Category: Film

Film Review: The Amazing Spider-man 2

The Amazing Spider-Man 2

The first sequel to the Spidey reboot tries to weave a wicked web, but rapidly gets tangled up in its own convolutions. Simple economics dictate that Sony will continue to make Spider-man films until the end of time, or at least until they start to become unprofitable. As such, it was only a mere 5 …

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Rapid Panels: New ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ photo, ‘Batman: Strange Days’ and ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’: The Art of Level 7

Lots of odds and ends coming out today, and all of them insanely cool. First up, there’s this moment that all self-respecting Batman fans have been waiting years for: the first new Bruce Timm animated Batman ‘toon celebrating 75 years of Batmania around the world. Rather than the Superman montage that came out for the …

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TV: Marvel’s ‘Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ impacted by ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’

Agents of SHIELD plane - “Turn, Turn, Turn,”

Stop right now if you’ve not seen Captain America: The Winter Soldier, for some of what you are about to read may be considered spoilers for both that film and the companion series, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Marvel have released a video for the upcoming episode that will directly be influenced by the events of …

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New images of ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ LEGO sets

LEGO Marvel Super Heroes: Guardians of the Galaxy

If there’s one thing we look forward to with every Marvel release, apart from the film itself, it’s the LEGO sets that join in on the fun. We’ve already had a glimpse at The Milano Spaceship Rescue, and now thanks to Amazon.co.uk, we can see the rest of the sets that are up for a …

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Film: Kevin Feige says Marvel Cinematic Universe plans expand to 2028

Marvel Cinematic Universe 2028

With Captain America: The Winter Soldier now out in cinemas around the world (and it’s awesome), Marvel Studios president and god-who-walks-amongst us Kevin Feige has revealed that the plans for the Marvel Cinematic Universe stretch well beyond the end of Phase 3. Indeed, they push deep into the next decade. In a recent interview with …

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Film: First teaser trailer for ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2014) - Leonardo

It’s the turtle-related movie that we’ve all been waiting for! After months and months of speculation, the first teaser trailer for the Michael Bay produced Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles has been released into the world, offering our first glimpse at Turtles, and Shredder and April…oh my! According to the synopsis, “The city needs heroes. Darkness …

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Film: ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ set photos feature Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver (Spoilers)

Avengers: Age of Ultron - Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen)

Following last week’s concept art tease, Getty Images has released some on-set photos from the Avengers: Age of Ultron shoot, with Joss Whedon and the team currently residing in Italy. They give us our first good look at what Scarlet Witch (Elisabeth Olsen) and Quicksilver (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) will look like in action, not to mention …

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Film: New trailer for ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’

X-Men: Days of Future Past poster

Following the drop of the poster this morning from Fox, the studio has released a brand-new trailer for  X-Men: Days of Future Past. It gives us our first look at some of the previously unseen characters, interactions between both generations of X-Men and some very impressive visual effects. The ultimate X-Men ensemble fights a war …

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Posters: ‘X-Men: Days of Future Past’, ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ and ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’

It’s poster time! A whole lot of new posters have dropped this week, including the fresh print for X-Men: Days of Future Past, bringing together two eras of X-Men film franchises…and finally putting a bit of yellow and blue into Wolverine’s costume! Meanwhile, Xavier seems oblivious to the chaos going on behind him. Paolo Rivera …

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Film: Fox announces 2017 ‘Wolverine’ and ‘Fantastic Four’ sequels, 2018 mystery film

Marvel/Fox

Following the news earlier this week that James Mangold will start filming a sequel to The Wolverine, following X-Men: Apocalypse, Fox has gone ahead and announced the dates (according to THR) for their three films after it. It’s the first sign of Fox planning out its own Marvel Cinematic Universe, and planning deep into the future. …

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Film Review: Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Captain America: The Winter Soldier - Elevator

The latest Marvel film elevates the franchise to new heights, creating an authentic comic book experience on screen that defies convention. It just might also be the best Marvel film to date. Over the course of the last six years, the Marvel Cinematic Universe hasn’t simply adapted comic stories, but instead it has woven together …

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