Author: Neil Vagg

Back in December we brought you first looks at the upcoming Batman Ninja animated movie. Those early looks at the film featuring only the native Japanese language audio tracks. Now Warner Bros. has formally announced the films released and re-released that trailer with the English language audio track. The film will be released digitally in North America on April 24, with physical blu-ray and DVD sales hitting retailer shelves on May 8. European dates are yet to be confirmed. Below you will find the new version of the trailer, the press release announcing the film and its English language cast. Head to…

March is getting closer and closer and with it so is the release of Ready Player One. The hotly anticipated film is really starting to generate buzz amongst cinema goers. Capitalising on the buzz Warner Bros. has released two new pieces of artwork to promote the film. First up we have a new banner prominently featuring lead actor Tye Sheridan has Wade Watts straddling the two worlds of the film: ours and the OASIS. Second up is a new theatrical poster featuring the films full cast. This one is filled with references to 80s movies and Spielberg movies alike. We dare…

Rumours last month pointed to 20th Century Fox developing a solo X-Men project for Kitty Pryde. The character portrayed by Ellen Page in two previous movies seems destined to head for the big screen in the next few years. A new rumour overnight from Deadline points to ex-Marvel writer Brian Michael Bendis working with Fox on the project. Also previously rumoured and now seemingly confirmed is the news that Deadpool director Tim Miller is signed on for the film. The Hollywood Reporter has since confirmed the duo are actively developing the project but no news on a planned release schedule as yet.

Interesting news this morning from The Hollywood Reporter regarding the potential opening weekend for Black Panther. Around a month ago predictions put the film at making $120-$125M across the opening weekend. That’s a huge figure for a first outing for a solo Marvel character. Now the tracking information has jumped and estimates put the film at $165M for Presidents Day weekend. That could easily put the film in the top 10 openings for a superhero movie, a chart dominated by Marvel. The top studio openings for superhero movies in North America is led by The Avengers (2012) with $207.4m, followed by Avengers: Age…

Last week Warner Bros. released a look at the deleted Superman scenes from Justice League to tease the films home video release. With the digital release now available on iTunes in North America the studio has released a second look at the film. This time they have opted to release a preview of the costume featurette focussing on Batman and Superman’s outfits in the film. Check it out in the player below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kg6peoB8kK8&feature=youtu.be Fuelled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Supermans selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater…

It’s no secret that the production of Solo: A Star Wars Story has been difficult. The now infamous firing of original directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller sent shockwaves through fandom. The situation caused many to fear the film would turn out to be a muddled mess, fears which were somewhat allayed by last weeks trailer. Lucasfilm President Kathleen Kennedy has been discussing circumstances around the firing in a new interview with EW. “I just say over and over again that, yes, it was an incredibly difficult decision that we had to make and obviously it was pretty late in the game, which…

Last night CBS All Access aired the season 1 finale of Star Trek: Discovery. That means for those of us outside North America it will be available on Netflix from this morning. The fifteen episode season has proved a hit with fans and critics alike and wasted no time in pulling in one finale reveal ahead of season 2. In the closing moments of ‘Will You Take My Hand?’ the crew of the USS Discovery received a distress call from another Federation ship. That ship is none other than the Enterprise under the command of Captain Pike. This of course raises huge questions about…

In readiness for its upcoming home video release Warner Bros. has released a partial deleted scene from Justice League. The home video press release gave away that the only scenes to be included on the release would revolve around the return of Henry Cavill as Superman. Now we’ve gotten a glimpse in to the short sequence and it teases a moment all DC fans had been hoping for… the black Superman suit! Check out the clip in the player below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IkoOfSl-T2o Fuelled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Supermans selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his…

Back in August we reported that Todd Philips was working on a solo Joker film set outside the current DC Films slate. With production support from none other than Martin Scorsese the film looked set to be a gangster epic and much more grounded than the Joker seen in Suicide Squad. Now comes a new report from Variety points to Warner Bros. having potentially found its Joker. The trade reports that Joaquin Phoenix is in early talks with the production team to take on the lead role. Whilst it is reported that negotiations are not underway it is pointed out that he has…

DC Films has reportedly been developing a Lobo film for a number of years now. Back in 2016 we heard that Jason Fuchs, who also wrote Wonder Woman, was working on the script. Now a new report from The Wrap bring some interesting news on who may direct the film. The site reports that Transformers mastermind Michael Bay has met with Warner Bros. to discuss potentially taking on the project. It is understood that Bay has given some notes on Fuchs script but has yet to officially sign on for the film. How would you feel about a Bay directed DC film? We’ll bring you…