Universal's shared monster universe might appear like a cash-in by the studio, but they've actually had a shared universe of monsters for a long time that act as standalone movies. The studio looks to keep that approach for this reboot of their universe.
I don’t know if you recall, but back in 2013, Fox tapped comic-book scribe superstar Mark Millar to be their creative consultant in helping them build a cohesive shared universe of all their Marvel comic book properties. Except, he was then barely ever heard from again. But when it was announced that Chronicle director Josh Trank would be helming a …
Despite what non-fans may think, there’s more to the comic book world than just Marvel and DC. The Big Two may be, well, the big two in the industry, but there are several other publishers – like Image Comics, Dark Horse Boom! Studios and more – that have been putting books that are just as, and sometimes even better than …
If there’s any concept that’s a big deal in Hollywood right now, it’s superheroes in a shared universe. Given the success Marvel has had with creating one, it’s no surprise Warner Bros with its DC characters, Sony with Spider-Man, and Fox with The X-Men are all trying to cash in on the same formula; and time will tell how well …
Seeing as how I count Darryn and Nick among my colleagues, you can be sure that my brain gets accosted on a regular basis by some rather silly things, to the point where I have built up a rather sizeable resistance to – and I believe this is the proper technical term – dumbass crap. But even so, I still …
Humans want connection and the internet is so far the best connection machine. A …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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