Despite being deep into production, Sony and Marvel have added a couple of new additions to the cast of Spider-Man: Homecoming. Deadline is reporting that comedian Martha Kelly (Baskets) has secured a role, along with UFC welterweight champion Tyron Woodley (Kickboxer: Vengeance), who has told The MMA Hour that, “I don’t know if I can even say […]
Tim Miller no longer directing Deadpool 2
This was certainly a surprise, especially just after news that Tim Miller has met with ten actresses for the role of Domino, but it seems Miller is no longer set to direct Deadpool 2. According to Deadline, Miller and Ryan Reynolds had creative differences over the sequel, yet the split was an amicable one with no hard […]
Wolverine 3 will explore Logan’s father/son relationship with Professor X
Hugh Jackman is set to play the character Wolverine one last time in a third standalone film in 2017. Jackman has already revealed a few things about the project, teasing the Old Man Logan storyline, as well as Patrick Stewart returning as Professor X. Whilst promoting Pan with Collider, Jackman has now given an update […]
X-Men: Apocalypse enjoys $80 million domestic opening weekend as Alice Through the Looking Glass bombs
X-Men: Apocalypse debuted in the States this past Friday, with the latest instalment of Fox’s mutant superhero franchise enjoying an $80 million domestic opening over the four-day Memorial Day weekend, with $65.3 million of that coming from the Friday-Sunday period. “We’re very happy with this result as we introduce new characters in the X-Men universe,” […]
Ronda Rousey says she has a plan to get the Captain Marvel role
A few months ago, MMA fighter and champion Ronda Rousey throw her hat into the ring for the role of Captain Marvel in the upcoming film (even sharing fan art of her in the costume). While Marvel say they haven’t begun casting suggestions (though rumour sites claim they have), Rousey is still fighting her case. […]
Movie Review – X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
X-Men: Apocalypse, 2016. Directed by Bryan Singer. Starring James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, Oscar Isaac, Sophie Turner, Nicholas Hoult, Rose Byrne, Tye Sheridan, Alexandra Shipp, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Ben Hardy, Olivia Munn, Lana Condor, Evan Peters, Josh Helman, Lucas Till, and Hugh Jackman Synopsis: With the emergence of the world’s first mutant, Apocalypse, the X-Men […]
Michael B. Jordan confirms his Black Panther casting
Last month it was reported that Michael B. Jordan is set to reunite with his Fruitvale Station and Creed director Ryan Coogler with a role in Marvel’s Black Panther, and now the actor has confirmed his casting. “I’m super excited, especially to put a different spin on it,” Jordan tells The Hollywood Reporter. “I’m looking […]
Why Rose McGowan is wrong about that X-Men: Apocalypse image
Kirsty Capes on why Rose McGowan is wrong about that X-Men: Apocalypse image… I’m sure most of the internet / Marvel fandom has seen Rose McGowan’s rant about a rather unseemly X-Men: Apocalypse promo shot over the last couple of days. If you haven’t, here’s a quick run-down of what happened: Rose McGowan, of 90s […]
International screenings save X-Men: Apocalypse at the box office as it crosses $400 million worldwide
Among a sea of mediocre reviews [read ours here, here and here], Bryan Singer’s mutant movie X-Men: Apocalypse has not been performing too well in its domestic release. However its international screenings are really helping push the movie further up the success chart. Now in its second week, X-Men: Apocalypse dropped 66% to $22 million, […]
Deadpool is big in Japan, dethrones Zootopia at the box office
It may have hit cinemas months ago (and is already available on Blu-ray and DVD in several markets), but the Merc with a Mouth has just made his way over to Japan, with 20th Century Fox’s Deadpool dethroning Zootopia at the Japanese box office with a five-day opening haul of $6.5 million. Deadpool is currently […]
