Star Trek fans, brace yourselves. As the USS Enterprise is preparing to once again take off, Captain James Kirk and Captain George Kirk are not yet on board. THR is reporting that both Pine and Hemsworth have walked away from the negotiation table, as have Paramount and Skydance. The studios are reportedly looking to lower the budget immensely due to the last film losing the studio money. These lower budgets also mean a good size pay cut for…
Fandom can be an ugly, unfortunate thing sometimes. We here at RTF like to highlight the positive aspects of fandoms. After all, “fandom” spawns from your love from something. The way it turns to hate and vitriol is unfortunate. It’s happened with Doctor Who when the new Doctor was announced as female. It has happened with Justice League and the mess behind the scenes. Most famously, it has happened after Star Wars: The Last Jedi became so divisive. Now it’s rearing…
In an interview with IGN, Superman actor Henry Cavill revealed he would be interested in the role of Geralt for Netflix’s video game adaptation series The Witcher. During the press junket, Cavill was asked by IGN what video games he was playing recently. “The Witcher 3. I just replayed all the way through,” said Cavill. “Love that game. Really good game.” Then they asked if he would be interested in playing the role in the live action adaptation. “Absolutely.…
For those of you who have listened to the latest episodes of both The Fanboy Podcast and The Revengers Podcast, most of this territory will feel quite familiar. On both shows, I ranted quite a bit about my thoughts on what’s going on between Henry Cavill and Warner Bros. with regard to discussions about extending his Superman contract. But I realized earlier today that I haven’t converted any of those thoughts and insights into written form, so this…
A ludicrous theory hit the web the other day, from a source unworthy of even mentioning, but it’s one that’s come up before so I felt the need to do a little digging to see if there was anything to it. In short, somebody put it out into the world that the next two Fox X-Men films, Dark Phoenix and The New Mutants, had been cancelled. First of all, that’s a silly notion when you consider all of the red…
By Mario-Francisco Robles (@I_AM_MFR) Last week’s San Diego Comic-Con was an all-you-can-eat buffet of awesomeness for DC fans. With updates and promotional items released for Aquaman, Shazam!, Wonder Woman 1984, Green Lantern Corps, the DC Universe streaming service, Titans, the Arrowverse, and more, there was truly a ton of cool stuff to sift through if you love DC Comics. But there was one particular character that got no love, and this is notable because- well- he’s no slouch. He’s the Dark Knight, the Caped Crusader,…
So I’ve been gone for a bit. I took an unannounced vacation with my family that had me off the grid from last week from Monday to Friday. Then I worked all weekend…and went on another mini-vacation with la familia until last night. I didn’t make a big deal about stepping away from the site (and the podcasts- which will now resume on their regular schedules!) because I honestly wanted to see how Revenge of The Fans would do…
Ultraman is about to get a new level of exposure for audiences in the Western side of the world. For over fifty years now, the Ultra Series has been one of the most popular franchises in Japan, double-dipping in both the daikaiju genre (“Huge Monsters” such as Godzilla or Gamera) and the kyodai hiro genre (“Giant Heroes”). The franchise has had some exposure in the United States before, but never close to the same level of popularity as seen in the character’s homeland…
This article will contain spoilers for Deadpool 2. You have been warned. Like its predecessor, Deadpool 2 offered surprises at every turn, but chief among them were the gruesome deaths of the X-Force recruits. The hilarious deaths of Terry Crews’ Bedlam, Lewis Tan’s Shatterstar, Bill Skarsgard’s Zeitgeist, Rob Delaney’s Peter and Brad Pitt’s Vanisher shocked audiences as they had been a pretty big part of the film’s advertising. However, Deadpool 2‘s use of time-travel may have left a door…
It is an understatement to say that Avengers: Infinity War is a monumental and historic achievement. With the movie breaking box office records left and right, it is safe to say that Marvel Studios has another hit on their hands and fans are loving it. The film is not without its share of detractors, though. Most critiques that reviewers and fans alike have shared have some merit, but some hinge on the idea that AIW can be measured or scrutinized under…
By Mario-Francisco Robles (@I_AM_MFR) As San Diego Comic Con 2018 approaches, a renewed burst of chatter about the Snyder Cut of Justice League has once again overtaken the hardcore DC fandom. With fresh headlines, rumors, and heated debates breaking out all over the web, there’s a sense from one of the camps involved that a “big announcement” could arrive in time to coincide with SDCC. One interesting fan-driven theory came my way, and I shared it as just that– a fun,…