Today is the day! Wonder Woman is finally in cinemas across the UK from this morning. There’s still another 24 hours for our friends in the US to wait until they can see the film but don’t worry we won’t spoil it for you. We’re seeing the film tonight so hoping to have a review with you in the next few days. In the meantime, to celebrate the film being officially certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes director Patty Jenkins shared a new poster for the film which you can see below. You can checkout our playlist of clips, trailers and…
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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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We’ve all been so wrapped up in Wonder Woman that we’ve neglected another upcoming DC Comics movie: Batman and Harley Quinn. The latest in a long line of animated films from DC Comics has been announced to hit Digital HD on August 15 before arrive on all physical video formats on August 29. Head down the page to see the Blu-ray box art but stop at the YouTube player below first to watch the films trailer! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPL8uL1h8FA&feature=youtu.be Directed by Bruce Timm, Batman and Harley Quinn features the voice talents of Kevin Conroy as Batman, Melissa Rauch as Harley Quinn, Loren Lester…
Yesterday we brought you the wonder-ful (get it?) news that Wonder Woman was proving to be a hit with film critics. Hovering between a score of 95% and 96% on Rotten Tomatoes the film was soaring above the rest of the DCEU and even the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Over the course of the day yesterday the positive reviews continued to roll. At the time of writing the film currently holds a 97% fresh rating based on 72 reviews. 70 of those reviews are classed as positive and only 2 as negative. That places Wonder Woman as the joint highest rated…
Interesting news from the DCEU camp this morning. No we don’t mean those Wonder Woman reviews. Producer Charles Roven (The Dark Knight Trilogy, Justice League) has been discussing the setting for 2018’s Aquaman. “Aquaman will make reference [to Justice League]. There will be some reference of something that preceded Aquaman that will be in Aquaman. I believe that is the intention,” said Roven in an interview with CinemaBlend. “James [Wan] definitely knows where he’s going with [Aquaman], and that movie takes place in a world where Justice League happened, and Man of Steel happened, and Wonder Woman obviously takes place before…
At 5am this morning UK time the review embargo for Wonder Woman finally lifted. For many fans the nervous wait to see how the critics would is finally over. The verdict? Critics and fans alike are hailing Wonder Woman a tremendous success for the DCEU. As of 8am this morning UK time the film holds a Rotten Tomatoes score of 96% fresh. Here’s a few choice comments: THR Yet as with all comics-based extravaganzas, brevity is anathema to the Patty Jenkins-directed Wonder Woman, and it doesn’t quite transcend the traits of franchise product as it checks off the list of…
Whilst the DCEU rides high on the positive buzz of Wonder Woman its future has been dealt a blow this week. Director Doug Liman has departed from Justice League Dark. Variety reports that Liman exited the project over scheduling issues with his new Lionsgate production Chaos Walking which is set to star Daisy Ridley (Star Wars) and Tom Holland (Spider-Man: Homecoming). Liman signed on to the project in August of 2016 after exiting another comic book film. Gambit. Prior to his involvement in the film Justice League Dark, then known as Dark Universe, was under the watchful eye of Guillermo…
We’ve got a little treat for Spidey fans out there with the release of not one but TWO new trailers for Spider-Man: Homecoming. Following the theme set with previous trailers there are both domestic and international versions of this third trailer. Both versions of the trailer focus more on the films main villain: Vulture. Whilst the domestic trailer shows off his menacing side the international trailer focusses a little more on his methods. Both versions of the trailer still heavily feature Robert Downey Jnr in his role as Tony Stark, much to the chagrin of fans. Sony has also released…
Sad news for film fans around the world today, particularly those fans of the DC Comics Extended Universe (DCEU). Director Zack Snyder has announced that he is stepping down from his remaining directorial duties on Justice League after the tragic loss of his daughter. Autumn Snyder passed away in March of 2017. Snyder kept the news secret from the press and continued working on Justice League until only recently. Discussing his loss with The Hollywood Reporter Snyder revealed that Avengers Assemble and Batgirl director Joss Whedon will take over completion of the latest DC Comics film. “In my mind, I…
We’ve got some exciting news for Wonder Woman fans this morning. We’ve now received our copy of the films press kit so we have a whole heap of new videos for you to see today! We’ve got thirteen interviews with the cast and crew of the film. Also we’ve got five clips and nearly ten minutes of behind-the -scenes footage. Checkout our full Wonder Woman playlist in the player below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUTa0b7J1j0&list=PL22h2b5wZwUumJ6Gjv4SiTToikGswK3et&sns=em AppleNews users click here to view the playlist in full. Before she was Wonder Woman, she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an unconquerable warrior. Raised…
Though the series won’t debut until mid season The CW has shown off its first footage from Black Lightning. At a press event to unveil its 2017/18 season schedule gathered press were given the chance to see a near three minute preview which we’ve got for you in the player below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZpJeuXo2CY Some unexpected news was announced during the event – Black Lightning will NOT be part of the universe shared by sister series Arrow, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow and Supergirl. Instead the series will exist as a standalone. We also now have a much more details synopsis…