Disney and Lucasfilm have made great strides with regards to increasing the representation of the galaxy far, far away over the past few years, but it seems the increased emphasis on female characters and diversity hasn’t quite sat right with some ‘fans’. Take for example the alt-right group who claimed to have lowered the Rotten […]
Black Panther shatters records as it opens to $387 million worldwide
Marvel kicked off the 2018 superhero season this weekend with the release of Black Panther, and the film has shattered records on its way to a whopping $192 million three-day domestic weekend, and $387 million worldwide. In the US, Black Panther has shattered the previous three-day record February record of $132.4 million set by Deadpool […]
Kevin Feige on Captain Marvel set photos and Carol Danvers’ green costume
Marvel Studios kicked off production on Captain Marvel last month, and sure enough within a few hours we had our first spy photos from the set of the superhero blockbuster, giving us a glimpse of Brie Larson in costume as Carol Danvers. Reaction to the costume was mixed at best; aside from the fact it […]
Paramount and Hasbro to reboot Transformers after Bumblebee movie, Transformers 6 pulled from slate
Back in 2015, Paramount and Hasbro recruited a star studded writers room to plot out the future of the Transformers movie franchise, resulting in last year’s Transformers: The Last Knight – Michael Bay’s fifth instalment – as well as the upcoming spinoff Bumblebee: The Movie, directed by Travis Knight, and up to 14 other potential […]
Hasbro reveals new Star Wars: The Vintage Collection and Black Series action figures
A few days ago we got a look at a selection of Hasbro’s upcoming action figures for Solo: A Star Wars Story [see here], and now Hasbro has revealed some of its upcoming Star Wars: The Vintage Collection and Star Wars: The Black Series offerings for 2018, which includes characters from Solo, The Force Awakens, […]
Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern and Zoe Kravitz confirmed for Big Little Lies season 2 return
Deadline has confirmed that stars Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern and Zoe Kravitz have all closed their deals to return for a second season of HBO’s acclaimed drama series Big Little Lies, joining the previously announced Reese Witherspoon and Nicole Kidman. Having received a green light back in December, the second season of Big Little Lies […]
Killer teddy horror short Teddy Bears are for Lovers getting a feature adaptation
The Joe Dante-produced 2016 horror short Teddy Bears are for Lovers is set for a feature film adaptation, which will mark the directorial debut of Lost and Cloverfield cinematographer Michael Bonvillain. The original short, created by David Ernesto Vendrell, Matthew Hawksworth and Almog Avidan Antonir, followed a 20-something who is haunted by the teddy bears of his […]
Hasbro unveils new Marvel Legends figures for the MCU, Deadpool, Spider-Man, Venom, X-Men and more
With Toy Fair taking place in New York, Hasbro has unveiled a huge batch of promotional images for its upcoming 6″ Marvel Legends Series offerings, including the Marvel Cinematic Universe releases Ant-Man and the Wasp, Black Panther, Iron Man, Iron Man 3, Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Avengers: Age of […]
Ser’Darius Blain cast in the Charmed reboot
Casting is underway on The CW’s “feminist” reboot of Charmed, with Deadline reporting that Ser’Darius Blain (Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle) has become the first name to join the pilot from Jane the Virgin creator Jennie Snyder Urman. Blain will play Galvin, who is described as “the ideal boyfriend — funny, mellow, in touch with […]
Disney announces Descendants 3, watch the teaser here
The Disney Channel has officially announced a third instalment in its Descendants series, releasing a teaser promo which sees Mal (Dove Cameron), the daughter of Maleficent, teasing a possible new villain in her father; check out the promo here… Descendants 3 is now in production under director Kenny Ortega (High School Musical), who is working […]
