Despite its obscure source material, Marvel Studios’ latest franchise Guardians of the Galaxy has enjoyed an out-of-this-world opening at the box office, pulling in $94 million domestically and $66.4 million from international markets for a global haul of $160.4 million. On home soil, Guardians has set a new August record and falls just short of […]
How many Phases before Marvel has to hit the reset button?
Anghus Houvouras wonders how many Phases Marvel can reach before it has to hit the reset button with a reboot of the Cinematic Universe…Guardians of the Galaxy is a huge hit. Everything with Marvel above the title is a money maker and a fan-favorite. As they prepare to launch a sequel to The Avengers in […]
Video Game Review – The Last of Us Remastered
Kris Wall reviews The Last of Us Remastered…Last year, Uncharted creators Naughty Dog released The Last of Us on to the PlayStation 3. You can read my original review here, but to cut a post apocalyptic story short, I quickly crowned it the PlayStation 3’s greatest achievement and the best game of 2013, since then […]
The Dusty VHS Corner: Anthony Hickox, from Sundown to Full Eclipse
In the latest edition of The Dusty VHS Corner, Tom Jolliffe looks at the films of Anthony Hickox… Director Anthony Hickox comes from a strong cinematic lineage. His father, Douglas Hickox was also a director (Zulu Dawn, Theatre of Blood) whilst his mother is critically lauded editor Anne V. Coates (Lawrence of Arabia). A career […]
Blu-ray Review – Locke (2013)
Locke, 2013. Directed by Steven Knight. Starring Tom Hardy, Olivia Colman, Ruth Wilson, Andrew Scott, and Ben Daniels. SYNOPSIS: A construction manager responds to a phone call which results in his personal and professional life unravelling. Driving away from a construction site Ivan Locke makes a series of phones which reveal that he is driving to a hospital where a […]
Filming wraps on The Fantastic Four
In an age where spy photos and set leaks are a compulsory part of any big Hollywood production, it will come as a bit of a surprise to hear that filming has wrapped on 20th Century Fox’s reboot The Fantastic Four, with Kate Mara (Susan Storm) announcing the news via Twitter by posting a photo […]
Paul Feig said to be Sony’s first choice to direct Ghostbusters 3 for a reboot focussing on female Ghostbusters
With the long-awaited Ghostbusters threequel seemingly edging towards production (after the best part of two decades of development), it appears that Sony has found a director its gonna call for Ghostbusters III, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Paul Feig (Bridesmaids, The Heat) is the frontrunner to take over from Ghosbusters and Ghostbusters II helmer […]
Megan Fox has a strongly worded message for Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles haters
It seems that the upcoming live-action reboot of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has come under fire from the moment it was announced that Michael Bay was looking to bring the Heroes in a Half-Shell back to the screen. Bay’s involvement itself was enough to get some fans going, and that was followed up by criticism […]
The Week in Spandex – Deadpool, Guardians of the Galaxy, Ant-Man, Justice League Dark, Batman, X-Men and more
Our weekly round-up of all the latest superhero news and talking points, including Deadpool, X-Men, Guardians of the Galaxy, Ant-Man, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Iron Man & Captain America: Heroes United, Big Hero 6, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Justice League Dark, Constantine, Arrow, The Flash, Gotham, Batman ’66, Batman: Assault on Arkham […]
More from Kevin Feige about a female-led Marvel superhero movie
Over the past few months, there’s been plenty of speculation as to whether Marvel Studios will finally unleash a female-led superhero movie during Phase Three of the Cinematic Universe; this year, Marvel chief Kevin Feige has teased both a Black Widow and Captain Marvel movie, and now he’s spoken more about the possibility of a […]
