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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 admin

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 admin

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

Justice League’s “major” reshoots, Death Note criticisms, Spider-Man: Homecoming testing well and more – Daily News Roundup

June 8, 2017 by admin

JUSTICE LEAGUE IN TROUBLE? Uh oh. Coming off the back of all the positivity surrounding Wonder Woman, there’s some possibly troubling news coming out of the DCEU camp. It was announced a few weeks ago that Zack Snyder was stepping down as director of Justice League for very personal issues with Joss Whedon taking over […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Daily News Roundup, Luke Owen, Movies, News Tagged With: Coco, DC, DC Extended Universe, Death Note, Dunkirk, Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen, Justice League, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man: Homecoming, The Mummy

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

May 23, 2017 by admin

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

New look at Amber Heard in Aquaman, Karl Urban for Dredd series, X-Men in the MCU and more – Daily News Roundup

May 19, 2017 by admin

MERA IMAGE With Aquaman now officially in production, director James Wan has shared a new image of Amber Heard as Mera, sporting a different costume to the one she’s wearing in Zack Snyder’s Justice League. Check out the image here. I KNOW HIM! LEGO has officially unveiled images for its two upcoming Marvel Super Heroes Thor: […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Daily News Roundup, Luke Owen, Movies, News Tagged With: Aquaman, Batman & Robin, DC, DC Extended Universe, Goosebumps: Horrorland, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, Judge Dredd: Mega-City One, Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Jurassic World 2, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Peter Rabbit, Slenderman, The Mummy, Thor: Ragnarok, X-Men

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

The Mummy projected for $40 million-plus box office debut

May 19, 2017 by Justin Cook

Early tracking numbers suggest that The Mummy, the first entry in the Universal Monsters shared universe, will open with $40 million-plus during its debut weekend at the North American box office. The Hollywood Reporter confirmed that two services close to the site’s sources placed the opening at $40 million and $42 million, not including international […]

Filed Under: Justin Cook, Movies, News, US Box Office Tagged With: The Mummy, Tom Cruise, Universal Monsters

Kingsman 2 trailer, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 spoilers, Marvel praises Batgirl and more – Daily News Roundup

April 19, 2017 by admin

MANNERS MAKETH THE MAN After releasing some new images of Taron Egerton and Channing Tatum, 20th Century Fox released a teaser for Kingsman: The Golden Circle. It’s only 15 seconds though, so blink and you’ll miss it! There’s also an official synopsis, which you can read here along with the trailer. BATGIRL? AWESOME. It took […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Daily News Roundup, Luke Owen, Movies, News Tagged With: Batgirl, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Spider-Man: Homecoming, The Mummy

Chris Morgan on the future of the Universal Monsters universe after The Mummy

April 10, 2017 by Robert Kojder

Universal is continuing to promote its upcoming Tom Cruise-led reboot of The Mummy ahead of its release this summer (in the past few days we’ve have had a TV spot, poster and an international trailer), and now producer Chris Morgan has been talking about their plans for the Universal Monsters shared universe moving foeward. Speaking to CinemaBlend, Morgan […]

Filed Under: Movies, News, Robert Kojder Tagged With: Bride of Frankenstein, Chris Morgan, Creature from the Black Lagoon, The Invisible Man, The Mummy, The Wolfman, Van Helsing

More Transformers sequels, Daniel Craig staying on for more Bond, Deadpool 2 casting update and more – Daily News Roundup

April 6, 2017 by admin

TILL ALL ARE ONE… If you thought the series was set to be done after Transformers: The Last Knight, you’d be very wrong! Not only are we getting another sequel and a Bumblebee spin-off, it’s being reported that Paramount have another fourteen movies planned in the Transformers universe. Yes, fourteen. “There are 14 stories written and there’s […]

Filed Under: Articles and Opinions, Daily News Roundup, Luke Owen, Movies, News Tagged With: Deadpool 2, James Bond, Jurassic World 2, Marvel, Prison Break, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, The Mummy, Transformers, Transformers: The Last Knight, X-Men

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