Having revisited the Alien franchise with Prometheus and Alien: Covenant, Ridley Scott is also making his return to the world of Blade Runner this year, serving as producer on the Denis Villeneuve-directed sequel Blade Runner 2049. The film opens this October, and it seems that much like Alien, Scott isn’t content with just one more instalment, as he’s revealed […]
Stephen King adaptation It receives R-rating from the MPAA
We’ve known for a good while now that New Line Cinema was aiming for an R-rating for its Stephen King adaptation It, but now it has been made official by the MPAA, who have classified the hotly-anticipated film as an R for “violence/horror, bloody images, and for language.” There’s certainly a lot of anticipation for […]
Avengers: Infinity War trailer enjoys third-biggest debut of all time
Marvel released the second trailer for April’s Avengers: Infinity War last week, and as you’d expect, this latest look at the Marvel superhero epic went down very well indeed, with THR reporting that it amassed 179 million views in its first 24 hours. That number failed to set a new record – that still belongs […]
The new Star Wars: The Last Jedi trailer topped 120 million views in 24 hours
On Monday, Disney and Lucasfilm unveiled the second trailer for December’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi, and the official Star Wars site is reporting that it went on to clock up a mighty 120.1 million views in its first 24 hours. The latest trailer outperformed the first teaser for The Last Jedi by 29.1 million […]
The Week in Spandex – Spider-Man spinoffs in the MCU, Fantastic Four reboot, Wonder Woman 2 confirmed, Watchmen TV show announced
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Spider-Man: Homecoming, Venom, Silver & Black, Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, Ant-Man, The Defenders, Deadpool 2, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Fantastic Four, Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman 2, Justice League, Gotham City Sirens, Aquaman, The Flash, The Batman, Batman and Harley Quinn, Batman: Mask […]
Avengers: Infinity War will mark the “final chapter” for some Marvel heroes
Next year’s Avengers: Infinity War and its as-yet-untitled sequel are set to serve as the culmination of everything we’ve seen from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to date, with Marvel suggesting we’ll be seeing a very different landscape in Phase Four as the focus shifts from some of the original Avengers towards the more recent additions to the […]
New Han Solo director, Jurassic World 2 title revealed, Avengers: Infinity War set photo and more – Daily News Roundup
GO DIRECT A STAR WAR After the shock news that Phil Lord and Chris Miller had been fired from their positions on the Han Solo spin-off movie, it was revealed yesterday by Disney and Lucasfilm that Ron Howard would be taking over. Ron Howard has a lot of connections to George Lucas, appearing in the director’s […]
Venom villain revealed, Fantastic Four reboot, Avengers: Infinity War behind the scenes image and more – Daily News Roundup
UTTER CARNAGE It was announced last month that Tom Hardy would be returning to the comic book movie world for Venom, directed by Zombieland‘s Ruben Fleischer. In a new article from The Hollywood Reporter detailing the deal between Marvel Studios and Sony, it was revealed that the 2018 solo movie would feature Carnage as the villain […]
The Mummy director fires back, Spider-Man in MCU update, Pirates of the Caribbean passes $650 million and more – Daily News Roundup
NOT FOR CRITICS It’s becoming a cliched response for directors, but Alex Kurtzman has played the “not for critics” card following the poor reviews for The Mummy. Although completely asinine, this isn’t the first time a filmmaker has fired back at critics for not liking their films, claiming they were made “for the fans” (which suggests […]
Sigourney Weaver stars in Neill Blomkamp’s new sci-fi short Rakka, watch it here
A few weeks ago, Neill Blomkamp (District 9, Chappie) announced that he was launching the new company Oats Studios, from which he’d be producing a series of experimental short films with an emphasis on sci-fi and monsters. Well, now we have a look at the very first offering, the Sigourney Weaver-headlined Rakka, which takes place […]
