This past Easter weekend, comics and Cosplay took over Anaheim’s WonderCon. As always, Stormtroopers traveled in packs, Deadpool remained the most popular character without a movie (a real one), and unsurprisingly, the Frozen princesses burst onto the scene. Black Widow or Daenerys Targaryen were probably the two most popular female cosplay costume, though … Get hard
For many hardcore fans, the big ticket item for the first day of WonderCon 2014 was the world premiere of Son of Batman, a film adaptation of Grant Morrison and Andy Kubert’s 2006 comic book that gives us Damien Wayne’s origin story. Son of Batman is stunningly DCU’s 20th original film, and the … Get hard
Spoilers for the opening scenes of X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST follow. If there’s a dark cloud hanging over the sunny festivities of WonderCon, it’s likely the sexual abuse allegations that have been thrown director Bryan Singer’s way. He had been planned to represent his newest film, the epic gigantic crazy … Get hard
After a fairly crowded arena at WonderCon witnessed the world premiere of DCU’s newest animation confection, Son of Batman, we were also treated to a Q&A with some of the brilliant talent involved in the production. That means James Tucker, the DCU “super” producer, director Ethan Spaulding, heralded animator Phil Bourassa, casting director and … Get hard
In 2010, Dreamworks’ How to Train Your Dragon came out and charmed everyone in theaters, young and old alike. The film was adapted from Cressida Cowell’s book, and featured a sterling voice cast headlined by Jay Baruchel (This Is The End), Gerard Butler (300), Christopher Mintz-Plasse (SuperBad) and Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids). Now four years later, … Get hard
Chris Hardwick is the moderator for Deliver Us From Evil, which makes me so erect for Comic-Con, and honestly, automatically makes this panel a must-watch. He’s the best moderator in the business. Director Scott Derrickson (Sinister, Exorcism of Emily Rose) is brought to the stage. We quickly learn that Scott and … Get hard
Every month there’s a new YA sensation turned movie franchise, and most end up a bust, like The Mortal Instruments or Divergent (though those will likely spawn sequels anyway). Others, like The Hunger Games, prove worthy of all the attention and praise. FOX’s The Maze Runner aims to join Katniss … Get hard
The Maze Runner is the next big YA adaptation to hit theaters. On September 14th, when Wesley Ball’s film comes to the big screen, we’ll know if it’s the next Hunger Games, or the next Mortal Instruments, The Host or Beautiful Creatures. FOX clearly has high hopes for the potential franchise, as it became one of its … Get hard
After the FOX presentation, many in the arena filtered out. I’m not sure why, because based on what we’ve seen from Luc Besson’s Lucy, it could be better than many in the FOX slate (aside from Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, which is gonna destroy). Scarlett Johansson can do no wrong … Get hard
SPOILERS FOR SECRET SERVICE BELOW: This film totally wasn’t on my radar yet, but apparently it should be: allow me to introduce you to The Secret Service, a film I swear had just been announced, not preparing for an October 24th release date. The Secret Service is based on a comic book … Get hard