‘Man of Steel’ fans rejoice! After several years of white noise in regards to a solo-Superman sequel word has come via the wrap that a film is indeed in active development. There has been no official response from Warner Bros. or DC Comics regarding the story however a sequel was inevitable. The original ‘Man of Steel’ was released in 2013, directed by Zack Snyder and produced by Christopher Nolan. The film received a lukewarm reception from critics but made $668M at the global box office. The film left a bad taste for many Superman fans who felt te film was too…
Author: Neil Vagg
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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Whilst the DC Comics Extended Universe continues to ride high at the box off it’s TV arm is gearing up for the new season. With ‘Supergirl’ moving to The CW that leaves ‘Gotham’ as one of the companies only remaining outliers over on Fox. ‘Gotham’ season 2 introduced several high profile Batman villains to the franchise and season 3 looks to be no different. News broke several weeks ago that Maggie Geha will be taking over the role of Pamela Isley as the character is reintroduced. The first teaser poster (left) confirmed what fans were expecting that the Court of…
Written by Hope Larson Art & Cover by Rafael Albuquerque Colours by Dave McCaig The Batgirl you know and love is going global with Eisner Award-winning and New York Times best-selling writer Hope Larson (A Wrinkle in Time, Goldie Vance) and all-star artist Rafael Albuquerque (AMERICAN VAMPIRE). In order to up her game, Babs travels to Japan on a quest to train with the most elite modern combat masters of the East. But when a chance meeting with an old friend puts a target on her back, Batgirl may need to use her new skills to solve a deadly mystery.…
Written & Directed by David Ayer Starring Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis, Jai Courtney, Jay Hernandez, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Ike Barinholtz, Scott Eastwood, Cara Delevingne A secret government agency recruits a group of imprisoned supervillains to execute dangerous black ops missions in exchange for clemency, which inevitably leads to chaos. ‘Suicide Squad’ is in cinemas worldwide now! Another day, another divisive DC Comics film. Many of you will be feeling déjà vu from the release of ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ back in March. I know that I certainly am. This review could easily be…
The first-look featurette for DC Comics and Warner Bros. Animations upcoming ‘Justice League Dark’ has surfaced online. As soon as one of the DTV film gets released somewhere in the world the first-look featurette at the next film tends to appear. This time that featurette is for ‘Justice League Dark’. Taking a break from the usual chain of mainstream ‘Justice League’ and ‘Batman’ or ‘Superman’ films DC Comics are instead finally beginning to explore the supernatural and magical side to their universe. The most exciting news to come from the preview? The return of Matt Ryan as John Constantine! Having…
It can’t have been an easy job for Marvel Studios at SDCC this year. Their Hall H panel followed on from Warner Bros. internet breaking DC Films panel. But they didn’t back down from a fight! Bringing a huge number of casting announcements including confirming Brie Larson as Captain Marvel the company also unveiled a second trailer for ‘Doctor Strange’. Marvel’s ‘Doctor Strange’ follows the story of the talented neurosurgeon Doctor Stephen Strange who, after a tragic car accident, must put ego aside and learn the secrets of a hidden world of mysticism and alternate dimensions. Based in New York…
Written by Simon Pegg & Doug Jung Directed by Justin Lin Starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Anton Yelchin, Karl Urban, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Idris Elba & Sofia Boutella The USS Enterprise crew explores the furthest reaches of uncharted space, where they encounter a new ruthless enemy who puts them and everything the Federation stands for to the test. ‘Star Trek Beyond’ is in cinemas worldwide now! Let’s face it ‘Star Trek Beyond’ had a huge amount riding on it. Following a critically successful but fan rejected ‘Into Darkness’ the film needed to firstly recapture the magic. Once…
In preparation for today’s panel at San Diego Comic Con Warner Bros. has released fourty hi-res still from ‘Suicide Squad’. The gallery includes some higher resolution shots we’ve seen before plus plenty of new looks at Task Force X. Suicide Squad stars Will Smith as Deadshot, Joel Kinnaman as Rick Flagg, Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn, Jai Courtney as Captain Boomerang, Cara Delevingne as Enchantress, Karen Fukuhara as Katana, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje as Killer Croc, Jay Hernandez as El DIablo, Adam Beach as Slipknot, Viola Davis as Amanda Waller, and Jared Leto as The Joker. There’s also mystery roles for Ike…
Ahead of the Warner Bros. panel at San Diego Comic Con today director Patty Jenkins has shared the first poster for 2017’s ‘Wonder Woman’. Featuring a much more colourful representation of the costume than seen in ‘Batman v Superman’ the post is emblazoned with the tag line ‘Power. Grace. Wisdom. Wonder’. Although it doesn’t give anything away about the story we have also learnt that a ‘Comic Con’ trailer clocking in at 2m 45secs has been rated 12A. Expect to see rips or an official release later today!. “Wonder Woman” hits movie theaters around the world next summer when Gal…
Hot on the heels of the trailer for season 3 of Daredevil (see it here) Marvel has unveiled a teaser video for Defenders. Bringing together Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron fist the series will premiere on Netflix in 2017. Judging by this trailer it seems the group will be coming together to face The Hand! Check out the teaser in the player below! https://youtu.be/wBZtM8q2Z1g