Avengers: Endgame was billed as the most ambitious crossover event in history, but that’s something fans of superhero literature may disagree with. Marvel comic Secret Wars saw both the Avengers and X-Men transported to a place called the Battleworld, where they faced off against a vast selection of villains from each of their universes. With the future of the MCU open-ended now that Endgame has concluded the Avengers film series, there’s a gap in the market for a new tentpole. Why not this? Instagram fan artist Bosslogic has imagined what a Secret Wars movie would look like if it were directed by the Russo Brothers – essentially if made in the style of Endgame.
The Old Guard has enjoyed a successful streaming debut, likely as close as we’re going to get to a 2020 summer blockbuster. The Charlize Theron-led superhero flick has received positive reviews from both critics and audiences, while it’s also become one of Netflix’s most-viewed original movies. High time for a sequel, don’t you think?
Neil Gaiman has iterated his desire to write a Doctor Who episode for current TARDIS incumbent Jodie Whittaker. The writer previously penned 2 episodes for the show during Matt Smith’s tenure, 2011’s critically acclaimed “The Doctor’s Wife” and 2013’s slightly less critically acclaimed “Nightmare in Silver”. 7 years since his last contribution, Gaiman explained to Digital Spy why he’s been unable to return since then:
Return to a time when Star Trek wasn’t the glitzy blockbuster property it is now, a time when budgets were modest and sets didn’t resemble Apple stores. Move over J.J., we’re heading back to the past for a feast of classic movies. Hulu are adding 6 to their library on August 1st, including perhaps the most popular Star Trek film of all, Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan. Here’s the full list of what you can catch:
For obvious reasons, it’s highly unlikely there’ll be a sequel to Solo: A Star Wars Story. The film bombed spectacularly at the box office, leading landlords Disney to park the entire Anthology project. There is, however, an alternative that’s being explored.
A surprising Benedict Cumberbatch movie has this entered Netflix's Top 10 films list, though there doesn't seem to be any reason for it being so popular.
Perhaps Universal’s most renowned contributions to cinema lie in their horror library. Frankenstein, Dracula, The Invisible Man, if you can name it they probably made it. But until now, that awesome catalogue was unavailable to view in one place. Sounds like the grousing of a spoilt millennial, I know. The fact is that we’ve all become accustomed to having content at our fingertips. Praise be then that a streaming service has today launched to fulfil that demand. Peacock brings Universal’s esteemed horror collection to the masses.
Is there any space phenomenon as awesome, fascinating, and downright terrifying as a black hole? Well, how about a supermassive one that’s consuming a star every single day? Researchers at The Australian National University have discovered one of the largest black holes currently known, a monster “about 8000 times” the size of the black hole at the center of the Milky Way. That one clocks in at roughly 14.6 million kilometres in diameter. Yep, multiply that by 8000. Or don’t if you want to keep your sanity. Dr Christopher Onken, a researcher at the ANU, gave some further insight on this remarkable discovery:
