July 2013 archive

SDCC 2013: Marvel announces ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ cast, reveals footage

SDCC 2013 - Guardians of the Galaxy cast

Marvel has confirmed key roles in Guardians of the Galaxy at the Comic-Con International in San Diego. The biggest casting news is the confirmation of Djimon Hounsu as Korath, Michael Rooker as Yondu, a bald Karren Gillan as Nebula (she took off her wig and threw it into the audience) and Beneicio Del Toro as the Collector! The Guardians of …

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SDCC 2013: Watch first sizzle reel footage from ‘Arrow’ Season 2 online

Arrow: Season 2 (Stephen Amell)

The CW has posted the first look at Arrow Season 2 online, with a sizzle reel that unveils new footage that includes appearances from Isabel Rochev (Summer Glau) and Black Canary (Caity Lotz). It has also been revealed that Bronze Tiger and Sebastian Blood, played by Michael Jai White and Kevin Alejandro respectively. In this teaser, which …

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SDCC 2013: Fox reveals footage, plot details from ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’

20th Century Fox Presentation at 2013 Comic-Con

At the Comic-Con International in San Diego on Saturday evening, Fox revealed the first footage from X-Men: Days of Future Past, along with several key plot details of the adaptation of the classic Chris Claremont run. Bryan Singer took the stage to show footage (in 3D no less) from X-Men: Days of Future Past, before he was …

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SDCC 2013: ABC reveals more photos from ‘Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - Cobie Smulders and Clark Gregg

With the cats officially out of the bag, following a screening at Comic-Con International in San Diego on Friday night, Disney/ABC has released a new set of photos from Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. As you can see, Agent Maria Hill (Cobie Smulders) features prominently in the photo set, as she was announced this weekend to be …

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SDCC 2013: Warner announce ‘Superman/Batman’ film directed by Zack Snyder

Superman/Batman film logo

Warner Bros. Pictures has stunned crowds at Comic-Con International at San Diego at a joint panel wit Legendary Pictures by announcing a Superman/Batman film for “summer 2015”. The live-action film will see Henry Cavill reprise his role as Superman, with an unnamed actor taking on the mantle of Batman. It will be directed by Zack “Snack” …

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SDCC 2013: Eisner Award winners announced

Eisner Award Winners 2013 - Saga

One of the highlights of the annual Comic-Con International in San Diego is the announcement of the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards. The winners of the 2013 Eisner Awards were announced at a gala ceremony held during Comic-Con International: San Diego, at the Hilton San Diego Bayfront, on Friday, July 19, and have been announced on the official …

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Video: Guardians of the Galaxy join ‘Ultimate Spider-man’ on Disney XD

Ultimate Spider-man - Guardians of the Galaxy

Marvel has sent over a clip from the Ultimate Spider-man episode set to debut this Sunday on Disney XD, featuring the incomparable Guardians of the Galaxy – or at least Star-Lord, Gamora, Rocket Racoon and Drax the Destroyer – team up with Spider-man and Nova. We can’t help but notice that Rocket Raccoon doesn’t have …

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SDCC 2013: Comics News – Gail Simone’s ‘Tomb Raider’, ‘Wolverine: Origin II’, Marvel’s ‘Cataclysm’

Wolverine Origin II

Did you know that there’s sometimes comic news at the Comic-Con International in San Diego? While we all patiently wait to see what the next Marvel film will be, or if there’s any news on Rocket Raccoon casting, a few bits of exciting comic book news have slipped out of the ‘con. Wolverine: Origin II …

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SDCC 2013: Extended ‘The Walking Dead’ Season 4, ‘Kick-Ass 2’ red band Comic-Con trailers

The Walking Dead - Season 4

It’s only a few months until the return of The Walking Dead to our screens, and AMC has given us a first extended trailer for the show to tie in with Comic-Con International in San Diego. It shows some new characters, shifting allegiances and troubling brewing is cellblock D for our intrepid band of survivors. The …

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SDCC 2013: Cobie Smulders to appear in ‘Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’

Cobie Smulders is Maria Hill

Entertainment Weekly has confirmed what we long suspected: Agent Maria Hill (Cobie Smulders) will appear in the forthcoming television series, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. She is set to appear in the pilot, with plans for other cameos as well, but it will not be an ongoing role as yet. Joss Whedon commented on the inclusion …

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Spoiler Zone: ‘The Wolverine’ secret end credits ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’ tease

X-Men: Days of Future Past - Patrick Stewart

Warning: The following post contains spoilers for the end credits sequence in The Wolverine. It details plot points and reveals that you may wish to keep secret until you have seen the film. You have been warned. Earlier this week, we reported that Hugh Jackman had revealed the end credits of The Wolverine  would tease Bryan …

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