As expected, the Force is strong with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story at the box office, as Disney and Lucasfilm’s first Anthology movie has debuted with $29 million in Thursday previews in North America. Rogue One’s Thursday opening is the biggest of the year so far, topping Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice ($27.7 […]
Ryan Gosling suggests that Harrison Ford may not have a large role in Blade Runner 2049
Having starred as Han Solo in last December’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Harrison Ford is set to reprise another of his former roles in 2017, returning as Rick Deckard in Blade Runner 2049, director Denis Villeneuve’s follow-up to Ridley Scott’s 1982 sci-fi masterpiece Blade Runner. However, judging by the latest comments from his co-star Ryan Gosling, […]
The Mummy director Alex Kurtzman discusses Universal’s shared Monster universe
This past week saw Universal Pictures releasing the first trailer for The Mummy, the first of what is planned to be a shared Monsters universe, which will eventually see Sofia Boutella’s Mummy and Russell Crowe’s Dr. Henry Jekyll joined by the likes of The Invisible Man (Johnny Depp), Frankenstein’s Monster (Javier Bardem) and other iconic characters […]
Andy Serkis says War for the Planet of the Apes is darker, more brutal and tougher in tone
This week saw 20th Century Fox releasing the trailer for War for the Planet of the Apes, the third film in the studio’s relaunched Apes franchise, which will see Caesar leading his apes in a full-scale war against the humans, led by Woody Harrelson’s The Colonel. In an interview with Collider, Andy Serkis has been […]
The Week in Spandex – Spider-Man: Homecoming trailer, Ryan Reynolds and Tim Miller on Deadpool 2, Justice League 2 makes way for The Batman, DC and Star Wars mash-up and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Spider-Man: Homecoming, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Doctor Strange, Agents of S.H.I.E.LD., The Defenders, Iron Fist, The Inhumans, Luke Cage, Logan, New Mutants, Deadpool 2, Legion, Suicide Squad, Justice League 2, The Batman, The Flash, Arrow, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Powerless, The LEGO […]
Cameras will roll on new X-Men film in May 2017, will likely be New Mutants
According to a new report from Le Journal de Montréal (via Screen Rant), the next X-Men movie will begin shooting sooner than expected. In a statement to the French-language news outlet, president of MELS Studios, Michel Trudel, confirmed that 20th Century Fox has set up production offices at the Montreal studio and will begin constructing sets in January for […]
Rumour: Major Original Trilogy cameos for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story reportedly revealed
Just yesterday I wrote an article discussing which Original Trilogy characters could potentially appear in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story [read it here], and now a rumour is circulating which suggests that Darth Vader, Mon Mothma and Bail Organa won’t be the only familiar faces in the hotly-anticipated Anthology movie. Now, the rumour comes from Reddit, […]
Jeffrey Wright confirms 2018 return for Westworld
Those hoping to see what happens next on HBO’s hit series Westworld will have to wait a bit longer than expected, as the next train to Sweetwater won’t be arriving until 2018, series star Jeffrey Wright has confirmed via Twitter: See y'all in #Westworld 2018, baby. — Jeffrey Wright 🥜 (@jfreewright) December 5, 2016 When Westworld was […]
George Lucas has seen Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and “really liked the movie”
We’re less than a fortnight away from the next instalment of the Star Wars saga, and it seems that Rogue One: A Star Wars Story already has its first positive review – from Star Wars creator George Lucas, no less! Speaking during a Lucasfilm press conference for the movie, director Gareth Edwards revealed that Lucas […]
Capcom to focus on reviving dormant franchises
When thinking of developers that are sitting on a veritable wealth of under-utilized franchises, Capcom comes close to the top of that list. While we may be getting the next entry in the Resident Evil series next month, and Capcom has just announced Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite, there are a number of series that fans wish […]
