Twenty-First Century Fox, the parent company of studio 20th Century Fox, posted its quarter one earnings this week, with the first fiscal quarter coming in short of projected earnings, with profits of $678 million – over a billion down from the same timeframe in 2014. Speaking about the fall in revenue, Twenty-First Century Fox executive […]
Simon Kinberg on Fantastic Four: “I’m obviously disappointed with the way it turned out”
With Fantastic Four finishing up its North American box office run with a dismal $56 million, it’s fair to say that 20th Century Fox’s reboot of the Marvel comic book series has been an unmitigated disaster. Speaking to THR, writer-producer Simon Kinberg has revealed that he was “disappointed” by the reception of the film, as […]
Simon Kinberg “figuring out” Fantastic Four 2
Despite the utter failure of Fantastic Four both critically and commercially, it seems that 20th Century Fox isn’t quite ready to call time on the franchise, as writer-producer Simon Kinberg has revealed to MTV News that he’s “figuring out” the sequel. “I’m really focused on the next one,” states Kinberg. “I do believe there is […]
Stan Lee on why Fantastic Four flopped, confirms X-Men: Apocalypse cameo
While the Marvel brand is a license to print money these days, 20th Century Fox’s reboot of Fantastic Four tanked hard at the box office, with the film yet to pull in $150 million worldwide, making it one of – if not the – biggest failures of the year so far. Speaking to Larry King […]
Movie Review – Ant-Man (2015)
Ant-Man, 2015. Directed by Peyton Reed. Starring Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Pena, Corey Stoll, Bobby Cannavale, Judy Greer, Abby Ryder Fortson, John Slattery, Hayley Atwell, Martin Donovan, David Dastmalchian, Wood Harris, Gregg Turkington and Michael Douglas. SYNOPSIS: Armed with a super-suit with the astonishing ability to shrink in scale but increase in strength, con-man […]
Marvel’s Infinity to get the What If? treatment
If you thought the blockbuster Infinity event turned the Marvel Universe on its head, you won’t believe what could have happened! Those questions and more will be answered in What If? Infinity – a brand-new 5-issue limited series coming in October! Rising star writer Joshua Williamson (Secret Wars: Battleworld, Illuminati) and an assembly of today’s […]
Official synopsis for X-Men: Apocalypse
Thanks to a tie-in promotion with M&Ms, we’ve got the first official synopsis for next year’s mutant superhero ensemble X-Men: Apocalypse: Since the dawn of civilization, he was worshipped as a god. Apocalypse, the first and most powerful mutant from Marvel’s X-Men universe, amassed the powers of many other mutants, becoming immortal and invincible. Upon […]
SDCC: Joe Kelly and Ed McGuinness reuniting for Spider-Man/Deadpool
Marvel has announced that Spider-Man and Deadpool are to team up for the new series Spider-Man/Deadpool from writer Joe Kelly and artist Ed McGuinness, the creative team behind the Merc with a Mouth’s first solo series from 1997. Via The L.A. Times, here’s a look at the cover for the first issue, along with some […]
Kevin Feige says Benedict Cumberbatch’s popularity nearly cost him Doctor Strange role
Benedict Cumerbatch was a popular choice for the role of Doctor Strange when he was announced last year, but Marvel head-honco Kevin Feige has said that the actor’s popularity nearly cost him the role. “He was someone that we were very interested in for a very long time,” Feige told EW. “[But] he kept getting […]
SDCC: Sam Raimi on the new Spider-Man reboot
Over the weekend we heard the first comments from The Amazing Spider-Man director Marc Webb about Sony’s decision to reboot the franchise alongside Marvel Studios – with Webb admitting that he’s “sad to surrender” the series – and now another former Spidey filmmaker has shared his opinion on the latest take on the wall-crawler. “It’s […]
