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Disney Kills Flash Gordon; Now Animated With Taika Waititi
In the wake of the Disney Fox merger, it is learned that the planned live-action reboot of Flash Gordon has been killed in favor of an animated film with Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi attached to the project in some capacity. Deadline reports that they heard Taika Waititi was signing on to write and direct…
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Rian Johnson Vs Ethan Van Sciver; Twitter Explodes Over Star Wars
Things are getting ugly on Twitter as Star Wars: The Last Jedi director Rian Johnson is again tweeting snarky comments, which also includes tweets directed at former DC Comics comic book artist Ethan Van Sciver. If you recall, back when Disney first fired James Gunn, Rian Johnson proceeded to delete more than 20k of his…
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Michael B. Jordan Matrix 4 Said To Be Already In The Works
The Michael B. Jordan The Matrix movie that has said to be in development for the past two years is rumored to have original directors the Wachowski’s back on board to direct and also that it is already in the works. Word actually surfaced back in May that the Wachowski’s were directing the Michael B.…
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Toy Story 4 Crashing At Box Office; Less Than TS3
The bad news continues for Disney as Toy Story 4 is estimated to open to even less than expected at the box office and will make less than the third movie. Following it learned the flick would open substantially less than some $200 million estimates to a $125 million opening, now it is being said…
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Guardians of the Galaxy 6 Review (2019)
A Review Of Guardians of the Galaxy #6 Writer: Cates Artist: Shaw Colorist: Curiel Cover Artists: Marquez & White Editor’s Note: The opinions expressed herein are purely the opinions of the author of this article and do not necessarily reflect the official opinions of CosmicBookNews. Timelord regularly reviewed the 2007 “Nova” and 2008 “Guardians…
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Keanu Reeves Adam Warlock Fan Art Is Stellar
With Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige letting it be known that they are trying to find a role for Keanu Reeves in the MCU, how about Adam Warlock in Guardians of the Galaxy 3? Check out a cool piece of fan art of Keanu Reeves as Adam Warlock whipped up by daanys.art on Instagram. “Damn…
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Tom Holland Spider-Man Possible For Venom Movie Says Sony
With Spider-Man: Far From Home coming out soon there has been talk if Tom Holland can appear in a Venom movie as Spider-Man. Sony producer Amy Pascal says it’s a possibility. “We have big plans for Tom Holland to be a part of everything,” Pascal teased, notes Fandango. “He needs to be in every movie that…
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Disney’s Toy Story 4 Struggling At Box Office
The Summer box office continues to take a beating as now Disney’s Toy Story 4 is struggling this weekend. According to the latest estimates, Toy Story 4 will bring in around $122-125 million for the three-day opening weekend, well under Disney’s estimates of $140 million, and under some sites’ estimates of $160-$200 million. The $122-125…
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Superman Storyboards Revealed For J.J. Abrams Movie
With all the talk surrounding J.J. Abrams signing a major deal with Warner Bros. and the possibility of directing a Man of Steel 2 or Green Lantern Corps, concept art surfaces from Abrams’ old Superman: Flyby movie. Artist Peter Ramsey took to social media to offer a look at what could have been. “Some storyboards…
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Katherine Langford Rumored For Batgirl
A Batgirl movie is currently in development at Warner Bros. which is being written by Christina Hodson, known for the recent Bumblebee movie, and now it is said that WB is eyeing Katherine Langford for the role of Barbra Gordon. What’s rather interesting is that Disney and Marvel Studios cut Katherine Langford from The Avengers:…
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Ezra Miller Filming The Flash After Fantastic Beasts 3
There has been the question of whether or not Ezra Miller will continue to play The Flash or appear in the standalone movie, but now it’s being said the actor is still involved with the DCEU. Variety offers a tidbit that Ezra Miller is still playing The Flash and that the movie will start filming…
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Quasar, Darkhawk Joining Guardians of the Galaxy
September looks to be a good month for Marvel Cosmic fans as solicits also reveal that possibly Quasar and Darkhawk might joining Donny Cates’ Guardians of the Galaxy. With the release of the September 2019 solicits, the cover for Guardians of the Galaxy #9 reveals Quasar and Darkhawk in addition to a batch of other…
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Annihilation Omnibus Getting New Printing
More good news for fans of Marvel Cosmic as with the release of the September 2019 solicitations, it’s announced the Annihilation Omnibus will get a new printing. The original Annihilation Omnibus is actually being sold for upwards of $300, so with the new printing, now is your chance to get it at $125 (or even cheaper…
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Peter David Writing Silver Surfer, Fantastic Four, Guardians of the Galaxy
Marvel Cosmic continues going in the right direction as Peter David is writing a three-part series with “The Prodigal Sun,” which includes Fantastic Four, Silver Surfer and Guardians of the Galaxy. Marvel Comics has released the solicit info, which sees the three-parter kick off in July with Fantastic Four: The Prodigal Sun #1, followed in August…
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Marvel Killing Off Captain Marvel? Replacing Carol Danvers?
With sales in the gutter, what usually happens in order to ramp up sales for a failing title? Yep. Kill off the character. With the release of Marvel Comics’ September 2019 solicitations, they tease the death of Captain Marvel Carol Danvers and look to replace the character. The solicit for issue #10 says: “New hero…
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Josh Gad Not Playing Penguin In The Batman
Josh Gad has been seemingly teasing and vying for the Penguin role for over two years now, but the actor takes to social media to let it be known he won’t be playing the character in the Matt Reeves The Batman movie. “Ok, seeing as I keep getting this question…as much as I have LOVED…
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DC Closes Vertigo; Uniting Under One Brand
Following the rumor, DC Comics now announces and confirms they are closing Vertigo, and they also announce they are uniting everything under one brand. The official announcement below includes that DC Comics will now be organized under three age-specific levels: DC Kids will focus on readers ages 8-12 and offer content created specifically for the middle-grade reader DC,…
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‘Krypton’ Pays Homage To Henry Cavill
Krypton Season 2 is now airing on SYFY which happens to be a Superman prequel series, which saw its second episode paying homage to Henry Cavill. The episode features Superman’s grandfather, Seg-El, played by Cameron Cuffe, taking on Lobo, played by Emmett J. Scanlan. Fans on social media posted footage featuring Seg-El preparing for the…
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Tom Cruise May Agree To Fight Justin Bieber: It Could Happen
Last week saw pop star Justin Bieber post a bizarre tweet offering that he wants to fight Tom Cruise, and now it is learned it could actually happen. It’s reported that Justin Bieber’s manager, Scooter Braun, took part in a “secret” phone call with the co-CEO of the William Morris Endeavor agency that owns UFC,…
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Space Jam 2 and LeBron James May Have Found Their Basketball Stars
Back in April saw it reported the flick was in trouble, but the good news is that LeBron James may have found the basketballs stars for Space Jam 2. While the earlier reports offered nobody wants to work with LeBron James, according to Shams Charania, the Senior lead NBA Insider/Writer/Analyst for The Athletic and Stadium,…