After helming two out of three of the first installments in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Iron Man and Iron Man 2, director Jon Favreau decided to take a lesser role on future projects, serving as an executive producer on The Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron and Iron Man 3, the latter of which he also returned […]
The Official Guidebook to the Marvel Cinematic Universe to get underway this October
Marvel Entertainment has announced that it is set to delve into the Marvel Cinematic Universe with a series of MCU Guidebooks that will explore the fan favourite Marvel Studios films and Marvel Television series, beginning with Guidebook to the Marvel Cinematic Universe – Marvel’s Iron Man in October and Guidebook to the Marvel Cinematic Universe […]
Why does every superhero movie feature the Military-Industrial Complex?
Anghus Houvouras on superhero movies and the military-industrial complex… To say that comic book movies have become formulaic is like saying that Michael Bay enjoys explosions and hot women. It’s painfully obvious and hardly a revelation. I sat through Fantastic Four last week, and like many of you checked out around the halfway point, and […]
The Marvel Cinematic Universe Ranked
Chris Cooper ranks the Marvel Cinematic Universe… The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is now at twelve films. It’s huge, with connecting story lines and teases stretching out for years to come. Ant-Man marks the end of Marvel’s ‘Phase Two’, with ‘Phase Three’ kicking off with Captain America: Civil War next year. You know how the internet […]
Avengers: Age of Ultron, Sexism and Hollywood
Anthony Stokes on Avengers: Age of Ultron, Sexism and Hollywood… Like many, I feel as though Hollywood has a major diversity problem, with the status quo being handsome white males. Look no further than Avengers: Age of Ultron as an example. Marvel Studios has been trying to diversify the Marvel Cinematic Universe with the limited […]
Is it time for a new Iron Man?
Anghus Houvouras on whether it’s time for a new Iron Man… Sometimes an actor is so perfectly suited for a role you can’t even imagine anyone else in the part. That was certainly the case when we first saw Robert Downey Jr. playing Tony Stark in Marvel’s Iron Man. He had the suave, debonair, devil-may-care […]
More from Emily Blunt on Captain Marvel casting rumours and why she turned down Black Widow and Peggy Carter roles
A few days ago, Emily Blunt addressed the rumours linking her to Marvel Studios’ first female-led superhero movie Captain Marvel, which is due to arrive in 2018 as part of Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Now, during an interview with Vulture to promote her new film Into the Woods, the British actress has […]
