WIth the pilot for ‘Black Lightning’ currently filming in Atlanta we’ve got our first official look at Cress Williams (‘Heart of Dixie’) in costume. Black Lightning was created back in 1977 and was the first African-America hero in the DC Comics universe to get his own standalone series. An early synopsis for the series notes that Jefferson Pierce (Criss) has retired from life as a superhero, only to be pulled back into action thanks to one daughter hell-bent on justice and the other a star student being recruited by a local gang. The series is executive produced by Salim Akil…
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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 second trailer for ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ dropped yesterday. If like us you’ve watched it fifty times over you’ve probably started to pick up on a few details about the film. We thought we’d pull together some of our observations for you. Don’t forget you can also check out our gallery of over 130 screenshots from the trailer. You can also join the chat about ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ on our social media channels, just search @getyourcomicon! 1. Too much Tony Stark? One criticism which seems to be uninamous with fans is that Robert Downey Jr. looms large over this trailer. Now we’ve…
Yesterday we brought you a tease of the new ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ trailer. Thenew trailer runs to around two-and-half-minutes and gives fans a much better understanding of the films story.
Breaking news from camp ‘Arrow’ this evening. Katie Cassidy will be returning to the show as a regular character in season 6! There’s a catch though, she will be returning as her Earth-2 counterpart Black Siren. Fans of the show will know that Cassidy returned for the first episode after the mid-season break raising hopes that Earth-1 Laurel had been resurrected. That episode ended with Black Siren shipped back to her cell in Central City at Star Labs. Tonights announcement confirms that Cassidy will return for the final two episodes of ‘Arrow’ season 5 before picking up her series regular…
Today we’ve got our first official look at Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft! Earlier this year photos from the set of ‘Tomb Raider’ leaked online. Now we have an official look at the character in action and it’s clear where this film is taking its inspiration. From the outfit to the weapons and the location it would see that 2018’s ‘Tomb Raider’ will follow the storyline of the game franchise most recent reboot. We still know very little about the story and extended cast for the film but with shooting well underway we expect leaks to soon begin. Checkout the…
‘Power Rangers’ opening the weekend saw the film soar to an estimated $59.2M worldwide. Studio estimates put the film around the $30-40M mark at the North American box office. After grossing approximately $15M on Friday, the film fell slightly the $14.5M on Saturday before rounding out the weekend with $10.9M on Sunday. Overall its North America opening weekend clocked in at $40.9M The international gross was a little more on the lacklustre side. Having opened in 62 territories ‘Power Rangers’ was only able to muster $18.7M for a worldwide total of $59.2M. Key territories in the ‘Power Rangers’ rollout were…
Following the release of three posters (below) over the weekend we now know a new ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ trailer is coming. Tomorrow in fact! With CinemaCon currently going on over in the US we knew that Sony Pictures would be presenting on the opening night. Expectations have been high that new ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ footage would premiere and now we have confirmation. Earlier today Sony released the below teaser for the new trailer confirming that it will come tomorrow. Checkout the teaser in the player below! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nrg6ZyOtbzw A young Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Tom Holland), who made his sensational debut in Captain America: Civil…
Great news for fans of ‘Power Rangers’. The film took an estimated $3.6M from Thursday previews leading to an $15M Friday at the North American box office. Studio Lionsgate had predicted a $30-40M weekend but it would now seem the film may push beyond $42M if it does well on Saturday. We’ll keep you updated as this story develops… In the meantime check out our video preview of the film in the player below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p1_0fqIAhhI Sabans Power Rangers follows five ordinary high school kids who must become something extraordinary when they learn that their small town of Angel Grove (and…
Big news from the Marvel/Sony camp this weekend as the marketing for ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ begins to crank up. Whilst we were all distracted by the ‘Justice League’ news coming from Warner Bros. these three awesome posters were released. You might notice a rather famous building looming large in all three of these posters. Avengers Tower is serving as a reminder of how this new Spider-Man links in with the main Marvel Cinematic Universe. Which is your favourite poster? Let us know in the comments. A young Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Tom Holland), who made his sensational debut in Captain America: Civil War,…
The trailer you’ve all been waiting for is finally here! The first true ‘Justice League’ trailer dropped from Warner Bros. a couple of hours ago. Giving us our first looks at Amber Heard as Mera, J.K. Simmons as Commissioner Gordon and returning Amy Adams as Lois Lane it’s an action packed two-and-a-half minutes. One thing you may notice when watching the trailer is there is no red cape in sight. Superman is entirely absent from this trailer. There’s also no major story spoilers or villain reveal. Perhaps Warner Bros. has learned their lesson from ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’.…