Author: Neil Vagg

An utterly ridiculous rumour circled the web yesterday saying the X-Men: Dark Phoenix had been removed from 20th Century Fox’s release schedule. The rumour stated that the film had been removed from the Fox website. This removal was taken as sign that rumoured reshoots had been poorly received by studio execs. The film was subsequently said to have been shelved. We don’t know about you, but films with $100m+ budgets aren’t often cancelled! Fox themselves have now commented to dispel rumours. A Fox spokesperson confirmed to CBR.com that X-Men: Dark Phoenix was never showcased on the site to begin with. The reason is…

A new rumour from Omega Underground contains some interesting information about the future of the Alien franchise. Following the underwhelming reception to both Prometheus and Alien: Covenant it seems the franchise is going back-to-basics. According to the site, Fox is considering a TV show which could run in parallel to the six Alien movies. The company is yet to decide whether this series would air on the FOX network and be sold to premium streaming services. Whilst the series is only in early development stages it is suggested the focus would be on a group of colonial marines or colonists of the doomed LV-426 planet. Would you be interested in…

Titans actress Minka Kelly has been speaking with the press about her role as Dove on the series. Kelly appeared on the OnWithMario podcast and dropped a few details about the upcoming series. “The fact that we’re actually not superheroes; we’re vigilantes, so you get to see the backstory of how we became vigilantes, what happened in our lives that broke us, that made us want to fight, to protect the good of the people. I have a background in ballet, gymnastics and jiu jitsu, so I’m pretty talented. So I can fight and I have a super suit and I have wings.…

Things are looking good for Ant-Man and The Wasp when it finally drops in North American cinemas on Thursday. According to Variety the film is tracking for an opening weekend in the region of $70-$80m. Though that figure seems fairly low for an MCU film, the original Ant-Man opened to a modest $57.2m back in 2015. That film went on to gross a much more impressive $519.3m worldwide. The film has also been certified fresh on aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes. The film currently holds an 85% fresh rating based on an average score of 6.9/10. Out of 91 featured reviews there are currently…

Deadpool 2 actor Lewis Tan has confirmed that a recent tweet did signify a meeting with the executives at DC Films. Back in early June Tan tweeted the below photo and message. Giving nothing away speculations was rife that he had met with execs to discuss taking on the role of Nightwing. Further fuel was added to the fire when Nightwing director Chris McKay followed the actor on Twitter. https://twitter.com/TheLewisTan/status/1006314995712290816 Now in an interview with That Hashtag Show Tan has talked in more detail about that meeting: “I know Chris McKay wants a martial artist, right, so that’s out there. He’s following me…

It’s lucky that Tom Holland loves to play Spider-Man. Following the back-to-back filming of Avengers: Infinity War and its sequel the actor has now dived right back in as shooting has begun on Spider-Man: Far From Home. Paparazzi photos released via JustJared yesterday show the actor arriving on set here in the UK. There’s no spoilers so feel free to hit the tweet below to see the pics https://twitter.com/JustJared/status/1013761237065269251 Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @GetYourComicOn, or on Instagram at GetYourComicOn. If you have a story suggestion email feedback@getyourcomicon.co.uk.

The dinosaurs have ruled supreme at the weekend box office again. In its second weekend frame in North America, Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom fell around 59% to gross a further $60m. That takes its current domestic to total to around over $264.8m. Globally the film raked in another $56.1m for a total in the region of $667.6m. It doesn’t take a mathematician to know that means the film is closing is on the coveted $1 billion mark worldwide. Currently the film is sitting pretty at $932.4m. It should be able to cross $1 billion particularly with the July 4 holiday in North America this…

Last week we brought you news that Jeremy Irons had joined the cast of Watchmen. With the pilot currently filming under the watchful eye of show runner Damon Lindelof we’ve been hearing more and more casting news. Over the weekend we’ve learnt that Aquaman star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II has joined the cast. British actress Sara Vickers has also been announced to join the cast. No news yet on who either actor is playing on the show. Lindelof with executive produce along with Nicole Kassell, who is directing the pilot. Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @GetYourComicOn, or on Instagram at GetYourComicOn. If you have…

The first Doctor Strange movie landed in theatres all the way back in 2016. Despite being another hit for the Marvel dream factor there has been no news on a potential sequel. Until now. Now Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige has confirmed there are plans for sequel in the future. Speaking with Cinema Blend Feige says “Sometimes it’s where do those characters pop up? [Doctor] Strange, you know, whenever we do another Strange one, which we will do, it will be a number of years from the first Strange, and yet he’s a very big part of Infinity War.” So now we know a sequel is…

A new rumour points to Matt Reeves The Batman finally taking its first steps towards entering production. The legendary Batman-on-Film website is reporting that the film is beginning to hire production staff. This means the film could enter pre-production very shortly. This new rumour would also confirm the longstanding idea that The Batman will enter production in 2019 for a 2020 release. We understand that a draft of the script has been handed in. Polishing continues to get that script ready for shooting. Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @GetYourComicOn, or on Instagram at GetYourComicOn. If you have a story suggestion email feedback@getyourcomicon.co.uk.