For much of Marvel’s history, their most best-selling team wasn’t the Avengers or the Defenders, or even the Fantastic Four. It was the X-Men, a group of “mutants” with incredible super powers who are marked as different from the rest of a society that hates and fears them no matter how much they try to use their … Read more
20th Century Studios is billing Alien: Romulus as a sort of a franchise reset; taking this iconic horror series back to where it all began with a straight-ahead genre movie with creepy xenomorphs chasing working-class astronauts through an isolated spaceship. But the new trailer for Alien: Romulus also makes the new film look a lot less spare, … Read more
Jeff Goldblum records a video message to welcome Scarlett Johansson to the Jurassic franchise: “Don’t get eaten!” The next installment of the Jurassic World franchise is currently filming, and star Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow) got a special welcome from franchise royalty: Jeff Goldblum. Johansson was recently interviewed on Today to promote Fly Me to the … Read more
The first reactions to prequel installment A Quiet Place: Day One have arrived, with viewers noting a dramatic shift in the franchise. The first reactions to A Quiet Place: Day One have tiptoed online just one week before it hits theaters, with many praising it as bringing a new twist to the ever-growing horror franchise. … Read more
Pixar’s Inside Out 2 topped the box office with $13M in Thursday previews, while the Bad Boys franchise crossed $1B. Pixar is looking at its most significant hit in years after Inside Out 2 posted $13M at the box office in Thursday preview screenings. Viewings for the legendary animation studio’s latest animated marvel began at … Read more
Pack your bags for Kamurochō because Sega‘s Yakuza series is coming to Prime Video, thanks to an upcoming live-action adaptation, Like a Dragon: Yakuza, on October 24, 2024! Based on the mega-popular Yakuza video game series, Like a Dragon: Yakuza follows Kazama Kiryu, the steadfast protagonist from the original games. Japanese actor Ryoma Takeuchi (Kamen … Read more
Given the series’ roots in sci-fi horror, it’s sort of odd that it’s taken this long for someone to try to bring Alien back to its original (and massively successful) conception as a haunted house in space. The guy who finally did it is Fede Alvarez, maybe the purest horror director the Alien series has ever had; … Read more
Could the Fast & Furious franchise make the leap to TV? NBCUniversal’s Donna Langley teases that it’s possible. We’ve seen other big-screen franchises make the leap to TV over the years, but could Fast & Furious be next? While speaking with Variety, NBCUniversal Studio group chairman and chief content officer Donna Langley teased the future … Read more
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes producers have a nine movie plan for the modern franchise, but will it actually happen? Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes is now playing in theaters with an impressive box-office opening which all but guarantees we haven’t seen the last of those damn dirty apes. It remains … Read more
Marvel Studios co-president Louis D’Esposito admits that the past year was a “rough time” for the franchise, but they’re “coming back strong.” The Marvel Cinematic Universe was on the top of its game for so long that it seemed as though it always would be, but following the conclusion of the Infinity Saga, the franchise … Read more