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Rose Leslie on her new film Honeymoon, leaving Game of Thrones and prying spoilers out of George R.R. The two actors create an intimacy that immediately makes the situation unsettling and uncomfortable. Den of Geek: What was the draw for you in doing this? What appealed to you about it? So I thought that was a great draw because that appealed to the theatrical side of me. There were rehearsals and then boom we went straight back into it, back in the scene....

Travis Knight is an unusual man. He has two jobs at stop motion animation studio Laika. Firstly, he runs the company. But secondly, hes part of the animation crew, taking direction from a films directors. That are bold, distinctive and enduring. Were not interested in making pop culture confections. I think thats the best form of art. It gets us to recognise and share our humanity, give us opportunities to connect....

Two of the younger stars of the film are Ben Schnetzer and Faye Marsay. Burys world famous market! ), we settled down for a natter about the film itself… Lets start with the predictable question, then. Can you talk about how it came to you both? FM:I auditioned for it in July of last year. I screamed my head off and ruined filming, so they had to go again! Ad content continues below...

In recent years, weve seen an even greater resurgence of the horror genre in animated movies. As another technical landmark, this was the first stop-motion film to be shot entirely in 3D. Selicks creepy version of Gaimans conceptual world is ruthlessly faithful, sparing no scares in the translation. Its all contrasted wonderfully with the beige dullness of the real world. Shes a nightmarish creation, degenerating from button-eyed matriarch to spider-like monster....

Den of Geek: Can you describe the collaborative process working with Mike Mignola when youre writingAbe Sapien? What is it about Abe that makes him an appealing character for you personally to write? Abe is really trying to understand himself. Abe thought it out more. Abe was more curious and more determined to find out what he was all about. Stazzs confirmation is kind of the thing. But yes, Stazz put that to rest....

is a line surely on the tip of most peoples tongues. Yes, that Wilford Brimley, ordering hits on powerful bad guys. Fans ofThe Room, Sharknado!andBatman & Robinrejoice for the return of Remo. It turns out there were other films released this month besidesRemo. Scary eyes aside, you already know the deal with this one. Wearing the obvious John Carpenter influence on his celluloid sleeve, the directors apparent love ofThe ThingandHalloweenshines through....

Not Guillermo del Toro, though. Over the course of the film, Gris is transformed into a vampire with an unquenchable thirst for blood. Cronos also establishes del Toros now-familiar tactic of viewing a story through a childs eyes. Despite this,Mimiccontains much of del Toros keen eye for horror. The Devils Backboneis a ghost story and desolate mood piece about an orphanage in a remote part of Spain. Del Toros next projects, meanwhile, plunge back into the world of horror with relish....

We take an early look at the in-progress Finding Neverland musical that already has plenty of magic pre-Broadway. Ad content continues below Hardly a spoiler to say,Finding Neverlandis about playwright J.M. Barries artistic struggles and inspirations to create his most beloved work, Peter Pan. In fact, Kellys Sylvia gets to participate in the two best songs of the night. Such audience interaction is still an elation 110 years later. Like us onFacebookand follow us onTwitterfor all news updates related to the world of geek....

The first-time director opens up about her creepy sci-fi/relationship hybrid Honeymoon…and her love for The Goonies. Den of Geek: Its been a long haul to get your feature film debut done. And it was just, you know, its hard. We were trying to break in right when the stock market was collapsing. We werent writing big specs, period. So when we started writingHoneymoonit was this idea that were going to make this movie no matter what....

It’s one of the best, too. Regular readers will know that weve been banging the drum for the filmPridefor a little while now. So why go that way? I wouldnt have been able to write another version of the story. But at the same time being full of subjects that are difficult or dark. Ad content continues below It strikes that the truth of every situation is its always funny....

Take, for instance, SonysSpider-Manfilms. The takings outside of the States? The general trend has been more positive than that. And inevitably, China has become something of a Holy Grail for those seeking yet more millions. And if a non-Chinese company wants to operate in the country, it has to play by stringent rules. In film, China has operated what is known as the great wall movie quota for some time....

Boardwalk Empire leaves the Roaring Twenties behind as Nucky gets ready to go legit. ThisBoardwalk Empirereview contains spoilers. The wharf rat story was just something Nucky made up for The League of Women Voters. Boardwalk Empireended last season with Nucky on his way to Cuba on his way out of rackets. The show opens its final season with reminiscence. Nucky doesnt usually seem the jot down to dawdle over the past....

Warning: contains a spoiler forAn Adventure In Space And Time. Mark Gatiss is a busy man but polite to a fault. Thats when it occurs to me: Mark Gatiss isnt the talent. Hes one of us. That got him into plenty of trouble. [laughs] Did he write the 3,000 words? Hedid indeedwrite 3,000 absolutely separate words, in sentences. He took it seriously! But its taught us not to place bets any more....