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Fox “remains committed” to Fantastic Four despite poor reception to the reboot

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It’s fair to say that 20th Century Fox hasn’t had much success with its attempt to reboot the Fantastic Four franchise, with the Josh Trank-directed film opening to some of the worst reviews for a comic book movie, as well as a feeble opening weekend of just $60.3 million worldwide. The disasterous reception to Fantastic […]

Fantastic Four limps to $100 million worldwide after second weekend

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Well, if there was still any doubt after last weekend’s miserable box office debut, it’s now official: 20th Century Fox’s superhero reboot Fantastic Four has tanked hard, with the Josh Trank-directed film limping to a worldwide gross of $102 million by close of play on its second weekend. In the States, the film dropped to […]

Deadpool enjoys biggest ever February debut at the UK box office

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It shattered records across the Pond with a $135 million three-day opening, and 20th Century Fox’s Deadpool has also claimed the biggest ever February opening here in the UK with £13.7 million. That’s also bigger than every previous instalment in the X-Men franchise, and the second highest opening weekend ever for 20th Century Fox. “We are […]

Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny bombs with $130 million global box office opening

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The days of adventure are over for Harrison Ford, and if the box office returns for Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny are any indication, then the franchise itself looks likely to find itself boxed up next to Willow, Star Wars Detours, and the rest of Lucasfilm’s cast offs in the Disney warehouse. With […]

Roland Emmerich announces Space Nation multimedia franchise spanning games, TV and animation

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Stargate and Independence Day director Roland Emmerich is heading back to the stars, albeit just about everywhere but the big screen, with the filmmaker announcing the upcoming launch of Space Nation, a multimedia franchise that will span video games, a live-action TV series, and animated shorts. The new project is being spearheaded by Emmerich, producer […]

Comic Book Preview – Doctor Who: Doom’s Day #1

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Titan Comics releases Doctor Who: Doom’s Day #1 on Wednesday, and you can check out the official preview of the issue below… This lonely assassin from the 51st Century is hunting for her survival, and there’s only one person who can save her: the Doctor. Using her vortex manipulator, she’ll do anything to find the […]

Comic Book Preview – Heat Seeker: A Gun Honey Series #1

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Titan Comics launches Heat Seeker: A Gun Honey Series #1 this coming Wednesday, and we have the official preview of the first issue for you below (NSFW notice: there’s some nudity)… IF THE HEAT IS ON, DAHLIA RACERS CAN HELP YOU DISAPPEAR — FOR A PRICE.Marked for death by a U.S. intelligence agency, Gun Honey […]

Tom Welling talks DC TV and Batman v Superman

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During an interview with Birth.Movies.Death, former Smallville star Tom Welling has been speaking about paving the way for the new wave of DC television shows, and sharing his thoughts on CBS’ Supergirl in particular. “You know, the success of Smallville is directly correlated to The Flash or Arrow – that genre that Warner Bros has been […]

Wolverine 3 aiming for R-rating after Deadpool success

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Well, it looks like 20th Century Fox is set to fully embrace the R-rating following the box office success of Deadpool; writer-producer Simon Kinberg has already suggested that the X-Force movie could be targeting an R-rating, and now the studio has confirmed that Hugh Jackman’s final outing as Logan in Wolverine 3 will also be […]