Forbes are well known for their box office commentary and objective reporting of the facts when it comes to movie financials. Over the weekend the trade has taken a deep dive on Dark Phoenix and compared it to another huge box office superhero flop from 20th Century Fox, Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four. Comparing the two Marvel-lite movies it seems that despite a higher worldwide gross Dark Phoenix may become the biggest loser in this battle of the flops. Fantastic Four was released in 2015 and grossed a mere $56.1m domestically, against a worldwide gross of $167.9m. Compare that to Dark…
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.
Swamp Thing debuts new episodes every Friday on the DC Universe streaming service. Swamp Thing stars Crystal Reed, Andy Bean, Derek Mears, Jennifer Beals, Henderson Wade, Will Patton, Virginia Madsen, Jeryl Prescott, Henderson Wade and Kevin Durand. Synopsis Increasingly alienated from humanity after being hunted by sheriff’s deputies and animal trackers, Swamp Thing struggles to understand his strange condition. Reassuring him that they will find a cure for his condition, Abby and Swamp Thing are discovered by Matt who learns the truth about Alec Holland. Meanwhile, Avery pressures Woodrue to deliver results, which escalates his experiments with Swamp Thing’s genetic materials…
Midsommar is proving to be the must-see horror movie of the summer. Directed by Ari Aster the movie bucks the trend for dark, gloomy scenery and instead sets itself in bright sunny, sprawling landscapes. We’ll be bringing you our review of the movie later today but first we’re taking a look at the movie’s opening weekend at the domestic box office. The A24 release opened on Wednesday in the US and grossed $10.9m over the five-day period. Looking at the weekend frame alone the movie pulled in an estimated $6.3m. That’s not bad and BoxOfficeMojo observes that the C+ CinemaScore…
Walt Disney Pictures. has unveiled the first first trailer for their live action version of Mulan. The adaption of the 1998 animated classic seems to be shaping up to the quite the epic. There’s no hint of the musical aspect of the original also moments from that movie’s score are present here. Instead the ninety-second trailer focusses more on the sweeping landscapes and the epic journey of the movies lead, played here by Liu Yifei. A short synopsis for the movie reads: When the Emperor of China issues a decree that one man per family must serve in the Imperial…
Following a slightly confusing and staggered set of opening dates Spider-Man: Far From Home has made a huge dent on the worldwide box office. The movie opened in several international territories last weekend but rolled out almost completely across the globe this week and has amassed a huge $580m already. In North America the movie opened on Tuesday and has grossed $185m in its first six days. That six day tally takes it through the July 4 holiday and includes an impressive $93m for the three-day weekend period. Previous movie, Homecoming, didn’t open on a Tuesday so it’s tough to…
Joker is set to appear on the cover of August’s issue of Empire Magazine and we’ve got a sneaky peek at both the covers! The magazine is set to feature an in-depth look at the upcoming DC movie with interviews and plenty of behind-the-scenes knowledge. Joaquin Phoenix will appear on both the standard and subscriber exclusive covers which you can check out below! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjEmg-zzN98 Joker centres around the iconic arch nemesis and is an original, standalone story not seen before on the big screen. Phillips’ exploration of Arthur Fleck (Phoenix), a man disregarded by society, is not only a gritty character…
Annabelle Comes Home stars Mckenna Grace (TV’s “The Haunting of Hill House,” “Gifted,” “Captain Marvel”) as Judy; Madison Iseman (“Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle,” “Goosebumps 2: Haunted Halloween”) as her babysitter, Mary Ellen; and Katie Sarife (TV’s “Youth and Consequences” and “Supernatural”) as troubled friend Daniela; with Patrick Wilson (“Aquaman,” “The Conjuring” and “Insidious” films) and Vera Farmiga (“The Conjuring” films, “Godzilla: King of the Monsters,” TV’s “Bates Motel”) reprising their roles as Ed and Lorraine Warren. Dauberman directed the film from a screenplay he wrote, from a story by Dauberman & Wan. Richard Brener, Dave Neustadter, Victoria Palmeri, Atomic Monster’s Michael Clear,…
We’re over half way through the first (and only) season of Swamp Thing on DC Universe. The show has been going from strength-to-strength and if you are following our reviews we’re struggling to give it anything but a 10/10 score. Now we’ve got a preview of what’s coming up in today’s new episode with this new gallery. The synopsis for “The Price You Pay” read: Increasingly alienated from humanity after being hunted by sheriff’s deputies and animal trackers, Swamp Thing struggles to understand his strange condition. Reassuring him that they will find a cure for his condition, Abby and Swamp…
You can pickup your copy of The Walking Dead #193 now where all good comics are sold! Synopsis “THE FARMHOUSE” Out in the countryside, trouble is brewing for a certain someone. Review After 193 issues The Walking Dead is coming to a surprise close this week. It came as a huge shock to me as I’m sure it did to many, especially following so closely behind the death of Rick Grimes. This issue is going to divide audiences as most endings do. On one side will the camp who would have preferred to see the bleaker ending defined by Robert Kirkman…
Kevin Feige has dubbed 2019 “The Year of Fury” with Samuel L. Jackson appearing in all three of Marvel’s releases. But many fans have been wondering if the character will appear in the Black Widow movie currently in production. In a recent interview to promote Spider-Man: Far From Home (via Comics Explained) Jackson discussed whether fans will see Fury and Natasha Romanov (Scarlett Johansson) on screen together one last time. “It’s Natasha who was always been my favourite because I recruited her,” he said while promoting Spider-Man: Far From Home. “So far, I’m not in her origin story movie [Laughs]. She’s the person…