Director Paul Feig returned to cinemas this weekend with the release of the Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively thriller A Simple Favor [read our review here], two years on from his female-led reboot of the 1980s classic Ghostbusters. The film was intended as a relaunch of the Ghostbusters franchise, but a worldwide gross of just $229 […]
Paul Feig stills wants to make a Ghostbusters sequel
With a mixed reception from audiences, and a disappointing global box office of $229 million – resulting in a $70 million loss – one would have to assume that a sequel to Paul Feig’s female-led Ghostbusters reboot isn’t exactly top of the list of priorities at Sony. However, speaking to Yahoo at CinemaCon where he […]
Harold Ramis’ daughter on the possibility of a CGI Egon in Ghostbusters 3
While it seemed that the passing of Harold Ramis in 2014 had put an end to any hope of a new Ghostbusters movie featuring the original cast, director Ivan Reitman teased the possibility of a new live-action feature last weekend at the San Diego Comic-Con, as well as suggesting Ramis’ Egon Spengler could feature through […]
We’re Now Powered By Nostalgia More Than Ever!
George Chrysostomou on nostalgia… Upon reading Anghus Houvouras’s piece on why everyone is hating on Ready Player One, a key theme of his argument really hit home – it struck me that there really ise a lot of nostalgia in the current crop of films and TV shows. Now, I know that this has always been present. Every […]
IDW announces Ghostbusters: Answer the Call limited series
We may not be seeing them back on the big screen any time soon, but IDW Publishing is reuniting the characters of last year’s Ghostbusters reboot for the new five-issue limited series Ghostbusters: Answer the Call from writer Kelly Thompson (Hawkeye, Ghostbusters: Deviations) and artist Corin Howell (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, Ghostbusters: International). In the […]
Ivan Reitman planning new animated and live-action Ghostbusters movies
While last year’s Paul Feig-directed Ghostbusters: Answer the Call didn’t quite prove to be the relaunch that fans of the franchise were hoping for, it seems that Ivan Reitman isn’t ready to call time on the series, with the director of the original two movies revealing at San Diego Comic-Con that he’s got plans for […]
Wonder Woman opens HUGE, Alien 5 officially dead, Dan Aykroyd slams Paul Feig and more – Weekend News Roundup
WONDER WOMAN’S HUGE OPENING Early projections for Wonder Woman‘s opening were around $65 million, which then dropped to nearly $40 million when the pre-order numbers were released. However, due to some great reviews and positive word of mouth, Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman has opened huge for the DCEU. The movie debuted in several big territories […]
Franchises Aren’t Killing Hollywood, Bad Movies Are
This week Neil Calloway wants Hollywood to stop blaming franchises for bad box office returns… Recently the Los Angeles Times reported that this summer’s US box office could be the lowest in a decade. This might seem like terrible news, but given that films are expected to earn $4 billion during the summer months it’s […]
15 Box Office Flops of 2016
Luke Owen charts some of the box office flops 2016… Movie screenings were up, but the box office figures for 2016 are down on last year. Granted, we didn’t see a release like Star Wars: The Force Awakens (which grossed $1 billion domestically and $2 billion worldwide), but big titles like Batman v Superman: Dawn […]
The Year in Disappointment: 2016
Anghus Houvouras on the biggest disappointments of 2016… By all accounts, 2016 was a pretty disappointing year. It will go down in history as one of the most despised spans of time in human history. There was so much negativity. So much raw hatred and ignorance. Feuding sides that seemed to revel in the other’s […]
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