Dark Phoenix is likely to lose $100 million after bombing in its opening weekend. Fox’s superhero franchise has had its fair share of highs and lows since kicking off in 2000, and unfortunately the studio saved the worst for last. Dark Phoenix ended up being the furthest thing from an epic sendoff for the mutants, as it was hit with largely negative reviews criticizing its undercooked story and weak character arcs....
Beloved Scottish actor David Tennant launches a new podcast, with Doctor Who star Jodie Whittaker and Jessica Jones star Krysten Ritter set to guest. Nowadays, it seems like just about every celebrity can have a podcast, assuming they want to dedicate the time necessary to host it. For example, late night stalwart Conan O’Brien recently debuted his podcast Conan O’Brien Needs a Friend, while comedic actor Will Ferrell announced that he’ll be resurrecting Anchorman’s Ron Burgundy for The Ron Burgundy Podcast....
This Christmas there’s one guy in a red suit that you definitely don’t want a present from. Deadpool is actually set for a February release, but 20th Century Fox has been taking full advantage of the season with the 12 Days of Deadpool marketing campaign: two weeks of treats culminating in a brand new full-length trailer for the movie. Directed by Tim Miller, Deadpool stars Ryan Reynolds in the title role as Wade Wilson, a man who undergoes some very unsafe experiments to try and save himself from the cancer that’s ravaging his body....
Osiris. It’s a name that players of Destiny and Destiny 2 should at the very least recognize. The “Trials of Osiris” multiplayer event from the first game is named after him. He’s been referenced repeatedly in both games, but characters rarely speak of him openly. Who is Osiris? What’s his curse? And why is he the focus of the first expansion pack for Destiny 2, Curse of Osiris? Let’s break it down....
Disney+ is aiming to bring the magic of its shows and films to users across the globe. This week, the hit streaming service is launching in 42 new new countries and 11 new territories, according to Variety. New countries can experience Disney+ On Tuesday, the company launched the service in Greece, Turkey, and many Central Eastern European nations like Poland, Romania, Hungary, Czech Republic, and Croatia. On May 18, Disney+ launched in South Africa and new countries in West Asia and North Africa on June 8....
Disney’s plans of turning many of its animated movies into live-action features won’t stop anytime soon: filming for a live-action Pinocchio movie should begin as early as 2019. The studio already has many other similar projects in production, including The Lion King, Mulan, Aladdin and Lady and the Tramp. The Adventures of Pinocchio, by Italian writer Carlo Collodi, was written in 1883. That children’s book served as inspiration for Disney’s second full-length animated feature, Pinocchio, which released in theaters in 1940....
Sorry Fallout fans, Bethesda has no plans to remaster anymore of its old games for the 21st Century. Known for publishing popular titles like Fallout, RAGE, and The Elder Scrolls, the video game giant won’t be delving into is back catalog for a dose of nostalgic gameplay - Bethesda wants fans to play its games how they were originally intended. With the likes of SEGA hoping to cash in on a modern remastering of Shenmue and Capcom working on a new version of Resident Evil 2, the industry is rife with companies making a quick buck off already successful games....
The cast of the upcoming season of Big Brother includes an ex-girlfriend to a The Bachelorette contestant, among other surprising houseguests. There will be 16 new houseguests from all over the country who will live (and compete) in the Big Brother house for its 21st season. Big Brother has been bringing 16 strangers together as housemates for 19 years, where the show records their every move through constant surveillance. The Big Brother house is outfitted with microphones and HD cameras monitoring them 24 hours a day, and this tried and true format for reality TV was introduced in season 1 of Big Brother, which aired in 2000....
A deleted scene from Black Panther confirms Okoye and W’Kabi were married. Fans may have fell in love with T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) in Captain America: Civil War, but that movie only scratched the surface of his world. Director Ryan Coogler fully fleshed out his kingdom in Black Panther. The focus of the film still catered to the titular hero, but a great deal of it also opened up Wakanda and introduced audiences to a bunch of new characters....
The theatrical release of Black Panther gets off to a strong start, with the Marvel movie setting the opening day box office record in the UK for 2018 so far. A Black Panther film has been a long time coming, with a cinematic feature on the titular character being held back and delayed for a multitude of reasons over the years. However, the hero of Wakanda has finally made it to the big screen....
NBC’s trailer for Brooklyn Nine-Nine season 6 pays tribute to Die Hard. The show was scooped up by the network shortly after it was cancelled by FOX last spring, and the subsequent teaser focused on promoting the acquisition of the prime-time commodity. As part of NBC’s Thursday night strategy, the show will join a line-up with other big comedy names, including The Good Place and Will & Grace, which were both renewed ahead of schedule....
Ash vs. Evil Dead star Bruce Campbell shares a behind the scenes photo from the set of season 3. While iconic genre actor Campbell has played many roles over the course of his long career, Ash Williams from the Evil Dead franchise is no doubt his signature character. Debuting in Sam Raimi’s original 1981 Evil Dead film, Ash began life as a fairly meek and unprepared target for the franchise’s demons, only to become much more of a badass butt-kicker in subsequent sequels Evil Dead II and Army of Darkness....
Breaking Bad stars Bryan Cranston and Aaron Paul both say they would be glad to appear on the spinoff Better Call Saul if creator Vince Gilligan asked. With Breaking Bad currently celebrating its 10th anniversary, an event commemorated by a recent EW cover, fans are once again wondering if they will ever see Walter White or Jesse Pinkman pop up on the spinoff series Better Call Saul. Numerous Breaking Bad characters have already crossed over to Better Call Saul, which is getting set to enter its fourth season on AMC....
[Potential SPOILERS for Captain America: Civil War ahead.] - Captain America: Civil War won’t be released until May of next year, but Disney’s partner brands are already preparing for the next big Marvel release. One of the most important brands related to Disney products is LEGO, which hasn’t let us down with multiple play sets from many Marvel movies. Civil War has the biggest superhero ensemble we have seen so far, bringing together members of the original Avengers team (minus Thor and Bruce Banner/Hulk) and the New Avengers, plus new heroes like Black Panther (Chadwick Boseman) and Spider-Man (Tom Holland)....
Captain Marvel star Gemma Chan has offered an early glimpse of her character, Doctor Minerva. In the comics, Doctor Minerva is a geneticist and noted enemy of Mar-Vell (Jude Law), from who Carol Danvers (Brie Larson) receives her incredible powers. The film’s story follows Carol Danvers as she becomes one of the universe’s most powerful heroes when Earth is caught in the middle of a galactic war between the Kree and the Skrulls....
New set photos from Captain Marvel show Carol Danvers (Brie Larson) saving a two-eyed Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson). Marvel Studios just rocked the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Avengers: Infinity War, leaving everyone wondering how it will conclude next year in Avengers 4. Before fans see the culmination of this story, they’ll first see two movies set prior to it. Ant-Man and The Wasp takes place right before or in conjunction with Infinity War, while Carol’s origin story will be told back in the 1990s....
With the live-action adaptation of Akira finally moving ahead after years of development hell, here are some actors who would be perfect for main character Kaneda. The Akira anime was written and directed by Katsuhiro Otomo, which was based on his sprawling manga of the same name. Akira is set in Neo-Tokyo and follows Kaneda, the leader of a teenage biker gang who tries to rescue his friend from the military when he exhibits powerful psychic abilities....
Chris Pratt confirms Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will begin filming in January 2019. Though Marvel is keeping a majority of their Phase 4 plans under lock and key until after Avengers 4, the third installment in James Gunn’s trilogy has been confirmed since last year, when the director announced he would call the shots on Vol. 3. The expectation is for it to be one of the most important entries in the entire MCU, seeing that it supposedly sets up the next 10-20 years of Marvel movies....
Virtual Reality is a growing trend in the entertainment world as of late, as both Pixar’s Coco and Disney’s Star Wars franchise have decided to take hold of the idea. With Pixar being part of Disney, it only makes sense that both would include virtual reality options for two of their big upcoming holiday releases. Star Wars: Secrets of the Empire is a hyper-reality experience meant to be an attraction, while the virtual reality experience of Coco will be made available for consumers to use with their own VR devices....
Tokyo-based anime production firm Sunrise has been contributing to anime in a major way since 1972. The notable works they have produced include the various Mobile Suit Gundam and The Ultraman. Sunrise is responsible for bringing fans the 2006 anime series Code Geass, and plans to celebrate the franchises’ 10th anniversary with the recently announced “Kiseki no Anniversary”, which also includes several new Code Geass projects currently in development, as well as a new series and a film trilogy....
