There hasn’t been a more divisive movie in 2016 than Warner Bros’ spring release of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. The movie split critics and audiences down the middle, which essentially resulted in a civil war among fanboys. Meanwhile, on the DC Comics side, they are in the midst of DC Rebirth, in which Geoff Johns is […]
Another domino has fallen in the ongoing saga of the Warner Bros’ struggle to bring the DC universe to life on the big-screen. The studio’s problems with March’s release and the ensuing aftermath of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice has been well documented and the ripples continue to be felt throughout the industry. One of the more intriguing […]
For the past eight years, Warner Bros has consistently gotten the same question and has never had a suitable answer to “Who is the Kevin Feige of the DC universe?” For the past year it seemed as if Zack Snyder was positioned as heir to throne, as it was his movies that set the tone for […]
Things are in a state of constant flux for the world of DC on the Warner Bros’ lot. After the release of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, things have changed for the studio as they continue to try and find a dominant niche in the superhero marketplace. In the past two months, there have been […]
The Jungle Book surprised no one by holding strong in its second week in theaters. The family film only lost about 41% of the previous week’s huge opening. This past weekend it made an estimated $60.8 million dollars which was more than good enough to secure the top spot. With Captain America: Civil War still two weeks away, […]
There was no surprise this past weekend as The Jungle Book took the top spot at the box-office. What surprised many analysts was how big of an opening the remake of the Disney classic made. The movie made an estimated $103.2 million dollars over the past weekend, which was the third $100 million dollar opening of the […]
It was a photo finish this past weekend as Melissa McCarthy again proved her box-office power by taking on literal superheroes. Her new movie The Boss managed to edge out the competition for a first place finish. Despite this being a Universal production, the opening was being closely watched by Sony Pictures executives who are surely breathing […]
Warner Bros scoffed at traditional convention when they decided to release Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in the month of March. It was a full two months before blockbusters of this caliber are typically released. The studio was attempting to take advantage of a time period where they wouldn’t get any major competition from other tentpole films. However, […]
Welcome back for another episode of the Epic Comicast podcast! There has been only one thing on the minds of comic book movie fans this past week and that’s the release and disastrous reception to Warner Bros’ Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. The movie’s second weekend of release had a historic dropoff. It seems […]
As expected, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice opened in first place at the box-office. The movie based on the characters from DC Comics had the biggest March opening ever with an estimated $166 million dollar weekend. The movie has received an abundance of mixed reviews from critics and continues to be a polarizing water cooler topic. […]
There are a lot of criticisms that are being directed at Warner Bros’ latest contribution to the superhero genre with Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. One of the most unanimous observations about the movie is that it feels disjointed and sloppily edited. It seems that there is a likely reason for this. Apparently the original cut of […]
It’s time for the Epic Comicast podcast and in this episode, TC and Karina are out for Justice! After years of anticipation Batman and Superman have finally battled on the big screen and the world still hasn’t recovered…in more ways than one. ECC are long-time DC Comics’ fans and they have been waiting a lifetime for […]