Late last year, it was announced that The Walt Disney Company was seeking to acquire 20th Century Fox’s film and TV assets, in a deal that will have huge ramifications for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, allowing Marvel Studios to bring characters from the X-Men and Fantastic Four worlds into the fold.Despite a late effort from […]
He-Man won’t appear in Netflix’s She-Ra and the Princesses of Power
If you were hoping to see Princess Adora teaming up with her twin brother Prince Adam in a future episode of Netflix’s She-Ra and the Princesses of Power, then I’m afraid we have some rather disappointing news for you as showrunner Noelle Stevenson has ruled out the possibility of a guest appearance from He-Man.“He-Man is not […]
The Favourite leads the Online Film Critics Society Awards nominations
The Online Film Critics Society has announced the nominees for its 2019 awards, with Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite leading the field with eight nominations including Best Picture, Best Director (Lanthimos), Best Lead Actress (Olivia Colman) and Best Supporting Actress (Rachel Weisz, Emma Stone).Following hot on The Favourite’s heels is Alfonso Cuaron’s Roma with seven nominations, followed […]
DC Universe teases 2019 line-up with sizzle reel trailer
DC Entertainment has unveiled a new 2019 sizzle reel trailer showcasing some of the original and classic content coming to the DC Universe streaming service in the next twelve months.This January sees the launch of its second original series Young Justice: Outsiders, which will be followed later in the year by Doom Patrol, Swamp Thing, […]
Two new promo posters for Captain Marvel
Marvel Studios is set to kick off the 2019 superhero season this March with the release of the Brie Larson-headlined Captain Marvel, and with the marketing campaign now picking up pace two new promotional posters have arrived online, which we have for you here…SEE ALSO: Captain Marvel tops list of the most anticipated movies of […]
David Harbour on the brutality of the Hellboy reboot
From the moment it was first announced that the Hellboy franchise would be rebooted, we’ve been told that the new movie would offer a departure from Guillermo del Toro’s two films, instead offering a hard-R adaptation of the comic book series that is “more violent and more bloody” than its predecessors.Well, we didn’t get too […]
DC’s Aquaman dominates the Christmas box office, passes $600 million worldwide
After comfortably fending off competition from Mary Poppins Returns and Bumblebee over the Friday to Sunday period with $72.1 million, Warner Bros. and DC Films Aquaman continued its dominance of the North American box office over Christmas with a total five-day opening of $105 million.The Jason Momoa-headlined superhero blockbuster earned $22.1 million on Christmas Day, […]
M. Night Shyamalan’s Glass tracking $75 million domestic opening
It looks like Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions is set to deliver the first box office smash of 2019, with Deadline reporting that M. Night Shyamalan’s superhero thriller Glass is tracking a four-day domestic opening of $75 million over the Martin Luther King weekend.The film, a follow-up to Unbreakable and Split and starring Samuel L. […]
Transformers producer offers update on Cybertron animated movie and Optimus Prime spinoff
Back in 2015, Paramount Pictures and Hasbro assembled a writers room to plot out the future of Transformers franchise, reportedly coming up with as many as 14 ideas for new big screen adventures for the Robots in Disguise. Well, the universally-negative reception to The Last Knight might have thrown a spanner in the works, with […]
Alexandra Shipp joins Adam Devine in Lexi
Deadline is reporting that X-Men star Alexandra Shipp has signed on to star alongside Adam Devine (Workaholics) in Lexi, a comedy set up at CBS Films.The movie is being written and directed by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore (Bad Moms) and is described as a comedy “about what can happen when you love your phone […]