When Unbreakable failed to hit the commercial heights of The Sixth Sense way back in 2000, few thought they’d ever see M. Night Shyamalan’s Eastrail 177 trilogy play out in full. Yet here we are, all these years later, with Glass set to break January box office records when it opens worldwide on January 18th.However, there’s […]
Aquaman tops Batman v Superman to become DCEU’s highest-grossing instalment
After blowing the competition out of the water over the holiday period, Aquaman has now set a new milestone at the box office, overtaking 2016’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice to become the highest-grossing instalment in the DC Extended Universe.The Jason Momoa-headlined solo movie has taken its global haul to $887 million, surpassing the […]
2018 marks record year at the box office, with Disney way out in front
Now that the dust has settled on 2018, ComScore is reporting that the movie industry enjoyed a record year at the box office over the past twelve months with a $41.7 billion worldwide haul – almost a fifth of which ended up in Disney’s coffers.Globally, Disney’s releases pulled in $7.33 billion in total in 2018, […]
James Wan says it’s “a f*cking disgrace” that the Academy snubbed Aquaman for Best VFX Oscar
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences recently announced the shortlists for several categories at the upcoming 91st Academy Awards, including the Oscar for Best Visual Effects.Ten films remain in contention ahead of the nominations – Ant-Man and the Wasp, Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, Christopher Robin, First Man, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Mary […]
Mike Colter discusses the cancellation of Marvel’s Luke Cage
Last year, Netflix swung the axe on three of its Marvel shows in Daredevil, Iron Fist, and Luke Cage, and now Mike Colter has been speaking about the latter’s cancellation, with the Power Man actor revealing to Comic Book that the news wasn’t entirely unexpected, despite the fact that work was already underway on a […]
Luther Series 5 Episode 4 Review
Eammon Jacobs reviews the final episode of Luther series 5…That’s it, Luther Series 5 is over. And what an ending it brought to this tale that weaved in brand new characters with it’s own pre-existing story. It had shock reveals, creepy murders and a nail-biting conclusion that could have gone either way. After the shocking […]
UPDATE: Kevin Hart won’t return as Oscars host
UPDATE: As an update to the earlier story, Deadline is reporting that Hart believes that his hosting of the Oscars would detract from the talent being honoured at the ceremony, and as such he won’t be returning to the position. Original story follows…After a much talked about interview from Kevin Hart on The Ellen Show sources […]
Twelve animated Star Wars Resistance shorts arrive online
With the animated series Star Wars Resistance on a short break until next weekend, Disney has released twelve animated shorts to help tide fans over; each mini-episode runs for around two minutes in length, and you can watch them here…Star Wars Resistance returns from its midseason break on January 13th.
Danny DeVito and Awkwafina join Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle sequel
Sony Pictures has announced that Danny DeVito (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) and Awkwafina (Crazy Rich Asians) have signed on to the cast of the Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle sequel.The new additions join the returning Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black and Karen Gillan in the film, which is once again being directed by […]
Captain Marvel running time reportedly revealed
With the marketing campaign for Captain Marvel heating up ahead of the film’s March release, AMC Theaters has updated its listing for the Brie Larson-headlined Marvel superhero blockbuster with a reported runtime of 2 hours and 10 minutes.Although unconfirmed, that’s around the standard length for a non-ensemble Marvel movie this days and is in the […]
