Author: 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.

Disney’s latest “live-action” remake, The Lion King, hits UK cinemas on Friday of this week. To celebrate we’re taking a deep dive on the movie all through this week with clips, featurettes and interviews with the cast and crew. In this latest video actor Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years A Slave) talks about his excitement at taking on the role of the villainous Scar in the Disney remake. He also discusses the process of creating the movie. Check out the video in the player below and head to our Youtube channel for plenty more videos from The Lion King! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rEeRidm8GUU Director…

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Warner Bros. has released the second, and final, trailer for its upcoming adaption of The Kitchen. The Kitchen was a 2014 miniseries which came from the minds of Ollie Masters and Ming Doyle. It focusses on three mob wives in Hell’s Kitchen (McCarthy, Haddish and Moss) in the 1970s who take over the city’s criminal empire when their husbands are sent down by the FBI. Check out the latest trailer in the player below! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nj4wdGkmUgE&feature=youtu.be From Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema, The Kitchen is written and directed by Andrea Berloff and stars Melisa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, Elisabeth Moss, Domhnall Gleeson, James…

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Now here’s a rumour which is sure to make many people very, very happy. The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that writer-director Taika Waititi is to return to the Thor franchise. The trade understands that Waititi has signed a deal with write and direct the follow-up to 2017’s Thor: Ragnarok. It is also believed that star Chris Hemsworth is set to return as the God of Thunder. In confirming the news THR is reporting that Warner Bros.’ Akira, which had been set for a May 21, 2021 release date, has been put on an indefinite hold.  Waititi was to have already begun…

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DC Comics has announced that acclaimed director, screenwriter and producer John Carpenter and Anthony Burch, writer of the hit video games Borderlands 2 and League of Legends, will make their DC Universe debut in a one-shot comic as part of the publisher’s “Year of the Villain” event in THE JOKER: YEAR OF THE VILLAIN #1, on sale October 9. Now a human-alien hybrid, Lex Luthor has made his appeal to the world, asking its citizens to embrace doom and give in once and for all to evil, humanity’s true nature. In exchange, he will grant them the tools to ascend to their ultimate…

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Disney’s latest “live-action” remake, The Lion King, hits UK cinemas on Friday of this week. To celebrate we’re taking a deep dive on the movie all through this week with clips, featurettes and interviews with the cast and crew. For today’s last look at the press kit we’re checking out a new featurette called “The King Returns”. Watch as the cast and crew go behind-the-scenes in the recording process and tell us all about making the latest Disney epic! Check out the video in the player below and head to our Youtube channel for plenty more videos from The Lion…

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Titans star Anna Diop has dropped some very exciting news for fans. During a live Q&A on social media the actress was asked when we might see the second season of the show debut on DC Universe. In response the actress said late September or early October although she was not 100% sure. This confirms rumours we have been hearing that the show will debut roughly one year after season 1 first arrived on the platform. During the Q&A the actress also confirmed that we will spend more time exploring Kory’s backstory in season 2. Something which she is very…

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We’re in the home straight now on Legion. The series has only a handful of episodes left before it finishes for good and things are going to get even crazier next week. As you can see from the synopsis below the episode “Chapter 24” synopsis simply reads “David wages war.” That can’t be a good thing. Check out the promo for the episode below. Chapter 24305 7/22/2019 10 p.m. ET/PTDavid wages war.Written by Olivia Dufault and Ben Winters; Directed by Arkasha Stevenson. https://youtu.be/UWWEuDhPjTI Legion, based on the Marvel Comics by Chris Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz, is the story of David…

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Following Mighty Morphin Power Rangers successful crossover with Justice League and countless TMNT crossovers the two franchise giants are set to share a comic book series later in 2019. BOOM! Studios has shared artist Dan Mora’s take on the mashup on the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles cover. The five-issue series hits comic book stores in December 2019. The miniseries will be written by Ryan Parrot (Power Rangers: Necessary Evil) and illustrated by Simone di Meo (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers). The synopsis reads, “The Power Rangers arrive in New York City to find Tommy Oliver – AKA The…

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DC Comics has announced that a number of its most famous events are coming back to print in October. But this time they will be heavily infected by the dark multiverse! Check out the full press release from the publisher below and head down the page for a gallery of preview art from the first issues. BATMAN: KNIGHTFALL and THE DEATH OF SUPERMAN Debut This New Line of One-Shot Prestige Format Stories Future Titles to Include Twisted Takes on INFINITE CRISIS, BLACKEST NIGHT and THE JUDAS CONTRACT One-Dollar Reprints of Original Comics Also Available Concurrent with New One-Shots BURBANK, CA…

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