Marvel Studios has been no stranger to having Oscar-winning performers in its films, but could a legendary director get behind the camera of an upcoming Marvel movie? It’s certainly possible, as the one and only Spike Lee recently revealed that if the opportunity to make a Marvel movie arose, he would “give it consideration.” Lee has a connection to Marvel Studios already as he’s friends … Continue reading Spike Lee Wants to Direct a Marvel Movie!!
No one may have cared who they are until they put on the masks, but the new Disney+ documentary, Marvel’s Behind the Mask, will help you care. An upcoming documentary about the comic book artists who helped create the Marvel superheroes that now grace our big and small screens, Marvel’s Behind the Mask goes into why superheroes connect so much with fans and readers. Watch the Marvel’s Behind … Continue reading ‘Marvel’s Behind the Mask’: Disney+ Documentary Gets a Trailer!! Check It Out!!
Wakanda forever? Wakanda forever. Today, The Walt Disney Company announced a pretty massive five-year overall exclusive deal with Ryan Coogler‘s Proximity Media banner, and the first project out of the gate is a doozie: Coogler will develop a Black Panther spinoff series set in the kingdom of Wakanda. Not much more is known quite yet about the series, but I would happily accept a fast-paced … Continue reading A ‘Black Panther’ Spinoff Show Coming to Disney+!!
The untimely death of Chadwick Boseman was a devastating loss earlier this year. Among many of the holes left in the wake of his death was this: What will the future of Black Panther and that world’s place in the Marvel Cinematic Universe look like? Will they recast Boseman‘s title role of T’Challa, the king of Wakanda? Should they? How could they? Today, during Disney Investor Day’s presentation, Marvel Studios … Continue reading ‘Black Panther 2’ Release Date Announced!!
A new introduction for the Disney+ version of Marvel‘s Black Panther has been unveiled. The new introduction honors the late Chadwick Boseman, whose passing at age 43 in August of this year shocked the world. In the days after Boseman‘s death following a private, four-year battle with colon cancer, Marvel Studios organized a tribute special to the actor who originated the role of Black Panther. Now, on the … Continue reading ‘Black Panther’: Disney+ Marvel Honors Chadwick Boseman’s Legacy With New Intro!! Check It Out!!
The world lost a great performer, a great icon, and a great human being this weekend with the passing of Chadwick Boseman, and Marvel Studios put together an emotional tribute video to the performer who, in their words, “will always be our King.” Boseman was a versatile performer who did so much with the little time he had left on this Earth, but inarguably the … Continue reading Marvel Pays Moving Tribute to Chadwick Boseman!! Check It Out!!
Just two days after the news of his passing, the late Chadwick Boseman received a touching tribute from his Black Panther director, Ryan Coogler. Boseman died at age 43 after a four-year battle with colon cancer, leaving behind a shocked and devastated fanbase as well as a towering legacy he built on and off the big screen. It’s an incomprehensible loss, but Coogler’s tribute to Boseman is one of … Continue reading ‘Black Panther’ Director Ryan Coogler Pays Touching Tribute to Chadwick Boseman!!
We have some deeply sad news to report tonight. Chadwick Boseman, one of the brightest talents of his generation, has passed away at the age of 43 following a four-year battle with colon cancer. The news came as a shock to many, who were surprised that the actor was even ill, let alone diagnosed with an illness in 2016 only to rule the box office … Continue reading ‘Black Panther’ Star Chadwick Boseman Passes Away!!
With movie theaters in the United States now finally getting ready to reopen, AMC Theaters is pushing a pretty wild promotion to get people back to their theaters. The nation’s largest theater chain announced today that when it reopens on August 20th, all movie tickets will cost just 15 cents for the entire day – or the cost of a movie ticket in 1920. Ironically … Continue reading AMC Theaters to Reopen on August 20th with 15 Cent Tickets!!
Disney+ has released two new clips from the upcoming docuseries Marvel’s 616 ahead of its September premiere. The new, sneak peek clips arrive just one day before the Marvel’s 616 panel during Thursday’s Comic-Con@Home line-up. The first clip comes from Episode 2, “Higher, Further, Faster,” directed by Gillian Jacobs. The clip teases discussions on the birth of Ms. Marvel into the Marvel Comics universe. We begin with a brief introduction … Continue reading ‘Marvel’s 616’: Disney+ Unveils Two Sneak Peek Clips of the Upcoming Docuseries!! Check It Out!!
Actress-singer-activist Janelle Monáe wants to play Storm in a Marvel Cinematic Universe movie, which is another way of saying Janelle Monáe wants to single-handedly revive the X-Men movie franchise. In an interview with Empire Magazine for their August issue, Monáe talked about meeting some of the cast of Black Panther while working on her album Dirty Computer in Atlanta, where the big-budget Marvel film was … Continue reading Janelle Monáe Wants to Play Storm in the MCU!!
Back in May 2018 a rumor circulated online suggesting that Michael B. Jordan was in talks to reprise his role as Erik Killmonger in Marvel Studios’ Black Panther 2, and this gained some weight earlier this year when Jordan’s Black Panther co-star Angela Bassett seemingly confirmed his return. Well, according to Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige, it’s all just rumor, as he says that director … Continue reading ‘Black Panther 2’: Killmonger’s Return is just Rumor Confirms Kevin Feige!!!
Rachel Morrison, the first woman ever nominated for a Best Cinematography Oscar, is about to make her feature directorial debut. Morrison made waves with her work as a DP on films like Dope and Fruitvale Station before landing an Oscar nomination for her work on Dee Rees’ underrated 2017 Netflix drama Mudbound. She subsequently re-teamed with Ryan Coogler to shoot Marvel’s excellent Black Panther (which, … Continue reading ‘Flint Strong’: ‘Black Panther’ DP Rachel Morrison to Direct Barry Jenkins-Scripted Drama!!
Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman is swapping his role as African king and superhero T’Challa for the role of African samurai Yasuke, Deadline has revealed. The film will tell the true story of Yasuke, a native of Portuguese Mozambique who became the first black man to set foot in Japan when he was brought to the country as a slave in the 16th century. Yasuke … Continue reading ‘Yasuke’: Chadwick Boseman Set To Play African Samurai!!!
Rotten Tomatoes is rolling out a series of new initiatives aimed at “elevating the voice of fans” and “increasing data relevance,” but one of these changes is very clearly a movement against trolls trying to take advantage of the system. Over the last couple of years, it’s become commonplace for “fans” who have yet to see a movie to enact a negging campaign designed to … Continue reading Rotten Tomatoes to No Longer Allow Fan Comments or Reviews Prior to a Movie’s Release!!!
After all that, the Oscar ratings did indeed rise following last year’s lowest-rated telecast ever. Indeed, in the days following The Shape of Water’s Best Picture win in 2018, ABC convened a meeting with Academy members and offered “suggestions” to increase ratings for the next ceremony. These suggestions included introducing a Best Popular Film Oscar and handing out certain awards during the commercial break. Those … Continue reading Oscar Ratings Rise for First Time in Five Years with 29.6 Million Viewers!!
At long last—and after a very rocky road—the 2019 Oscars have come to a close, and those of us who did not faint outright during that performance of “Shallow” made it to see Peter Farrelly‘s Green Book take home the top prize of the night to go along with Mahershala Ali‘s Supporting Actor win and the film’s Original Screenplay victory. This wasn’t exactly a surprising … Continue reading Oscar Winners 2019: ‘Green Book’ Takes Best Picture!!! Check Out the Full List!!
The Oscar nominations are here at last. It’s been a whirlwind of an awards season packed with plenty of drama and controversy after controversy. It has also been one of the most unpredictable seasons in recent memory, with the field wide open in a number of categories. Roma and The Favourite picked up the most nominations of any film with 10 nods each, including Best … Continue reading Oscar Nominations 2019: ‘Roma’ and ‘The Favourite’ Lead with 10 Nominations!! Check Out The Full List!!
The Critics’ Choice Awards were handed out last night by the Broadcast Film Critics Association, and they could be a predictor of how things shake out with the Oscars. The top prize of the night went to Roma with Alfonso Cuaron also picking up Best Director for his personal, autobiographical drama. Perhaps the biggest surprise of the night was a tie in the Best Actress … Continue reading ‘Roma’ Wins Top Prize at Critics Choice Awards!! Check Out the Full List!!
The Southeastern Film Critics Association has announced its selections for 2018. Following in line with many other critics groups, SEFCA selected ROMA as the Best Film of the year with The Favourite coming in as the runner up. ROMA also took home Best Director and Best Cinematography for Alfonso Cuaron along with Best Foreign-Language Film. Meanwhile The Favourite took home Best Actress for Olivia Colman … Continue reading SEFCA Selects ‘ROMA’ as the Best Film of 2018!!!
Nominations have been announced for the upcoming Critics Choice Awards, and it’s a mix of this awards season’s usual suspects with a few welcome additions. The Favourite leads the charge with 14 nominations in total, including Best Picture, Best Acting Ensemble, and Best Director for Yorgos Lanthimos. Just behind the biting period piece is Marvel Studios’ Black Panther, which scored 12 nominations including Best Picture, … Continue reading ‘The Favourite’ and ‘Black Panther’ Lead Critics Choice Awards Nominations!! Check Out The Full List!!
The 2019 Golden Globe nominations have been revealed, and right on cue, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is up to its baffling tricks again. We’ll start with what did get nominated. Vice was a huge hit, scoring six nominations in total including Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy as well as Best Actor for Christian Bale and Supporting Actress for Amy Adams, followed closely … Continue reading ‘Vice’ and ‘A Star Is Born’ Lead Golden Globe Nominations!! Check Out The Full List!!
The American Film Institute has released its list of the Top 10 Movies of 2018 and the Top 10 TV Programs of 2018. Starting with the films, it’s a pretty stellar lineup—although you may be wondering why Alfonso Cuarón’s critical darling ROMA is left off. As it turns out, the Mexican film was not eligible for the list of American films, and so AFI deemed … Continue reading AFI Reveals Its Top 10 Films of 2018, Including ‘Black Panther’ and ‘Eighth Grade’!!!
In today’s most confident news by a country mile, Activision Blizzard Studios has hired Black Panther co-writer Joe Robert Cole to pen a sequel to its Call of Duty feature film, which does not yet have a cast or a distributor. The studio brought on Sicario 2: Day of the Soldado director Stefano Sollima earlier this year to man the first film, written by Kieran Fitzgerald (Snowden) and based on the … Continue reading ‘Call of Duty’: ‘Black Panther’ Writer Joe Robert Cole Tapped for Movie Sequel!!!
The People’s Choice Awards made its debut on the E! channel Sunday night to “For the People, By the People” fanfare, announcing the winners of the annual ceremony. Marvel conquered the film side with Avengers: Infinity War winning Movie of 2018 while Shadowhunters topped TV, winning Show of 2018. The Marvel Cinematic Universe saw multiple wins with Scarlett Johansson winning Female Movie Star of 2018 and Black Panther stars Chadwick … Continue reading ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ And ‘Shadowhunters’ Win Big At The 2018 People’s Choice Awards!! Check Out The Full List!!!
We can confidently say Black Panther will not be winning the Best Popular Film Oscar this year—nor will any other film. The controversial category was announced this summer as an addition to the Oscars for the upcoming 91st ceremony, and raised a lot of questions. Today, the Academy announced it has decided to postpone the Best Popular Film category, meaning it will not make its … Continue reading ‘The Oscars’: Academy Postpones Best Popular Film Category!!!
If you’re still on the fence about the Oscar prospects of Black Panther, it’s time to see the light. The Venice, Telluride, and Toronto film festivals are about to get underway, at which point the key first phase of Oscar season begins. But Marvel Studios and Disney are also ready to pull the trigger on their Oscar campaign for Black Panther in earnest, and they’re … Continue reading ‘Black Panther’: Marvel Aiming for Best Picture at the Oscars!!!
The Walking Dead and Black Panther star Danai Gurira could be adding two huge projects to her upcoming slate, with Deadline reporting that the actress is in talks to join the cast of Legendary and Warner Bros. Pictures’ Godzilla vs. Kong, along with Paramount’s Star Trek 4. Godzilla vs. Kong, a MonsterVerse crossover bringing together the iconic monsters from Godzilla and Kong: Skull Island, is … Continue reading Danai Gurira In Talks To Join ‘Godzilla vs. Kong’ and ‘Star Trek 4’!!!
STXfilms has tapped “Black Panther” star Chadwick Boseman to produce and star in the studio’s upcoming action-thriller “17 Bridges.” Boseman’s writing and producing partner, Logan Coles, will also produce with “Avengers: Infinity War” directors Joe and Anthony Russo under their recently launched Agbo banner. Mike Larocca of Agbo will executive produce. Brian Kirk, whose credits include “Luther” and “Game of Thrones,” is directing from a … Continue reading ’17 Bridges’: ‘Black Panther’ Star Chadwick Boseman Sets Up His Next Role!!!
2018 has been a fantastic year for the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as it celebrates its ‘First Ten Years’ by taking its worldwide box office haul beyond the $17 billion mark, an astonishing sum from 20 movies. Black Panther got Marvel’s year off to a great start, becoming the highest-grossing domestic superhero release of all time with just under $700 million in North America and $1.35 … Continue reading ‘Ant-Man and the Wasp’ Takes the MCU Beyond $17 billion at the Worldwide BO!!!
It was a night of Wakanda pride and ’80s nostalgia at the 2018 MTV Movie & TV Awards, with “Black Panther” winning the most film awards and “Stranger Things” dominating the television field. Tiffany Haddish hosted the show, which aired Monday night on Viacom networks and taped Saturday at Santa Monica’s Barker Hangar. Haddish even took home an award herself for best comedic performance in … Continue reading ‘Black Panther,’ and ‘Stranger Things’ Dominate 2018 MTV Movie and TV Awards!! Check Out The Full List!!!
Avengers: Infinity War is one step closer to making infinity dollars. The Marvel Studios sequel officially crossed the $2 billion mark at the worldwide box office today, marking a genuinely rare achievement. It’s only the fourth film in history to break that barrier, and the third to do so in its initial run (Titanic hit $2 billion on re-release). It’s also, it should be said, Disney’s … Continue reading ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Officially Passes $2 Billion at the BO!!!
Disney and Marvel‘s Avengers: Infinity War had a wonderful Mother’s Day weekend. The superhero feature topped the domestic box office for the third weekend in a row, delivered the second largest opening in China ever*, became the eighth largest domestic release of all-time, fifth largest global release and became the first superhero film to ever top $1 billion internationally. Beyond Infinity War‘s continued success, the … Continue reading ‘Infinity War’ Tops $1 Billion Internationally, As New Releases Open Below Expectations at the BO!!!
Disney and Marvel‘s Avengers: Infinity War continues its record pace, topping $450 million domestically in just nine days and the $1 billion mark worldwide in a record 11 days. Among the weekend’s new wide releases, MGM and Lionsgate‘s Overboard remake delivered a solid debut in the runner-up position while Focus‘s Tully and Electric Entertainment‘s Bad Samaritan delivered disappointing debuts in the low single digits. With … Continue reading ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Crosses $1 Billion Worldwide While ‘Overboard’ Makes A Solid Debut at the BO!!!
Audiences assembled worldwide as Disney and Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War broke both the domestic opening weekend box office record and worldwide opening record with a massive $250 million domestically and $630 million worldwide. In its wake, the majority of films on the weekend box office chart fell dramatically, though fellow Marvel Cinematic Universe release Black Panther improved its position from eighth place last weekend to … Continue reading ‘Avengers: Infinity War’ Scores Biggest Opening Weekend of All-Time With $630M at the Worldwide BO!!!
Early on it looked as if it might be a tight race for the weekend #1, and while the margin was slim, in the end A Quiet Place settled into the spot, topping last weekend’s champion Rampage. STX‘s I Feel Pretty settled into third over its debut weekend, delivering results a shade over expectations, narrowly topping the outstanding performance from Fox Searchlight‘s Super Troopers 2, … Continue reading ‘A Quiet Place’ Takes Back #1 Spot, As ‘I Feel Pretty’ and ‘Super Troopers 2’ Open Above Expectations at the BO!!
It was nearly an upset at the weekend box office, but Warner Bros. and New Line‘s Rampage was able to hold off a strong second weekend from Paramount‘s hit horror/thriller A Quiet Place to take the weekend’s #1 spot. But that doesn’t discount the fact A Quiet Place is less than $400k shy of topping $100 million domestically after just ten days in release. Additionally, … Continue reading ‘Rampage’ Tops Weekend as ‘A Quiet Place’ Continues Strong at the BO!!!
In a surprise to absolutely no one, the first tracking for Avengers: Infinity War has the film pegged for a monumental opening weekend at the box office. Per THR, Disney insiders are suggesting an opening weekend in the range of $175 million to $200 million, but studios are notoriously conservative with these kinds of numbers so as not to see the actual results become underwhelming. … Continue reading ‘Infinity War’ Tracking to Open North of $200 Million at the BO!!!
With a $50 million debut, Paramount‘s A Quiet Place finished atop the weekend box office in impressive fashion and while Universal‘s Blockers didn’t deliver even half of what A Quiet Place did, the film’s $21 million debut was a solid start for the low budget R-rated comedy. The weekend also saw a very strong hold for Warner Bros.’s Ready Player One and Disney and Marvel‘s … Continue reading ‘A Quiet Place’ Tops ‘Ready Player One’ with Huge $50 Million Opening at the BO!!!
Avengers: Infinity War may be hitting theaters in a matter of weeks, but the Black Panther train is still rolling. February’s Marvel Studios release surpassed expectations in its first weekend to record-breaking box office, and “surpassing expectations” was the name of the game as the film continued to have a strong hold week after week. The result? It’s the highest grossing Marvel movie ever released … Continue reading ‘Black Panther’ Passes ‘Jurassic World’ to Become #4 Movie of All Time at Domestic BO!!!
Coming in on par with Mojo‘s pre-weekend forecast, Steven Spielberg‘s Ready Player One topped the weekend box office and delivered the director’s largest opening weekend in ten years. The weekend also saw a strong second place debut for Lionsgate‘s Acrimony, the latest film from Tyler Perry, while Black Panther and I Can Only Imagine remain in the top five with their continued impressive runs. Not … Continue reading ‘Ready Player One’ Tops With $53M Four-Day Debut at the Easter Weekend BO!!!
“Pacific Rim Uprising” launched to a solid start in international markets, opening with $122.5 million in 61 markets. That $122.5 million includes a $65 million debut in China, bringing its worldwide total to $150 million. Universal and Legendary’s sci-fi tentpole landed $28 million at the domestic box office, and seems to be following the model set by its predecessor, which also saw a strong international … Continue reading ‘Pacific Rim Uprising’ Leads With $122.5 Million Debut at the International BO!!!
It had to happen at some point and this was the weekend that saw Black Panther’s streak as the #1 film at the weekend box office come to an end at the hands of Pacific Rim Uprising. That being said, it wasn’t a down weekend for Black Panther at all as it became the highest grossing superhero film of all-time, topping The Avengers with a … Continue reading ‘Pacific Rim Uprising’ Dethrones ‘Black Panther’ With A Decent Opening at the BO!!!
Marvel’s Black Panther has become even more of a box office giant than any of the industry’s wildest predictions and expectations. The film has broken record after record since hitting theaters on February 16, and now it has a new crowning achievement. Even though Black Panther won’t be at the top of the box office for six weekends in a row, the money raked in … Continue reading Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’ is Now the Highest Grossing Superhero Movie Ever!!!
For the fifth weekend in a row, Disney and Marvel‘s Black Panther is the weekend’s number one film at the domestic box office, becoming the first film to accomplish that feat since Avatar in 2009. The film is also only the seventh film to ever gross over $600 million at the domestic box office as it continues to dominate, now less than $18 million shy … Continue reading ‘Black Panther’ Remains King While ‘Tomb Raider’ Is Low And ‘I Can Only Imagine’ Surprises at the BO!!!
Even if it didn’t stand a chance of being the biggest film at the 2018 box office, Black Panther would probably get a sequel. But since the film has made a billion worldwide, Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige has no hesitation acknowledging that there will be a Black Panther 2, and that they’re already kicking around ideas for what it could be. Speaking to EW … Continue reading ‘Black Panther 2′ Already Has a “Solid Direction” Says Kevin Feige!!!
On top of eclipsing $1 billion worldwide, Disney and Marvel‘s Black Panther has now achieved what no other film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe has accomplished as it remained #1 at the weekend box office for its fourth straight weekend in a row since release. The superhero repeat means Disney‘s A Wrinkle in Time opened in second place followed by Aviron‘s The Strangers: Prey at … Continue reading ‘Black Panther’ Remains Box Office King As New Releases Open Low at the BO!!!
Next Friday, Marvel’s Black Panther celebrates one month since its domestic release. This weekend, Ryan Coogler‘s superhero film should cross the $1 billion-mark at the international box office. That’s crazy. If it crosses that mark this weekend, the film will be in great company as one of the fastest billion-dollar earners ever. The worldwide tally will be helped out in a big way by the film’s last … Continue reading ‘Black Panther’ Poised to Cross $1 Billion Worldwide This Weekend!!
In case you were wondering, Black Panther is still absolutely destroying at the box office. The Marvel Studios film got more than a couple shoutouts at the Oscars ceremony on Sunday and for good reason: ABC no doubt hopes the Academy sparks to this worldwide phenomenon in the wake of record-low ratings for the Oscars telecast. While that’s a ways off and Black Panther is … Continue reading ‘Black Panther’ Box Office Passes ‘Beauty and the Beast’ to Land at #9 on All-Time List!!!
It was yet another monster weekend for Disney and Marvel‘s Black Panther as the superhero feature became the third fastest film to ever reach $500 million domestic. Meanwhile, the weekend’s new wide releases came up just a bit short of Mojo’s pre-weekend forecast with Fox‘s Red Sparrow taking runner-up position behind Black Panther and MGM’s Death Wish landing in third. It’s also Oscar Sunday, which … Continue reading ‘Black Panther’ Tops $500 Million, As ‘Death Wish’ and ‘Red Sparrow’ Open Modest at the BO!!!
