In his outstanding career, composer Danny Elfman has tackled many comic book movies. He scored Tim Burton’s Batman movies and Sam Raimi’s first two Spider-Man films, creating two of the most iconic superhero themes ever. He has also worked on Ang Lee’s Hulk and Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron. And that’s not even including his work on Hellboy II and the Men in Black trilogy. Now, Elfman is adding another superhero film to his resume. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Elfman has been hired to score DC Films’ Justice League. Originally, Junkie XL was set to score, and he was working alongside director Zack Snyder on the score. However, he has…

After much speculation, 20th Century Fox confirmed last month that the next main X-Men movie will re-adapt the “Dark Phoenix” storyline. The story was previously adapted in 2006’s X-Men: The Last Stand, but it was crammed into a movie that was dealing with a mutant cure subplot and, frankly, didn’t do the original story justice. Since then, creatives involved with the franchise expressed interest in revisiting the storyline. Now, we have confirmation of a director and cast. After months of rumors, Deadline confirms that Simon Kinberg will direct X-Men: Dark Phoenix. This will serve as Kinberg’s directorial debut, but he has served as a screenwriter and producer on multiple X-Men…

After the character’s creation 76 years ago, Wonder Woman is now a movie that is currently playing in theaters. The film is the first installment of the DC Extended Universe to receive mostly positive reviews from critics, while fans and audiences love it too. It has proven to be a box office hit, having a strong opening weekend and maintaining legs beyond that. In fact, its second weekend drop of 43% is one of the lowest ever for a superhero film. Today, some members of the Watchtower of Babel News staff have decided to share our individual thoughts on Wonder Woman. What did we think of the film? You can…

During Sony’s E3 presentation new footage of Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite was shown. Giving us our first look at the story and new characters. The Guardians of The Galaxy and The Avengers team up with the Capcom crew to stop Ultron, but will that be enough? Check out the trailer down below! Looks like our heroes need the help of Thanos to save the world. I’m sold. For more news on Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite, and all things Marvel, stay tuned. Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite is available September 19th

At E3 today, Sony debuted a new gameplay trailer for its highly anticipated new Spider-Man game, which is a PlayStation 4 exclusive. The trailer is chock full of gorgeous visuals and exciting action, promising a worthy addition to the Web Slinger’s video game catalog. Check out the trailer below, and stay tuned for more as we have it. For more Spider-Man news and all things Marvel, stay tuned. Spider-Man is coming to PlayStation in 2018

In recent years, Marvel’s television division has seriously beefed up its lineup. Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., which debuted in 2013, served as the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first entry onto the small screen. Since then, we’ve gotten Agent Carter on ABC (RIP) and five shows plus The Defenders miniseries on Netflix, with Runaways on Hulu and Freeform’s Cloak & Dagger and New Warriors premiering next year. Plus, Inhumans is premiering its first two episodes in IMAX theaters this fall before airing on ABC. Additionally, Marvel TV has collaborated with Fox to create shows featuring X-Men characters; Legion aired on FX this year, with The Gifted on Fox and an animated Deadpool series…

Wonder Woman has proven to be an indisputable win for the DC Extended Universe. The film grossed $103 million in its opening weekend, the biggest opening ever for a female-led superhero movie and for a female-directed movie. Wonder Woman has also received extremely positive reviews from critics, while audiences appear to love it more than any other DCEU film. Now, Diana Prince’s winning streak continues. Per Variety, Wonder Woman has held on to the #1 spot in North America this weekend with an estimated $57.2 million. This is one of the smallest second-weekend drops of all time for a superhero film, while it’s the biggest second weekend from a DCEU film…