RED SON In some surprising news, it was revealed yesterday through a Twitter conversation between comic book writer Mark Millar and Kong: Skull Island helmer Jordan Vogt-Roberts that Warner Bros. were looking for directors to pitch their takes on Superman: Red Son, the series where The Man of Steel landed in the Soviet Union rather […]
Doctor Strange in action in Avengers: Infinity War set video
With filming on Avengers: Infinity War currently taking place in Atlanta, a new set video has surfaced online which sees Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange casting a few spells and surveying some of the destruction we’ve glimpsed in recent spy photos; take a look at the video here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxXSjDtvAWs SEE ALSO: Avengers: Infinity War set photo […]
Movie Review – Alone In Berlin (2016)
Alone In Berlin, 2016. Directed by Vincent Perez. Starring Emma Thompson, Brendan Gleeson, and Daniel Bruhl. SYNOPSIS: In 1940, the lives of Otto and Anna Quangel are shattered by the death of their son during the German invasion of France. It prompts them to start a subversive campaign of hand written anti-Nazi postcards, encouraging people […]
Spider-Man’s Avengers: Infinity War role will be on par with Civil War
Spider-Man’s first solo outing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man: Homecoming, is released next week, following which the wall-crawler will be back alongside Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in next year’s Avengers: Infinity War. However, if you were hoping to see Spider-Man taking on a starring role as the Avengers do battle with Thanos, you’re likely to […]
Lucasfilm unhappy with Han Solo actor, Justice League trailer with Superman, Avengers: Infinity War set photos and more – Daily News Roundup
UNHAPPY HAN Following the shock news last week that Disney and Lucasfilm had fired Phil Lord and Chris Miller from the director’s chair during the production of the Han Solo spin-off movie, a new article from The Hollywood Reporter shared some more details from the troubled set. Among revealing that an editor has also been fired, […]
Ridley Scott planning more Blade Runner sequels
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 […]