Man of Steel leaps predecessor in a single bound as waiting game pays off
Charles Gant: Seven years after Superman Returns debuted disappointingly, the series reboot has opened faster than a speeding bullet
Third and fourth Amazing Spider-Man films announced by Sony Pictures
Ben Child: The Hollywood studio spins a larger web with the films scheduled for release in the summers of 2016 and 2018
World War Z unleashes an unedifying breed of zombie
David Cox: Zombies storm the world once again in Brad Pitt's summer blockbuster, but unlike earlier offerings in the genre, the audience not offered any intellectual salvation
Man of Steel: interview with director Zack Snyder – video
Zack Snyder, the director of the new Superman film Man of Steel, talks to Andrew Pulver
Man of Steel – review
Zack Snyder and Christopher Nolan have reimagined Superman on a grandiose scale for the 21st century. But what about the innocent pleasures of the original character, asks Peter Bradshaw
Mr and Mr Smith: After Earth tops UK box office
Charles Gant: It's top of the UK box office in spite of lacklustre figures, while Behind the Candelabra and Made of Stone sneak up the list
Man of Steel: does Hollywood need saving from superheroes?
What started out as cheap, populist entertainment in comic book form has turned into an endless and insanely expensive parade of sexist, semi-fascist bores, says Joe Queenan
Man of Steel sequel flies into production
Warner Bros is expecting box office success with current Superman film, so studio has already started working on a follow-up
Mel Gibson being lined up to play villain in The Expendables 3
Actor to join Nicolas Cage, Jackie Chan and Milla Jovovich in latest instalment of Sylvester Stallone's star-packed series
Man of Steel reviews: what the critics say
The new Superman film is hotly anticipated. But is it a new epoch or an inert washout? Here's what the first reviewers think
Killing Season trailer: look who’s stalking – it’s De Niro and Travolta
Stuart Heritage: Together at last, the screen titans play two ex-soldiers at cross purposes. Imagine the You're the One That I Want scene from Grease but with Travis Bickle instead of Olivia Newton John
The Purge and Fast & Furious 6 prove a stellar success for Universal
Jeremy Kay: With two very different films delivering consecutive No 1 box-office spots and a thriving international division, this studio is on top of the world
Pacific Rim: Guillermo del Toro presents the thinking man’s Transformers
Ben Child: An early look at the Mexican director's monster smash-up movie hints at a level of cerebellum-twisting sophistication
World War Z – first look review
Henry Barnes: Marc Forster and Brad Pitt's zombie horror isn't a shining addition to the genre – but it's no shuffling mess either
The Guardian Film Show: After Earth, Behind the Candelabra, The Iceman and Thérèse Desqueyroux – video review
Xan Brooks, Peter Bradshaw and Catherine Shoard review After Earth, Behind the Candelabra, The Iceman and Thérèse Desqueyroux