In the build up to the release of Captain America: Civil War there was a lot of speculation as to whether Marvel would follow the Civil War comic book story arc with the death of Captain America, while one rumour even suggested that death scenes had been filmed for Falcon, War Machine and Scarlet Witch. […]
Zack Snyder on Justice League character dynamics, possible new synopsis surfaces
As anticipation builds for the new trailer, director Zack Snyder has been chatting to Total Film about the upcoming DC blockbuster Justice League (via CBM), and how fun it was to explore the character dynamics of the superhero team. “One of the more rewarding aspects of creating Justice League was having fun exploring the dynamic […]
Captain America: Civil War overtakes Zootopia, now highest-grossing movie of 2016
Having wasted no time in passing Deadpool and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War has now overtaken Zootopia to become the highest-grossing movie of 2016 to date. By close of play on Tuesday, Civil War has earned $306.6 million domestically, with a further $665.3 from international markets, for a total […]
Movie Review – David Brent: Life on the Road (2016)
David Brent: Life on the Road, 2016 Written and Directed by Ricky Gervais Starring Ricky Gervais, Jo Hartley, Ben Bailey Smith, Tom Basden, Tom Bennett, Mandeep Dhillon, Abbey Murphy SYNOPSIS: A camera crew catches up with David Brent, the former star of the fictional British series The Office, as he now fancies himself a rockstar […]
Time-Warner boss says DC Films have room for improvement creatively
2016 was meant to be the year that the DC Extended Universe exploded onto the scene, and while both Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad have performed well at the box office, they’ve been mauled by critics, and left audiences divided. We’ve already heard from DC Films boss Geoff Johns with regards […]
Geoff Johns on course correcting the DC Extended Universe
2016 was meant to be the year that Warner Bros. cemented its DC Extended Universe as a formidable alternative to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Instead, this year’s two releases – Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad – were savagely mauled by critics, and while both films have their supporters, it’s clear that […]
Captain America: Civil War pulls in $182 million domestic opening weekend, hits $678 million worldwide
The dust is settling on the domestic opening weekend for Captain America: Civil War, with the Marvel blockbuster debuting to $181.8 in North America, giving it the fifth biggest domestic opening of all time. It had been predicted prior to release that Civil War could break the $200 million mark, although those estimates were lowered on […]
Captain America: Civil War opens with $200 million internationally
This past Wednesday, Marvel launched Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Captain America: Civil War began rolling out around the world, expanding to 63 markets internationally by the weekend and pulling in $200.2 million across the five days. The opening for Civil War is on par with last year’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, which […]
The Fighter screenwriters to pen movie about Leicester City’s Premier League title win
Leicester City shook English football to its core this year, as Claudio Ranieri’s team pulled off one of the biggest shocks in sporting history, winning the Premier League title despite odds of 5000-1 at the start of the season. Well, as we all know, Hollywood loves a good underdog story, and so it may not […]
Disney’s Bob Iger reveals that discussions are underway for the next decade of Marvel movies
With Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe laid out through to the as-yet-untitled Avengers 4 in May 2019, it seems that discussions are now underway for the fourth phase of the Marvel’s superhero movie slate, with Disney CEO Bob Iger revealing that they are beginning to map out the next decade of releases. “We had […]
