Last week we reported that a sequel for Man of Steel has been announced a sequel just before the release date. Columbia have taken the idea of announcing sequels a step further by announcing The Amazing Spider-man 3 and The Amazing Spider-man 4 for June 10, 2016 and May 4, 2018 release dates.
Movies from the likes of Bryan Singer and Park Chan-wook are out this week as well as three movies from the Criterion Collection, one of them being our Recommendation of the Week.
Over four days (which include some Thursday previews and a strong Father’s Day haul) DC’s Man of Steel soared past expectations to a huge $128.7 million opening and secured Superman’s spot as the next headlining superhero to grace the big screen.
There have been many pretenders to be crowned as king of the epic fantasy genre, but the first trailer for The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug has emerged for Middle Earth to push away its rivals.
Man of Steel is opening in theaters this Friday and the reviews that are coming in are mostly positive. The box office projections are over $100 Million for the opening weekend and Warner Brothers want to capitalize, so they are fast-tracking a sequel.
In a large week of major re-releases a classic Swedish movie is our Recommendation of the Week and the new releases are two fantasy movies and a crime thriller.
DC Comics’ Vertigo imprint has produced has produced a number of top comic book series, such as Y: The Last Man and The Losers. One of them, the critically praised Fables is being adapted into a movie and it has now found a director, Danish filmmaker Nikolaj Arcel.
Last week Guardians of the Galaxy has been making speedy progress with Glenn Close and John C. Reilly being linked to roles for Marvel’s Space Opera. Now two more high profile actors have been attached to the movie, Benico Del Toro and Karen Gillan.
Two big boxset are out on Blu-ray this week to wet the mouths of movie fans as well as wide selection of re-releases. Whilst people looking for something have the latest Die Hard movie and a romantic-comedy with zombies!
Universal sets Liam Neeson thriller ‘Non-Stop’ for February 21, 2014. Will you be there to watch him save the day this time?
