We’ve seen absolutely nothing in the way of promotional material from 20th Century Fox’s superhero reboot The Fantastic Four, but we do now have an official synopsis for the Josh Trank-directed film, which has made its way online via Rotten Tomatoes. Of course, this being The Fantastic Four, it’s giving very, very little away… The […]
Marvel announces Ultron Forever
As well as menacing Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in May’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, the fearsome AI is set to return to the pages of Marvel Comics next year for a new three-part arc from Al Ewing and Alan Davis entitled Ultron Forever, which will play out in Avengers: Ultron Forever #1, New Avengers, Ultron Forever […]
Big Hero 6 featurette sees Stan Lee discussing his cameo
Marvel may have had little involvement with Disney’s Big Hero 6, but that didn’t stop comic book legend Stan Lee from making his customary cameo in the animated movie, and the studio has now released a new featurette which sees Stan discussing his appearance. Check it out below… SEE ALSO: Read our review of Big […]
Frank Grillo talks Crossbones return for Captain America: Civil War
Frank Grillo has spoken to Entertainment Weekly about his Captain America: The Winter Soldier character Brock Rumlow, a.k.a. Crossbones, and reprising his role in the highly anticipated Captain America: Civil War. “[The Winter Soldier] was only a taste of what’s to come with the next film, and I couldn’t be more humbled and excited, They just kind […]
Andy Serkis on bringing Hulk and Ultron to life through motion capture for Avengers: Age of Ultron
Andy Serkis is best known for his motion capture roles, such as Gollum in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit, Kong in King Kong and Caesar in Rise of the Planet of the Apes and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. Most recently, Serkis has been brought on board Avengers: Age of Ultron […]
Black Panther (or The Unintended Racism of Ignorance)
Anghus Houvouras on Black Panther (or the unintended racism of ignorance)… Political Correctness is a virus that infects well-intentioned people and turns their good-natured arguments into a laughable folly. We see this happen from time to time in the entertainment business when people talk about diversity in the Hollywood studio system. Hollywood is white. Real […]
James Gunn says Nebula is the Boba Fett of Guardians of the Galaxy
Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy is out on DVD and Blu-ray today, and Yahoo! Movies caught up with director James Gunn during the press tour for the home-entertainment release, with Gunn taking a moment to discuss the villainous characters of the space opera – specifically, Karen Gillan’s Nebula, calling her “the Boba Fett of the […]
Across the Shared Marvel Universe
Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… Variety’s Maane Khatchatourian covers James Gunn’s Facebook comments regarding shared movie universe building: “The director implies that franchises like “Star Wars,” “Iron Man,” “The Dark Knight” and even “Transformers” and “Twilight” are in the clear because they were conceived as single films and only grew into movie series […]
The Week in Spandex – Ant-Man, Black Panther, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, The Fantastic Four, X-Men: Apocalypse, Suicide Squad, Bananaman and more
Our weekly round-up of the latest news and talking points from the world of screen superheroes, including Guardians of the Galaxy, Ant-Man, Black Panther, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Big Hero 6, The Fantastic Four, X-Men: Apocalypse, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Suicide Squad, LEGO Batman, The Flash, Arrow, Gotham, Constantine, Bananaman and […]
Evangeline Lilly said she “held off” from joining Marvel’s Ant-Man after Edgar Wright’s departure
Evangeline Lilly is set to reprise the role of Tauriel next month for Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, after which she’ll be joining another blockbuster franchise as she makes her Marvel Cinematic Debut as Hope Van Dyne in July’s Ant-Man. Speaking to InnerSpace (via CBM), Lily has revealed that she […]
