With Birds of Prey now in cinemas world wide the guessing game begins as to how much money the film will make in its opening weekend. The Hollywood Reporter is predicting that the Cathy Yan directed picture will gross in the region of $50m in North America. A conservative number by most comic book movies but remember that Birds of Prey is R-rated in the US meaning its audience is already smaller than wider, PG-13 releases. Internationally, Warner Bros. is expecting a gross of around $60m from the markets where the film is making its debut. The reported production budget…
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.
There’s no denying that Knives Out was a huge success with both critics and fans. The Rain Johnson film holds a 97% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes and a 92% audience score. Johnson has been outspoken about the fact he would like to continue the franchise by telling more stories starring Daniel Craig’s charming Detective Benoit Blanc. Overnight Deadline has reported that Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer made an official announcement green lighting a sequel during the company’s third-quarter earnings call. It is said he also hinted that production on the follow-up could start very soon. Would you watch more adventures of Detective Blanc? Let…
Green Lantern: Legacy is the latest in the brilliant line of YA and Middle-Grade books from DC Comics. The publisher is proving a huge hit in the younger markets as it takes its legendary characters and presents them in new, m hugely creative ways. The latest book, Green Lantern: Legacy, comes from author Minh Lê who recently sat down with DCComics.com for a chat. Here’s was Lê had to say about bringing a new legacy to the Green Lantern Corps. You’ve never worked with DC before this book. How did you get involved with our kids line? It came out of…
Yesterday we brought you the news that Spider-Man director Sam Raimi is strongly rumoured to be replacing Scott Derrickson to direct Doctor Strange In The Multiverse of Madness for Marvel Studios. Well Derrickson heard the rumour and endorsed Raimi on social media. “I’ve worked with Sam Raimi. One of the nicest people I’ve known in the film business, and as a director, a true living legend. What a great choice to take over Doctor Strange.” It seems Derrickson is happy with his potential replacement though there has been no word from Raimi himself or Marvel Studios as yet. https://twitter.com/scottderrickson/status/1225525933731393537 Starring…
Coming up next weekend in Portland, the annual ComicsPRO Meeting takes place at the Hilton Portland Downtown and attracts a number of high profile guests from across the comic book world. BOOM! Studios has announced its plans for the convention which takes place on February 20-22 including exclusives and special guests. You can get all the news in the press release below. Acclaimed Publisher Attends Premier Comics Retailer Event in Portland From February 20-22 BOOM! Studios announced today their presence at the ComicsPRO Annual Meeting from February 20-22, 2020 at the Hilton Portland Downtown, in Portland, OR. The publisher, home…
It’s not just Birds of Prey which is hitting cinemas today, 20th Century Fox (or is it 20th Century Studios now?) today releases Underwater in the UK. The creature feature has a respectable 60% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes whilst critics felt its stellar cast and stylish direction were its high points. Take a look at the trailer below and be sure to let us know what you thought of the film once you’ve seen it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5n43ywl333I Underwater stars Kristen Stewart, TJ Miller, Vincent Cassel, Jessica Henwick, John Gallagher Jr. and Mamoudou Athie. The film hits UK cinemas on February 7,…
Production appears to be underway on The Matrix 4 in San Francisco and fans have already spotted Keanu Reeves on set. As you can see from the video below, Neo (Reeves) is sporting a very different look to when we last left him in 2003’s The Matrix Revolutions. Gone are the stylish shades and the long coat and in their place is something a little more contemporary and casual. There’s very little to spoil here and we have no context to the scene which is being filmed but it’s interesting nonetheless! https://twitter.com/keanuplanet/status/1225155742635827204 The film will be written and directed by…
The day we have been waiting for is finally here, Birds of Prey hits cinemas across the globe from TODAY! UK fans can grab tickets to the film here and you can read our fantabulous 9/10 review of the film here. The film currently continues to hold an impressive 87% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes where it has now been officially certified fresh. Heading in to the weekend box office expectations are that the film will make somewhere in the region of $110m globally and we’ll be tracking it right across the weekend. Go see the film as soon as…
Work continues to develop the Superman & Lois series now that it has secured a place in the Arrowverse for the 2020/21 TV series. Overnight Deadline has confirmed that the series has cast both of Lois and Clark’s twin sons Jon and Jordan. Jon will be much as fans of DC Comics know him although he will be aged 13, a little older than we’ve seen him in the comics (until recently), whilst Jordan is a new invention for the TV series. There series has cast newcomers Jordan Elsass (Little Fires Everywhere) and Alexander Garfin (The Peanuts Movie) as Jonathan…
It has been confirmed that the final season of Arrow is soon heading our way on home video and the Blu-ray release will feature a rather seminal moment in the so-called Arrowverse. Executive Producer Marc Guggenheim has confirmed that a bonus disc on the release will feature the full five-part Crisis On Infinite Earths crossover event. Although don’t expect a five-hour movie as Guggenheim has also confirmed that union policy means the individual episodes have to remain separate entities in order to meet standards. https://twitter.com/mguggenheim/status/1225102800389935104 Here’s the full specs and preview cover art for the complete series and final season…