Aquaman director Jams Wan was initially tipped to direct the pilot of Swamp Thing. Though he still retains an executive producer credit on the series he took a step back from directing to allow Len Wiseman to helm the series opener. With Swamp Thing looking unlikely to produce new episodes beyond its first season Wan has now waded in on the heated debate as to its future. “Don’t really know or understand why #Swampthing was cancelled, but I can tell you this — all the cast and crew, and producing/writing team poured their hearts into this,” Wan wrote in a post…
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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.
It’s been a disappointing weekend at the box office of Dark Phoenix. The last of the 20th Century Fox era X-Men movies failed to top the box office, being bested by Universal Pictures Secret Life of Pets 2. In North America Phoenix had been estimated a $50-60m weekend. According to estimations from BoxOfficeMojo the Simon Kinberg directed picture was only able to score a franchise low $33m. Opening night audiences scored the movie with a B- CinemaScore indicating the word-of-mouth may further hinder its performance. Give the franchise average 2.5x multiplier it’s looking as though the movie will struggle to…
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Synopsis In Dark Phoenix, the X-Men face their most formidable and powerful foe: one of their own, Jean Grey. During a rescue mission in space, Jean is nearly killed when she is hit by a mysterious cosmic force. Once she returns home, this force not only makes her infinitely more powerful, but far more unstable. Wrestling with this entity inside her, Jean unleashes her powers in ways she can neither comprehend nor contain. With Jean spiraling our of control, and hurting the ones she loves most, she begins to unravel the very fabric that holds the X-Men together. Now, with…
Many fans expected that Batwoman would hit screens at mid-season following the conclusion of Arrow. But network The CW has since confirmed that only Legends of Tomorrow will hang back until 2020. In the meantime Batwoman will premiere alongside Supergirl, Arrow and The Flash sometime in September/October. One lingering question has been just how many episodes the first season of the show would be producing. A new leaked image, purporting to be from The CW confirms the first season will feature a minimum 13 episodes. That doesn’t mean the network won’t pick up the back nine episode should the season…
One of the most interesting pieces of casting new to come out of Disney’s Toy Story 4 was the addition of Keanu Reeves as Duke Caboom. We don’t know too much about the new character aside from that he is modelled on an Evel Knievel type character. But now Disney has provided us with a new clip from the movie introducing the character. Check out his introduction in the player below! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1WYF11kMn8&feature=youtu.be Toy Story 4 stars Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Keanu Reeves, Annie Potts, Don Rickles, Estelle Harris, Wallace Shawn, John Ratzenberger, Jeff Pidgeon, Blake Clark, Keegan-Michael Key, Jordan…
Sony Pictures long gestating adaption of hit PS4 game Uncharted has finally found itself a release date. The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that studio has settle on a date of December 18, 2020. The movie is set to star Spider-Man: Far From Home’s Tom Holland as the young Nathan Drake with 10 Cloverfield Lane director Dan Trachtenberg attached to direct. The most recent version of the script has been written by Jonathan Rosenberg and Mark Walker. Follow us on Facebook, on Twitter @GetYourComicOn, or on Instagram at GetYourComicOn. If you have a story suggestion email feedback@getyourcomicon.co.uk.
Variety is reporting that New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Black Adam has finally found itself a director. According to the report Non-Stop, Run All Night, and The Commuter director Jaume Collet-Serra is all set to take on the movie. The report states that following the huge success of Shazam! the Black Adam movie is now a priority for the studio. Of course have Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in the lead role is also seen as a huge box office draw for the studio. At this stage it is still believed that Black Adam will be a separate movie without involvement from…
Dark Phoenix kicked off its North American run with previews on Thursday night. The news is now rolling in that the 20th Century Fox release made around $5m. That figure puts it behind the $8.2m which previous movie, X-Men: Apocalypse, made in previews back in 2016. According to BoxOfficeMojo that puts the movie squarely in line with War of the Planet of the Apes which went on to gross $56m in its opening weekend. But industry experts believe that Dark Phoenix could fall lower than even $40m making it the worst opening in X-Men franchise history. We’ll keep you updated…
It looks as though another member of the original Ghostbusters cast is returning for Jason Reitman’s 2020 sequel. In an interview with Parade (via CBR.com) Sigourney Weaver has confirmed that she will return to the role of Dana Barrett. This latest confirmation follows the news that Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray are also set to return. “It’s going to be crazy working with the guys again,” Weaver said. Little is known about the new movie aside from that it will focus on a new generation of recruits to the ghost busting team. Ghostbusters 3 is set to star Finn Wolfhard,…