Out of all the major comic book movies that Hollywood brought to theaters this year, DC’s Joker was easily the darkest and most violent, but according to director Todd Phillips, the production’s most extreme footage has yet to see the light of day. Speaking to the SBIFF Cinema Society at the Santa Barbara International Film…
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Stephen King Reacts to Doctor Sleep’s Bad Box Office Weekend
By now, it’s no secret that Doctor Sleep had a rather disappointing week at the box office. The $50M+ picture was expected to make at least $25M over its opening weekend, but only pulled in $12.6M. Now, Stephen King is weighing in on the movie’s discouraging numbers. On Twitter, King responded to a comment from…
Terminator Suffers Big Second Weekend Drop
Despite my humble recommendation, Terminator: Dark Fate is continuing to underperform at the box office. After a tumultuous opening weekend, sales didn’t spike at all moving through the second. In fact, they took a very big hit. Surely, this isn’t a great start to a potential new Terminator trilogy, but let’s get down to the…
Edward Norton Open to Marvel Return
One-time Marvel star Edward Norton, who played Bruce Banner-slash-Hulk in 2008’s The Incredible Hulk, is open to returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Norton provided an uncredited reworking of The Incredible Hulk’s script and famously clashed with Marvel over final cut of the Louis Leterrier-directed followup to Marvel’s first independent effort — blockbuster hit Iron…
Marvel Trying To Deciding Between Two Big Villains For Fantastic Four Reboot
The Fantastic Four reboot under Kevin Feige and co. continues to be quietly developed, away from the limelight. Considering the importance of the superhero family to Marvel history and the popularity of the characters among fans, there’s a lot of pressure on the studio to get their story right. Particularly after their less-than-well-received earlier cinematic…
Doctor Sleep Loses Opening Weekend to Midway
Doctor Sleep looks to be caught sleeping in its opening weekend at the box office. The sequel to The Shining was expected to take the top spot at the box office. Instead, underpromoted World War II movie Midway looks to soar past it. Midway will open in first place with an estimated $19 million. Doctor…
Disney May Still Buy Back Spider-Man
The whole Spider-Man fiasco this summer was an extremely unpleasant rollercoaster ride for fans. For a couple of months, it seemed like the web-head was gone from the MCU forever. Then, just like that, it was all resolved. It was quite a harrowing experience for many of us, which is why a lot of folks…
First Official Images of Scooby-Doo’s Big Screen Return Revealed
Scooby-Doo and his friends are back in a brand new 3D animated adventure, and today Warner Bros. has unveiled its first look at the new movie. Titled Scoob!, plot details are being kept under wraps, but it doesn’t take a mystery-solving gang of teens to deduce the new film will follow the gang as they…
REPORT: Star Wars Films to Go on ‘Hiatus’
Disney CEO Bob Iger announced that Star Wars will be going on “hiatus” following the release of The Rise of Skywalker. Brent lang, the executive editor for Variety, broke the news on Twitter. “Disney CEO Bob Iger says #StarWars feature films will go on ‘into a hiatus’ following #RiseofSkywalker,” he wrote. “Says there will be…
Angelina Jolie Goes Blonde In New Eternals Set Photo
Leaked set photos have revealed the first look at Angelina Jolie’s Thena from Marvel Studios’ Eternals. The photos, which were shared by Daily Mail, were reportedly taken the day after the film’s set was evacuated after a bomb was discovered. The photos seem to reflect a fairly comics-accurate look, as a blonde Jolie can be…