Although its still some three years away, Aquaman actor Yahya Abdul-Mateen II has revealed to Entertainment Weekly that he will be reprising the role of David Kane, a.k.a. Black Manta, in Warner Bros. and DC Films’ Aquaman 2, and is looking forward to getting the opportunity to further explore his character in the sequel. “We […]
Jumanji: The Next Level exceeds expectations with box office opening, pushes global haul to $213 million
Two years ago, Sony scored a huge success with its franchise reboot Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, the film holding its own against Star Wars: The Last Jedi as it became one of the studio’s highest ever earners with $962 million worldwide, and now it looks as though its sequel could follow suit. After debuting […]
Frozen 2 becomes the sixth Disney release to pass $1 billion at the box office this year
Walt Disney Pictures’ unprecedented year at the box office continued this weekend as the Disney Animation sequel Frozen II became the studio’s sixth release of the year to pass the magical $1 billion mark worldwide. Adding $19.2 million domestically and a further $55.7 million from international markets, Frozen II has now amassed $1.033 billion in […]
Johnny Depp’s The Walking Dead cameo revealed
Warning. This post contains spoilers for episode 12 of season 6 of The Walking Dead. Continue on at your own peril… If you watched last Sunday’s episode of The Walking Dead, entitled “Not Tomorrow Yet,” you’d know that Rick and his group devised a plan to ambush and kill Negan’s Saviors, in exchange for half of the […]
Rumour: Sony’s animated Spider-Man movie to focus on Miles Morales
Before Tom Holland was cast as Spider-Man in Captain America: Civil War, there was a tonne of speculation suggesting that Marvel would cast a non-white actor in the role, and perhaps even go down the Miles Morales route as opposed to Peter Parker. Well, of course that never came to pass, but if Heroic Hollywood […]
Indiana Jones and the Future of the Franchise
Tony Black on Indiana Jones and the future of the franchise… Ask almost anyone what they thought of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, the 2008 long-gestated sequel known forever and a day simply as ‘Indy IV’, and you’ll probably get much the same answer. “Awful!” “Rotten!” “Should never have made it!” […]
Charlie Cox thinks Daredevil would be “a perfect fit” alongside The Avengers
We’re just a few hours away from the arrival of Daredevil season two on Netflix, and the Man Without Fear himself Charlie Cox has been speaking to Comic Book about his character, stating that he believes Matt Murdock would be “a perfect fit” alongside The Avengers on the big screen side of the Marvel Cinematic […]
Trainspotting 2 is “a beautiful thing”, says Robert Carlyle
Robert Carlyle (The Legend of Barney Thomson) has praised the script for Danny Boyle’s (Steve Jobs) upcoming drama Trainspotting 2 in an interview with NME, calling it “one of the best scripts I’ve fucking read”. SEE ALSO: Danny Boyle says Trainspotting 2 will shoot in the summer, won’t adapt Porno The actor, who played Begbie […]
Ant-Man hits the half billion mark at the global box office
Thanks to a strong performance in China, Marvel’s newest superhero franchise Ant-Man has become the studio’s ninth movie to reach the half billion mark at the global box office, and its seventh consecutive release to reach that milestone. The Peyton Reed-directed movie has grossed $179 domestically and $321.6 million from international markets, for a total […]
Bryan Singer talks X-Men: Apocalypse run time and praises Michael Fassbender
During an appearance at the San Pedro International Film Festival to celebrate the 20th anniversary of The Usual Suspects, Bryan Singer has been speaking about his latest return to the X-Men universe for next year’s X-Men: Apocalypse (via CBM). “It cuts a little long,” said Singer. “I think it’s gonna be a longer X-Men movie. […]
