Hype levels are already exceedingly high for the upcoming adaptation of Frank Herbert’s Dune, which boasts an all-star cast and an esteemed, Oscar-nominated director in Denis Villeneuve. If you ask sci-fi novelist Brian Clement, however, the Blade Runner 2049 helmsman may well be delivering a movie that lives up to expectations.
Though the next DC movie on the horizon is Cathy Yan’s Birds of Prey, Warner Bros. has already released the first TV spot for Wonder Woman 1984, which premiered earlier today during the AFC Championship game on CBS.
Though George Lucas hasn’t always been the biggest fan of Disney’s Star Wars Sequel Trilogy, Emperor Palpatine actor Ian McDiarmid is hopeful that the filmmaker was happy with the recent Skywalker Saga finale.
With filming soon to get underway for the upcoming Loki TV show, prop master Russell Bobbitt has shared a brief video hinting at the return of the God of Mischief’s scepter.
It’s been a good week for Black Widow material, between the film’s latest trailer and the various merch photos that have made their way online. Coming hot on the heels of the recent Funko Pop! reveal, for instance, are some new pics showing off the movie’s first tie-in LEGO set, which potentially teases a set piece revolving around a black helicopter.
The Marvel Cinematic Universe has changed a lot since the days of 2012’s The Avengers, and that goes especially for the characters’ costumes – so much so, in fact, that last year’s Avengers: Endgame even included a quick swipe at Captain America’s previous outfit, which, according to Tony Stark, did no favors for his ass.
With an appearance from Spider-Man: Homecoming villain Adrian Toomes and a quick nod to the mid-credits reveal of last year’s Far From Home, the first trailer for Morbius offered some long-awaited confirmation that Sony’s Universe of Marvel Characters will connect to Disney’s own MCU.
With less than four months to go until the release of Black Widow, images of the first merchandise for Marvel’s Phase 4 debut are starting to make their way online. And with the recent unveiling of Funko’s new wave of POP! collectibles, we receive what some fans suspect to be an early clue that the movie will incorporate one of the MCU’s biggest MacGuffins.
Though Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker can now count itself among the nine 2019 releases to cross the billion-dollar mark at the global box office, the film’s commercial performance marks an unmistakable decline from the previous two installments in the Skywalker Saga.
