Any studio that knows what it’s doing isn’t going to bring in True Detective and Beasts of No Nation director Cary Fukunaga for Bond 25 with the intention of cranking out a by-the-numbers 007 placeholder, and based on the filmmaker’s own recent statements, the helmsman is hoping to strike a balance between honoring the franchise’s past and offering something new and a tad subversive.
Though it’s been a long time since Jon Favreau helmed a feature-length entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Harold “Happy” Hogan actor is still finding plenty of work as a director in Disney’s various other branches, with the filmmaker currently at work on the first live-action Star Wars TV series The Mandalorian.
After two relatively minor standalone entries in the Marvel franchise, Thor: Ragnarok worked wonders in proving the viability of the God of Thunder as an entertaining MCU lead, and a major reason for this success is the endearing and memorable array of supporting players that Chris Hemsworth’s character was allowed to bounce off. And while Tessa Thompson’s Valkyrie is arguably looking like the Ragnarok newcomer with the most prominent future in the saga, a comparable number of hearts were won over by Korg the Kronan, voiced by director Taika Waititi himself
With Leprechaun Returns just a couple of weeks away from release, Lionsgate has shared a new set of stills from the horror-comedy sequel that give us one more taste of the carnage coming our way.
It was clear from the first reviews of Black Panther that Ryan Coogler’s film would be dealing with new levels of prestige previously unheard of for MCU entries, and now that the National Board of Review has named the Chadwick Boseman-led flick as one of the highlights of 2018 cinema, you have to wonder what further recognition could be in store as awards season moves forward.
Though we haven’t seen Dr. Erik Selvig since 2015’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, he certainly seemed more clued in to the wider cosmic events of the MCU than your average franchise regular, so perhaps it’s only natural that the Thor star has factored into a few pieces of Avengers 4 speculation.
Between their cryptic social media posts and agonizingly vague teases of things to come, Avengers 4 directors Anthony and Joe Russo have a talent for keeping their followers in a constant state of speculation and anticipation, and seeing how no subject has got the fans talking more these days than the pic’s first trailer, it would only figure that the filmmaking pair were personally involved in this particular roll-out, too.
A couple of weeks ago, it was the conventional wisdom on the internet that the all-important first trailer for Avengers 4 would be dropping at some point this month, but as December 1st looms ever-closer, many fans are starting to lose faith in this prediction.
Rarely, if ever, has more fuss been made over the mere release date of a movie’s trailer than in the hype surrounding the first batch of footage for Avengers 4. The simple matter of when this teaser will be arriving has been the subject of an increasingly intense wave of speculation and alleged intel, and many fans are starting to lose their patience with Marvel Studios. Nonetheless, the company’s own co-president is giving nothing away.
Between the underwhelming box office performance of Justice League and a main character who’s been the butt of countless jokes over the years, James Wan’s Aquaman has faced an uphill battle in earning the interest and respect of the filmgoing public. But despite these obstacles and more, the DCEU’s next entry has accumulated some commendable levels of hype for itself, and now that the movie’s social media embargo has been lifted, the future is looking all the brighter for the Jason Momoa-led flick.
