After Justice League underperformed at the box office while falling flat with the critics, the DCEU is in need of a win right now, and while Aquaman isn’t quite getting those Wonder Woman-level reviews, we can already feel confident in calling James Wan’s underwater epic the second-most acclaimed film of this whole divisive superhero saga.
With the Disney/Fox deal on the horizon, there’s been much talk that a reboot is imminent for the X-Men property, and at least as far as the core franchise films go, a lot of Marvel fans probably wouldn’t object to the idea, either. Nonetheless, X-Men: Dark Phoenix is on course to continue the saga next year, and according to director Simon Kinberg, the upcoming film is just the beginning of a new chapter for the decades-spanning series.
Though Godzilla: King of the Monsters has generated a lot of hype off the back of two pretty terrific trailers, some of you may recall that 2014’s Godzilla managed to wow a fair few filmgoers itself with its promotional footage before coming out in cinemas to a relatively divided response.
Say what you will about Venom, but the critically panned Sony flick has enjoyed a remarkable run at the box office, surpassing the likes of Wonder Woman and every one of Fox's Marvel adaptations to bring in a total of more than $850 million worldwide. With that in mind, it’s long been understood by many a fan and box office analyst that Venom 2 was a go, but now it seems we have some confirmation from one of the scribes behind Eddie Brock’s standalone debut.
Unless you happened to be a big fan of the 2006 Owen Wilson comedy You, Me and Dupree, chances are you weren’t too familiar with the names Anthony and Joe Russo before their involvement in the MCU. But having delivered one fan favorite after another in the series, it’s clear that the filmmaking pair could walk away after Avengers: Endgame knowing they’ve played a bigger role in the superhero saga than just about any other director.
A few weeks ago, Captain Marvel lead Brie Larson tagged Chris Hemsworth of Thor fame in a workout video which saw the actress display prowess in wielding a 16-pound sledgehammer. But if that post didn’t make it clear enough that Larson thinks she could give the God of Thunder a run for his money, the star has now gone as far as to boast that Carol Danvers is capable of lifting Mjolnir itself.
The recent trailer for next year’s Avengers: Endgame may have shown Tony Stark stranded in the middle of space in a ship that looks to be going nowhere fast, but once he gets out of this gloomy predicament, he’ll apparently be getting behind the wheel of a very different kind of ride.
After the record-breaking box office success of Blumhouse’s Halloween it came as no surprise to learn from co-writer Danny McBride back in October that sequel talks have already begun.
This month has already been a busy one for rumors and reports on next year's Star Wars: Episode IX, but while it’s nice to get some idea of what may or may not be unfolding in J.J. Abrams’ upcoming trilogy-closer, the fans would probably appreciate some official footage, and according to the recent hearsay, we might be getting just that in the coming weeks by way of the film’s first teaser.
BB-8 has always served as an obvious successor to R2-D2 in the Star Wars Sequel Trilogy – especially in The Force Awakens, when the original comic relief droid was out of action – but according to a recent report from Making Star Wars, the little ball-bot could be getting a sidekick of its own in next year’s Star Wars: Episode IX.
