It’s sometimes hard to imagine the film landscape for superheroes before the rampant saturation of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in 2008. Sometimes, it’s good to go back to the days before the MCU and remind ourselves of what made the superhero genre so good, particularly during the turn of the millennium. There are, of course, … Read more
Disney has outlined a ‘quality over quantity’ method for the future – following a recent string of box office disappointments. Disney are looking to reduce the number of releases and budgets where they can following the recent Q3 Earnings Call. In a statement from Bob Iger, the CEO of The Walt Disney Company, the company were … Read more
The potential for a sequel to the Uncharted adaptation seems increasingly likely after Charles Roven, a Sony Pictures producer, suggested the studio had plans for more films. In a conversation with The Hollywood Reporter (per a report from GamesRadar), Roven confirmed interest in making Uncharted 2 and was optimistic about expanding the adaptation into a franchise. “Oh yeah!” said Roven. “We had … Read more
With Greta Gerwig’s Barbie having crossed a billion dollars at the box office, and Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer making its way to becoming the director’s most commercially successful film outside of his Dark Knight trilogy, it’s easy to forget that there’s another juggernaut currently playing in theatres this summer: Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part One. The … Read more
Visual effects (VFX) crews employed by Marvel Studios have voted to unionize, as announced by IATSE on Monday. “A supermajority of Marvel’s more than 50-worker crew had signed authorization cards indicating they wished to be represented by the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE),” a press release reads, courtesy of a story from Variety. The … Read more
Despite a lukewarm reception from critics and a limited press release amid the SAG-AFTRA strike, The Meg 2: The Trench has performed surprisingly well at the box office (per GamesRadar), surpassing Christopher Nolan’s historical epic Oppenheimer to the number two spot during its opening weekend. Inspired by Steve Alten’s 1999 novel, the sequel took in a whopping … Read more
After three weeks in cinemas, Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning – Part One has reached a new box office milestone. The first in a two-parter to complete the spy franchise surpassed the $493 million mark at the worldwide box office (as reported by Collider), bringing it painfully close to half a billion. The film is still behind … Read more
Scream VII is in the works, and a new director has been linked to the project, despite no green light from Paramount and Spyglass. Radio Silence’s Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett are reportedly unable to return to the horror franchise, having helmed the previous two Scream films, Scream, set twenty-five years after the 1996 original, and Scream … Read more
Expectations for a third instalment to The Amazing Spider-Man franchise have been high in the years since the beloved Andrew Garfield series abruptly ended. The introduction of Tom Holland’s Spider-Man into the MCU put to bed hopes for a third film featuring Garfield. Fans have called for it for years, and for one shining moment very recently, … Read more
The first trailer for the tenth Saw film (stylised Saw X) has been revealed, and to quote Tobin Bell’s infamous line from the horror franchise – “oh yes, there will be blood.” The next instalment in the series, set between the original Saw and its sequel, features the return of Tobin Bell’s John Kramer, a.k.a, the Jigsaw … Read more