Disney and Lucasfilm have made great strides with regards to increasing the representation of the galaxy far, far away over the past few years, but it seems the increased emphasis on female characters and diversity hasn’t quite sat right with some ‘fans’. Take for example the alt-right group who claimed to have lowered the Rotten […]
Black Panther shatters records as it opens to $387 million worldwide
Marvel kicked off the 2018 superhero season this weekend with the release of Black Panther, and the film has shattered records on its way to a whopping $192 million three-day domestic weekend, and $387 million worldwide. In the US, Black Panther has shattered the previous three-day record February record of $132.4 million set by Deadpool […]
Hasbro reveals new Star Wars: The Vintage Collection and Black Series action figures
A few days ago we got a look at a selection of Hasbro’s upcoming action figures for Solo: A Star Wars Story [see here], and now Hasbro has revealed some of its upcoming Star Wars: The Vintage Collection and Star Wars: The Black Series offerings for 2018, which includes characters from Solo, The Force Awakens, […]
Could we ever see a Marvel vs DC movie?
George Chrysostomou on whether we could ever get to a Marvel vs DC movie… It is often thought that a Marvel vs. DC film is a long shot, with very little probability of becoming made. Many point to studio executives and/or legal issues as the main reasons as to why there is no chance that […]
Kevin Feige on Captain Marvel set photos and Carol Danvers’ green costume
Marvel Studios kicked off production on Captain Marvel last month, and sure enough within a few hours we had our first spy photos from the set of the superhero blockbuster, giving us a glimpse of Brie Larson in costume as Carol Danvers. Reaction to the costume was mixed at best; aside from the fact it […]
Why Do Blockbusters Rarely Win Awards?
Neil Calloway looks at the divide between box office hits and critical acclaim… Seven. That’s the number of Oscar nominations that the top ten films at last year’s worldwide box office received. It might not seem like a bad haul, but when you realise they’re all technical nominations and four of them are for Star […]
The Grandmaster joins ‘Team Darryl’ in latest Thor: Ragnarok mockumentary short
A new ‘Team Darryl’ short has arrived online from Thor: Ragnarok’s Blu-ray bonus features which sees Thor’s former room mate Darryl gaining in a replacement for the God of Thunder after Jeff Goldblum’s Grandmaster replies to his Craigslist ad; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Watch two extended bonus scenes from Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lm-xX2ImOHI SUPPORT […]
Paramount and Hasbro to reboot Transformers after Bumblebee movie, Transformers 6 pulled from slate
Back in 2015, Paramount and Hasbro recruited a star studded writers room to plot out the future of the Transformers movie franchise, resulting in last year’s Transformers: The Last Knight – Michael Bay’s fifth instalment – as well as the upcoming spinoff Bumblebee: The Movie, directed by Travis Knight, and up to 14 other potential […]
Keira Knightley to leak Official Secrets for director Gavin Hood
Oscar-nominated actress Keira Knightley is set to take on the role of GCHQ whileblower Katharine Gun in Official Secrets, a new film from director Gavin Hood (Eye in the Sky), which also has Matt Smith attached to star. Gun was working as a Mandarin translator at the British government’s communications HQ, GCHQ, when she leaked a confidential […]
Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern and Zoe Kravitz confirmed for Big Little Lies season 2 return
Deadline has confirmed that stars Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern and Zoe Kravitz have all closed their deals to return for a second season of HBO’s acclaimed drama series Big Little Lies, joining the previously announced Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman. Having received a green light back in December, the second season of Big Little Lies […]
