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July 31, 2018

Watch: Britney Spears is asked ‘who is it?’ – And there’s really only one answer

Every so often, there are moments where you just have to ask the question ‘who is it?’. One such moment came recently, during a Britney Spears concert, where Britney was performing her song Gimme More. During said song, Britney paused for a moment in a set before uttering the next line of the song. It…

July 30, 2018

The Guardians of the Galaxy have issued a statement concerning James Gunn

The cast of Guardians of the Galaxy have issued a statement regarding the firing of James Gunn. Posting via social media, the statement titled An Open Letter from the cast of “Guardians of the Galaxy”, reads: “To our fans and friends: “We fully support James Gunn. We were all shocked by his abrupt firing last…

July 30, 2018

Mission: Impossible – Fallout opens big

Mission: Impossible – Fallout opened this weekend to impressive numbers. Bolstered by great reviews and positive word of mouth (I really enjoyed it), Mission: Impossible – Fallout took $61,500,000 at the US box office, in addition to $92,000,000 internationally. Combined, this gives the sixth Mission: Impossible movie a total of $153,000,000 for it’s opening weekend. It…

July 30, 2018

Mark Hamill addresses Carrie Fisher’s appearance in Star Wars Episode IX

Mark Hamill has taken to social media to share his thoughts on the inclusion of Carrie Fisher in Star Wars Episode IX. In a tweet, the Star Wars actor, said: “It’s bittersweet facing my final chapter without her – she is simply irreplacable.” He added: “I’m finding solace in the fact that she won’t BE…

July 30, 2018

Love, Simon is now available to buy on digital in the UK – whoop, whoop!

A Monday morning ‘heads-up’ for y’all, so wipe that sleep out of your eyes and pay attention. Love, Simon is now available to buy on digital download in the UK! Yeah, yeah, I know I’ve gone on about this film a lot over the last few months, but that’s because it’s such a great movie.…

July 29, 2018

Review: Rise of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Mystic Mayhem

Ahead of its official launch in September, Nickelodeon has released the first episode of new Turtles ‘toon, Rise of the Teenage Mutant Turtles. The series opener, Mystic Mayhem, is available to watch on Nick’s YouTube channel, but is it worth 22 minutes of your time or is the series the dumpster fire that some fans…

July 28, 2018

Will the Aliens & Buffy comics move to Marvel?

Earlier tonight I published a post pondering the reason behind the recent cancellation of The Simpsons Comic, questioning whether or not it had anything to do with the Fox/Disney deal? This train of thought has now got me questioning something else – the future of Aliens & Buffy the Vampire Slayer comics at Dark Horse. Since…

July 28, 2018

Did The Simpsons Comic end because of the Fox/Disney deal?

Earlier this week, news broke that after 25 years The Simpsons Comic would cease publication this October. No reason was given for the abrupt cancellation of the long-running title, but could it have something to do with the recently agreed Fox/Disney deal? A few days after The Simpsons Comic was cancelled, shareholders approved a deal worth $71.3…

July 28, 2018

The end of the X-Men movie series is in sight – but what of the loose ends?

Yesterday, news broke that shareholders have approved a deal worth $71.3 billion for Disney to buy 21st Century Fox. The vote took less than 10 minutes, received near unanimous approval from Disney shareholders and unless there are any last minute wrinkles this deal means that Disney will take over control of Fox’s TV & movie catalogue. The…

July 27, 2018

Review: Mission: Impossible – Fallout

I’ll admit, my knowledge of the Mission: Impossible film series is a little patchy. I love the first entry and have watched it countless times since it hit cinema screens in 1996. After this initial offering, things get blurry. It’s been a while since I watched Mission: Impossible 2 (2000) – possibly since the movie came…