Never has a film had so much bad press before its opening weekend is even over, but Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four is struggling to find a modicum of positivity at the moment. Amidst all its bad reviews (read ours here and here), it’s Thursday box office tracking was poor, and it’s only looking to make […]
Ant-Man hits $300 million at the worldwide box office
As it reaches its fourth weekend of release, Marvel Studios’ latest franchise Ant-Man has crossed the $300 million mark at the global box office, reaching the milestone on Friday. Ant-Man has surpassed the worldwide haul of 2008’s The Incredible Hulk ($263.4 million), but remains the second-lowest instalment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe behind 2011’s Captain […]
Why don’t they just make a Doctor Doom movie instead?
Anghus Houvouras on how to fix the Fantastic Four franchise… Fantastic Four is one of those cinematic enigmas. A concept that’s been around almost as long as Marvel Comics. A well-known, well established group of characters that are high on recognition factor but low on the public’s interest level. We’ve suffered through four terrible Fantastic […]
Rumours surface on Captain America: Civil War “teams”
Another day, another rumour doing the rounds on all things comic book movies. This time it’s the turn of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with Heroic Hollywood claiming they know how The Avengers will be split once the events of Captain America: Civil War unfold. According to the website, the teams will be split 6 to […]
Agent Carter showrunner discusses season 2 villain Madame Masque
As Marvel and ABC gear up for the second season of Agent Carter, executive producer and co-showrunner Tara Butters has been speaking to Slash Film about the new villain set to go up against Hayley Atwell’s Peggy Carter in Madame Masque. “Here’s the thing,” said Butters, when asked about getting access to Marvel villains. “It’s […]
Simon Kinberg distances X-Men from Fantastic Four
Last month, director Bryan Singer confirmed the ongoing speculation that 20th Century Fox has plans to cross its X-Men universe over with Fantastic Four in an effort to create a shared continuity akin to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Well, in the wake of absolutely horrendous reviews and word of mouth for Fantastic Four, it now […]
Daniel Cudmore turned down the role of Colossus in Deadpool
Back in February, X2: X-Men United, X-Men: The Last Stand and X-Men: Days of Future Past star Daniel Cudmore revealed that the role of Colossus would be recast in Fox’s X-Men spinoff Deadpool, with Andre Tricoteux (Seventh Son) subsequently announced as having secured the part. Well, it turns out that Cudmore was offered to reprise […]
Fantastic Four looking at $25 million domestic opening weekend
Although initial tracking had put it in the $40 – $50 million bracket, it seems the flood of negative reviews and poor word of mouth on Fantastic Four is set to result in a domestic opening weekend of around $25 million. SEE ALSO: Josh Trank places blame for poor Fantastic Four reviews on Fox The […]
Second Opinion – Fantastic Four (2015)
Fantastic Four, 2015. Directed by Josh Trank. Starring Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Bell, Toby Kebbell, Reg E. Cathey, and Tim Blake Nelson. SYNOPSIS: Four young outsiders teleport to an alternate and dangerous universe which alters their physical form in shocking ways. The four must learn to harness their new abilities and […]
Josh Trank places blame for poor Fantastic Four reviews on Fox
Director Josh Trank (Chronicle) has responded to the negative criticism aimed at his newest film Fantastic Four by seemingly placing the blame on 20th Century Fox. On Thursday, Trank tweeted out the following, which was then quickly deleted… Trank is obviously unhappy with the film’s final outcome, and he makes it very clear that at […]
