Last week we heard a rumour that Len Wiseman would be stepping in to direct the pilot of Swamp Thing taking over the reigns from James Wan. Wan, also executive producing the series, has decided to take a step back from directing the series opener. Splash Report has learnt that Wiseman is now fully signed up to shoot the pilot when production kicks off later this year. We also have two snippets of casting info for the series: Gotham and Teen Wolf actress Crystal Reed has been cast as series lead Abby Arcane. Deadline scooped the internet with the news over the weekend. Reed was mostly recently seen…
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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.
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We here at GYCO love a good on set B-roll. So of course we had to bring you this video just released by 20th Century Fox. Watch as the cast and crew of The Predator run around the set trying to escape the alien assassins. The movie currently holds a 64% rating on aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes and finally hits cinemas later this week! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr0jet1nOdk From the outer reaches of space to the small-town streets of suburbia, the hunt comes home in Shane Black’s UIKEYINPUTUPARROWexplosive reinvention of the Predator series. Now, the universe’s most lethal hunters are stronger, smarter and deadlier than…
Some very interesting news for anyone anticipating the new Swamp Thing series as producer and writer Gary Dauberman has confirmed the series is aiming for a “hard R-rating”. In an interview with Slash Film the executive producer of the series says: “We always set out to make Swamp Thing as hard R as we could and go graphic with the violence, with the adult themes, and make it as scary as possible. We really took our inspiration from the Alan Moore run in Swamp Thing.” Dauberman also went on to discuss the look of the character for when the series finally hits our screens: “Swamp Thing himself looks…
STX Film Peppermint finally dropped in North America last week. Despite middling reviews the film grossed a healthy $13.26M over the course of the weekend. According to BoxOfficeMojo that gross puts the film squarely between the openings of the original John Wick ($14.4M) and Death Wish ($13M). The film was given a B+ Cinemascore by audiences over the weekend. The film has already begun its international roll out. It arrives here in the UK on September 21. So far Peppermint has opened in 17 territories and grossed around $1.4M over the weekend. It’s reported the film cost around $25M to produce. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qmGuekX7obg Riley North was living a…
Last week we brought you the news of Mission Impossible: Fallout opening to big numbers in China . In its second week in the Middle Kingdom the movie grossed a further $37M for a total of $137.7M in the territory. That figure now means that Fallout is the highest grossing entry to the Mission Impossible franchise at the worldwide box office. Currently Fallout has grossed $726.6M worldwide from $212.1M domestic and $514.5M foreign. Fallout is also expected to top Mission: Impossible II’s$215.4M total at the North American box office by the end of the week. That will also make it the highest grossing entry to the franchise in North America. As an aside Fallout is now also…
20th Century Fox has released the first clip from Shane Black’s The Predator. The clip features the new Ultimate Predator in action for the first time. From what we see here the character looks pretty formidable! The first reviews of the movie have arrived and the picture is fairly positive. Whilst many of the reviews seem mixed the overall picture is that this is the best entry to the franchise following the original Predator. The movie currently holds a 64% rating on aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes. https://youtu.be/H1QcElxo8mc From the outer reaches of space to the small-town streets of suburbia, the hunt comes…
Yesterday Sony released the new Spider-Man game on the PS4. In a last marketing push Sony Pictures released a new sneak peak of Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse featuring actors Jake Johnson (New Girl) and Shameik Moore (The Get Down). Whilst talking us through the movie the actors show off several new scenes from the movie as part of this extended trailer. Check it out in the player below! https://youtu.be/O03UXhh42SE Enter a universe where more than one wears the mask. Watch the Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse trailer now, in cinemas December 2018. Phil Lord and Chris Miller, the creative minds behind “The Lego Movie”…
Disney/Lucasfilm has officially released one of the standout moments of Solo: A Star Wars Story online. The Darth Maul cameo came as a huge surprise to audiences who were duped in to expecting a Darth Vader or Emperor Palpatine appearance. The moment, which comes towards the end of the movie, twists the story of Emilia Clarke’s K’ira in a whole new direction. Check out the clip in the player below! https://youtu.be/FxVoZYZQeBU Solo: A Star Wars Story is directed by Ron Howard. The film stars Alden Ehrenreich as Han Solo, Emilia Clarke as Kira, Woodly Harrelson as Beckett, Donald Glover as Lando Calrissian and…
Now that the BBC has unveiled the October 7 launch date for Doctor Who fans have begun the countdown. Excitement is at fever pitch to see the first female Doctor in action. In celebration the BBC has also released this short release date trailer for the series featuring the actress. Check it out in the player below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gm2PXshWC_0 Doctor Who returns on October 7, 2018 on BBC1. Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @GetYourComicOn, or on Instagram at GetYourComicOn. If you have a story suggestion email feedback@getyourcomicon.co.uk.
It was only back in August that we told you this years Oscars ceremony was including a new category. The controversial new “Popular Movie” category was set to shine a light on popular movies which do not normally find success in the ceremonies main categories. There was soon huge backlash from across the media who blasted the category as a cheap cash cow for bringing in more viewers to the annual show. Well now the Oscars team has announced they will not be moving ahead with the new category this year. According to THR, The Academy “will continue to discuss the…