We're now less than a month away from the return of Amazon's hit comic book show The Boys, and expectations are starting to reach dangerously high levels among fans. It would be an understatement to say that the frequently gruesome and constantly foul-mouthed series isn't for everyone, but if you're on board, then you're definitely all-in with Billy Butcher and the gang.
We're now well into August, and there's still no sign of the movie industry returning to any sort of normality in the near future. The vast majority of theaters have had their doors locked since March, with release dates being shifted on a regular basis, and as a result, VOD sales and subscriptions to streaming services have shot up, while drive-ins have also experienced a massive resurgence in popularity.
Marvel Studios reportedly want an It: Chapter Two star to play their version of Weasel in the Deadpool franchise, though it won't be until the fourth movie.
The curious case of Mulan looks set to develop into one of the most interesting sagas of the summer. Having originally been scheduled for March before being delayed to the end of August as a result of the Coronavirus pandemic, Niki Caro's live-action remake of the 1998 animated classic was then pulled from the release calendar altogether, before it was announced that for a one-off fee of $29.99, Disney Plus subscribers can stream the hugely-anticipated blockbuster from the comfort of their own homes.
These days, fans have come to expect post-credits scenes from their big budget blockbusters, even if one hasn't been explicitly promised. While the Marvel Cinematic Universe definitely didn't start the trend, they certainly popularized it when Samuel L. Jackson first showed up as Nicky Fury after Iron Man had faded to black, with audiences now conditioned into refusing to leave their seats until the lights come up.
Having recently passed the 60 million subscribers mark, Disney Plus is officially the third-most popular streaming service on the planet behind only Netflix and Amazon Prime, which only becomes a more impressive feat when you consider that the company's in-house platform is constantly facing criticism for a lack of exciting original content.