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June 12, 2018

Geoff Johns enters exclusive writing/producing role

DC Entertainment President and Chief Creative Officer, Geoff Johns is stepping down from his current roles, to take up a new one – a writer-producer for Warner Bros. and DC. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Johns is setting up a new production banner – Mad Ghost Productions – in order to work on content for…

June 11, 2018

Looney Tunes rebooted

Great news – Looney Tunes shorts are coming back! Warner Bros. Animation is reviving Looney Tunes shorts for distribution across multiple platforms including broadcast and digital formats. According to IGN, the shorts will debut in 2019 and will feature all the classic characters including Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck! Expect the new shorts to vary…

June 10, 2018

Infinity War is about to reach $2 billion at the box office

Avengers: Infinity War is inching ever closer to reaching $2 billion at the worldwide box office – a figure it should surpass in a matter of days. The movie – the nineteenth entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe – has continued its phenomenal success both in the US and oversees to reach a current total…

June 10, 2018

Review: Cloak and Dagger – Promising start but I’m not completely sold

On Friday, the first two episodes of new Marvel show, Cloak and Dagger arrived on Amazon Prime Video. The show – about two teenagers with special abilities – airs on Freeform in the US, but is available to stream every Friday on Amazon in the UK. The series stars Aubrey Joseph as Tyrone Johnson (aka…

June 10, 2018

It’s insane but The Greatest Showman is STILL playing in UK cinemas

I’ve discussed the unique staying power of The Greatest Showman in previous blog entries, but I’ve got to come back to this subject again today because, rather surprisingly, The Greatest Showman is STILL playing in UK cinemas. I know, crazy right? The movie – which opened during the final days of 2017 – is still…

June 10, 2018

UK student watches Infinity War 100 times

Remember a couple of days ago, when I posted news that Marvel fan, Nem had watched Infinity War 43 times? Well, there’s now a Marvelite who can go one better – a UK student who has seen the film 100 times! 17-year-old Kieran Harvey has watched Infinity War pretty much every day since the film…

June 10, 2018

Is this the problem with Star Wars?

Be warned, the following is a rant. You may agree, you may disagree, but don’t say I didn’t warn you. I am a Star Wars fan – have been ever since I was a kid. The first Star Wars movie I ever watched was Return of the Jedi (1983), which was released two years after…

June 10, 2018

Playing Arrowverse catch-up: Supergirl – Season 3

Over the past few weeks I’ve been playing catch-up with TV shows, specifically those on Netflix. The shows have included The Rain (great), Dark (so-so) and Lost in Space (fun). This week I’m turning my attention to the Arrowverse – the interconnected collection of DC TV shows which includes Arrow, The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow and…

June 8, 2018

Cloak and Dagger arrives on Amazon Prime Video

A little Friday afternoon ‘heads up’ – Marvel’s Cloak and Dagger is now available to stream on Amazon Prime Video. The first two episodes – First Light and Suicide Sprints – are available to watch NOW! With new episodes arriving on a weekly basis (every Friday at 8am). In the series, Aubrey Joseph plays the…

June 8, 2018

Thoughts on the Halloween 2018 trailer

The first official trailer for Halloween 2018 has just dropped and, well, I’m excited. Very excited. First and foremost for anyone still unclear, this new Halloween movie will be a sequel to the original Halloween ONLY. IGNORE ALL THE OTHER SEQUELS – THEY ARE NO LONGER CANON. The trailer makes this pretty clear from the…