A24 has debuted the first poster and trailer for writer-director Bo Burnham’s upcoming comedy drama Eighth Grade. The film made its world premiere in January at the Sundance Film Festival, receiving critical acclaim, and features a cast that includes Elsie Fisher, Josh Hamilton, Emily Robinson, Jake Ryan, and Fred Hechinger; take a look below… Thirteen-year-old Kayla […]
Martin Freeman says Sherlock’s rabid fan base took the fun out of making the show
The BBC’s Sherlock series is well known for its devoted fan base, but according to actor Martin Freeman – who plays Dr. John Watson opposite Benedict Cumberbatch’s Holmes – some of the more rabid fans only served to add to the pressure, and made making the show less fun. “To be absolutely honest, it [was] […]
Tomb Raider opens to $108 million worldwide
Lara Croft made her return to the big screen this weekend, with Oscar-winner Alicia Vikander taking on the role of the iconic video game character for the Tomb Raider reboot [read our review here]. Despite losing out on top spot in North America, grossing $23.5 million in second place behind Black Panther, Tomb Raider ruled […]
Brie Larson’s Captain Marvel may debut in Avengers: Infinity War after all
Just a couple of days ago, director Anthony Russo appeared to clear up any speculation about Capatin Marvel appearing in Avengers: Infinity War by making it “official” that we won’t be seeing Brie Larson’s Carol Danvers alongside Earth’s Mightiest Heroes until 2019’s Avengers 4. So, that’s that question put to rest, right? Well, not exactly, […]
Krypton showrunner explains how the show matters to the present-day DC universe
Unlike Gotham, which is going down the Smallville route of exploring the origin of its young hero-to-be, DC’s latest prequel series Krypton is heading back two generations to focus on Superman’s grandfather Seg-El, long before the birth of Kal-El, and the destruction of his homeworld. Speaking to Comic Book ahead of its premiere this coming […]
Wiseau Serious? See Tommy Wiseau’s Joker edited into The Dark Knight
Last week, the folks at Nerdist released a rather humourous video featuring The Room creator Tommy Wiseau ‘auditioning’ for the role of The Joker, and now sure enough someone has taken that footage and spliced it into Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight. It’s probably not going to win any Oscars, but it’s definitely worth a […]
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 5 Episode 13 Review – ‘Principia’
Danny Hale reviews the thirteenth episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 5… In the wake of the emotionally charged ‘The Real Deal’, ‘Principia’ offered a welcome return to a good old fashioned field-op. While the team attempts to trace the last known whereabouts of the missing gravitonium, General Hale expands her new team of […]
David Oyelowo would consider playing James Bond
With Daniel Craig set to make his final outing as 007 in next year’s Bond 25 before retiring his license to kill, we’ll soon be inundated with speculation as to who’ll become the next actor to take on the iconic role of Ian Fleming’s super spy. Before Craig’s participation in Bond 25 was confirmed, a […]
Black Panther closing in on $1.2 billion worldwide, will turn a bigger profit than Age of Ultron and Civil War
For the fifth straight weekend, Marvel’s Black Panther has held firm at the top of the domestic box office, adding a further $27 million to push its North American haul to $605.4 million. The Ryan Coogler-directed superhero blockbuster is the seventh film to pass $600 million domestically after Star Wars: The Last Jedi ($619 million), […]
What Will Constitute Success and Failure for Avengers: Infinity War?
Samuel Brace on Avengers: Infinity War… Avengers: Infinity War has an unenviable task ahead of it. On one hand it has a decade of marketing behind it and will undoubtedly reap a huge sum once it makes its long awaited bow at the box office; on the other, the metric for success regarding this Marvel […]
