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Avengers: Endgame Available On Disney Plus At Launch
Disney has moved up the streaming release of The Avengers: Endgame as now it will be available with the launch of Disney Plus next week, Nov. 12. Kevin Feige originally announced The Avengers: Endgame would be available Dec. 11, but Marvel tweeted the sequel to Infinity War will now be available November 12 in the US,…
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DC Comics In Dire Straits? Jacking Up The Line; Priced At $7.99
DC Comics is rumored to be jacking up the line by introducing new titles featuring Batman, Superman, Green Lantern and more priced at $7.99. It’s claimed that with DC Comics replacing all of its core characters in the “5G” promotional event – reminiscent of the politically correct Axel Alonso era at Marvel Comics (interestingly enough…
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Rian Johnson Said To Be Out From Star Wars and LucasFilm
I basically called this back in August of 2018, but now it is being rumored that Rian Johnson is out from Disney Star Wars and LucasFilm. The rumor comes via TVO from the Lords of the Longbox YouTube channel who recently got that Green Lantern HBO Max scoop correct. The rumor also follows confirmation from…
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Wonder Woman 1984 Test Screening Sounds Awful (Spoilers)
Warner Bros. is reported to have held two test screenings for Wonder Woman 1984, one back in June that has been said to have been well received, but spoilers for one reportedly held in October offer what sounds like a complete disaster. I was going to sit on the details, but since I liked the…
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Angelina Jolie, Eternals Cast Avoid Bomb Scare While Filming
While filming Eternals on a Spanish island, a bomb scare led to panic on the set, which included Angelina Jolie and Richard Marden filming scenes at the time. It is reported that the unexploded bomb was discovered near the set, thought to have been left over by the Nazis who had a base on the…
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Japanese Spider-Man Coming To Spider-Verse 2
The Japanse Spider-Man will be coming to the sequel for Into The Spider-Verse 2 as confirmed by Phil Lord, co-writer and producer on the flick. Following the teaser and announcement of the release date for the sequel, a Twitter user Tweeted to Lord: “Now that you’ve announced Spidey 2, IF, through some miracle of miracles,…
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The Batman: Colin Farrell In Talks For Penguin
It is reported that Colin Farrell is in talks to play the villain Penguin for Matt Reeves in The Batman. Colin Farrell would fill out the villain trio for The Batman, which also includes Zoe Kravtiz as Selina Kyle, aka Catwoman, and Paul Dano as Riddler. Recent rumors also offer Matthew McConaughey is up to…
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The Flash Ezra Miller Movie Filming Delayed Again
The long-awaited movie for The Flash that is supposed to star Ezra Miller looks to get delayed even further with the news that Fantastic Beasts 3 will now film Spring 2020. I believe filming on Fantastic Beasts 3 has been pushed back at least two times, but regardless, Ezra Miller won’t film The Flash until…
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The Batman: Andy Serkis In Talks For Alfred
It’s being said that Andy Serkis is in talks to play the butler to Bruce Wayne with Alfred Pennyworth for Matt Reeves’ The Batman. Serkis is no stranger to comic book movies as he starred in Marvel films as the villain, Klaue, and Serkis is also directing the sequel to Venom for Sony. Of course,…
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Watchmen Ratings Drop Again; Sheds Over 100k Viewers For Week 3
For its third straight week, HBO’s Watchmen continues to drop in ratings and loses massive amounts of viewers, this time with over 100K fans choosing not to tune in. This follows the 200K lost from last week. What is notable about week 3 is that the 100K loss is for live viewership; the numbers across…
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Ryan Reynolds Makes Fun Of Henry Cavill Superman Mustache Fiasco
Leave it up to Ryan Reynolds, the former Green Lantern for DC, to make fun of the Henry Cavill Superman mustache fiasco surrounding Justice League. Reynolds recently took to social media to promote his Aviation Gin brand where he takes a shot at DC. “Does drinking Aviation Gin make you feel like a superhero?” Ryan…
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The Batman: Matthew McConaughey Rumored As Two-Face
According to rumors being spread around the web about The Batman, director Matt Reeves may be casting an Oscar award winner for the role of Harvey Dent, aka Two-Face, with Matthew McConaughey. Two-Face has long been rumored to be one of the multiple villains for The Batman, which is said to be in part adapting…
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Captain Marvel On Life Support: Drops 10k In Sales
Well, that didn’t last long as the introduction of a new superhero sees Captain Marvel sales drop by 10k and return to its normal low numbers. Sales for September’s Captain Marvel #10 reveal 27,498 issues sold to local comic book shops, while sales for the previous issue were at 37,888, a drop of over 27%. So we see…
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Jason Momoa Hints Snyder Cut Of Justice League Is Finished
The Zack Snyder cut of the Justice League movie may indeed be finished according to Aquaman actor Jason Momoa who offers an update while talking with MTV News. Long story short, Zack Snyder was unable to finish the Justice League movie, which has seen fans campaign to get it released in some form. MTV notes…
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Will Death Stranding Be Any Good?
(Editor’s note: The following is an opinion piece regarding commentary on the reviews for the “Death Stranding” video game. Lawrence Napoli reviews movies for us and at times handles video game-related content.) Understanding Death Stranding’s Metacritic Scores Ever since Death Stranding was announced at E3 back in 2016, gamers have been intrigued and excited at…
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Marvel Movies Not Art; All The Same Says Martin Scorsese
Following controversial comments made last month, now legendary director Martin Scorsese pens an opinion piece where he expands upon his opinions surrounding the MCU and current state of Hollywood regarding its franchises. The full piece is available to read at the NY Times; below I’ll point out some of the remarks that I agree with,…
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Terminator Franchise ‘Terminated’: Losing Over Hundred Million Dollars
Recall that I questioned if the Terminator franchise would be back following its disastrous opening box office weekend, with a new report now offering the franchise has been aptly “terminated” and is losing millions of dollars. THR offers up that “a storied Hollywood film franchise has been terminated” with it learned the box office this…
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Bob Iger, Rian Johnson Confirm No Star Wars Movies In Development
Confirming what I have been saying since the release of The Last Jedi and Solo, CEO Bob Iger and director Rian Johnson confirm Disney has no new Star Wars movies in active development. The news follows the departure of Game of Thrones creators David Benioff and Dan Weiss from Disney Star Wars, something I also…
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C-3PO Anthony Daniels Disappointed By Disney Star Wars
Just like a lot of fans as well as Mark Hamill, in an interview while promoting his new book, C-3PO actor Anthony Daniels expresses his disappointment with Disney Star Wars. Daniels fills in the UK’s Express while promoting “I Am C-3PO” that he, too, hasn’t been happy. “Well, yes. I do understand why the fans…
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Hailee Steinfeld Casts Doubt On Hawkeye Series Again
Hailee Steinfeld once again casts doubt on being involved in the Disney Plus Hawkeye series that is supposed to also star Jeremy Renner. Following comments where she said she didn’t know anything about it, now the 22-year-old actress says it may not be happening. “That’s not something that’s necessarily happening,” she told the Radio Times.…