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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018, Peter Ramsay, Robert Persichetti Jr., Rodney Rothman)  hasn't even hit theatres yet and, according to The Hollywood Reporter , Sony Studios are already planning both a sequel and a spin-off. According to the article, the sequel will be directed by Joaquim Dos Santos (Avatar: The Last Airbender, Voltron) and will be written by David Callaham (Expendables 2, Wonder Woman 84) . Sony is also eyeing Lauren Montgomery (Batman: Year One, Voltron) to helm the spin-off. Initial Thoughts Sony must be very confident with their upcoming movie if their green-lighting these projects prior to its release! I imagine that Sony is dropping this news in advance in order to improve on the box-office tracking for Into The Spider-Verse  which, at the moment, is crammed in a very busy Holiday line-up, alongside Aquaman (2018, James Wan)  and Mary Poppins Returns (2018, Rob Marshall) , which seem to be the two big contenders this year. So this...

In 2016 the Harry Potter franchise was brought back to the big screen with Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them (2016, David Yates)  which built on the franchise, gave audiences a new look at the Wizarding World and introduced everyone to Newt Scamander, played by the talented Eddie Redmayne (Theory Of Everything, The Danish Girl) . And now its sequel hopes to continue that story. Now focusing on the war between the Ministry and Gellert Grindelwald (Johnny Depp)  a dark wizard who is crucial to the character development of everyone's favourite future headmaster, Albus Dumbledore (Jude Law) . Boasting a stellar cast and incredible Visuals, how well does it live up to previous Wizarding World movies? First Thoughts Overall, I liked this film. It’s really good to step back into the Wizarding World and the film does a good job of building on it. And not just the world, but the characters as well are developed more in this film. However, the film does feel a little e...

On Monday it was announced that Comic Book icon Stan Lee passed away. Many fans, myself included, were devasted at this news. To know that a man who played such an important role in the shaping of a whole medium of storytelling was no longer with us. Stan Lee was the Walt Disney of comic books. He may not have created the Superhero, but he did elevate it and take it in directions that, back then, were never thought possible. His Impact on Comics Back in the 1960’s Comics were seen as a silly medium designed to entertain children. And Stan Lee helped change that. Instead of the glorious, heroes that readers would aspire to, Stan, alongside minds like Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, tried to make his characters more relatable, more grounded. And that was the premise of most of Marvel’s titles. His heroes had to deal with regular problems, which they had to cope with around their superhero lives. The Fantastic Four went on amazing, psychedelic adventures but they also had to worry ab...

Video game movies have a long reputation for failing. From the early days with Super Mario Bros (1993, Annabel Jankel/Rocky Morton)  to Uwe Boll’s slue of terrible adaptations. And even today with video games being more cinematic and centred around the story, why is Hollywood still struggling to adapt them into successful movies? The three most recent Videogame Adaptation are Warcraft (2016, Duncan Jones) , Assassin’s Creed (2016, Justin Kurzel)  and Tomb Raider (2018, Roar Uthag) . All three received mixed reviews and failed to break even at the box office. And today we'll look into why. Warcraft Based on the insanely popular MMO game,  Warcraft  is arguably the most faithful movie adaptation of a video game. With game-accurate landscapes, character designs and stories. So where exactly did the film go wrong? Whilst fans enjoyed it, general audiences were unable to click with it. Well, my belief is that there are two reasons for this. The first...