Tag: superhero

Disney makes history as ‘Thor’ pushes takings to $5bn

LOS ANGELES, United States (AFP) — The thunderous success of “Thor: Ragnarok” has helped Walt Disney Studios become the first distributor in history to hit $5 billion in annual global box office sales three times, it said Thursday. The superhero movie, made by Disney’s Marvel subsidiary, is on the verge of surpassing $800 million worldwide, putting the company’s haul for 2017 at $1.8 billion in North America and $3.2 billion abroad. It is the third […]

Musician helps comic superheroes “Come Together”

LOS ANGELES, California (Reuters) — Guitarist Gary Clark Jr, best known for his modern blues style and soulful vocals, is bringing his trademark guitar licks to a wider audience in the upcoming blockbuster superhero movie “Justice League.” Clark’s guitar-heavy remake of the Beatles’ 1969 classic “Come Together,” features in the latest from the DC Comics cinematic universe, which finally unites all the major superheroes to face down a new threat to earth. And there’s no […]

‘Wonder Woman’ exhibit opens in Los Angeles

(Reuters) — “Wonder Woman” may be coming back for more in 2019 with a sequel already in the works, but until then fans of the blockbuster have the “Wonder Woman, Warner Bros. Studio Tour” which opened on Monday (July 31) in Burbank, near Los Angeles. The exhibit, on the storied Warner Bros. Studios lot, features costumes and other set pieces from ” Wonder Woman ” which allow fans of the DC comics’ movie to get […]