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VENOM Retains Box Office Crown in Second Weekend
Despite negative reviews from critics, Sony’s Venom has proven to be a box office force to be reckoned with. It earned the biggest October opening in history, and it has held up in the days since. Now, its second weekend estimates are in. Venom grossed an estimated $35.7 million this weekend, retaining the top spot. This is a 55% drop from its opening, which is on par with other modern comic book movies. This brings its domestic total to $142.8 million. Overseas, Venom took in $69.7 million, bringing its international total to $235.3 million. Its combined worldwide gross is now $378.1 million. The movie had a production budget of just…
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FLASH SPOILER Review: Episode 5×01- “Nora”
The Flash (4×01)- “Nora” Written by: Todd Helbing & Sam Chalsen Directed by: David McWhirter HEY! Long time no see! Well maybe not that long, but it does feel like it’s been a while! The leaves are turning, the dew has turned to frost and Season 5 of the Flash is getting started. Season 5 is a high risk/high reward season in the life of any show. Some shows like Deep Space Nine had a lot of their best episodes in Season Five. Other shows… Kill off their best character… In favor of creepy incest pairings and dragons and you NEVER, EVER forgive anyone involved because that son of…
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Despite IRON FIST’s Cancellation, Danny Rand Will Appear in Future Marvel Shows
Last night, it was announced that Netflix has cancelled Marvel’s Iron Fist after two seasons. This marks the company’s first cancellation of a Marvel series, all while the Disney Play streaming service is getting ready to launch. But keeping fans’ hopes alive is the official statement, which says that the Iron Fist character will live on beyond the show. The original report also suggested that a revival on Disney Play may also be in consideration. But now, another report has more insight. According to Entertainment Weekly, Finn Jones’ Danny Rand will continue to be a part of Netflix’s other shows. Exactly what this entails is uncertain. But Rand guest starred on…
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Why BATMAN BEYOND Should Be DC Universe’s Next Live Action Series
After their first show, Titans, it’s time that we give the DC Universe its next project, Batman Beyond. For those of you who don’t know, Batman Beyond is the sequel series to Batman: The Animated Series. It focuses on Terry McGinnis. The Batman of 2039 (the year changed constantly). Terry is a high school kid who happens to run into a now-retired Bruce Wayne. Taking place in Neo-Gotham, Terry, with the help of Bruce, becomes the Batman of a new age taking on a slew of new villains and even some old ones. Batman Beyond is a cross between Spider-Man and Blade Runner. The future setting is something we haven’t seen…
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Composer Michael Giacchino Returns for SPIDER-MAN: FAR FROM HOME
Composer Michael Giacchino has collaborated a few times with Marvel Studios in recent years. He created the scores for Doctor Strange and Spider-Man: Homecoming, while he composed the theme for Marvel’s current opening logo. Now, he’s returning to the MCU for his next big project. Giacchino is set to return as composer of the Homecoming sequel, Spider-Man: Far From Home. The film brings back a lot of the film’s cast and creative team, including director Jon Watts. The sequel picks up immediately after the events of Avengers 4, when Peter Parker and his friends take a vacation to Europe. Along the way, Peter fights new enemy Mysterio and teams up…
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“Bye, Felicia” – Netflix Cancels IRON FIST
Those hoping for a third season of Iron Fist can hang their hats. Deadline is exclusively reporting that the show’s second season will be its final bow. In a statement from Netflix and Marvel, the team stated “Marvel’s Iron Fist will not return for a third season on Netflix. Everyone at Marvel Television and Netflix is proud of the series and grateful for all of the hard work from our incredible cast, crew and showrunners. We’re thankful to the fans who have watched these two seasons, and for the partnership we’ve shared on this series. While the series on Netflix has ended, the immortal Iron Fist will live on.” The statement leaves open the…
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Review: TITANS Season 1 Episode 1
Hopes and expectations are difficult things. There’s a joke that the best comic books are the ones you read when you’re thirteen, and I think that extends to all media. Especially nowadays when nostalgia is the shorthand to connect with an audience, and the franchises we loved as kids return for Box office Gold. The Teen Titans animated TV series left its mark on western animation, and I feel it’s impossible to talk about Titans without feeling its fingerprints. The leadup to the premiere of Titans was marked by reactions by the fans who clearly have a love of these characters. It is very hard to come to Titans with…
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Ryan Coogler Signs on to Write and Direct BLACK PANTHER 2
The word is out, the word is given. And the word fresh from The Hollywood Reporter is that Ryan Coogler has signed on to write and direct the sequel to his February smash hit, Black Panther. Fans have been clamoring for news on this front since Wakanda graced the silver screen. Coogler is expected to pen the sequel early next year, with an eye on a late 2019/early 2020 start date. With over $1.3 billion in Wakandan Treasury notes (i.e. Box Office receipts), the sequel should be another hit maker for Disney and Marvel. Only time will tell if the film lives up to the critical success of the original. In…
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Five Members Who Should Join James Gunn’s SUICIDE SQUAD
James Gunn writing the Suicide Squad Sequel has us reeling with possibilities of potential players. We pushed out villains we want to see as part of the squad, but let’s take a look at some members for our villains to bounce off of, and some characters operating in morally grey seeking to serve their debt, or not be exposed by Waller. Black Orchid (Suicide Squad #4 August 1987) Yes, the current Black Orchid, Alba Garcia, is a member of Justice League: Dark, and there’s a chance they might want to use the current incarnation. However, the original Black Orchid, Susan Linden-Thorne, mysterious investigator and master of disguise, worked with Suicide…
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Spider-Man Expected to Appear in KRAVEN THE HUNTER Movie
The biggest critique surrounding Sony’s Universe of Marvel Characters (SUMC) is that, while these characters are prominent parts of Spider-Man lore, Spider-Man himself is absent. Even Venom had to drastically alter its origin story because, in the comics, Eddie Brock and Venom are closely tied to Spider-Man. This, along with Sony’s current deal with Marvel Studios, has led to doubt regarding Spidey appearing in any of these movies. However, that may be about to change. Our friends at Discussing Film recently spoke with screenwriter Richard Wenk, who is working on Sony’s Kraven the Hunter movie. Wenk talks about how he is starting the process now, and how the movie will lean…
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