We all knew it was going to be huge, but perhaps not this huge, as Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War has shattered the record for the biggest opening weekend in history with a global haul of $630 million. Domestically, Infinity War has grossed $257 million, itself a record, surpassing Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ $248 million […]
Kevin Bacon’s Valentine McKee returns in images from Tremors pilot
Over the weekend, Kevin Bacon revealed that Syfy has passed on the Tremors pilot, which would have seen him reprising his role as Valentine McKee from the cult 1990 comedy-horror. And now, thanks to writer Andrew Miller, we have a look at what might have been with some images showing Bacon back in character, as […]
Avengers 4 title “speaks to the heart of the story”
Since the announcement that Marvel was dropping the Part I and Part II from Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers 4, the studio has been referring to the 2019 release as ‘Untitled Avengers‘. Now that Infinity War is here, it’s presumably only a matter of time until we get the title reveal for the next movie, […]
Karl Urban to play Billy Butcher in Amazon’s superhero drama The Boys
Dredd and Thor: Ragnarok star Karl Urban has signed on for another comic book-based project, with the actor set to portray Billy Butcher, the leader of the titular organisation in Amazon’s adaptation of Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s The Boys. Thanks to Deadline, we’ve got the following character description for Butcher, which reads: “Mysterious, brutal […]
10 Cloverfield Lane’s Dan Trachtenberg to direct Amazon’s The Boys
Variety is reporting that 10 Cloverfield Lane director Dan Trachtenberg is set to take over as director on Amazon’s pilot episode of The Boys after Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg were forced to bow out due to scheduling conflicts. Based on the Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson comic book series, The Boys takes place in a world […]
Venom tops Wonder Woman for trailer views in first 24 hours
It may not have broken any records, but the latest trailer for Sony’s Spider-Man spinoff Venom racked up 64.3 million views online in its first 24 hours – more than that of Warner Bros.’ Wonder Woman, which went on to gross over $820 million last year. Now, no one is expecting Venom to do that […]
Infinity War screenwriters open to more Marvel movies after Avengers 4
Having penned the scripts for Captain America: The First Avenger, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War, it’s fair to say that screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely have played a major role in shaping the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The duo still have the as-yet-untitled Avengers 4 to come, […]
Get an exclusive first look at Sideshow’s X-Men Collection
Thanks to the lovely people at Sideshow Collectibles, we’ve got an exclusive first look video featuring a first look at the upcoming X-Men Collection, which showcases two of Sideshow’s incredible new X-Men statues in Magneto and Wolverine, as well as offering a peek behind the scenes of the design process. Check it out here, or […]
Adam Warlock was considered for Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War
Given the key role that the character plays in The Infinity Gauntlet comic book storyline, there was some expectation that Adam Warlock would be introduced to the Marvel Cinematic Universe during Phase Three, paving the way for him to appear in Avengers: Infinity War and/or its as-yet-untitled sequel. While he was teased in one of […]
Marvel’s Kevin Feige thanks fans for making Avengers: Infinity War a huge success
Marvel Studios unleashed the hugely-anticipated superhero epic Avengers: Infinity War this past weekend, with audiences embracing the film to the tune of a $630 million opening weekend – shattering the previous record of $541.9 million set by The Fate of the Furious last year. In the wake of the monster opening, Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige […]
