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WONDER WOMAN Surpasses $800 Million at Worldwide Box Office
Wonder Woman has been going strong for over two months in its theatrical run, boasting legs unlike any other recent comic book movie. Earlier this month, the film passed $400 million at the domestic box office. This weekend, it reaches one more key benchmark. Wonder Woman has now cracked the $800 million milestone at the worldwide box office. Per Box Office Mojo, the movie has grossed about $404 million domestically and $396 million overseas. This brings its worldwide total to just over $800 million. Currently, Wonder Woman is the eighth highest grossing movie of the year worldwide, while it’s #2 in North America. It’s also well ahead of every other…
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FX Acquires TV Rights to LOGAN and SPIDER-MAN: HOMECOMING
FX has been on a roll with acquiring the rights to air big blockbuster movies on television. This week, the network added several more movies, including two of this year’s comic book movies. According to Deadline, FX has acquired the rights to Logan, the critically acclaimed swansong for Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine, and Spider-Man: Homecoming, the new Sony/Marvel reboot of the Webhead. Both movies are among the year’s biggest hits so far; Logan made $616 million worldwide, while Spider-Man has made $706.4 million and counting. It’s unknown when these movies will premiere on the network, but typically, films make their FX debut 2-3 years after their theatrical release. So, expect them…
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Review: Marvel’s THE DEFENDERS (2017)
Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist join forces to take on common enemies as a sinister conspiracy threatens New York City. [Netflix] Since 2015, Marvel Television has been expanding the grittier street level corner of the MCU with several original shows on Netflix. The slate began with Daredevil, followed by a second season and shows starring Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist. Unlike past MCU entries, these shows have fully embrace more adult-oriented aspects of these characters, such as graphic violence, sex, and other mature subjects. These shows have all been building up to The Defenders, an eight-episode miniseries uniting the four heroes against The Hand. Now that…
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Patty Jenkins Now in Final Negotiations to Direct WONDER WOMAN Sequel
After Wonder Woman‘s huge success, Warner Bros. quickly put a sequel into development. Diana Prince’s next standalone adventure will release on December 13th, 2019. Gal Gadot will reprise her role as the hero. But one thing that has been uncertain is director Patty Jenkins’ involvement. She’s already writing the story with Geoff Johns, while she has been negotiating for a new deal to return to the director’s chair. Fortunately, it looks like that’s going to happen. According to Deadline, Jenkins is now in final negotiations to direct Wonder Woman 2. The reason for the delay is because Jenkins will be given a substantially higher paycheck for the sequel, putting her…
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International THOR: RAGNAROK Trailer Features a Strange Cameo
We’re only a few months away from the release of Marvel’s next blockbuster, Thor: Ragnarok. Today, we have a new international trailer for the highly anticipated sequel. Most of it features footage and dialogue we’ve already seen in past trailers, but there’s also some new footage from a key cameo in the movie. [This isn’t really a spoiler, as it’s something that’s been confirmed for a while. But if you still don’t want to know anything about it, this is your warning.] So the new Thor: Ragnarok international trailer starts off with Thor meeting none other than Doctor Stephen Strange, played by Benedict Cumberbatch. The mid-credits scene from Doctor Strange…
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Ben Affleck Discusses JUSTICE LEAGUE’s “More Traditional” Portrayal of Batman
Ben Affleck’s Batman will return in this fall’s Justice League, following his debut in last year’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad. While the vast majority of fans love Affleck as Batman, there was also a lot of controversy surrounding the character’s more brutal and morally questionable actions in Dawn of Justice. Fortunately, fans who took issue with that will likely be happy with the Dark Knight in Justice League. Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, Affleck contrasts the Batman character in both Batman v Superman and Justice League. “Batman v Superman departed a little bit from the traditional Batman,” says Affleck, who reaffirms the character’s hatred of Superman in that movie.…
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ARROW Casts Kirk Acevedo as New Villain Ricardo Diaz
Last month, we read a casting call for Arrow season six, seeking an actor to play a new character called Ricardo Diaz. In the comics, Diaz is an alias used by the New 52 version of Richard Dragon, and he was a key Green Arrow villain during that run. Now, the series has cast the character. According to Deadline, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes actor Kirk Acevedo has landed the role of Ricardo Diaz, a recurring villain on Arrow this season. Diaz is described as “a hardened ex-con recently released from prison for crimes he didn’t commit…” who is “… is bent on taking over Star City’s criminal underworld. A master…
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DAREDEVIL Season 3 Will Reportedly Begin Production in October
Netflix renewed Marvel’s Daredevil for a third season last year, shortly after the premiere of its second season. Since then, we’ve heard little about the Man Without Fear’s next standalone adventure, following this week’s crossover miniseries The Defenders. Now, we may know when the season starts shooting. According to MCU Exchange, Daredevil season three will begin production in October, specifically during the later weeks. This goes along with star Charlie Cox’s past comments about filming later this year. With a 2017 start date set, the season will likely premiere sometime next year, following the second seasons of Jessica Jones and Luke Cage, which have been shooting for months. We’re only…
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CAPTAIN MARVEL Movie Recruits a New Screenwriter
This year has seen some major movements on Captain Marvel, starring Brie Larson as Marvel Studios’ first lead female hero. Directing duo Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck were hired to take the helm, while Samuel L. Jackson will reprise his role as Nick Fury. At San Diego Comic-Con last month, it was revealed that the film will take place in the 1990s, and the Skrulls are the main villains. Now, the movie is getting a new writer. According to Deadline, screenwriter Geneva Roberston-Dworet is replacing Meg LeFauve and Nicole Perlman on the Captain Marvel script. LeFauve and Perlman were originally set to create the script, but with the former moving on…
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BATMAN VS. TWO-FACE Release Date and Bonus Features Confirmed
The late Adam West’s final performance as the Caped Crusader is in this fall’s animated movie, Batman vs. Two-Face. The film pits Batman and Robin against Two-Face, voiced by William Shatner. We saw the trailer recently, and now, we have more information. Batman vs. Two-Face will hit digital platforms on Tuesday, October 10th, with the Blu-Ray/DVD coming a week later on October 17th. The following press release also confirms the film’s complete cast, as well as the bonus features, which include last month’s San Diego Comic-Con panel paying tribute to West’s life and career. Check out the press release below, and stay tuned for more news as we have it.…