The bad press for Fantastic Four rolls in as many more stories about the film’s troubled production come to light. Not only have we found out that Josh Trank was nearly fired just before filming was about to begin, but there was the reveal that the final act of the movie was re-shot by various […]
Marvel announces Secret Wars Too for November
Marvel is set to give Secret Wars a grand sendoff this November as some of the hottest names in the comics industry bid adieu to Battleworld with the oversized one-shot Secret Wars Too #1. Secret Wars scribe Jonathan Hickman himself unites with the likes of Sergio Aragones, Ryan Browne, Al Ewing, Rob Guillory, Kate Leth, […]
James Gunn says there will be no Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 announcements at D23
With Disney’s D23 just around the corner, we’re expecting to hear some big Marvel announcements for Phase Three, particularly as the studio decided to skip San Diego Comic Con. However, one film that won’t have any announcements will be James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. The director tweeted out to confirm that they’re […]
Marvel announces Deadpool & Cable: Split Second Infinite Comic
Marvel has announced that Deadpool and Cable are teaming up once again this October for a new Marvel Infinite Comic series entitled Deadpool & Cable: Split Second. Call them a duo with a special kind of dynamics. Call them an odd couple, but with guns. Call them the 1990s distilled down in to two characters. […]
Wesley Snipes says he’s had “positive and very favorable” discussions with Marvel about Blade return
During the San Diego Comic-Con back in July, Wesley Snipes suggested that he’d met with Marvel Studios about a potential return as Blade, and now the action star has spoken briefly to CBR about the alleged talks. “Well, we’ve had some discussions,” states Snipes, who portrayed the Daywalker in New Line Cinema’s trilogy of films […]
Josh Trank was nearly fired before Fantastic Four’s production
As if the movie wasn’t getting enough bad press, stories of Fantastic Four‘s troubled production is starting to hit news outlets. One tidbit to come from The Hollywood Reporter’s great write-up, is that director Josh Trank was nearly fired from the movie prior to production starting. “Another source says the notion of firing Trank came […]
Ronda Rousey wants to play Captain Marvel
Marvel’s Captain Marvel film is still a few years away, but actresses are already throwing their hats into the ring to play Carol Danvers. The latest person to express interest in the role is UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey. During a Reddit AMA, she was asked if she would play a superhero in a movie, to […]
See Groot’s origins in new Guardians of the Galaxy animated short
Last week we saw a short for Marvel’s upcoming animated series Guardians of the Galaxy [watch it here], and now its the turn of everyone’s favorite anthropomorphic tree Groot! Check out the Groot Origins short here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WLdzjwpJep8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UcuwJyyal9g We also have the following series of shorts to look forward to throughout August… – August 15: […]
Read the first four pages of the rejected Max Landis Fantastic Four script
Unless you have been in a different dimension over the past few days, you will know that Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four reboot is now out in cinemas in the UK and US – and the reaction has been less than stellar. With a C- rating on CinemaScore and a US opening weekend of just $26million, the […]
Fox “remains committed” to Fantastic Four despite poor reception to the reboot
It’s fair to say that 20th Century Fox hasn’t had much success with its attempt to reboot the Fantastic Four franchise, with the Josh Trank-directed film opening to some of the worst reviews for a comic book movie, as well as a feeble opening weekend of just $60.3 million worldwide. The disasterous reception to Fantastic […]
