When I first started seeing posters and trailers for IF, I thought it looked atrocious. The animated characters looked cheesy and poorly integrated with the live-action characters and backgrounds. But worse than that, it seemed thoroughly unoriginal; all I could think of was Monsters, Inc. crossed ...
Read MoreWhat’s up, Geeks + Gamers? It’s ODIN! IF Wins with Light Open as Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes Holds Strong As the summer box office continues to roll, so do its unpredictability and volatility. This past weekend, the new Ryan Reynolds-starring and John Krasinsky-directed film about imagin...
Read MoreWhat’s up, Geeks + Gamers? It’s ODIN! Many in the box office media have been pointing to the larger than expected opening for the latest movie in the Planet of the Apes franchise, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. Making over $130 million globally and over $58 million domestically, there is no ...
Read MoreWe’re at the stage of IP mining where IPs that we didn’t even realize were franchises are getting sequels, prequels, reboots, remakes, and what-have-yous. At Netflix’s upfront presentation today (via Variety), the premier streaming service revealed that they’re developing a sequel to Happy G...
Read MoreSydney Sweeney is striking while the iron is hot. (Feel free to make all the euphemism-based jokes you like.) Deadline exclusively reports that the burgeoning star is developing a remake of Barbarella with Sony, with Jane Goldman and Honey Ross in talks to write the script and Edgar Wright being ci...
Read MoreChris Pratt is excited for more Nintendo movies. The former Guardians of the Galaxy and Jurassic World star played Mario in last year’s massive hit The Super Mario Bros. Movie, the sequel for which was announced on March 10 (which is “Mario Day,” which you’re forgiven for groaning over) a...
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