The Rocky series holds a special place in film history, not just because of its box-office and Academy Award success. It also has been a unique film series because it has tracked the lead character (on and off screen) from an unassuming youth, to a bonafide star and champion, all the way to his golden […]
Director Paul Feig (Bridesmaids, Spy) is currently shooting one of the most daring reboots of a major Hollywood property ever. He is filming the updated version of the Ghostbusters, the 1984 film that is one of the biggest comedy hits of all time. The original starred Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, and Ernie Hudson, […]
It is the beginning of the week, so that means it’s time to kick it off with another awesome episode of the Epic Comicast podcast. There is a lot to talk about in geek news and no story was bigger than Marvel and Sony finally finding their new Peter Parker. The ECC crew digs into the […]
In an extremely close race, Jurassic World managed to hold on to the top spot yet again in its third week of release. The gargantuan blockbuster made another estimated $54.2 million dollars over the weekend, while managing to cross the $500 million dollar domestic gross mark. Inside Out’s stellar success is still being overshadowed by […]
Ant-Man is finally set to be released in a few weeks and interest in the movie has turned around after a long development process. Much of the talk has shifted from the departure of former writer and director Edgar Wright, to the seeming absence of Wasp in the marketing push and the announced cast of […]
There has been no larger story for Marvel Studios the past year than the acquisition of the Spider-Man character for use in the Marvel cinematic universe. For months since the announcement, the public waited in anticipation for Marvel and Sony to find the next iconic actor to wear the blue and red tights on the big-screen. […]
Before we had a superhero television show on almost every network, there was only a few comic book-themed shows that stood out in a crowd. One of those shows was NBC’s Heroes, which had its debut in 2006. The show followed several leads as they discovered and learned to cope with new powers that begin […]
Talk about an overnight celebrity. Yesterday news outlets couldn’t spell his name right, today he is the next director for the Spider-Man franchise. Many are curious what in Watts’ resume could possibly have secured the job to bring one of the most popular characters in the world back to the big screen. The answer is a small film […]
Director Zack Snyder has been the hand that is guiding the DC universe on film over the next few years for Warner Bros. First he gave Superman a new origin and tone in Man of Steel. Next year Snyder will introduce Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Ray Fisher/Cyborg, and possibly a glimpse of the Flash in the upcoming Batman […]
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is having a better summer than you. He kicked off the season by starring in Furious 7, which has grossed well over a billion dollars worldwide. He followed that up a month later with his starring vehicle, San Andreas, which opened to over $53 million dollars in its first weekend. His […]
Let’s face it. Spider-Man is kind of a big deal. You have Superman, Batman, and then Spider-Man is the next most famous comic book character in the world. Ever since Marvel and Sony announced that they would be partnering to bring Spider-Man back to the big-screen, all the focus has been on who will be […]
It wasn’t a big surprise that the movie with the largest opening ever, would stay on top its second week of release. What is surprising is how much competition it had. Jurassic World followed up its history-making debut with a weekend that would make any other movie short of Star Wars: The Force Awakens happy. […]
