Ridley Scott's Alien: Covenant is now playing everywhere, and if for some reason you didn't know that, then 20th Century Fox has failed miserably. Despite generally positive reviews and a sizeable built-in fanbase, the studio has still spent an exorbitant amount of money marketing the sequel, ensuring you get your butt into the theatre this weekend to check out the next chapter in the Alien franchise. How much exactly, you ask? Well, try $22.35 million - on television ads alone.
Imagine for a very brief moment that you’re a Warner Bros. executive. You’re sitting in a plush office, watching as the first wave of reviews label Wonder Woman to be the “best DCEU movie” to date. What do you do? Crank the marketing machine up to 11, of course. And that’s exactly what WB has chosen to do.
Universal's getting ready to launch their Monsters Universe next month, which is set to kick off with The Mummy. Starring Tom Cruise and Sofia Boutella, there's a lot riding on the film. After failing to get things off the ground with Dracula Untold, the studio will be trying again to get their shared universe up and running and they're pinning their hopes on Alex Kurtzman's upcoming blockbuster to help them get the ball rolling.
Deadline is reporting that Tom Hardy will suit up as Venom in Sony's new film, with Gangster Squad director Ruben Fleischer set to helm. Production on the pic is expected to get underway this fall, with an October 5th, 2018 release date being eyed.
Though X-Men Origins: Wolverine remains one of the more reviled installments in 20th Century Fox's X-Universe, most people agree that Liev Schreiber's Victor Creed, AKA Sabertooth, was one of the few highlights of the movie. For this reason, many fans hoped that the Ray Donovan actor would reprise the role for Logan, and although that never came to pass, we do know that it was in the cards at one point.
It's no secret that Universal as been trying to get their 'Monsters Universe' off the ground for some time now. 2004's Van Helsing was originally supposed to kickstart it and when those plans fell through, the studio tried again with 2014's Dracula Untold. Unfortunately, that too failed to perform well enough to justify spawning a cinematic universe and now, Universal is giving it one more shot with The Mummy.
Things are really starting to turn around for the X-Men franchise, it seems. After Apocalypse left a sour taste in our mouths, it looked like interest was waning in the mutants and Fox went quiet for a long time in regards to how they would proceed next. Recently, though, their plans have begun to emerge and the studio's cinematic universe is starting to come together rather nicely.
Earlier today, a rumor did the rounds that claimed a certain deceased MCU character would be returning for Avengers: Infinity War. The report came from That Hashtag Show, and cited a casting notice posted on the Worldwide Entertainment Network that was searching for a stand-in for a particular actor - however, someone with much better knowledge of the situation has now set the record straight.
If you grew up in the '80s, chances are you sat gazing in wonder at the TV at some point while Jim Henson and Frank Oz's The Dark Crystal worked its magic. The groundbreaking 1982 fantasy adventure is still regarded as a classic to this day, and it's now been announced that a prequel series is on the way.
It may not come from a company named DC or Marvel, but Sony's adaptation of Valiant Comics' Bloodshot is shaping up to be a pretty exciting project. Set to direct is Dave Wilson, who's had considerable experience in the genre thanks to his work across films like Avengers: Age of Ultron and Deadpool, and with plans in place to spawn a whole Valiant cinematic universe from Bloodshot, the studio is now busy looking for a leading man.
