Luke Owen looks at a few box office flops… It has been a very successful year at the box office for most of the major studios (Disney and Universal have done particularly well), but that doesn’t mean we’ve had a few duds along the way. Not just from a critical standpoint, but also from a […]
Black Panther movie will link to Avengers: Infinity War
Black Panther is set to make his big screen debut next year in Captain America: Civil War, before Chadwick Boseman reprises the role of T’Challa for the 2018 solo movie. Speaking with Empire (via CBM), Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige has been taling about the Black Panther movie, describing it as “important” and revealing that it […]
Tom Holland and Kevin Feige talk Spider-Man reboot
With Tom Holland set to swing into the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Spider-Man next year with an appearance in Captain America: Civil War, the young actor has been speaking to the Belfast Telegraph about the Phase Three launching film, and how it’s made him “ten times more excited” for the 2017 solo reboot. “Captain America: […]
Suicide Squad trailer and Wonder Woman footage to debut on The CW on January 19th
A few days ago we got a possible description of the second trailer for Warner Bros.’ Suicide Squad, and now it has been announced that the trailer will arrive on The CW on January 19th, along with a first look at the Wonder Woman movie. Here’s the official press release from Warner Bros.: It’s a […]
Kevin Feige discusses Doctor Strange’s powers, the Cloak of Levitation and the Eye of Agamotto
Entertainment Weekly has peeled back the curtain on Marvel’s Doctor Strange this week, releasing some first look images [see here and here], as well as details on Benedict Cumberbatch’s casting [see here] and the characters played by Mads Mikkelsen [see here] and Rachel McAdams [see here]. Now the site has continued its coverage of the […]
Leonardo DiCaprio on turning down the role of Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars prequels
During an interview with Shortlist, Leonardo DiCaprio has been speaking about some of the roles that he passed on his career, revealing that George Lucas wanted him to play Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars prequels, but he decided to turn the offer down. “I did have a meeting with George Lucas about [the Star […]
Dimension loses Halloween movie rights, Halloween Returns reportedly scrapped
Bloody Disgusting is reporting that Dimension has lost the rights to the Halloween franchise, with Miramax said to be shopping the property around in search of a new distributor. The report goes on to state that Marcus Dunstan’s “recalibration” of the slasher series, Halloween Returns, is likely to be scrapped, with Miramax starting over on […]
Ghostbusters, L.A. Confidential, The Shawshank Redemption and Top Gun among 25 films added to the National Film Registry
The Library of Congress has announced that twenty-five titles set to be added to the National Film Registry for 2015, with a list that includes Ghostbusters, L.A. Confidential, The Shawshank Redemption and Top Gun. Check out the full list of 25 films here: Being There (1979) Black and Tan (1929) Dracula (Spanish language version) (1931) […]
Star Wars: The Force Awakens enters the all-time top ten at the global box office
Having pushed its worldwide haul to $1.161 billion, Star Wars: The Force Awakens has now overtaken this year’s Despicable Me spinoff Minions to enter the all time top ten at the global box office, doing so in record time. The Force Awakens is currently sitting in tenth place and is closing in fast on Marvel’s Iron […]
The Biggest Opening Weekends of 2015
Looking at the totals for 2015, it’s been a good year for movie studios at the box office. We’ve had a couple of record-breaking opening weekends, and a certain movie from a galaxy far, far away smashed the December opening weekend record. Last year, the biggest opening weekend was $121 million, and this year is […]
