If you’re a betting man, the chances of Avatar: The Way of Water becoming a $2 billion film seem complicated. With the pandemic and the hit/miss reaction to 2009 original, Avatar 2 and its journey at the box office has everyone on the edge of their seat. No one is more curious and critical of […]
Watch the first ten minutes of Black Adam
Coinciding with its digital release, Warner Bros. has shares the opening ten minutes of the Dwayne Johnson-headlined DC blockbuster Black Adam, which you can watch below… Nearly 5,000 years after he was bestowed with the almighty powers of the ancient gods—and imprisoned just as quickly—Black Adam (Johnson) is freed from his earthly tomb, ready to […]
Ryan Coogler thanks fans for the success of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
As Black Panther: Wakanda Forever crossed $300 million at the domestic box-office director Ryan Coogler has posted a heartfelt thank you to the fans and filmgoers for embracing the blockbuster sequel. A message from Ryan Coogler pic.twitter.com/ig1ctEsFul — Marvel Entertainment (@Marvel) November 24, 2022 In the message shared by Marvel’s social media platforms, cowriter/director Ryan […]
Hot Toys unveils Gorr the God Butcher Thor: Love and Thunder Sixth Scale Figure
Hot Toys and Sideshow have unveiled the sixth scale Movie Masterpiece Series Gorr the God Butcher figure which is based on the likeness of Christian Bale as the villain in Thor: Love and Thunder. The Marvel collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $275; check out the promotional images here… A being of […]
Everything Everywhere All At Once leads 2023 Spirit Awards nominations but The Whale is shut out
As awards season begins to heat up, the nominations for the 2023 Film Independent Spirit Awards have been announced, with Daniels’ Everything Everywhere All At Once leading the pack with eight nominations in total including Best Feature, Best Director and Best Lead Performance (Michelle Yeoh). The Best Feature award sees the A24 title nominated alongside […]
007 takes the world by storm as Spectre hits $300 million worldwide
Having topped the UK box office with a record-breaking haul last weekend, EON Productions, MGM and Sony are celebrating a $200 million global haul for Spectre this weekend, including a $73 million bow in North America. Spectre expanded into an additional 72 territories, debuting in first place in all of the markets and pushing its […]
Warcraft passes $250 million worldwide but fails to grab North American audiences
Having finally been released in North America after a couple of weeks of international screenings, Warcraft didn’t find its feet domestically – but like X-Men: Apocalypse last week, it’s been saved by worldwide takings. The movie opened against The Conjouring 2 and Now You See Me 2, but failed to topple the former taking second […]
Jake Gyllenhaal to produce and star in video game adaptation of The Division
Ubisoft Motion Pictures kicks off their film slate at the end of this year with Assassin’s Creed, but they’re not waiting to see if that’s a box office success before they plan future movies. Along with the announcement a couple of weeks ago that Tom Hardy was still attached to Splinter Cell, Variety announced that […]
Christopher Nolan’s Interstellar passes $650 million worldwide
The movie may have split opinions among critics and movie goers (it just missed out on the Flickering Myth Top 10 of 2014), but there is no denying that Interstellar has been a financial hit. Over the weekend the sci-fi epic, directed by Christopher Nolan, passed $650 million worldwide. The movie is unlikely to catch […]
Through Glasses Darkly: Dario Argento’s Animal Trilogy
Louis Fletcher revisits Dario Argento’s Animal Trilogy… Now available on the horror streaming service Shudder, Dario Argento’s Dark Glasses is a welcome return from the man many thought to have retired. Marking the maestro’s return to the giallo, the genre he pioneered in the 1970s, such an effort inevitably invites comparison with his earlier works, […]
