Overnight Deadline and other trades have carried a report that Warner Bros. and DC Films are working on an adaption of the New Gods property masterminded by Jack Kirby. The company has reportedly tapped A Wrinkle In Time director Ava DuVernay to helm the project. DuVernay made history by becoming the first female director of colour to direct a $100m+ project. A Wrinkle In Time hails from Disney but has failed to set critics and the box office alight. New Gods focusses on characters such as Big Barda, Granny Goodness, Orion, Metron and, of course, Darkseid. It first began back in 1971 with New Gods #1. More on this story as…
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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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The guys at IMAX have proven again and again that they know how to put together a movie poster. For almost all of the big Hollywood releases of the last few years the IMAX artwork has been stunning. Most recently we’ve seen posters for Justice League and Black Panther which have shown off the companies flare for creativity. Overnight the company has released artwork for Ready Player One. Yet another stunning poster this one, much like its source material, is filled with easter eggs. It would be easy to get lost for hours to searching the poster for clues to the films storyline. Check it…
Earlier today we brought you the news that Square Enid would be making a Tomb Raider related announcement today. As expected we got the formal announcement of Shadow of the Tomb Raider. The game, billed as the completion of Lara Croft’s origin trilogy, is due for release on September 14, 2108. Along with the announcement came the release of games teaser trailer. Both that trailer and the update to TombRaider.com confirm a full announcement for the game is due on April 27. Check out the trailer in the player below! https://youtu.be/vuemrb_ur2w
Earlier today directors Anthony and Joe Russo posted a cryptic message to Twitter which fans felt was teasing the release of a new Avengers: Infinity War trailer. Now Marvel has confirmed that a trailer is coming tomorrow! The studio confirmed the news by tweeting the video below. We’ll bring you the trailer as soon as it’s released tomorrow. https://twitter.com/MarvelStudios/status/974314311765000192?s=20 An unprecedented cinematic journey ten years in the making and spanning the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Studios’ “Avengers: Infinity War” brings to the screen the ultimate, deadliest showdown of all time. The Avengers and their Super Hero allies must be…
With previews for Ready Player One playing in theatres next week Warner Bros. is making one last promotional push with a final trailer. Although a lot of this footage has been seen in previous trailers there’s still a bunch of new shots and quotes from the press praising the film. Check out the “Dreamer” trailer in the player below. https://youtu.be/rjLVCpE3kuw The film is set in 2045, with the world on the brink of chaos and collapse. But the people have found salvation in the OASIS, an expansive virtual reality universe created by the brilliant and eccentric James Halliday (Mark Rylance).…
It’s now less than two weeks to the premiere of SyFy’s Kypton. The network is continuing to build hype for the release with the release of yet more promotional materials. Today we have a new behind-the-scenes featurette called “Discovering Krypton” which you can view in the player below. At the moment the video is region-locked to the US but as soon as we can find a regionless version we will update the story. https://youtu.be/1AMiNW34DKU Set two generations before the destruction of Superman’s home planet, KRYPTON follows Seg-El (Cameron Cuffe), the legendary Man of Steel’s grandfather — whose House of El was ostracized…
Tomb Raider hits cinemas today and finally the review embargo has lifted. Whilst the reviews are decidedly mixed, as of writing the films holds a score of 52% on aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes. Here are some excerpts from major reviews: USA Today Plot and character development fall off a cliff between crazy action — Lara goes flying down a waterfall and through a rusted aircraft in one scene and runs an obstacle course later on that would make Indiana Jones flinch. But there are some fun moments that are welcome when they come, and Vikander boasts amazing abs and insane…
With her latest big screen adventure hitting cinemas in the UK today Lara Croft is also returning to consoles in 2018. Shadow of the Tomb Raider has been on the way for some time. The title first leaked back in 2016 when it was spotted by a fan on a subway on the laptop screen of the person sat next to him. Now a mysterious countdown on the franchise official website tells us an announcement is due TODAY at 13:00 GMT. Sadly it seems even Square Enid has been beaten to the punch as a version of the games first…
It gives us no surprise to report that Black Panther has flown past the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office. Following it’s $22.7m opening day in China the film took a full weekend gross of $66.5m. Overall, the film added an estimated $100m internationally pushing the overseas total to $516.6m for a global tally that now totals $1.078 billion. In North America the film remains number one for a fourth week. The first Marvel Cinematic Universe to hold the number one spot for that length of time. Its fourth weekend gross totalled $41.1m for a domestic total of…
After teasing that something new was coming we finally have the first trailer for Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindlewald! Announced only yesterday Warner Bros. has given fans exactly what they were hoping for with this first look at the highly anticipated sequel. Check out the trailer in the player below: https://youtu.be/_RFd3lP1OJU Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindlewald is directed by David Yates, with Rowling, David Heyman, Steve Kloves and Lionel Wigram producing. The film also stars Katherine Waterston as Tina, Alison Sudol as Queenie, Dan Fogler as Jacob, Ezra Miller as Credence, Zoë Kravitz as Leta Lestrange and Callum Turner as…