Last week it was confirmed that Marvel Studios are actively developing both Thor 3 and Captain America 3, with the two Avengers looking likely to join Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man as part of Marvel’s Phase Three, which kicks off in July 2015 after the dust has settled on Joss Whedon’s The Avengers: Age of Ultron. Now […]
The Evolving Princess: The Progressive Feminism in Disney Films: Part Two – Beauty and the Beast
In the second of a three-part feature, Jackson Ball discusses the evolving Disney Princess, next up is Beauty and the Beast… If Feminist Theory can be used to read Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs as a straight-forward reflection of society at that time, then it stands to reason that future representations of female characters […]
Iron Man 3 screenwriter Drew Pearce on Marvel One-Shots and his Runaways script
After scripting Iron Man 3, Drew Pearce reunites with Ben Kingsley as he takes on writing and directing duties on the latest Marvel One-Shot All Hail the King, which is included as a bonus feature on the home entertainment release of Thor: The Dark World and sees Kingsley reprising the role of The Mandarin, or […]
Gary Oldman in a galaxy far, far away?
Everyone wants to be in Star Wars. If you listen to the Internet you might think that everyone is in Star Wars! It’s all a bit boring to be honest. You’d think J.J. would have learnt with Kahn… However, the latest news to come out is sure to excite. In a recent interview with Sky […]
Robert Luketic to direct The ExpendaBelles, synopsis released
The all-female Expendables spin-off The ExpendaBelles has secured a director, with Deadline reporting that Robert Luketic has signed on to the project, which reunites him with Legally Blonde screenwriters Kristen Smith and Karen McCullah. Sylvester Stallone is producing, while Avi Lerner will serve as executive producer. Here’s the official synopsis: When America’s Navy SEALs are […]
DC / Vertigo’s DMZ heading to the small screen
Warner Bros. might be struggling to get its DC house in order on the big screen, but when it comes to television, we’ve got a whole host of properties heading our way. As well as the hit superhero series Arrow, The CW has The Flash, Hourman and iZombie in the pipeline, while Fox is working […]
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – Episode 13 Review
Anghus Houvouras reviews the thirteenth episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (spoilers ahead)… Let me first say that I really liked the latest episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., a show that is rapidly losing both viewers and defenders. As always, it’s far from perfect, but the pulpy low-stakes Marvel Universe based show still does enough […]
Evangeline Lilly in talks for Marvel’s Ant-Man
According to Variety, Lost star Evangeline Lilly has entered early talks with Marvel Studios about joining the cast of Edgar Wright’s upcoming Ant-Man adaptation, with the site reporting that she is being considered for the role of Hank Pym’s daughter, and Scott Lang’s love interest. Lilly, who appeared in last year’s The Hobbit: The Desolation […]
Adam Driver, Joaquin Phoenix and Tom Hanks were all considered for Lex Luthor in Batman vs. Superman
Last week Warner Bros. sent the internet into a frenzy – again – with its latest casting on the Man of Steel sequel as Jesse Eisenberg (Now You See Me) was announced as the latest actor to portray Superman’s arch-enemy Lex Luthor on the big screen. Now The Hollywood Reporter has revealed some behind-the-scenes details […]
Arrow executive producer says more DC Universe surprises to come this season
With its second season, The CW’s hit superhero show Arrow has already taken huge strides in expanding its ‘DC Universe’, introducing the likes of Barry Allen (Grant Gustin), The Black Canary (Caity Lotz), Sin (Bex Taylor-Klaus), Brother Blood (Kevin Alejandro), Bronze Tiger (Michael Jai-White), Solomon Grundy (Graham Shiels), The Dollmaker (Michael Eklund), Anthony Ivo (Dylan […]