#Film

Flashy Trailer

Submitted by ionscifi on February 13, 2023 - 14:45

Amidst the mini-cyclone of allegations laid against Ezra Miller in recent years and rampant misreporting of DC having fired him as The Flash, there has been a consistent note in Warner Bros. PR response.

The Flash film looks super good. Implied is that it's so good that it has to be seen no matter the outcry. Warner Bros. have now released its trailer.

New Guardians Trailer

Submitted by ionscifi on February 13, 2023 - 13:28

Another week, another Marvel blockbuster. Well not quite but this week we have both Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania hitting cinemas and a new trailer for the next in line, Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 3.

If you've seen the previous two films it's about what you'd expect. Though the final gag almost made us gag.

Space Oddity

Submitted by ionscifi on February 10, 2023 - 13:51

The first human is likely to set foot on Mars in the coming decades and that's an increasingly popular setting for fiction including 2015 film The Martian and released just this month narrative adventure game Deliver Us Mars.

Romantic comedies rarely tread new ground and even when there's a whole extra planet to work with, Space Oddity's trailer sounds like yet another application of the commercially proven Hollywood formula.

Dichen Goes Ape

Submitted by ionscifi on February 8, 2023 - 06:08

Australian actress Dichen Lachman (Severance, Jurassic World: Dominion, The 100, Dollhouse) has joined the cast of 20th Century's Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes.

There are no details at this point about her role but this one is being filmed in Australia. Right now.

Batgirl a No Go

Submitted by ionscifi on February 4, 2023 - 04:40

Newly installed DC bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran were queried about the Batgirl film axing while unveiling their plans for the new DC Universe.

Swiftly putting to rest any notion of the nearly completed but shelved film being revived under new leadership.

WB Roku and Tubi Deal

Submitted by ionscifi on February 2, 2023 - 14:25

In a cost-cutting frenzy, Warner Bros. have not just been cancelling shows and films but also removing them from their US streaming service HBO.

They have now struck a deal with Roku and Fox Corp's Tubi to stream some of that content like Westworld.

DC Dishes the Deets

Submitted by ionscifi on February 1, 2023 - 14:34

New co-CEO's of DC Studios James Gunn and Peter Safran have finally begun unveiling their precise plans for DC with five each film and television projects.

Also giving the Robert Pattinson The Batman - Part II film an October 2025 cinematic release date.

65 x 2

Submitted by ionscifi on January 27, 2023 - 13:04

A second trailer has been released for upcoming time-travel to the past and survive dinosaurs film 65.

Not really telling us anything the first didn't.

Nielsen Data 2022

Submitted by ionscifi on January 27, 2023 - 12:08

Viewership monitoring company Nielsen have published their data for 2022 and Netflix sci-fi series Stranger Things (all 34 episodes) took two crowns - most streamed original and most streamed overall program with 52 billion minutes.

Other strong sci-fi performers were Amazon series The Boys and Netflix series The Umbrella Academy, earning 11th and 13th positions for original programs.

Shazam 2 Trailer 2

Submitted by ionscifi on January 27, 2023 - 09:06

A second trailer for Shazam! Fury of the Gods is out showcasing this film's two divine villains, daughters of Atlas Hespera (Helen Mirren) and Kalypso (Lucy Liu).

While we found the first Shazam film to be a bit ordinary, this trailer gets off to a flying start.