Category: Film

Watch the first trailer for ‘Justice League: War’

Justice League War

DC Entertainment (via IGN) has debuted the first trailer for Justice League: War, the latest DC Universe Animated Original Movie, and the first to be based on the company’s New 52 line of relaunched comic books. The film, directed by Jay Olivia, will be based on the first Geoff Johns story arc from the current run of Justice League. Heath …

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Film Review: Thor: The Dark World

"Marvel's Thor: The Dark World"

The latest Marvel film pushes the boundaries of their growing universe, determined to turn mainstream cinema audiences into comic buffs. If Iron Man 3 was about escalating the Marvel Cinematic Universe beyond even the dizzying heights of The Avengers, then Thor: The Dark World is about expanding that landscape. The original Thor was perhaps the …

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The first trailer for ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ arrives

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Commence the geekgasms! After a week of teasers, including the poster and a 10-second trailer, Marvel and Disney have released the first full trailer for Captain America: The Winter Soldier . A very SHIELD-centric film that seems determined to ground the Marvel Cinematic Universe between the cosmic adventures of Thor: The Dark World and Guardians of the Galaxy. …

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‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’ releases first photos, teaser for trailer

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

With the Captain America: The Winter Soldier teaser trailer due out tomorrow, Disney has stuck with the trend of releasing a 10-second teaser for the teaser trailer online, along with two new photos from the forthcoming film. This follows the release of the first poster yesterday and the buzz around the Marvel Cinematic Universe that accompanies …

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Marvel unveils first poster for ‘Captain America: The Winter Soldier’

Captain America: The Winter Soldier poster

With a teaser trailer due out later in the week, Marvel has released the first poster for Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the sequel to both Captain America: The First Avenger and The Avengers. The trailer due out this week is probably one of the more anticipated looks at what has been a pretty closely …

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Iron Man Experience coming to Hong Kong Disneyland in 2016

Iron Man Experience - Hong Kong Disneyland concept art poster

With Disney now the multimedia empire behind the Marvel franchises, it was only a matter of time before a theme park ride turned up in one of the resorts. Today, the Disney Parks Blog announced that the gradually expanding Hong Kong Disneyland will host the “very first Disney attraction based on a Marvel character experience”. …

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Samuel L. Jackson confirms Elizabeth Olsen for ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’

Elizabeth Olsen - Martha Marcy May Marlene

He may have made a surprise cameo at the end of this week’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., but Nick Fury himself (Samuel L. Jackson) has shown he’d make a terrible spy by leaking some casting news from the forthcoming Avengers: Age of Ultron. In an interview with the Wall Street Journal, Jackson discussed filming schedules and …

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Edgar Wright releases first behind the scenes photo of ‘Ant-Man’

Ant-Man - Behind the Scenes photo

Edgar Wright has been out promoting his most recent film The World’s End, but now that the British filmmaker has returned to the City of Angels, he has been Tweeting about his next big picture, Marvel’s Ant-Man. While an actor has not been announced in the lead role yet, we get our first look at …

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‘Runaways’ may be part of Phase 3 of Marvel Cinematic Universe

Runaways (Marvel Comics)

As far back as the release of Iron Man, Marvel had announced plans to release a film based on Runaways, based on the Brian K. Vaughan comic of the same name. Iron Man 3 co-writer Drew Peace, in a chat with the Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith (via The Hollywood Reporter) said that while there were definite plans for adapting …

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Joss Whedon rewrote parts of ‘Thor: The Dark World’

MARVEL'S THE AVENGERS

According to SFX Magazine, Joss Whedon has been parachuted in from his bunker aboard a Helicarrier to rewrite some of the troublesome scenes from Thor: The Dark World. The incredibly busy writer/director of the forthcoming Avengers: Age of Ultron and next week’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. proves the old adage ‘once a script doctor, always a …

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‘Thor: The Dark World’ screens early in Australia and New Zealand

Thor 2 Mega Ticket

Australian and New Zealand Marvel fans have even more reasons to rejoice, not to mention bragging to their North American cousins! We won’t have to wait until the 31st October to see the next instalment of Thor: The Dark World as Marvel Studios, Event and Village Cinemas will host exclusive advance preview screenings the night prior …

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