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July 10, 2018

Billy Dee Williams back for Star Wars Episode IX

Billy Dee Williams is returning to Star Wars! According to The Hollywood Reporter, the actor will reprise the role of Lando Calrissian in Star Wars Episode IX. Directed by J.J. Abrams, the film will be the concluding part of the most recent Star Wars trilogy. No details on how much screen time he will be…

July 9, 2018

Watch: Wonder Park trailer

Paramount Pictures has released the first official trailer for Wonder Park. The new movie – from director David Feiss – tells the story of a young girl who stumbles across an abandoned theme park and helps to bring it to life. The film features the vocal talents of Matthew Broderick, Jennifer Garner, Mila Kunis and…

July 9, 2018

Expectations vs reality – Is the hype getting too much?

Last week, after months of hype, DC Comics published Batman issue #50, aka the wedding of Batman & Catwoman. The book – which had been promoted as one of the big comic events of the year – was not exactly what everyone was expecting and caused a little bit of backlash. This backlash (or Batlash)…

July 9, 2018

Filming wraps on Captain Marvel

Filming has officially wrapped on Captain Marvel. Lead actress, Brie Larson confirmed the news via Instagram with a picture of the Captain Marvel clapperboard and a calendar marking the final day of shooting. Excited? Directed by Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, Captain Marvel stars Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, Ben Mendelsohn, Clark Gregg and Jude…

July 8, 2018

Steven Universe presents a ground-breaking proposal

Animated show, Steven Universe has broken new ground, by being the first children’s show to air a same-sex marriage proposal. In a recent episode, titled The Question the character of Ruby proposed to Sapphire. She said: “Sapphire, will you marry me?”, before adding “This way we can be together even when we’re apart.” Of course, Ruby…

July 8, 2018

Can we just marvel at these awesome covers…

Yesterday I talked briefly about the awesomeness of some of Steve Ditko’s covers for The Amazing Spider-Man. The artist – who recently passed away – produced some truly exceptional covers that needed to be remembered. And this got me thinking – we don’t always give credit when its due. So, before this week draws to…

July 7, 2018

The Enchanted sequel is getting nearer…

On a scale of one to ten, how much do you still want to see a sequel to Disney’s Enchanted (2007)? Eleven, you say? Oh, well then you might be pleased to know that it’s getting nearer to becoming a reality. In a recent interview with The Talk (via Deadline), Enchanted‘s Amy Adams was asked…

July 7, 2018

Arty bees arrive in Manchester

The bees have arrived in Manchester! Or rather, a bee-inspired art installation has arrived in Manchester. Bee in the City is an art installation, which is set to take over the city this summer. Created by Wild in Art, more than 100 bees (see below) will be dotted throughout the city centre, at various locations…

July 7, 2018

Steve Ditko passes away

Sad news this morning. Steve Ditko has passed away. The comic book artist and creator died on June 29th at the age of 90. Ditko – a legend within the comic book industry – was the co-creator of Spider-Man and Doctor Strange, amongst other iconic characters. Throughout his career he produced artwork for both Marvel…

July 6, 2018

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom surpasses $1 billion

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom has surpassed $1 billion at the worldwide box office. The movie – a follow-up to 2015’s Jurassic World – has now taken $1,004,605,835. This breaks down as follows: Domestic – $304,757,665 International – $699,848,170 Fallen Kingdom still has some way to go to match Jurassic World‘s overall total of $1,671,713,208 but…