joss whedon

Remembering 2017’s Misjudged JUSTICE LEAGUE

  Now that Zack Snyder’s Justice League is finally upon us (read the review), Movies In Focus thought it was a good time to visit the misjudged version of Justice League which was retooled by Joss Whedon and released back in 2017.  Unlike [...]

March 16, 2021

Vanity Fair JUSTICE LEAGUE Article

The Vanity Fair article delving into the history of Zack Snyder’s Justice League is a hugely fascinating look at the making of the new cut of the DC Comics team-up, which is set to debut globally on 18 March 2021.  It’s a serious deep [...]

February 25, 2021

Remembering 2017’s JUSTICE LEAGUE

The recent news that Zack Snyder is finally getting the opportunity to complete and release his cut of Justice League on HBO Max got me thinking about the 2017 superhero mash-up.  Unlike the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the DC Comics Extended [...]

May 23, 2020

Turn On The Bright: New JUSTICE LEAGUE Poster

This is a bright and upbeat poster for Zack Snyder (and Joss Wheadon)’s Justice League. This isn’t aimed at the fans (they’ve already bought their tickets), this is a poster for the masses, letting them know that this DC Comics [...]

October 19, 2017

Join The Heroes For The New JUSTICE LEAGUE Trailer

Yes, there’s a lot of CGI, but I like this new ‘Heroes’ trailer for Justice League. They’ve made this thing lighter – in both the tone and colour palette. Ben Affleck and Gal Gadot appear to have some great chemistry as [...]

October 8, 2017

Danny Elfman To Batman The Sh*t Out Of JUSTICE LEAGUE

Movies In Focus was chuffed when Danny Elfman signed-on to score the music for Justice League once Joss whedon came onboard to complete the film. Elfman’s Batman score is a sublime thing and I’m excited to see him return to the world of [...]

September 30, 2017

Zack Snyder Leaves JUSTICE LEAGUE Following Family Tragedy

Zack Snyder has stepped back from directing duties on Justice League due to a family tragedy. Snyder has announced that he will leave the project to spend time with his family following the death of his daughter in March. Joss Whedon will take over [...]

May 23, 2017

A Terrible Poster For AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON

Avengers: Age Of Ultron will likely make well over $1 billion at the global box office. It’s as if the marketing team got together and decided to kick-back and relax, safe in the knowledge that they didn’t have to do much work to create this [...]

February 26, 2015

Book Review: SHOWRUNNERS: THE ART OF RUNNING A TV SHOW

Over the last 20 years US television has undergone a huge transformation. Quality writing has migrated to the small screen and series like The Sopranos, Mad Men and Game of Thrones (to name just a few) are catapulting episodic shows into a whole new [...]

September 4, 2014

Review: Marvel’s THE AVENGERS

What can be said about Marvel‘s The Avengers (or Avengers Assemble) that can’t be pushed out the way Hulk-style by someone proclaiming box office numbers? Probably not a lot. However, for once box office and the quality of a film seem to be [...]

May 10, 2012