Author: Neil Vagg

Shock news from the world of DC Entertainment today. Chief Creative Officer Geoff Johns has announced that he will be stepping down from his role. This comes in the wake of the announcement that Diane Nelson will be stepping away from the company after over 20 years. In a statement Johns said: “I took on a role at DCE because I love the characters and this universe more than anything. But, I want to spend my days writing and on set.  I’m thrilled to get back to a more hands-on creative role.  It’s a dream job on dream projects, reaching even…

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom doesn’t open in the US for another couple of weeks yet. But in the meantime the film is out now in 48 other territories around the globe. With a review score sitting in the low 60s on Rotten Tomatoes many expected diminished returns compared to the last movie in the franchise. Whilst they are right the overall fifth film in the franchise is still performing incredibly well. With North America, China, Japan and Australia still to open the film was able to make $151m over the weekend. Analysts are currently predicting an opening between $150-$170m in North…

Some box office analysts doubted that Avengers: Infinity War would be able to reach the $2 billion target at the box office. We’re very happy to say that us fans have proven them wrong. The film currently sits at $1.99 billion worldwide. That comes from $654.7m from North America and $1.3 billion from the rest of the world. With that in mind the film will finally cross that $2 billion landmark sometime in the next few days. Most likely on Tuesday. We’ll keep you updated on the numbers… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3TI0QZRRNo An unprecedented cinematic journey ten years in the making and spanning the entire…

Take this one with a pinch of salt. A new rumour from Variety suggests that OG DC Films Joker, Jared Leto, is getting his own solo movie. According to the report Leto, who first appeared as the Joker in David Ayer’s Suicide Squad in 2016, is set to star in and executive produce an standalone film which will “pave the way for future movies branching from Suicide Squad.” Although we don’t know the full details of his contract Leto is reported to be starring in a number of upcoming DC Films. We’ve heard plenty of rumours about a Harley & Joker movie as well as Suicide…

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom lands in UK cinemas today and with it the first reviews have finally been published. As of writing the film holds a score of 69% on aggregate website Rotten Tomatoes. The previous film in the franchise ended with a score of 71%. The critics consensus reads: Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom adds another set piece-packed entry to the blockbuster franchise, although genuinely thrilling moments are in increasingly short supply. Here is what some of the top reviewers had to say about the latest outing: The Times (UK) Its a…pleasing surprise, that a relatively low-profile Spanish director, JA Bayona…has…

A new character breakdown for the first season finale of Titans seemingly hints at the inclusion of a classic Titans character. The producers of the show are currently casting for the new role of “David” a 20-something Caucasian male with dark hair who will guest star in the 13th, and final, episode of Titans‘ first season. “David” is described as a powerful individual who is merciless, so much so that he has recently unleashed chaos to the people who have been keeping “David” as a prisoner in a mysterious lab. When we find “David,” he will have recently have escaped this lab. Whoever…

Back in March is was announced that Diane Nelson would be taking a leave of absence from DC Entertainment. At the time it was revealed that Jim Lee and Geoff Johns would be taking on extra responsibility to cover her absence. Now after more that 22 years in post THR is reporting that Nelson is to step away from the company. In a statement Nelson said: “Warner Bros. has been my home for over 20 years with a wide variety of incredible professional experiences. The last nine — rebuilding and managing DC Entertainment — have been a particular highlight and…

Actor Keiynan Lonsdale (Love, Simon) has confirmed that he is to leave his role as Wally West in the Arrow-verse. The actor currently appears on both The Flash and more recently Legends of Tomorrow. In a post to his Instagram account Lonsdale explained the reasons behind his exit. https://www.instagram.com/p/Bjr2MG1HXS8/?hl=en&taken-by=keiynanlonsdale It has been confirmed that Wally will have a role in the first episode of both his series. Perhaps these will cross over to give the character a fitting exit. Hopefully the door is left open for a potential return down the line. Lonsdale first joined the The Flash in the season 2 episode “Running to Stand…

Sony Picture has just dropped the second trailer for Spider-Man Into the Spider-Verse. This time they’ve gone full on with the films story which sees a team up between Miles Morales and Peter Parker. We’ve now got a much better understanding about how the two will interact in the film. With Parker acting as a mentor to the younger Morales whilst they navigate the Spider-Verse. Fans of Spider-Gwen will be happy to know the character does make an appearance here. There is also new footage showing villains Kingpin, Green Goblin and The Prowler. Check out the trailer in the player below.…

Paramount Pictures has dropped the first promotional materials for December’s Bumblebee. Today we’ve received no only the first teaser poster but also a full blown trailer. Clocking in at an impressive 2:25 minutes the trailer features plenty of footage of the titular character in action. We also get to see plenty of Hailee Steinfield as Charlie. There’s little to give away the films story though. Check out the trailer in the player below: https://youtu.be/Ve7pIHmIFlQ The studio has also released the first poster for the film. As expected it gives very little away apart from a nice shadowy shot of the films…