Is nothing sacred anymore? Unsurprisingly the film will riff off the more recent adventures of the Skywalker clan and undoubtedly be littered with Jar Jar Binks cameos.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Futurism
All Fetts Are Off: This Is How Close We Were To Josh Trank's Boba Fett Star Wars Story!
Crawling out of the Great Pit of Carkoon, and rising from the stomach of the Sarlaac, it's more of those #StarWars Boba Fett solo film rumors. Another shot to the heart comes with confirmation that Josh Trank's (now departed) Star Wars Story would have centered around the galaxy's most infamous bounty hunter. With the announcement of three Star Wars anthology films in 2015, rumors were rife that the upcoming #RogueOne would be joined by a #HanSolo coming of age adventure (tick) and a Boba Fett caper (cross).
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Futurism
He Was 'Night' In Front Of Your Eyes: Did You Spot M. Night Shyamalan's 'Split' Cameo?
When you have finished picking your jaw up off the floor following that shock ending from Split, let's look back at what great Easter Eggs you might have missed. Critics certainly aren't "split" on their opinion of the film, calling it Shyamalan's greatest work in years and a return to form for the 46-year-old director, but did you spot the man himself in there too? What elevates #Split from your standard abduction #horror is its shocking, and frankly amazing, ending, including that cameo from Bruce Willis. Willis returns to his role as David Dunn from 2000's #Unbreakable, setting up not only a sequel, but a whole Shyamanlaniverse of films. I wish I could say that #MNightShyamalan's cameo does the same, but it isn't quite as memorable.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Horror
Rollerskating And Romance: Does Love Mean Death For Carl And Enid On 'The Walking Dead'?
Ah young love — it's almost enough to make you vomit. If the end of the world weren't tough enough, #AMC went and turned #TheWalkingDead into its own version of Dawson's Creek with Episode 5's "Go Getters," a mushy teen romance for the ages. Listen up Scott Gimple, the only mush we want on this show is the mushing of people's brain matter. As the rest of the groups tear apart, it looks like Chandler Riggs's Carl and Katelyn Nacon's Enid are getting closer than ever.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Horror
Bro Way, Bro How: 'The Walking Dead' Shuts Down Daryl And Jesus Romance
Some people just can't catch a break in the zombie apocalypse, can they? Inbetween showrunner Scott M. Gimple splitting up couples with a wire-wrapped baseball bat, another budding partnership has also become a casualty of Season 7. During the the Walker Stalker Cruise in the Bahamas, one audience member yelled out their support for a relationship between Norman Reedus's Daryl Dixon and Tom Payne's Jesus. In attendance at the panel were Reedus, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and SFX guru Greg Nicotero, with Nicotero quick to shoot down the Daryl and Jesus romance by saying:
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Horror
You Should Be Bricking It: LEGO Batman Set Brings Back Insane Villains
The Caped Crusader certainly has had a colorful history over his 77 years of comics, but none more bright than his trip into the world of #LEGO. Going where the live action films daren't to go, Warner Animation Groups' #TheLEGOBatmanMovie will be plumbing the depths of Bruce Wayne's obscure rogue's gallery to bring out villains other than Harley and Joker. Now the LEGO Batman Movie Collectible Minifigures Series just dropped a brick load of forgotten villains in our lap and we can't wait to "build" on the hype.
By Tom Chapman8 years ago in Geeks
