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.

The latest issue of Empire Magazine has a short preview on two of DC Films upcoming releases. Taking centre stage are three new stills from Shazam! showing off the heroes costume as well as our first look at a powered up Doctor Sivana. The magazine also features a new still from Aquaman. In the films trailer we’ve seen Arthur and Mera approaching a mysterious device in a cave like set. Now this still has given us a better idea as to what is happening in this scene. It seems the device hides a holographic message from King Atlan who is seen here sporting the…

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It’s just three days to go until Peppermint lands in cinemas in North America. Whilst we have a little longer to wait here in the UK there’s plenty of marketing materials to whet your appetite in the meantime. STX Films has released this new b-roll footage from the set of the movie to tease more of the action. Watch Jennifer Garner and the rest of the cast in training for the films action sequences and then step behind-the-scenes for a visit to the films set. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVMnis7w5to Riley North was living a happy and uneventful suburban life with her husband Chris and 10…

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World Batman Day is set for September 15, 2018. The annual celebration of all things Dark Knight will see events taking place all over the world from giveaways and free comics. Comic book fans can pickup free copies of Batman: Lil Gotham, and Batman: White Night which will include a preview of new Black Label series Batman: Damned. For all the details checkout https://www.dccomics.com/batmanday. We’re gearing up to record our first GYCO pod cast and what better topic for our first episode that Batman! You’ve been sending us your Batman stories via social media but we’d love to hear from more of your. If you…

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The official Aquaman website has been updated to include the films credits as well as its rating for North America. Fans will no doubt be unsurprised to learn that the film will be rated PG-13 for “sequences of sci-fi violence and action” as well as “for some language.” All of the DC Films from Man of Steel onwards have carried a PG-13 rating in North America. This generally translates to as 12A here in the UK. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4xq_VeC6sbY From Warner Bros. Pictures and director James Wan comes an acition-packed adventure that spans the vast, visually breathtaking underwater world of the seven seas, “Aquaman,” starring Jason Momoa…

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Guardians of the Galaxy actor Dave Bautista is continuing his anti-Disney rhetoric in the wake of director James Gunn’s firing. The circumstances of said firing is he stuff of Hollywood legend at this stage. The studios decision not to rehire the director has left Bautista on the fence as to whether he will return for the planned Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Appearing on The Jonathan Ross show here in the UK Bautista confirmed the third film in the franchise is on indefinite hold. In the interview below Bautista reiterated that he’s unsure on his position in the franchise going forwards.…

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Interesting news from Porter over the weekend which has implications for Wonder Woman 1984. The company is running a profile on House of Cards actress Robin Wright. Many will remember Wright for her role as Antiope in last years Wonder Woman. In that film Antiope was called during the battle with the Nazi’s on Themyscira. In their profile Porter reports that Wright is shortly flying off to the Canary Islands to film a flashback sequence as Antiope for Wonder Woman 1984. It is said this scene will also feature Connie Nielsen’s Hippolyta. Gal Gadot returns in the role of Diana Prince/Wonder Woman in Wonder Woman 1984. The film also stars Kristen…

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We’re now just two weeks away from the release of Shane Black’s The Predator. Earlier this week 20th Century Fox released the first TV spot for the movie. Now we have the final red band trailer and it certainly earns its R rating. Get ready for some gore! Hit play below to check out the final trailer: https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.be&v=50_Ala5BKBo 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 ever before, having genetically upgraded themselves with…

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We’ve heard the rumour and now we’ve had confirmation from one of the films stars themselves. In a recent interview Dave Bautista, who has been incredibly vocal about Disney’s sacking of original director James Gunn, confirmed that Marvel has put the film on ice. “It’s kind of a strange situation to be in now where we’ve lost our director for Guardians,” he revealed during a recent interview. “Guardians 3 is really up in the air and I don’t know what they’re going to do with it. It’s on permanent hold for now, and that may make a difference in what they…

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The CW has released the first poster for Black Lightning season 2. Featuring the main cast is appears a couple of costume upgrades have happened between seasons. No surprising for guessing the series would feature an electricity pun in it’s tagline ‘High Voltage Action.’ The series returns on October 9 in North America. Jefferson Pierce (Cress Williams) is a man wrestling with a secret. As the father of two daughters and principal of a charter high school that also serves as a safe haven for young people in a New Orleans neighbourhood overrun by gang violence, he is a hero to his…

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