Author: Neil Vagg

James Wan is still doing the rounds promoting box office hit Aquaman. During a recent chat with Collider the director discussed a scene from the script which he ultimately decided was too crazy to film. Whilst Aquaman goes to great lengths to portray the undersea world of Atlantis is transpires there were some moments even Wan felt were too much. “He had a really quirky out-there [sequence]…it wasn’t the studio, it was me that said, ‘I don’t know if we can have that in there, that’s a bit weird.’ As much as I loved it. He had this sequence where…Aquaman…

This weekend see’s a huge triple-bill of movies fighting it out for Christmas box office glory. Warner Bros. Aquaman goes up against Disney’s Mary Poppins Returns and Paramount Pictures Bumblebee. Nobody would have presumed that of those three movies Bumblebee would be the best reviewed. But as it stands the Transformers spin-off currently holds a 96% score on Rotten Tomatoes based off 55 reviews. Its critics consensus reads: Bumblebeeproves it’s possible to bring fun and a sense of wonder back to a bloated blockbuster franchise — and sets up its own slate of sequels in the bargain. Paramount, looking to…

Following much speculation it has finally been revealed when we will see the first trailer for Hellboy. The reboot is due to hit cinemas in April and premiere its first footage at NYCC back in October. Now Lionsgate has confirmed that footage will debut online on Thursday of this week. In doing so the studio also released this spectacular new poster for the movie. Check back later in the week for the trailer and inevitable screen shot gallery! Hellboy stars David Harbour as Hellboy, Ian McShane as Trevor Bruttenholm, Milla Jovovich as Nimue, Sasha Lane as Alice Monaghan, Penelope Mitchell…

We’re a little over three weeks away from the premiere of Gotham’s finale season. Ahead of the January 3 premiere Fox has released this first set of promo photos for premiere episode “Year Zero”. We’ve also been gifted with an official synopsis for the episode which reads: Jim Gordon and Bruce Wayne face the chaos Gotham City has become. Their mission to keep the city safe becomes more complicated as the villains who survived the attack on the city begin to resurface and claim various territories. Meanwhile, Selina Kyle grapples with how to deal with her uncertain future in the all-new…

DC Universe has been up and running since September. The streaming service is celebrating a successful launch by announcing a whole slate of upcoming new additions including some exciting exclusive. December will see just a small amount of new content come to the service ahead of a bumper month in January. Coming up over the next couple of weeks the service will be adding: 12/17: DCU Yule Log (new)12/28: The New Adventures of Batman12/28: The New Adventures of Superman January however will be an exciting time for fans. In addition to the premiere of Young Justice: Outsiders, DC will be…

All eyes are on James Wan right now as Aquaman tears up the international box office. The film has racked up an impressive $261.3M worldwide despite not arriving in North America until later this week. Wan recently sat down with NY Times to discuss taking on the DC Films project and his future with the company. When asked about the future of DC on film the director said: “I don’t know what the bigger picture is, but I think it’s really cool to take chances with the lesser-known characters and story lines. It’s good if all the other films have their own…

From one Spidey to another it seems Tom Holland is really digging Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse. The MCU actor recently took to instagram to encourage fans to go out and see the new animated movie. Holland referred to Miles Morales’ first appearance on the big screen as “one of the coolest films I’ve ever seen.” High praise indeed! You can read our review of the movie here. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7z9gwzjgAfM 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…

It’s hard to believe that the first season of Titans will be drawing to a close this week. We’ve already seen the trailer for the finale “Dick Grayson” but now DC Universe has provided us with a short synopsis and promo gallery. The streaming service describes the explosive finale as: In the season finale, Trigon’s powers send Dick into a dreamscape that begins with him living a happy domestic life, but soon takes him into a dark journey back to Gotham. Guest Cast: Rachel Nichols as Angela, Curran Walters as Jason Todd, Seamus Dever as Trigon & James Scallion as…

It’s been a great weekend for comic book movies at the box office. With Aquaman riding high internationally it’s Spider-Man who wears the crown in North America. Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse has opened to $35.4M sitting dead centre of the $30-40M predictions. The front loaded weekend saw the Sony Pictures release take $12.7M on Friday, $13.1M on Saturday and closed out the weekend with a $9.5M Sunday. The movie faces stiff competition in the coming weeks from Aquaman, Bumblebee and Mary Poppins Returns but we hope it has some holiday legs. You can checkout our review of the movie here!…

The weekend is over (sadly), the receipts have been counted and the news is in. Aquaman has amassed a whopping $126M at the international box office after expanding into around 40 new territories this week. The latest DC Films release has now clocked up an impressive $189.2M in China alone. It has now passed Captain America: Civil War ($180.8M) to become the third highest grossing comic book movie at the Chinese box office. Worldwide Aquaman has now made $261.3M. A huge achievement ahead of its North American release this week on December 21.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVGJe2aNZhc From Warner Bros. Pictures and director James…