Count Dooku is coming to Star Wars Battlefront II this month, with EA announcing that the Darth Tyranus update for the shooter is set to arrive on January 23rd. In addition to Dooku, the update will also include a second skin for the Sith Lord titled ‘Dark Ritual’, along with a new ‘Coruscant Guard’ Clone […]
Aquaman tops Batman v Superman to become DCEU’s highest-grossing instalment
After blowing the competition out of the water over the holiday period, Aquaman has now set a new milestone at the box office, overtaking 2016’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice to become the highest-grossing instalment in the DC Extended Universe. The Jason Momoa-headlined solo movie has taken its global haul to $887 million, surpassing […]
2018 marks record year at the box office, with Disney way out in front
Now that the dust has settled on 2018, ComScore is reporting that the movie industry enjoyed a record year at the box office over the past twelve months with a $41.7 billion worldwide haul – almost a fifth of which ended up in Disney’s coffers. Globally, Disney’s releases pulled in $7.33 billion in total in […]
James Wan says it’s “a f*cking disgrace” that the Academy snubbed Aquaman for Best VFX Oscar
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences recently announced the shortlists for several categories at the upcoming 91st Academy Awards, including the Oscar for Best Visual Effects. Ten films remain in contention ahead of the nominations – Ant-Man and the Wasp, Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, Christopher Robin, First Man, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, […]
Mike Colter discusses the cancellation of Marvel’s Luke Cage
Last year, Netflix swung the axe on three of its Marvel shows in Daredevil, Iron Fist, and Luke Cage, and now Mike Colter has been speaking about the latter’s cancellation, with the Power Man actor revealing to Comic Book that the news wasn’t entirely unexpected, despite the fact that work was already underway on a […]
Twelve animated Star Wars Resistance shorts arrive online
With the animated series Star Wars Resistance on a short break until next weekend, Disney has released twelve animated shorts to help tide fans over; each mini-episode runs for around two minutes in length, and you can watch them here… Star Wars Resistance returns from its midseason break on January 13th.
Danny DeVito and Awkwafina join Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle sequel
Sony Pictures has announced that Danny DeVito (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) and Awkwafina (Crazy Rich Asians) have signed on to the cast of the Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle sequel. The new additions join the returning Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black and Karen Gillan in the film, which is once again being directed […]
Marvel’s Black Panther among the nominees at the 2019 PGA Awards
Marvel Studios’ Black Panther Oscar ambitions have just received a major boost with the Producer’s Guild of America announcing that the superhero blockbuster will contest the prestigious Darryl F. Zanuck Award at the 2019 PGA Awards. The award is seen as the best indicator of the Best Picture nominees at the Academy Awards, and this […]
Jacob’s Ladder remake pulled from February release
This may come as little surprise given that we’ve seen absolutely nothing in the way of marketing for the movie, but distributor LD Entertainment has revealed that its modern-day reimagining of the 1990 psychological horror thriller Jacob’s Ladder has been pulled from its February 1st release date. According to Bloody Disgusting, the film – which […]
Rick and Morty gets a mysterious teaser promo ahead of season 4
Back in May of this year it was announced that Adult Swim has ordered an additional 70 episodes of its acclaimed animated comedy series Rick and Morty. It’s been fifteenth months now since season three ended, and with the show not expected to return until late 2019 at the earliest, the official Twitter account has […]
