Forget the ‘All-New, All-Different’ Marvel relaunch… the publisher has announced that it is bringing back the Marvel NOW! initiative this fall, with new titles, creative teams and status quos coming out of the big summer event Civil War II. “Marvel NOW! is about the future of the Marvel Universe,” says Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso. “We’re […]
Comic Book Review – Street Fighter X G.I. Joe #4
Gary Collinson reviews Street Fighter X G.I. Joe #4… The World Warrior Tournament enters the finals, and M. Bison will stop at nothing to be the last one standing! Can the Street Fighters and G.I. JOE stop the Shadaloo dictator before he takes the top spot? SEE ALSO: Check out a preview of Street Fighter […]
John Sayles to direct Franco Nero in Django Lives
Back in the summer of 2014 it was reported that Franco Nero would reprise the role of Django from the 1966 spaghetti western for Django Lives, and now the project has found itself a writer and director in Oscar-nominated filmmaker John Sayles (Passion Fish, Lone Star). Django Lives will mark Nero’s third outing as Django […]
Mark Ruffalo and Karl Urban talk Thor: Ragnarok
Last week, Marvel officially announced the cast for next year’s Phase Three threequel Thor: Ragnarok, and now two of the stars of the God of Thunder’s next solo adventure have been discussing the film in Mark Ruffalo, who will be reprising the role of The Hulk, and new addition Karl Urban, who is set to […]
Rumour: Wolverine 3 villains reportedly revealed
With filming on Wolverine 3 getting underway, Nerdist has posted a report which claims to reveal details of the villains that Hugh Jackman’s Logan will be squaring off against in his X-Men swansong. According to the report, Boyd Holbrook’s as-yet-unrevealed villain will be an original character, described as the “intense head of security for a […]
Wesley Snipes says the “ball is in Marvel’s court” for Blade return
Since his release from incarceration, Wesley Snipes has spoken on several occasions about the possibility of him returning for a fourth outing as Blade, even going as far as to say that he’s had “positive and very favorable” talks with Marvel Studios about reprising the role of the Daywalker. Despite Snipes’ optimism, it would appear rather […]
Geoff Johns confirms that he’s working on a Batman movie with Ben Affleck
Last week it was announced that Warner Bros. has enlisted DC’s Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns to head up a new division DC Films in order to oversee the DC Extended Universe. Johns has long been rumoured to be collaborating with Ben Affleck on a script for a Batman solo movie, and he’s now confirmed […]
Alcon Entertainment developing CG-animated Garfield movie
Alcon Entertainment has snapped up the big screen rights to Garfield, and is planning on creating a series of fully CG-animated features based upon Jim Davis’ grumpy feline character. “Jim Davis’s creation has been an international sensation for all ages for decades, and we are thrilled to bring an animated Garfield feature to the big […]
John Carpenter to executive produce new Halloween movie
Horror master John Carpenter is set for a return to the Halloween franchise, with the filmmaker set to executive produce a new instalment in the slasher series for Miramax and Blumhouse Productions. “Thirty-eight years after the original Halloween I’m going to help to try to make the 10th sequel the scariest of them all,” said […]
X-Men: Apocalypse enjoys $103.3 million international opening weekend
Despite some mixed reviews, 20th Century Fox’s latest X-Men offering has enjoyed a solid opening at the international box office, with X-Men: Apocalypse pulling in a debut weekend of $103.3 million. X-Men: Apocalypse, which is once again directed by Bryan Singer, opened on 20,596 screens across 75 markets, and took top spot in 71 of […]