Fresh from the box office failure of his own comic book adaptation Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets, French filmmaker Luc Besson has been sharing his thoughts on the superhero genre, revealing that he’s become bored of the films, and feels that the Captain America franchise in particular is little more than “propaganda”. […]
The Cinematic Universe Fascination: A Bigger Picture Obsession
Tom Jolliffe on Hollywood’s fascination with the shared cinematic universe… Marketing, labelling, packaging. It’s everywhere. In cinematic terms it’s more important than ever. Everything is governed by men with clipboards. Or the modern equivalent. I suppose it’s all tablets now. I’m a cave dwelling Cro-Magnon man, so I wouldn’t know but there’s an inherent need […]
Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly and Michael Douglas in first Ant-Man and the Wasp set photos
Last week Marvel announced that filming had got underway on its 2018 sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp, and sure enough the first photos from the Atlanta set of the movie have now made their way online. They’re not too revealing (they’re not revealing at all, to be honest), but they do give us our first […]
Twin Peaks season 3 is exquisite, but why am I so unenthused by it?
Samuel Brace on Twin Peaks season 3… Twin Peaks season 3 (The Return) had been something fans of the show, and of David Lynch, were dreaming of for years, and its revival has provided television viewers with some truly incredible moments, and some seriously beautiful filmmaking. But there is something about the resurrected series that […]
Preview of Justice League #27
Justice League #27 is out this coming Wednesday, and we’ve got a preview of the issue for you here courtesy of DC Comics; take a look… “LEGACY” part two! A massive metahuman war threatens to leave the future ripe for conquest by the despot known only as Sovereign. So warn the children of the Justice […]
Preview of Generations: All-New Wolverine & Wolverine #1
Marvel’s Generations: All-New Wolverine & Wolverine #1 is out this coming Wednesday; take a look at a preview of the issue here… THE TEAM-UP YOU’VE ALL BEEN ASKING FOR! The death of WOLVERINE shook the Marvel Universe… And the ascension of the ALL-NEW WOLVERINE reimagined what a healing factor and some Adamantium claws can do! But […]
Star Ace Toys unveils its Newt Scamander figure from Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Sideshow and Star Ace Toys has revealed the upcoming sixth scale Newt Scamander figure which is based on the likeness of Eddie Redmayne in last year’s Harry Potter spinoff prequel Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. The collectible is available to pre-order now priced at $242.99, and is expected to ship between January and […]
Preview of Planet of the Apes Archive Vol. 1
Boom! Studios delves into the Planet of the Apes archives this Wednesday to bring us the legendary 1970s Marvel Comics’ Terror on the Planet of the Apes, collected for the first time ever and remastered in a prestigious hardcover; check out a preview here… SEE ALSO: Boom! Studios announces Kong on the Planet of the Apes […]
George Clooney says Suburbicon isn’t a comedy, new image of Matt Damon released
A new image has debuted from George Clooney’s Suburbicon featuring leading man Matt Damon, while Clooney has also been chatting with EW about his latest directorial effort, during which he cleared up some misconceptions regarding the film’s tone. SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Suburbicon here “They keep calling it a ‘comedy’ and you’d be hard-pressed to […]
Funko unveils more Wonder Woman Dorbz and Pop! Vinyl figures
Funko has revealed another wave of Dorbz and Pop! Vinyl figures for the hit DC solo movie Wonder Woman which includes Gal Gadot’s Amazonian Princess and Robin Wright’s Antiope; check them out here… Before she was Wonder Woman, she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised on a sheltered […]
