Author: Neil Vagg

Joker was already tipped for big things when fans learned it would have its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival. Over the weekend the festival drew to a close with its annual awards ceremony celebrating the best of the festival. Joker took home the Gold Lion prize for Best Film, the highest honest of the festival. This is a huge win not just for Todd Phillips and star Joaquin Phoenix, but this is also a huge win for comic book movies in general. Whilst the win doesn’t guarantee Joker nominations for Golden Globes or Oscars it is a sure…

Warner Bros. is gearing up for the release of Doctor Sleep in November. The film serves as a sequel to Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining and the Stephen King novel on which it was based. Ewan McGregor stars as an older Dan Torrence who returns to the Overlook Hotel which we last saw burning to the ground at the end of the book. Of course things quickly turn creepy once he arrives. Check out the final trailer in the player below to get a much better idea of what to expect when the film hits cinemas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgoYrQLPfBU Doctor Sleep stars Ewan…

In news that surprises absolutely no one, IT: Chapter Two failed to meet it’s predecessor at the box office this weekend. The Andy Muschietti sequel garnered an estimated $91M this time around, from an absolutely huge 4,570 screens. This represents a reasonable drop of 26% from the first movies opening weekend of $123.4M, while still accounting for 75% of all tickets sales for the Top 10 movies at the box office. With its cast change, sequelitis, and weaker overall reviews, the odds were always stacked against the second chapter outperforming the original so this will not come as a surprise…

It’s now less than a month to go until The CW begins to roll out new seasons of our favourite DCTV shows. Overnight the network has released a new poster for the upcoming fifth season of Supergirl. The poster features the full main cast of the series including Dreamer (Nicole Maines), Alex (Chyler Leigh) and Lena Luthor (Katie McGrath) who may become the series villain following her falling out with Kara at the end of season four. Check out the poster in all its glory below! Supergirl stars Melissa Benoist, David Harewood, Mehcad Brooks, Katie McGrath, Jesse Rath, Nicole Maines and…

The cast and crew of Ad Astra recently stopped by the Venice Film Festival to premiere the movie. With critics hailing the film a masterpiece in the vein of Interstellar and Moon we’re pretty hyped for the film to finally arrive in cinemas later this month. We’ve got a highlights reel from the Venice Festival press conference featuring stars Brad Pitt and Liv Tyler, plus the film’s director James Gray for you to check out in the player below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fanbA-qfzxY&feature=youtu.be Directed by James Gray Ad Astra centres on Astronaut Roy McBride (Brad Pitt) who travels to the outer edges of…

Wonder Woman and Wonder Woman 1984 director Patty Jenkins has signed a new, multi-year deal with Netflix to produce television content for the streaming platform. According to Variety, the three-year deal is worth $10m. “We’re thrilled to welcome Patty Jenkins to Netflix,” said Channing Dungey, Vice President of Original Series at Netflix. “Her trailblazing work has pushed boundaries and she confidently tells stories that leave an unforgettable mark. We look forward to fostering her many ideas and helping them come to life.” “I’m so excited to embark on a great journey of making the new world of television with a…

Sometimes, an older sibling will give a younger sibling a few great comics to read or classic albums to listen to. And sometimes an older sibling will give a younger sibling a demonic curse, the Spirit of Vengeance, and the title of Ghost Rider! Marvel.com recently sat down with writer Ed Brisson to discuss the upcoming Ghost Rider #1 which drops in comic stores in October. Here’s what he had to say. That’s the dynamic at play as a (more than) reluctant Danny Ketch reunites with his long-lost brother (and current King of Hell), Johnny Blaze, in the brand-new ongoing series—because…

Warner Bros. UK has released a new, updated poster for Joker featuring some of the huge compliments from the press. There’s plenty of five-star review snippets to fill this poster form the likes of Empire Magazine, NME, Time Out and The Guardian. It’s certainly great to see a DC movie getting this much praise. Phillips directs from a screenplay he co-wrote with writer Scott Silver, based on characters from DC. The film is being produced by Phillips and Bradley Cooper under their Joint Effort banner, and Emma Tillinger Koskoff. It is executive produced by Richard Baratta, Joseph Garner and Bruce…

Amazon Prime Video has announced that season two of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan will launch on 1st November, exclusively on Prime Video. The series, which stars John Krasinski, proved a hit with critics and fans in its first season and the streaming giant has released a new trailer to whet our appetites for the series’ return. https://youtu.be/Un2zXkM-03U Jack Ryan stars Krasinski alongside Abbie Cornish and Wendell Pierce. New series regulars include Noomi Rapace, Michael Kelly, Jovan Adepo, Jordi Mollà, Cristina Umaña and Francisco Denis. Check out a new poster which has also been released to celebrate the second season. Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @GetYourComicOn,…

Today marks the return of Titans on DC Universe for season 2. The first episode will arrive around 14:00 BST on the streaming platform but we’ve got two new clips from the episode for you to check out below! In this first clip Kory catches up Donna, Dawn, Hank and Jason on just what is going on inside the house we last saw in the season 1 finale. https://youtu.be/I_NVwH9zt48 In the second clip we go (presumably) back in to the mind of Dick Grayson and back to the Batcave where we see him face off against Jason Todd in a…