While on a conference call Tuesday afternoon, during which he delivered the financial result of the third quarter, Disney Chairman and CEO, Bob Iger confirmed that the company does intend to develop their recently acquired Marvel property, including Deadpool, the Fantastic Four and the X-Men.
While we impatiently wait for Uruguayan filmmaker Fede Alvarez to get the ball rolling apropos of an Evil Dead sequel, owner of the intellectual property, Lionsgate, has announced that the original fright fest, directed by Sam Raimi, will be getting the 4K Ultra HD treatment and it’ll be arriving just in time for your yearly viewing on Halloween.
After voting to return Deadpool, the Fantastic Four, and the X-Men to their rightful owner late last month, Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger has shifted his all-encompassing focus onto reclaiming another high profile intellectual property in August, Star Wars; but make no mistake, the House of Mouse isn’t stopping there.
Following in the humongous footsteps of Avengers: Infinity War is nothing new to the Merc with a Mouth. First, Wade Wilson shifted the release date of Deadpool 2 to coincide within the proverbial box office shadow of the Joe and Anthony Russo-directed feature, and now, the wearer of “the big red body condom” is copycatting the promotional strategy of the depleted supergroup.
This Friday, the motion picture event of the year, The Meg, will open wide and swallow the undivided attention of each and every moviegoer the world over. Unfortunately, while the subaquatic fright flick will surely deliver the necessary teeth and testosterone to get your blood pumping, director Jon Turteltaub recently revealed he was forced to pull back on the throttle.
Late last week, Matt Reeves (War for the Planet of the Apes) provided a much-needed update on the status of The Batman. While the filmmaker did address some of the more pertinent questions pertaining to his “noir-driven” feature - and the production of which - needless to say, the most pressing matter of all; whether or not Ben Affleck will be donning the cape and cowl, was left open-ended.
Unfortunately, despite an outcry of support from Dave Bautista, the rest of his lovable ragtag crew and the unyielding support of the Marvel Cinematic Universe fanbase - now some three hundred and fifty thousand-plus strong, according to a petition that's gaining steam - James Gunn will not be able to reconcile his working relationship with The Walt Disney Company.
Scheduled to bring the blockbuster season to a close next Friday, The Meg - which will see action star Jason Statham go toe-to-toe with a prehistoric super-shark - has unarguably reinvigorated the publicity game with the occasional eye-popping poster and delectably cheesy tagline - “pleased to eat you” is my favourite - it’s about time we got something more in line with your run-of-the-mill blockbuster.
With the impending arrival of The Predator inching ever closer, director Shane Black sat down with Empire Magazine to clear the air regarding the next evolutionary stage for the eponymous beast and addressed those pesky reshoots the film underwent in Vancouver earlier this year.
