Chris Pratt is fast becoming one of the most sought after actors in Hollywood and for good reason. He’s recently been linked with a Ghostbusters reboot – which he has since debunked as bulls**t – and he’s also being rumoured to take over from Harrison Ford in the next Indiana Jones movie. Not to mention […]
Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn wrote a Silver Surfer treatment for Fox
Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn has taken to Facebook to reveal that back in the late 1990s he spent time working on another of Marvel’s cosmic properties, producing a treatment for a Silver Surfer movie for 20th Century Fox. “Little known fact: When I first moved to LA in 1999, one of the […]
James Gunn confirms Guardians of the Galaxy 2 will not be called Guardians 3000
It was rumoured last week that James Gunn’s follow up to smash-hit space opera Guardians of the Galaxy would be titled Guardians 3000. Production Weekly noted the title, prompting many sites to report the title change, but that has now all been debunked. Taking to Twitter, James Gunn announced that Guardians of the Galaxy 2 […]
James Gunn updates Guardians of the Galaxy 2 progress, confirms Karen Gillan return as Nebula
James Gunn is currently hard at work developing the sequel to last year’s blockbuster space opera Guardians of the Galaxy, and the director has provided a brief update on his progress during a fan Q&A on Twitter’s live-streaming video app Periscope. “I turned in my treatment,” said Gunn, who is set to write and direct […]
James Gunn explains why Dancing Groot stops when Drax looks at him
There are spoilers for the end of Guardians of the Galaxy below. But if you’ve made it this far without this part being spoiler for you, bravo! As the credits start to roll on James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy, we see the adorable Dancing Baby Groot shake his tree-booty to the Jackson 5, only […]
Marvel won’t be at the San Diego Comic-Con this year, according to James Gunn
Over the past few years, Marvel Studios has firmly established its Hall H panel as one of – if not the – highlights of the San Diego Comic-Con, and with Phase Three beckoning, they’re sure to have something exciting in store for us this year, right? Well, maybe not. According to Guardians of the Galaxy […]
James Gunn says Captain Marvel and Venom will not be in Guardians of the Galaxy 2
When it was announced at Comic-Con last year, James Gunn said that his “favourite Marvel character” (who was also a woman) would be making an appearance in Guardians of the Galaxy 2. Since the announcement of Captain Marvel joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe ranks, some speculated that Carol Danvers could be the mystery comic book […]
The Callow Way – Why Jack Black Was Right…
This week Neil Calloway unexpectedly finds himself in agreement with the guy from Tenacious D… It pains me to say it, but Jack Black had a point. During his interjection into the opening song of last week’s Oscars, Black jokingly bemoaned the current state of cinema, complaining about sequels, prequels and comic book movies. It’s […]
James Gunn speaks out against “anti-comic book movie” comments at Oscars and Independent Spirit Awards
During the Oscars on Sunday night, actor and singer Jack Black made some disparaging remarks against comic book movies singing, “opening with lots of zeroes, all we get are superheroes: Spider-Man, Superman, Batman, Jedi Man, Sequel Man, Prequel Man, formulaic scripts!” The night previous, Nightcrawler writer and director Dan Gilroy also spoke out against a […]
James Gunn talks Guardians of the Galaxy 2 and Peter Quill’s father
As James Gunn continues development on the sequel to last year’s smash hit space opera Guardians of the Galaxy, the filmmaker has been speaking to Alison Rosen on her podcast Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend, during which he touched upon his plans Guardians of the Galaxy 2. “It’s not really based on anything. […]