It is without doubt one of the most anticipated movies of 2015, and indeed the entire decade, and so it goes without saying that launching Disney’s Star Wars sequel trilogy with The Force Awakens must be a daunting prospect for director J.J. Abrams. During an interview with MTV, the director has spoken about the pressure […]
Is Hank Pym a villain in Marvel’s Ant-Man?
Thomas Roach on whether Hank Pym could turn out to be a villain in Ant-Man… Over the last week we have got our first look at Marvel Studios’ ambitious project Ant-Man with the release of the first trailer and official images, as well as hearing from Marvel’s president Kevin Feige about the project. Not much […]
Introducing Marvel’s Age of Miracles
Pim Razenberg on Marvel’s Age of Miracles… Last week’s Ant-Man teaser introduced worldwide audiences to the character of Scott Lang, a con-man who’s on his way to become part of something greater than himself. The character’s story arc greatly resembles that of Lang’s Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) colleague Tony Stark: both men are presented as […]
No screenwriting credit for Edgar Wright on Ant-Man, Kevin Feige briefly talks plot details
Last night Marvel Studios debuted the first trailer for Ant-Man [watch it here] – Marvel’s second movie of 2014, and one that’s been in development since before the launch of the Cinematic Universe. Back in 2003, British filmmaker Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead) and writing partner Joe Cornish (Attack the Block) wrote a treatment […]
Composers revealed for Ant-Man and The Fantastic Four
Film Music Reporter has dropped some news concerning two of this year’s Marvel releases, revealing which composers will provide the score for Marvel Studios’ Ant-Man 20th Century Fox’s The Fantastic Four, and both have extensive comic book movie experience. The site reports that Christophe Beck (Elektra, RED, R.I.P.D.) will be composing the music for Ant-Man, […]
Big Hero 6 retains top spot at the UK box office
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 6th February to Sunday 8th February 2015… Despite four new entries cracking the top ten this week, Disney’s Big Hero 6 and Matthew Vaughn’s Kingsman: The Secret Service held firm in first and second place this past weekend, with Aardman’s Shaun the Sheep […]
American Sniper passes $300 million worldwide
Despite the busy Super Bowl weekend, American Sniper still managed to break more records. The movie took $31.9 million over the weekend, which is the biggest taking of a movie over Super Bowl weekend, breaking the previous record of $31.1 held by Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: The Best of Both Worlds Concert from 2008. This along with […]
Big Hero 6 fends off Kingsman: The Secret Service at the UK box office
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 30th January to Sunday 1st February 2015… Disney’s animated Marvel adaptation Big Hero 6 finally made it to this side of the Pond this past weekend, with the film fending off the challenge of Kingsman: The Secret Service to take top spot with […]
US BOX OFFICE – American Sniper blows away competition with $90 million
Your US BOX OFFICE report for 16th – 18th January Last week, it was Taken 3 that was breaking new barriers, becoming the second biggest January opening in history. But this week, American Sniper blew that away. Taking a whopping $90.2 million, American Sniper has shattered the record for biggest January opening. This is the biggest […]
Taken 3 fends off American Sniper at the UK box office
UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 16th to Sunday 18th January 2015… American Sniper enjoyed a record-breaking January debut over in the States, but despite giving director Clint Eastwood his biggest ever opening here in the UK with £2,530,47, the Bradley Cooper-headlined war drama couldn’t dethrone Bryan Mills from the […]
