Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 may have ever-so-narrowly missed out on top spot at the North American box office, coming in second place with $35.3 million behind Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant on $36 million, but the Marvel Cinematic Universe sequel has chalked up another two box office milestones. The James Gunn-directed sequel has passed […]
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 scores Marvel’s biggest digital release
Having grossed over $860 million at the worldwide box office, it looks like Marvel Studios cosmic superhero sequel Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is set to continue its spectacular success on home-entertainment, with James Gunn taking to Twitter to announce that the film has just scored the biggest Digital HD release in Marvel Studios […]
Concept art shows Adam Warlock’s cocoon from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
In one of the many post-credits scenes of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, we got a tease for the introduction of Adam Warlock thanks to Elizabeth Debicki’s Ayesha, whom we saw unveiling a cocoon housing a creation whcih she described as “more powerful, more beautiful and more capable of destroying the Guardians of the Galaxy. […]
Hugh Jackman reveals his two regrets from his time as Wolverine
Having brought the curtain down on a 17 year spell as Wolverine this March with the release of the critically-acclaimed Logan, Hugh Jackman has been reflecting on his time as the fan favourite X-Man, revealing to Collider that he only has two regrets. “There were a couple of things I couldn’t work out how to […]
Alicia Silverstone wants another shot at playing Batgirl
With Warner Bros. and director Joss Whedon currently in development on a Batgirl solo movie – which, according to Zack Snyder, will be the DCEU’s next female-led solo movie – we can expect to hear plenty of rumour and speculation as to who’ll be taking on the role of Barbara Gordon over the coming months. […]
Transformers: The Last Knight opens to $265 million worldwide, but a franchise low in the U.S.
It looks like audiences – or Western ones, at least – may finally be tiring of the Transformers franchise, with the latest instalment Transformers: The Last Knight debuting to a series low at the U.S. box office, grossing a $69.1 million five-day opening, and just $45.3 million across the Friday to Sunday period. For comparison, the previous franchise […]
New Halloween film to shoot in the Fall, John Carpenter “digs” the script
Back in February it was announced that John Carpenter is set for a return to the Halloween franchise to produce a new instalment in the iconic slasher series, which is set to be directed by David Gordon Green, from a script by Green and his regular collaborator Danny McBride. Thanks to Jason Guerrasio of Business […]
Danny McBride says new Halloween movie will do away with supernatural elements
Back in February it was announced that John Carpenter would be returning to the Halloween franchise as executive producer on a relaunch of the franchise, which is being developed by David Gordon Green and Danny McBride (Eastbound & Down). McBride has already described the new chapter as a sequel to the first two movies and […]
Jesus and Judas to battle zombies in Once Upon a Time in Jerusalem
Variety is reporting that Films Boutique has acquired the international distribution rights to Once Upon a Time in Jerusalem, the feature debut of David Munoz and Adrian Cardona, the duo behind the short film Fist of Jesus. The film “follows the adventures of Jesus and Judas in a world inhabited by zombies, demons, cowboys, Roman […]
Charlie Chaplin’s The Kid to be reimagined as animated sci-fi film
Variety is reporting that FilmNation is set to reimagine Charlie Chaplin’s 1921 classic The Kid as an animated sci-fi film, which is being directed by Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) and Christian Volckman (Renaissance). The as-yet-untitled film has been scripted by Boris Starling (Messiah), and is said to be “inspired by […]
