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The Mummy director fires back, Spider-Man in MCU update, Pirates of the Caribbean passes $650 million and more – Daily News Roundup

June 20, 2017 by Luke Owen

NOT FOR CRITICS It’s becoming a cliched response for directors, but Alex Kurtzman has played the “not for critics” card following the poor reviews for The Mummy. Although completely asinine, this isn’t the first time a filmmaker has fired back at critics for not liking their films, claiming they were made “for the fans” (which suggests […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Daily News Roundup, Luke Owen, Movies, News Tagged With: Alex Kurtzman, Chris Hemsworth, Dark Universe, John Landis, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Spider-Man, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Star Wars, Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back, The Mummy, Thor: Ragnarok

Reports say Tom Cruise had too much control over The Mummy, and is to blame for its failings

June 15, 2017 by Luke Owen

The Mummy was supposed to be the launching pad for Universal’s Dark Universe, a inter-connected world that brought together the classic Monsters from the studio’s history. However a trashing by the press [read our reviews here and here, although Luke Owen loved it on the Flickering Myth Podcast] and a tepid domestic opening of $32 million […]

Filed Under: Luke Owen, Movies, News Tagged With: Bride of Frankenstein, Dark Universe, The Mummy, Tom Cruise

The Week in Spandex – Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Avengers: Infinity War, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Thor: Ragnarok, The Punisher, X-Men: The New Mutants and more

June 3, 2017 by Gary Collinson

In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Wonder Woman, Justice League, Aquaman, Justice League Dark, Suicide Squad, Catwoman, Gotham, Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, Batman and Harley Quinn, LEGO DC Super Hero Girls: Brain Drain, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Avengers: Infinity War, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Silver & Black, Thor: Ragnarok, The […]

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Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Television, The Week in Spandex Tagged With: Aquaman, Arrow, Avengers: Infinity War, Batman, Batman and Harley, Batman and Harley Quinn, Black Panther, Catwoman, Dark Universe, DC, DC Extended Universe, DC Super Hero Girls, Deadpool 2, Gotham, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Iron Fist, Jessica Jones, Justice League, Justice League Dark, LEGO DC Super Hero Girls: Brain Drain, Logan, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel's Spider-Man, Runaways, Silver & Black, Spider-Man, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Suicide Squad, Supergirl, The Flash, The Gifted, The Punisher, Thor: Ragnarok, Wonder Woman, X-Men, X-Men: The New Mutants

Akira movie update, Universal’s Dark Universe in potential legal problems and more – Daily News Roundup

June 2, 2017 by Luke Owen

AKIRA The long-gestating Akira movie has seemingly been in development forever by this point. Several director names have been rumoured and attached, but no cast has ever been announced or even a whiff of a production start date. Original director Katsuhiro Otomo has no issues with his vision being remade into a live-action format, but in […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Luke Owen, Movies, News Tagged With: Akira, Angelina Jolie, Bride of Frankenstein, Bumblebee, Dark Universe, DC, DC Extended Universe, Dwayne Johnson, Justice League, Murder on the Orient Express, The Wolfman, Transformers, Wonder Woman

Dark Universe revealed, Uncharted movie casting, Han Solo set video and more – Daily News Roundup

May 23, 2017 by Luke Owen

We would like to kick off today’s Daily News Roundup by sending out our best wishes to Zack Snyder and his family, and the victims of the Manchester attack. Stay safe and hug those close to you. DARK UNIVERSE Since its announcement, we’ve never really known what to call Universal’s Classic Monster’s Universe. It was […]

Filed Under: Daily News Roundup, Luke Owen, Movies, News Tagged With: Bride of Frankenstein, Dark Universe, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Han Solo: A Star Wars Story, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, The Mummy, Uncharted, Wonder Woman

Cast and crew discuss The Mummy in new featurette

May 22, 2017 by Amie Cranswick

Following hot on the heels of its Dark Universe reveal, Universal Pictures has released a new featurette for The Mummy entitled ‘She Is Real’ which sees members of the cast and crew discussing Sofia Boutella’s titular monster, Princess Ahmanet; watch it below… SEE ALSO: Watch the latest trailer for The Mummy here Thought safely entombed in […]

Filed Under: Amie Cranswick, Movies, News Tagged With: Dark Universe, The Mummy

Warner Bros. wants to shoot another DC movie this year following The Batman delay

March 17, 2017 by Gary Collinson

With Warner Bros. delaying production of The Batman until next year and pushing back the Aquaman solo movie to December 2018, it is being reported that the studio is keen on shooting a new instalment of the DC Extended Universe this year for release in 2018. According to Variety’s Justin Kroll, the top five choices […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Dark Universe, DC, DC Extended Universe, Gotham City Sirens, Green Lantern, Justice League Dark, Suicide Squad 2, The Flash

The Week in Spandex – Doctor Strange reviewed, Thor: Ragnarok wraps, Andrew Garfield talks Spider-Man, creative differences on Deadpool 2, Suicide Squad extended cut trailer

October 29, 2016 by Gary Collinson

In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Doctor Strange, Thor: Ragnarok, Captain America, Spider-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Defenders, Jessica Jones, The Punisher, Deadpool 2, Logan, Suicide Squad, The Batman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Wonder Woman, Dark Universe, The LEGO Batman Movie, Gotham, Supergirl, The […]

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Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Television, The Week in Spandex Tagged With: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Arrow, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Black Panther, Captain America, Dark Universe, DC, DC Extended Universe, DC's Legends of Tomorrow, Deadpool, Deadpool 2, Doctor Strange, doctor strange 2, Gotham, Guardians of the Galaxy, Jessica Jones, Justice League, Justice League Dark, Logan, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man, Suicide Squad, Supergirl, The Amazing Spider-Man, The Batman, The Defenders, The Flash, The LEGO Batman Movie, The Punisher, Thor: Ragnarok, Wolverine, Wonder Woman, X-Men

The Week in Spandex – Suicide Squad cameo revealed, Infinity War title change, James Gunn on Star-Lord’s father “spoiler”, Spider-Man: Homecoming influenced by Harry Potter, Netflix turns down Agent Carter, Tyler Hoechlin’s Superman revealed and more

July 30, 2016 by Gary Collinson

In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, The LEGO Batman Movie, Batman: The Killing Joke, Justice League Dark, Supergirl, Gotham, The Flash, Avengers: Infinity War, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Thor: Ragnarok, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Doctor Strange, Captain America: […]

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Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Gary Collinson, Movies, News, Television, The Week in Spandex Tagged With: Agent Carter, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Avengers: Infinity War, batman 66, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Batman: The Killing Joke, Black Panther, Captain America: Civil War, Dark Universe, DC, DC Extended Universe, Doctor Strange, Ghost Rider, Gotham, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Justice League Dark, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Suicide Squad, Supergirl, The Dark Knight, The Flash, The LEGO Batman Movie, The Rocketeer, The Rocketeers, Thor: Ragnarok

Swamp Thing animation test for aborted Justice League Dark movie Dark Universe

July 27, 2016 by Gary Collinson

Before Warner Bros. decided to change it to an animated feature, the studio spent a couple of years developing a Justice League Dark live-action movie with Guillermo del Toro, titled Dark Universe. The Pacific Rim helmer ultimately left the project in 2015, leaving the door open for other directors to pitch the studio, including Joseph […]

Filed Under: Gary Collinson, Movies, News Tagged With: Dark Universe, DC, DC Extended Universe, Guillermo del Toro, Justice League Dark, Swamp Thing

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