In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Doctor Strange, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, Avengers, Infinity War, Ant-Man, Daredevil, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, Agent Carter, Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse, X-Force, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Supergirl, The […]
The Week in Disappointment – Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Star Wars: the Force Awakens, Indiana Jones
Anghus Houvouras with this week’s disappointments from the entertainment world… “George Lucas calls Disney “white slavers”, suggests he’s not a fan of “retro” tone of Star Wars: The Force Awakens“ Remember when George Lucas accused film audiences of being racist because they didn’t turn out to see the awful Red Tails? And you cringed at […]
Kevin Feige talks Thor: Ragnarok, says Thanos won’t appear in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
It’s been a busy week in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with Marvel Studios peeling back the curtain on next year’s Doctor Strange [follow all of our coverage here], and now Kevin Feige has been speaking to Empire (via CBM) about two of Marvel’s cosmic Phase Three films in Thor: Ragnarok and Guardians of the Galaxy […]
James Gunn says Captain America: Civil War is “one of the best Marvel movies ever”; calls Tom Holland “off the charts awesome”
Since Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn has some time off for the holidays before he gets back to work on the sequel to his hugely successful Marvel film, he decided to host a live Q&A with his fans on Facebook, where he shared his thoughts on next year’s Captain America: Civil War. In […]
Kevin Feige confirms The Ancient One’s gender in Doctor Strange, Chiwetel Ejiofor talks Baron Mordo
Back in May it was announced that Tilda Swinton had nabbed the role of The Ancient One in Doctor Strange, seemingly revealing that Marvel were gender-swapping Stephen Strange’s mentor for his big screen debut. However, Swinton then muddied the water in July, suggesting she was unsure whether she’d be playing the character as male or female. […]
Black Panther movie will link to Avengers: Infinity War
Black Panther is set to make his big screen debut next year in Captain America: Civil War, before Chadwick Boseman reprises the role of T’Challa for the 2018 solo movie. Speaking with Empire (via CBM), Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige has been taling about the Black Panther movie, describing it as “important” and revealing that it […]
Tom Holland and Kevin Feige talk Spider-Man reboot
With Tom Holland set to swing into the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Spider-Man next year with an appearance in Captain America: Civil War, the young actor has been speaking to the Belfast Telegraph about the Phase Three launching film, and how it’s made him “ten times more excited” for the 2017 solo reboot. “Captain America: […]
Mike Colter talks Marvel’s Luke Cage series and whether we’ll see the classic yellow costume
Having made his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut last month in Jessica Jones, Mike Colter is currently reprising the role of Luke Cage for Marvel’s third Netflix series, which is set to land next year. During an interview with the Los Angeles Times, Colter has been speaking about the tone of the series, and whether we […]
Kevin Feige discusses Doctor Strange’s powers, the Cloak of Levitation and the Eye of Agamotto
Entertainment Weekly has peeled back the curtain on Marvel’s Doctor Strange this week, releasing some first look images [see here and here], as well as details on Benedict Cumberbatch’s casting [see here] and the characters played by Mads Mikkelsen [see here] and Rachel McAdams [see here]. Now the site has continued its coverage of the […]
Leonardo DiCaprio on turning down the role of Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars prequels
During an interview with Shortlist, Leonardo DiCaprio has been speaking about some of the roles that he passed on his career, revealing that George Lucas wanted him to play Anakin Skywalker in the Star Wars prequels, but he decided to turn the offer down. “I did have a meeting with George Lucas about [the Star […]
