With Justice League’s box office run winding down, the latest chapter of the DC Extended Universe has managed to reach a new box office milestone this weekend, having passed the $650 million mark worldwide. By close of play today, Justice League sits on $652.6 million with $225.6 million domestically, and a further $427 million from […]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi crosses $1 billion worldwide
The Walt Disney Company and Lucasfilm are celebrating the end of 2017 with the news that Star Wars: The Last Jedi has crossed $1 billion worldwide in its third weekend of release. The Rian Johnson-directed blockbuster has grossed $517.1 million domestically, making it North America’s eighth-biggest film of all time behind last year’s Rogue One: […]
Billy Batson actor discusses his casting in Shazam
Last month it was announced that Asher Angel (Andi Mack) has been cast as Billy Batson in Warner Bros.’ DC superhero adventure Shazam, and the young actor has been chatting to Circa News about how he secured the role of the child alter-ego of the original Captain Marvel. “I was self-taping for it, and then […]
Concept art offers first look at Hasbro’s new Micronauts animated series
With a live-action feature film in development and slated for release in 2020, Hasbro is set to bring the classic toy line Micronauts to the small screen in 2019 with a brand new animated series, and thanks to Syfy Wire we’ve got a look at some early concept art, as well as an official synopsis […]
Denis Villeneuve rules out an extended cut of Blade Runner 2049
This year’s acclaimed sci-fi sequel Blade Runner 2049 clocked in at a meaty 2 hours of 44 minutes – a lengthy running time which has been suggested as one of the reason’s why the film failed to hit big at the box office. However, director Denis Villeneuve’s early “assembly cut” of the film ran for […]
Vin Diesel named highest-grossing actor of 2017
With 2017 drawing to a close, Forbes has published its list of the top ten highest-grossing Hollywood stars of the year, with Vin Diesel nudging out his Fast & Furious co-star Dwayne Johnson to lead the way with $1.6 billion at the worldwide box office thanks to Fast & Furious 7 and xXx: Return of […]
Rumoured details on LEGO’s Harry Potter and Fantastic Beasts 2018 sets
Back in August it was rumoured that LEGO would be reviving its Harry Potter theme in 2018 with a series of Collectible Minifigures based on characters from J.K. Rowling’s Wizarding World, and now we have a report regarding five potential sets due to hit shelves this coming year. According to Brick Fanatics (via The Brick […]
The Week in Spandex – Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, Daredevil, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Gambit, Justice League, Aquaman, Harley Quinn, Hellboy and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers 4, Black Panther, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Thor: Ragnarok, Daredevil, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Runaways, The New Mutants, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Gambit, Wolverine, Justice League, Aquaman, Harley Quinn, Black Lightning, Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, Krypton, Hellboy and more… As filming on […]
Arrow executive producer rules out a Batman appearance
Back in October, Stephen Amell’s Oliver Queen name-dropped Bruce Wayne in an episode of Arrow, sparking speculation that The CW may have been lining up a potential appearance from the Dark Knight in its long-running DC TV series. However, it seems that isn’t the case after all, as executive producer Marc Guggenheim has revealed that […]
Disney’s three Star Wars movies have passed the studio’s Lucasfilm purchase price at the worldwide box office
In 2012, The Walt Disney Company paid $4.06 billion to acquire Lucasfilm from George Lucas, and it looks like that has proven to be a very shrewd investment, with the studio’s first three Star Wars movies – Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and Star Wars: The Last Jedi – […]
