This week Neil Calloway looks at a forgotten Marvel comic book film from 1990… With the release next week of Captain America: Civil War, it’s time to look back when Marvel Films weren’t blockbuster event movies with bottomless budgets and huge all star casts. The 1990s were an odd time for superhero movies; the Batman […]
Joss Whedon teaming with John Cassaday for Captain America 75th anniversary story
He may be finished with the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the time being, but Joss Whedon is returning to Marvel’s comic book universe, with the Avengers helmer set to team with artist John Cassaday as part of the 75th anniversary celebrations for Captain America. Whedon and Cassaday are set to contribute an all-new story celebrating […]
Steve Rogers returning as Captain America in new ongoing Marvel series
Revealed last night on ABC’s Captain America: 75 Heroic Years, Steve Rogers is once again set to don the red, white and blue to continue the adventures of Marvel’s Sentinel of Liberty in the upcoming series Captain America: Steve Rogers, which comes from the creative team of Nick Spencer and Jesus Saiz. “It’s an exciting […]
ABC to air Marvel’s Captain America: 75 Heroic Years special
On December 20th 1940, Timely Comics and legendary creators Joe Simon and Jack Kirby introduced Captain America to the world, and ABC has announced that it will celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Sentinel of Liberty with a one-hour special entitled Marvel’s Captain America: 75 Heroic Years, which will air before the season two premiere […]
Marvel Missteps: The problem with ‘Event Comic’ movies
Anghus Houvouras on the problem with Marvel’s ‘event comic’ movies… Finally, we get our first pristine footage of Captain America: Civil War. Arguably the second or third most anticipated geek film of 2016. The movie that finally gives Marvel fans what they’ve been waiting for: the watered down, truncated version of the acclaimed mini-series from […]
Sebastian Stan and Anthony Mackie on whether they’d like to take over as Captain America
Poor Steve Rogers. Ever since he joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there’s been speculation about when Captain America is going to shuffle of this mortal coil and pass on the shield to his successor. Naturally, this has intensified now that both The Winter Soldier and Falcon are part of the MCU and Chris Evans is […]
Chris Evans open to extending his Marvel contract after Avengers: Infinity War
Having signed a six film deal with Marvel Studios to play Captain America, Chris Evans will make his fifth appearance as Steve Rogers in next year’s Phase Three launching Captain America: Civil War (or sixth, if you’re counting his cameo in Thor: The Dark World). After that, he’ll be returning to fulfil his contractual commitments […]
Kevin Feige promises Civil War will be a “Captain America movie”, teases Hulk appearance
Since the announcement of the massive cast of Captain America: Civil War (that includes the likes of Iron Man, Black Panther, Spider-Man and the rest of the New Avengers), many fans were starting to worry that this would not be a “Captain America movie”. Well fear not, because Kevin Feige is putting those worries to […]
Captain America takes on The Hulk in footage from cancelled Marvel fighting game
We found out last year that a fighting game based on the characters from the Marvel Universe was the victim of the shut down of EA Chicago. The game, rumoured to be titled Marvel: Destruction, would see one-on-one fights between your favourite characters in fully destructible locations – perfect for characters like The Hulk! In […]
Chris Evans answers: Is Captain America a virgin?
There are several questions that will always plague the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Just how much control over the Hulk does Bruce Banner have? What is the science behind Iron Man’s suit? How does Thor keep his hair so beautiful? Questions that, most likely, will never have answers. But thankfully, we have answer to one of […]
