A few years ago, Shailene Woodley (The Fault in our Stars) was cast as Mary Jane Watson in Sony’s critical failure The Amazing Spider-Man 2, but was eventually cut from the movie as the producers wanted to focus on the relationship between Peter Parker and Gwen Stacy. The plan was then to move all of […]
Mrs. Deadpool and the Howling Commandos head into Secret Wars
Marvel Comics has announced that the strangest super-team of all is heading into Battleworld this June for Mrs. Deadpool and the Howling Commandos, a new Secret Wars tie-in series from writer Gerry Duggan and artist Salvador Espin. Monster Metropolis – an underground city buried deep below Manhattan. Brimming with monsters, creeps and spooks – Monster […]
More Spider-Man casting rumours surface
Following the big Spider-Man news last month, we’ve heard plenty of speculation about Sony and Marvel’s plans for the wall-crawler. Several actors have been said to be in contention for the role, while it’s also been reported that Drew Goddard reportedly set to write and direct The Spectacular Spider-Man for release in 2017. Well, today […]
Freddie Highmore “would love to be considered” for new Spider-Man
Since the huge news that Sony and Marvel will be rebooting the Spider-Man series once more to allow for the character’s introduction to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, we’ve heard a whole host of names linked to the role of the new wall-crawler. We recently heard from rumoured front-runner Dylan O’Brien (The Maze Runner), who denied […]
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 […]
Big Hero 6 passes $600 million worldwide; third highest grossing Disney movie of all-time
Baymax may not be fast, but he’s certainly bringing home the big bucks as Big Hero 6 passed a huge milestone over the weekend. Now that the movie is out in most major territories following a late-2014 release in the US, Disney’s Big Hero 6 has become the studio’s third highest grossing animated movie of all […]
Marvel announces that Groot is getting his own comic book series
After his big screen debut last year in Guardians of the Galaxy, Marvel Comics has now announced that the anthropomorphic tree Groot is to head up his own solo series from writer Jeff Loveness and artist Brian Kesinger. When Rocket and Groot are on an intergalactic roadtrip and calamity strikes, the two get separated — […]
The Week in Spandex – Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Daredevil, Spider-Man, Wolverine, Suicide Squad, Green Lantern, Supergirl and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, The Spectacular Spider-Man, Ant-Man, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Daredevil, A.K.A. Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Wolverine, Deadpool, Suicide Squad, Green Lantern, Gotham, The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, Lucifer and more… The big news this week was the arrival […]
Jeremy Renner’s Hawkeye confirmed for Captain America: Civil War
Back in August, Jeremy Renner sparked speculation that he could be set to reprise the role of Hawkeye for 2016’s Captain America: Civil War by stating that he’d heard rumblings that the character would be included in the threequel, and now The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed his involvement in the film. SEE ALSO: Robert Downey […]
