Blasphemous

Say Your Prayers Something very wicked this way comes, as publisher Team17 and developer The Game Kitchen have announced a release date for their unholy sequel Blasphemous II. The second scripture in this particularly sinful franchise will launch on PC, Switch, and Gen9 platforms on August 24. Continuing on from the Wounds of Eventide DLC, Blasphemous II follows the continuing adventures of The Penitent One, torn from the grave and thrown back into a terrible cycle of death and return, confronting sinners and…

Photo: Sean Gallup (Getty Images)The Vatican removed anti-abortion activist, Frank Pavone, from the priesthood after he made incendiary posts on social media. The decision to defrock the Florida-based priestwas made on November 9 with no chance for an appeal, U.S. Archbishop Christophe Pierre said in a letter obtained by several news outlets.Pavone’s removal from the church is called laicization, part of the canon law of the Catholic Church, meaning a bishop, priest, or deacon is removed as a clergy member. It is one of…

Image via Twentieth Century Fox In a world where some movies and TV shows age like moldy cheese, The Devil Wears Prada continues to age like fine wine. Based on the 2003 novel of the same name, The Devil Wears Prada did what every movie hopes to do when it employs a star-studded cast like Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci, and Emily Blunt.  Indeed, the success of The Devil Wears Prada can only be described as catching lightning in a bottle, as made evident by the countless quotes, trivia questions, and…

Islamabad: Pakistan police detained 27 employees of Samsung after a violent protest by a mob at a mall in Karachi over alleged blasphemy. The protests erupted after a "WiFi device" installed at the Star City Mall allegedly played blasphemous comments. The protesters, who had gathered at the site, damaged signboards at the mall. "Realising the gravity of the matter, the Preedy SHO rushed to the spot, got the device shut, and seized it," according to the police statement. Police detained 27 employees of Samsung, which…

A new film has been pulled from cinemas after being accused of “blasphemy”.The Lady of Heaven, directed by Eli King, tells the story of Fatima, the daughter of the prophet Muhammad. It’s billed as the first ever film to do so.Cineworld has now decided to pull the film’s release after it was met with protests. Executive producer Malik Shlibak claimed that he has received death threats.Why is The Lady of Heaven so controversial?The depiction of Islamic prophets in film has long been a controversial topic. While the Quran…

A new film has been pulled from cinemas after being accused of “blasphemy”.The Lady of Heaven, directed by Eli King, tells the story of Fatima, the daughter of the prophet Muhammad. It’s billed as the first ever film to do so.Cineworld has now decided to pull the film’s release after it was met with protests. Executive producer Malik Shlibak claimed that he has received death threats.Why is The Lady of Heaven so controversial?The depiction of Islamic prophets in film has long been a controversial topic. While the Quran…

Health secretary Sajid Javid has said he is “very concerned about cancel culture in the UK” after screenings of a “blasphemous” film about the daughter of the Prophet Muhammad were pulled from cinemas.On Tuesday, Cineworld pulled all screenings of The Lady of Heaven “to ensure the safety of our staff and customers”. Showcase cinemas also reportedly pulled the film from its cinemas (the chain did not respond to a request for comment).It came after hundreds of demonstrators picketed theatres in Birmingham, Bolton, Bradford…

A UK cinema chain has cancelled all screenings of a “blasphemous” film about the daughter of the prophet Muhammad after branches were picketed by Muslim activists.Cineworld said it took the decision to cancel all showings of The Lady of Heaven to “ensure the safety of our staff and customers”.The cancellation was criticised by a House of Lords peer as being “disastrous for the arts, dangerous for free speech”.The film’s producer defended the rights of the protesters to express their displeasure but said it was “silly” and…

Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images for for CinemaCon It wouldn’t be hyperbolic in the slightest to say that the entire entertainment industry as we know it today would be unrecognizable were it not for the impact of one man; that person being Marvel’s chief creative officer Kevin Feige. What makes it all the more remarkable is that the super-producer was only 33 years old when he was first named Marvel Studios’ president of production back in early 2007, where he seized the reins with an idea in mind that…