It was reported last December that Cate Blanchett was in the running for a role in Thor: Ragnarok, and this has now been confirmed by her possible co-star Mark Ruffalo, who will be reprising his role of Bruce Banner/The Hulk. Not only that, but he also dropped in the line that Blanchett could be up for […]
IDW announces Jack Kirby’s The Mighty Thor Artist’s Edition
IDW Publishing has announced that it is set to release its very first Marvel Comics Artist’s Edition featuring work from the legendary Jack Kirby this coming May with Jack Kirby’s The Mighty Thor Artist’s Edition. “I’ve had the great pleasure of working with one of the most creative men in comics—the great Jack Kirby, whose […]
Chris Hemsworth wants Guardians of the Galaxy-esque humour for Thor: Ragnarok
During an interview with Cinema Blend to promote his upcoming film In the Heart of the Sea, Chris Hemsworth spoke briefly about his next outing as the God of Thunder in Thor: Ragnarok, stating that he’d like to see an injection of Guardians of the Galaxy-esque humour into the threequel. “I think [Thor 3] needs […]
Rumour: Marvel wants a female villain for Thor: Ragnarok
We know that The Hulk will be teaming up with The God of Thunder for Thor: Ragnarok, but a new rumour is suggesting that Marvel could be looking to introduce its first female villain. “I have heard that Marvel is also planning on bringing their first major female villain into their cinematic universe,” gossip site of […]
Mark Ruffalo says Thor: Ragnarok is “a buddy picture with Thor and Bruce Banner”
A couple of days ago Mark Ruffalo confirmed his casting in 2017’s Thor: Ragnarok, and now he’s been speaking a little more about the Phase Three threequel, describing it as “a buddy movie”. “I didn’t really know that much about it, but I think it’s going to be a buddy picture with Thor and Bruce […]
The Marvel Cinematic Universe Ranked
Chris Cooper ranks the Marvel Cinematic Universe… The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is now at twelve films. It’s huge, with connecting story lines and teases stretching out for years to come. Ant-Man marks the end of Marvel’s ‘Phase Two’, with ‘Phase Three’ kicking off with Captain America: Civil War next year. You know how the internet […]
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 […]
Kenneth Branagh talks working on Thor and returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Many felt it was a match made in heaven when Kenneth Branagh was brought on to direct Thor way back during Phase One of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but it was only a one shot deal. According to the director, Marvel wanted to go into production of its sequel Thor: The Dark World too quickly, […]
Rumoured shortlist of directors for Thor: Ragnarok
Since Marvel’s big Phase Three announcement, much of the attention has been on the remaining Phase Two installments Avengers: Age of Ultron and Ant-Man, along with the 2016 releases Captain America: Civil War and Doctor Strange. However, we now have a few tidbits of information about one of Marvel’s 2017 releases in Thor: Ragnarok – […]
Introducing Marvel’s Age of Miracles
Pim Razenberg on Marvel’s Age of Miracles… Last week’s Ant-Man teaser introduced worldwide audiences to the character of Scott Lang, a con-man who’s on his way to become part of something greater than himself. The character’s story arc greatly resembles that of Lang’s Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) colleague Tony Stark: both men are presented as […]
