Patty Jenkins' Wonder Woman is now only a few weeks away and excitement is starting to mount. There's a lot riding on the film, what with it being Warner Bros.' chance to get their DC Extended Universe back on track, and if it's anything other than a bonafide hit, the studio's plans for the future could be put into serious jeopardy. Not only that, but this being a female-led superhero movie also adds another layer of pressure for Wonder Woman to deliver, as everyone waits with baited breath to see if it can pull in the same numbers at the box office as other efforts in the genre.
There's a cautious sense of optimism starting to build around Taika Waititi's Thor: Ragnarok ahead of its November 3rd release. It's no secret that both Thor and its sequel, Thor: The Dark World, are amongst the weaker efforts in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and all eyes are on the threequel to see if the third time will be the charm for the God of Thunder, especially since it's heading in such a drastically different direction that the first two films.
Yesterday evening, Josh Boone's New Mutants finally made its first two casting additions in the form of Anya Taylor-Joy as Magik and Game of Thrones star Maisie Williams as Wolfsbane. Additionally, it also lost one long rumoured cast member when it was revealed that James McAvoy's Professor X won't be appearing - despite earlier reports to the contrary. With shooting expected to kick off in July, more casting news is no doubt right around the corner, but the two aforementioned actresses joining the X-Men spinoff certainly has fans excited.
For years now, Ewan McGregor has been asked about reprising the role of Obi-Wan Kenobi in a future Star Wars movie. He did briefly lend his voice to Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but there's still been no word from Disney or Lucasfilm about the fan-favourite character receiving his own spinoff - despite a huge demand from fans for such a thing to happen.
Believe it or not, 2018 will mark the ten year anniversary of Iron Man and the launch of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. That means there are now ten-year-old children enjoying Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 who were only just being born when Nick Fury first recruited Tony Stark - crazy, right?
Fans still holding out hope for a follow up to Love Actually will be pleased to know that their favorite characters are set to reunite, though perhaps not in the way that they were expecting. You see, instead of a traditional sequel, the gang is getting together for a short film called Red Nose Day Actually, which is set to air on NBC on May 25th at 10pm EST. Original writer/director Richard Curtis is back behind the camera, and most of the cast members have returned, too, as the trailer above makes clear.
Some good news and some bad news coming out of the television industry tonight, as Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has scored a surprising renewal while Powerless, which was pretty much dead on arrival, got the axe - much to the surprise of no one. Though it boasted a unique and fun premise and looked fairly entertaining throughout its marketing campaign, it simply never took off and the writing had been on the wall for a while now.
There's only a few weeks left until Wonder Woman smashes into theatres and box office tracking data points to the DC Comics adaptation debuting with a solid $65 million in North America. That's not a huge number compared to most superhero movies these days, but it's certainly not anything to scoff at. To put it into context for you, 2011's Captain America: The First Avenger and Thor also opened with $65 million, while Ant-Man scored $57 million in 2015.
While the original plan for the next Batman movie was for the Caped Crusader to square off with Deathstroke, we're not too sure how much things have changed since Matt Reeves took over from Ben Affleck as director. That's why Josh Gad Tweeting a picture of The Penguin generated such excitement the other week. After all, the talented Beauty and the Beast actor would be a great fit for the role, and regardless of whether it's in The Batman or even Gotham City Sirens, comic book fans would definitely like to see him take on the iconic villain.
The CW already has four DC Comics adaptations airing on the network, but they're now officially adding a fifth. It's been revealed today that Black Lightning has been ordered to series, news which doesn't come as a huge surprise considering the fact the buzz around this one has been pretty positive so far.
