A super intelligent astronaut and a talking motorcycle are on the run from NASA. No, really! In 1999, Ben Stiller wasn't the hugely successful actor we know him as now. He had appeared in a few big films such as Cable [...]
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What Could Have Been #33 | Rat Bastard
Rosco Rodent, a grungy sci-fi human-rat hybrid detective, almost had his own animated show. Created by Cliff Galbraith and published in 1997 by Crucial Comics, Rat Bastard only had a limited run of six issues. But who or what is Rat [...]
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Star Wars: Underworld | Test Footage From Abandoned TV Series Appears Online
Footage appears online from the abandoned Lucasfilm TV series, Star Wars: Underworld. After the release of Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith in 2005, everyone wondered what the next Star Wars content was going to be. George Lucas had [...]
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What Could Have Been #32 | Star Wars Episode IX: Duel of the Fates
The original script for Star Wars: Episode IX 'Duel of Fates' leaks online along with a slew of concept art. Could this have made a better story? Star Wars: Episode 9: Rise of the Skywalker has come and gone and left [...]
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What Could Have Been #30 | Mouse Guard
The Disney/Fox merger doesn't come without casualties. Mouse Guard is one of them. Mouse Guard is a bi-monthly comic that is written and beautifully illustrated by David Petersen. As the title of the original six comic run suggests, Mouse Guard: Fall 1152, [...]
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What Could Have Been…#29 | Kung Fu, Bruce and Brandon Lee
The legacy of the 1970s television show Kung Fu and the connection to Bruce and Brandon Lee Kung Fu was one of the most popular television shows of the early 1970s. It ran for three seasons and started with a full-length [...]
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What Could Have Been…#28 | The Justice League Of America
The Justice League team has had a difficult time making the transition from comic book page to live action. A big-budget Justice League film is due to hit the theatres in November 2017. Starting with Man of Steel released in 2013, [...]
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WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN…VIDEO GAMES | Total Recall
An abandoned ZX Spectrum video game of Total Recall reappears in playable form 27 years later! In August 2012, I started a series of articles entitled, “What Could Have Been…”, which detailed the way some of our favourite films could have [...]
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WHAT COULD HAVE BEEN…#27 |Æon Flux
Æon Flux stumbles at the end of production due to Paramount's meddling and editing! Director Karyn Kusama’s debut movie, Girlfight, was released in 2000. A sports drama starring Michelle Rodriguez as Diana Guzman, a teenager from Brooklyn who decides to channel [...]
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What Could Have Been…#26 | Event Horizon
It's Halloween! John reveals what scared Paramount in order to request 30 minutes of cuts from Event Horizon! As a fan of film, I love exploring behind the scenes. Reading about the production process, the special effects and the stories of [...]
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