Author: Neil Vagg

Entertainment Weekly have just broken the internet with the release of the first photo of the Power Rangers from 2017’s ‘Saban’s Power Rangers’. Director Dean Israelite is quoted in the article as saying “The show was about kids coming of age, about metamorphosis. These suits needed to feel like they were catalyzed by these kids and their energy, their spirit.” (Read more at EW.com) Due in cinemas March 24, 2017 the film is being directed by Dean Israelite, the script is written by John Gatins, Burk Sharpless and Matt Sazama, Zack Stentz and Ashley Miller, and Max Landis. Taking the film back…

DISCLAIMER: if you are reading this article in the hope of berating somebody trying to tell you why you should like ‘Batman v Superman’ this this is not the article for you. All opinions are welcome here! ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ was also going to be a divisive film from the outset, taking three characters who have never appeared on the big screen together – one of whom has never appeared on the big screen at all – and trying to present them to a hungry and strongly opinionated audience. Between them the DC Trinity of Batman, Superman…

Yesterday via Entertainment Weekly and People Magazine, Lionsgate unveiled the first photo of ‘Pitch Perfect’ star Elizabeth Banks in full costume as the villainous Rita Repulsa in the upcoming ‘Saban’s Power Rangers’ film. Due in cinemas March 24, 2017 the film is being directed by Dean Israelite, the script is written by John Gatins, Burk Sharpless and Matt Sazama, Zack Stentz and Ashley Miller, and Max Landis. Taking the film back to the ‘Mighty Morphon’ Power Rangers’ TV roots the cast includes Dacre Montgomery as Jason the Red Ranger, R J Cyler as Billy the Blue Ranger, Naomi Scott as Kimberly…

‘Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice’ might not be sitting atop the worldwide box office anymore but that doesn’t mean that the film has stopped earning money. In it’s fourth weekend in cinemas the film has now grossed $310M at the US domestic box office earning a further $9M. Internationally the film added $15.1M from the 67 markets where it still remains active taking the international cume to $516M. All that means the worldwide gross for the film is currently sitting at $827.3M! According to website Box Office Mojo the film now sits in the number two slot for the…

Today Lionsgate films has unveiled the logo from their 2017 film reboot of the ‘Mighty Morphin Power Rangers’ series. The film is due for release on March 24, 2017 and will see the franchise return to the roots that have now seen it grow in to a 20+ year franchise. Cast members announced so far include Dacre Montgomery (A Few Less Men) as Jason the Red Ranger, RJ Cyler (Me and Earl and the Dying Girl) as Billy the Blue Ranger, Naomi Scott (The 33) as Kimberly the Pink Ranger, Becky G (Empire) as Trini the Yellow Ranger, Ludi Lin…

Although his debut in ‘Captain America: Civil War’ isn’t due to hit cinemas for another three weeks Spider-Man is still hitting the headlines thanks to the formal announcement of the title for his new co-produced Sony/Marvel film ‘Spider-Man Homecoming’! Holland was seen web slinging from the ‘Captain America: Civil War’ premiere up to CinemaCon to officially unveil the title and logo for the film which you can check out in the tweet below: https://twitter.com/spidermanmovie/status/720125406603538432 The film is due in cinemas July 7, 2017. UPDATE: here is a better look at the logo from Twitter! https://twitter.com/spidermanmovie/status/720135534710890496 Are you looking forward…

This morning we have awoken to the first teaser for the upcoming ‘Doctor Strange’ film from Marvel Studios. The film features ‘Sherlock’ star Benedict Cumberbatch as the lead with a supporting cast made up of villain Mads Mikkleson and love interest Rachel McAdams. This week has also seen the release of the first poster and some stunning promotional artwork for the film which you can see in the gallery below: The film is directed by Scott Derrickson with a script by Jon Spaihts and C. Robert Cargill. The synopsis from our friends at SuperHeroHype reads: Doctor Strange tells the story of…

Word has broken overnight that Ben Affleck has been confirmed to director his own solo ‘Batman’ film as part of the DC Extended Universe. Warner Bros. chairman and CEO Kevin Tsujihara confirmed during an event as part of the CinemaCon currently happening in the US. No news yet on which of the two previously announced unnamed slots in the DCEU (more on that here) this film will take. Affleck is currently here in London where the ‘Justice League Part One’ film began shooting this past Monday. His big screen Batman can next be seen in the ‘Suicide Squad’ film due in…

As premiered at the MTV Movie Awards on US TV last night here is the newest trailer for David Ayer’s ‘Suicide Squad’ currently undergoing reshoots but due in cinemas on 5th August 2016. 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 Barinholtz, Scott Eastwood, Raymond Olubowale, Alex Meraz, Jim Parrack,…

Today the DC Extended Universe on film has become a little longer with the announcement that two new mystery untitled DC Comics films have been added to the release slate. The first of these two films will be released on October 5th 2018 and the second on November 1st 2019. No news yet on what either of these films is going to be but our money is on a solo Batman film and perhaps a tweaked, second solo outing for Henry Cavill as Superman. Within the same press release Warner Bros. have revealed that Gal Gadot’s upcoming solo Wonder Woman…