This won’t come as much of a surprise given that it ended its second weekend yesterday with $981 million in the bank, but Jurassic World has crossed the $1 billion mark today. The Colin Trevorrow-directed sequel becomes the fastest movie to reach that milestone, doing so in just 13 days of release around the globe, […]
Morena Baccarin promoted to series regular for Gotham season 2
This won’t come as much of a surprise given her level of involvement in the latter half of the first season, but Morena Baccarin has officially been promoted to a series regular for the second season of Fox’s Batman prequel series Gotham, which is set to get underway in the fall. SEE ALSO: Gotham showrunner […]
Harry Shearer leaves The Simpsons
Last week it was announced that The Simpsons has been renewed by Fox for a twenty-seventh and twenty-eighth season, but the animated series will be missing one of its most prominent voice actors, with Harry Shearer revealing that he’s left the long-running animated sitcom. Shearer, who voices a host of characters including the likes of […]
Supergirl premiere draws 14 million viewers
CBS is celebrating a ratings hit with the premiere of Supergirl last night, with the latest DC Comics series pulling in 14 million viewers and a 3.2 rating among the 18-49 demographic, according to Entertainment Weekly. Supergirl has set a ratings record for this fall for a new series, with the previous record holders being […]
Marvel releasing Star Wars #1 and Darth Vader #1 Director’s Cuts next month
It looks like Marvel Comics is taking a leaf out of George Lucas’ Special Edition playbook (okay, not quite…), with the publisher announcing that it is set to release Director’s Cuts of the smash hit comics Star Wars #1 and Star Wars: Darth Vader #1 this June… Experience the monumental return of the iconic Star […]
Video game adaptation Heavenly Sword arriving in the UK in June
TriCoast UK has announced that the PlayStation 3 video game adaptation Heavenly Sword is finally set to arrive on these shores, with the CG-animated film set for a DVD and Digital Download release on June 15th. A dramatic tale of revenge, ‘Heavenly Sword’ follows the story of Nariko (Anna Torv), a trained warrior who possesses […]
Archie Comics launches Kickstarter campaign for three new titles
Archie Comics has announced that it has launched a Kickstarter campaign for fans to help build a new Riverdale by crowdfunding a slate of titles that will build off the new ongoing Archie series from Mark Waid (Daredevil) and Fiona Staples (Saga). Here are the three titles set to launch over the next 18 months… […]
Kevin Smith reveals Mallrats 2 is titled MallBrats
Having pushed Clerks III back (again) to focus on the sequel to another of his early efforts, Kevin Smith has now taken to Twitter to reveal that Mallrats 2 is going by the title of MallBrats… SEE ALSO: Kevin Smith says he’ll shoot Mallrats 2 before Clerks 3, still unsure if Ben Affleck will star […]
Animated storyboard offers up an alternate look at Hulk vs Hulkbuster from Avengers: Age of Ultron
There’s no doubt that seeing The Hulk going up against Iron Man in his Hulkbuster armor was one of the highlights of Avengers: Age of Ultron, and now thanks to storyboard artist Federico D’Alessandro, we’ve got a look at an alternate take on the big showdown; check it out here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAtnXbHxEXY SEE ALSO: Read our […]
Avengers: Age of Ultron hits $875 million worldwide
Having retained top spot at the U.S. box office this past weekend with a whopping $77 million (more than five times that of its nearest rival, the Reese Witherspoon/Sofia Vergara buddy comedy Hot Pursuit), Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron is now closing in on the $900 million mark worldwide. Having banked $312.6 million domestically and […]
