Not content with their hold over the box office the ‘X-Men’ are branching out in to TV. With the ‘Legion’ TV series soon to premiere on cable in the US a fresh series also looks set to make its way o the airwaves. The Fox Network has picked up a pilot to production for a family based ‘X-Men’ series by Matt Nix. The Hollywood Reporter is now reporting that ‘X-Men’ stalwart Bryan Singer will executive produce the series as well as direct its pilot. The script will be written by Nix, famous for his work on ‘Burn Notice’. The still…
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Neil Vagg
Neil is the Editor-in-Chief at GYCO. He has a BA in Film & TV and an MA in Scriptwriting; he currently works 9-5 in an office and 5-9 as a reviewer. He has been reading comics for as long as he can remember and is never far away from any book which has the word Bat in the title.
‘The Flash’ is not having the easiest ride in the DCEU. Having previously lost its director twice the film is now to undergo a page one rewrite. The film was originally due to be penned by Phil Miller and Chris Lord but they jumped ship for ‘Han Solo’. A treatment written by the pair was left with Warner Bros. and gifted to Seth Grahame-Smith as the films next writer/director. Grahame-Smith left the project over creative differences with Warner Bros. to be replaced by Rick Famuyiwa. Famuyiwa performed some rewrites of his own on the script before also leaving over creative differences.…
Director Roar Uthaug has taken to Instagram to officially announce that production has begun on his ‘Tomb Raider’ film. ‘Tomb Raider’ stars Academy Award winner Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft, Daniel Wu and Walton Goggins. Little is known of the plot for the film aside from that it will take inspiration from the recent reboot of the game franchise. The image itself gives very little away about the film but hopefully we will get an official synopsis or image soon! https://www.instagram.com/p/BPnRDprDl74/?taken-by=roaruthaug ‘Tomb Raider’ will be directed by Roar Uthaug from a script by Geneva Robertson-Dworet and is due to hit cinemas on March…
Our friends over at ComicBookMovie has got their hands on a new ‘Justice League’ image. Taken from a small preview article in the next issue of Empire Magazine the photo features Batman, Wonder Woman, Flash and Cyborg. The photo appears to be lifted from the short scene featured in the Comic Con trailer released last July. UPDATE: the HQ version of the photo has now been made available online: ‘Justice League’ stars Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne/Batman, Henry Cavill as Clark Kent/Superman and Gal Gadot as Diana Prince/Wonder Woman. Joining them are Jason Mamoa as Arthur Curry/Aquaman, Ray Fisher as…
Writer-director David Ayer has come in for a lot of criticism over ‘Suicide Squad’. There’s no hiding from the films critical lambasting and 26% rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Ayer is also no stranger to giving a few home truths when necessary. When a fan tweeted Ayer to say how much he enjoyed the film they got a surprise when Ayer responded with a full and frank statement: Thank you so much. I know it’s a controversial film, I really tired to make something different, with a look and voice of its own. I took inspiration from the insanity of the…
Disney just dropped a bombshell on the internet by unveiling the title and teaser poster for ‘Star Wars: Episode VIII’… ‘The Last Jedi’. ‘The Last Jedi’ follows on from the events of 2015s ‘The Force Awakens’ (reviewed here). Rain Johnson takes over the directors seats from J.J. Abrams. ‘Star Wars: The Last Jedi’ will mark the last live action appearance by Carrie Fisher after her sad death over the holiday period. Earlier this month both Disney and Lucasfilm released a statement to the press on her passing. The companies vehemently denied they would recreate the actress in CGI for further…
Written by Tom Taylor Pencils & Inks by Stephen Byrne & Eduardo Nunez Cover by Stephen Byrne, Karl Kerschl, Serge Lapointe & Eduardo Nunez Two of comics greatest teams team up for the very first time! Something terrible has happened in Angel Grove! When the Command Center is breached and the teleporters are damaged, Zack is flung into another universe, where he’s mistaken for a villain by a mysterious masked vigilante. Can the other Power Rangers get to their friend in time to save him from Batman? Co-published with BOOM! Studios. ‘Justice League/Power Rangers’ #1 is available at Comixology now! Let’s…
It’s been a good day for trailer fans! Following the release of the second trailer for ‘Power Rangers’ (here) 20th Century Fox has dropped the second trailer for ‘Logan’. Just last week director James Mangold revealed an official synopsis for the film which read: In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hide out on the Mexican border. But Logan’s attempts to hide from the world and his legacy are up-ended when a young mutant arrives, being pursued by dark forces. Speaking with the press following the release of the trailer Mangold discussed…
After weeks of waiting with little promotion a new trailer for Saban’s ‘Power Rangers’ has hit the web. Clocking in at over two minutes the trailer gives fans their first look at Bryan Cranston as Zordon, Elizabeth Banks as Rita Repulsa plus the famous Zords and not to mention the Rangers in full costume. Fans concerned about the look of Zordon and Alpha 5 after the recently leaked picture (see it here) quickly had their fears put to rest as both are suitably impressive when seen in live action. Whilst Zordon presents himself very much in the same vein as…
It has long been rumoured that Miles Morales would be the focus of Sony’s long gestating animated ‘Spider-Man’ project. The project, first announced last year, has also gained a second director. Sony had previously announced that Bob Persichetti would be helming the project. Todays reveal brings the news that he will be joined by Peter Ramsey as co-director. The film is due for release December 21st 2018. The announcement, made during a presentation in LA today, was followed up by a series of tweets. https://twitter.com/SonyPictures/status/821789490263900160 https://twitter.com/SonyPictures/status/821789739514609664 There is no news yet on casting for the project but we will bring you all…