2019 has already been a record breaking year for The Walt Disney Company, with Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame dethroning Avatar to become the biggest movie of all time and one of five of the studio’s releases to pass the $1 billion mark – including two of its animated remakes in Aladdin and The Lion King. Disney […]
First-look image from Bad Education starring Hugh Jackman
Ahead of its world premiere this coming weekend at the Toronto International Film Festival, the first image has arrived online for the upcoming comedy drama Bad Education. Directed by Cory Finley, the film is loosly based upon his own high school experience and features a cast that includes Hugh Jackman, Allison Janney, Ray Romano, and […]
Rambo: Last Blood to top the U.S. box office with franchise best opening
Sylvester Stallone’s John J. Rambo makes his return to the big screen this month with Rambo: Last Blood, and according to tracking estimates the fifth instalment in the iconic action franchise is set to top the U.S. box office this month with an opening weekend of between $21-24 million. Not accounting for inflation, that would […]
Robert Downey Jr. on his Marvel Cinematic Universe exit
As promised by Marvel in the build up to the release of Avengers: Endgame, the superhero blockbuster marked the end of several characters’ time in the MCU – most notably Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark and Chris Evans’ Captain America. Downey, who was integral to the launch of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with 2008’s Iron […]
J.J. Abrams says Star Wars: The Last Jedi “didn’t really derail” his original Sequel Trilogy plans
While Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi came under heavy fire for its treatment of Luke Skywalker, the middle chapter of Disney and Lucasfilm’s Sequel Trilogy was also criticised for abandoning the plot threads laid out by J.J. Abrams in Star Wars: The Force Awakens – namely the mystery behind Supreme Leader Snoke, and […]
Comic Book Preview – Transformers/Ghostbusters #4
‘Ghosts of Cybertron’ continues this Wednesday in Transformers/Ghostbusters #4, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here courtesy of IDW Publishing… “GHOSTS OF CYBERTRON”, PART 4! The Ghostbusters and their Autobot allies search the greater New York City area for the missing ghost of Starscream—and discover something much worse has […]
Anime adaptation of Junji Ito’s horror manga Uzumaki gets a teaser trailer
Adult Swim has unveiled a teaser for a four-episode anime adaptation of Junji Ito’s acclaimed horror manga Uzumaki, which has been produced by Production I.G. (Ghost in the Shell, Psycho-Pass) and directed by Hiroshi Nagahama (Mushi-Shi). Released between 1998 and 1999 and spanning three volumes, Uzumaki follows the residents of Kurōzu-cho, a city which is […]
Comic Book Preview – Star Trek: Discovery – Aftermath #1
IDW Publishing explores the secret history of the Red Angel with its new series Star Trek: Discovery – Aftermath, which ties in directly to the second season of the CBS All Access show; the first issue arrives this Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview here… You saw the stunning conclusion of […]
Comic Book Preview – Archie & Friends: Back to School #1
Archie Comics has unveiled a preview of this week’s Archie & Friends: Back to School #1 ahead of its release on Wednesday; check it out here… Class is in session! This new issue of ARCHIE AND FRIENDS features Archie being a guide for incoming freshmen at Riverdale High, a lab experiment gone awry, an aptitude […]
Chinese animated box office sensation Ne Zha gets a UK release trailer
CMC Pictures and Trinity Cine Asia have announced that the Chinese animated box office smash Ne Zha is coming to UK cinemas this coming Friday, September 6th; check out the poster, synopsis and trailer here… Inspired by mythology and loosely adapted from a Chinese novel, heaven and earth has given birth to a powerful pearl […]
