Viola Davis in SUICIDE SQUAD Credit: Warner Bros. Viola Davis will reprise her role as Amanda “The Wall” Waller in Warner Bros.’s The Suicide Squad, according to The Wrap. Citing “an individual with knowledge of the project,” the online Hollywood trade said writer/director James Gunn has plans to use her. Original stars Will Smith, Margot
Month: April 2019
Tobey Maguire Credit: Tinseltown / Shutterstock.com Original Spider-Man star Tobey Maguire has moved from being in front of the camera to behind it as a producer, but he’s still paying attention to what’s going on with the wall-crawler, telling The Hollywood Reporter he has appreciated the different takes on Spidey since he relinquished the role. “I haven’t
Credit: Warner Bros. Credit: Warner Bros. Press Release This May, only in movie theaters nationwide, “Batman” returns … followed by “Batman Returns,” plus “Batman Forever” and “Batman & Robin.” All four blockbuster cinematic adventures are coming back to movie theaters as Fathom Events presents a can’t-miss “Batman” movie event in honor of DC’s Batman 80th
Credit: New Line Cinema Credit: New Line Cinema North American audiences came out for New Line Cinema’s Shazam! on Thursday, bringing in an estimated $5.9 million, according to box office trackers. Add that to the $3.3m the film earned from the Fandango VIP screening two weekends prior and the film has a $9.2m domestic take
Bette Midler Credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com Iconic actor/singer Bette Midler isn’t a fan of Marvel Studios, but she would be interested in doing a comic book-based movie of a superhero film if the part is right. “I don’t really [enjoy Marvel movies], to tell you the truth,” Midler told Variety. “They’re unbearably loud. They
Credit: DC Credit: DC Press Release Fans who haven’t been able to find 100-Page Giant comics at their local Walmart retailer can breathe a sigh of relief, as DC confirmed its plans today to make available in comic book shops for the first time the original stories that formed the basis for their line of
With cherry blossoms already in the air, there’s also something else very important to look forward to – the new season’s anime! Plenty of promising new titles are out there to be discovered, but it’s also time to welcome back some much-loved series for the continuations to their stories. Which one are you looking forward
Jai Nitz speaks at the 2017 ID10T Festival Credit: Sterling Munksgard / Shutterstock.com Astro Hustle #2 Credit: Tom Reilly (Dark Horse Comics) Dark Horse Comics has canceled publication of Astro Hustle after a woman accused writer/co-creator Jai Nitz of what she describes as “assault” and “predatory behavior.” “Dark Horse takes all allegations seriously,” a Dark
Credit: Albatross Funnybooks GOON #4(W) Eric Powell (A/CA) Eric Powell (Variant) Skottie YoungGreedy Gut’s gaggle of hobo ghouls is out to make trouble for Goon as he tries to solidify his Machiavellian grip on the town. Also, Franky makes a ham sandwich. DRAMA!In Shops: Jun 26, 2019$3.99 HILLBILLY TP VOL 04 RED EYED WITCHERY
Credit: Dark Horse Comics Credit: Dark Horse Comics Press Release Dark Horse is excited to announce a new miniseries from writers Cullen Bunn (Harrow County, The Sixth Gun) and Brian Hurtt (Poppy! And the Lost Lagoon, The Sixth Gun), and artist Tyler Crook (Harrow County, B.P.R.D. Hell on Earth). Described as “a soapy, eerie new
Peter Parker is little on the edge when he’s got the Venom symbiote on in this preview of next week’s Symbiote Spider-Man #1. SYMBIOTE SPIDER-MAN #1 (OF 5)PETER DAVID (W) • GREG LAND (A/C)VARIANT COVER BY RON LIMVARIANT COVER BY ARTGERMVIRGIN VARIANT COVER BY ARTGERMVARIANT COVER BY SKOTTIE YOUNGHIDDEN GEM VARIANT COVER BY TODD MCFARLANEVARIANT
Credit: New Line Cinema Credit: New Line Cinema Shazam! is poised to become the world’s mightiest movie this weekend, likely storming the box office like lightning and putting its hero in the hearts of families everywhere. While this family-oriented blockbuster largely stands apart from the previously established DC film universe, there’s one ongoing superhero movie
Simon Helberg and Amanda Conner Credit: Jimmy Palmiotti Credit: Amanda Conner Amanda Conner and colorist Paul Mounts have contributed some artwork that is expected to be shown on Thursday’s Big Bang Theory episode. Jimmy Palmiotti Credit: Amanda Conner This will be the second time their work has appeared on the show; back in 2015’s “The
Credit: Marvel Studios Credit: Marvel Studios The late night talk show Jimmy Kimmel Live! will host a week of Avengers: Endgame related guests and content from April 8-12, according to Deadline. The slate of guests includes Robert Downey, Jr./Iron Man, Chris Hemsworth/Thor, Scarlett Johansson/Black Widow, and Paul Rudd/Ant-Man on Monday April 8. On Tuesday April 9, Danai
John Cho Credit: Kathy Hutchins / Shutterstock.com Mustafa Shakir Credit: lev radin / Shutterstock.com Netflix has announced the cast of its upcoming live-action TV series adaptation of the classic anime Cowboy Bebop on its official Twitter account. Headlining the cast is Star Trek‘s John Cho as bounty hunter Spike Spiegel. Here’s the official Netflix description of
Credit: June Brigman/Veronica Gandini (Ahoy Comics) Credit: AHOY Comics Press Release Diamond Book Distributors, the industry’s leading source for graphic novels and a division of Diamond Comic Distributors, is pleased to announce that it has signed a distribution agreement with AHOY Comics. Diamond Book Distributors will exclusively distribute AHOY Comics trade paperbacks to the traditional
Credit: DC Credit: DC The mythical “World Forger” finally showed up in Scott Snyder’s Justice League this week, and he claims that the only way to save the Multiverse from certain destruction is to eliminate everyone who might choose to be bad. Wait. Would the Justice League buy into such an idea? To preemptively stop
Credit: Marvel Studios Avengers: Endgame early tracking numbers are pointing to a massive $175-250 million (or more) domestic opening weekend for the blockbuster film, according to all the major Hollywood trades Thursday morning. Remember, these are early tracking figures, and not a box office prediction. One year ago the first tracking figures for Avengers: Infinity War pointed
Shazam! star Zachary Levi stops by James Corden’s late night show to help the host discover what his ‘Captain Marvel’ powers are in this clip. Sure, Shazam is supposed to get the powers of Solomon, Hercules, Atlas, Zeus, Achilles, and Mercury, but this is in the name of comedy. [embedded content] Shazam! opens Friday.
Steins;Gate has launched a teaser website confirming the start of a new project to celebrate the franchise’s 10th anniversary. According to the teaser site, there will be 10 projects launched in celebration of the franchise’s 10th anniversary with further information to be announced at a later date. (C)MAGES./5pb./Chiyo St. Inc.(C)2009 MAGES./5pb./Nitroplus(C)2011 5pb./Nitroplus Future Gadget Research
Mark Strong Credit: Featureflash Photo Agency / Shutterstock.com Sebastian Shaw Credit: Marvel Comics Mark Strong says he turned down the X-Men: First Class role of Sebastian Shaw, which eventually went to Kevin Bacon. Strong revealed that writer/director Matthew Vaughn, who the actor worked with previously on Stardust, gave him first dibs on the role. “Matthew
Yasmine Putri is doing a series of horror movie homages as variant covers for DC’s DCeased limited series, which debuts May 1. Here is the three covers released so far, with #1 (It), #2 (Nightmare on Elm Street), and #3 (The Nun). So far, all three are homages to horror films from DC’s sister company
By Oscar Maltby, Best Shots Reviewer April 3, 2019 11:30am ET Credit: Joey Vazquez/Felipe Sobreiro/Clayton Cowles (Marvel Comics) Credit: Stefano Caselli/Triona Farrell (Marvel Comics) Marvel Team-Up #1Written by Eve L. EwingArt by Joey Vazquez and Felipe SobreiroLettering by Clayton CowlesPublished by Marvel ComicsReview by Oscar Maltby‘Rama Rating: 8 out of 10 Credit: Joey Vazquez/Felipe Sobreiro/Clayton
Rachel Weisz Credit: Twocoms / Shutterstock.com The Mummy actor Rachel Weisz is in talks to join Marvel Studios’s Black Widow solo film, according to Variety. Weisz’s potential character has not been named. If cast, she would join star Scarlett Johansson who will reprise the film’s starring role. David Harbour and Florence Pugh have also reportedly been cast
Credit: New Line Cinema Credit: New Line Cinema We have a longstanding theory here at Newsarama that one of the surest ways you can guarantee audiences are going to have fun at your superhero film is let your superhero have a lot of fun being a superhero. Robert Downey Jr. set the MCU tone for
Credit: Netflix Hellboy actor David Harbour has been cast in Marvel Studios’ Black Widow solo film, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The details of Harbour’s reported role have not been disclosed. Scarlett Johansson will reprise her role as the titular superspy, with Florence Pugh also reportedly cast in an unnamed role. No projected release date for Black
Credit: Jack Kirby (Marvel Comics) Credit: Humberto Ramos (Marvel Comics) Marvel Comics has revealed what all is coming to its Marvel Unlimited streaming service in the month of April. It includes several recent series and limited series, some which just came out in the past month. In addition to these week-by-week aditions, Marvel also says
The official Marvel Thailand Twitter account has released 12 new character posters for Avengers: Endgame. Or particular note in these posters are Clint Barton wielding a bow in his Ronin garb and Steve Rogers sporting a more classic looking Captain America costume. Avengers: Endgame is due out in Thailand April 24, and comes to North
Credit: Janet Lee (Viking Books for Young Readers) TROT & CAPN BILL ADV GN VOL 01 SEA SIRENS(W) Amy Chu (A/CA) Janet LeeTrot, a Vietnamese American surfer girl, and Cap’n Bill, her cranky one-eyed cat, catch too big a wave and wipe out, sucked down into a magical underwater kingdom where an ancient deep-sea battle
Credit: Lan Pitts (Newsarama) ReedPOP has announced several changes to passes for its annual New York Comic Con – which takes place this year from October 3 to October 6. The most notable change is, due to popular demand, 4-Day passes for New York Comic Con will once again be available (in 2017, ReedPOP eliminated