Jan 08 2015
Marvel has revealed the first poster (and a motion one if you like shiny things) for the upcoming DAREDEVIL series for Netflix. In addition to being very cool to look at, it shows a release date of 10 April 2015. So put aside 13 hours or so in the weeks leading up to Avengers: Age …
Jan 07 2015
After teasing an ant sized preview, followed by the human sized equivalent, Marvel has now unveiled its first full teaser trailer for ANT-MAN, the second Marvel film to be released in 2015. In addition to this, Marvel has also released a teaser poster, which EW has graciously magnified for us. Armed with the astonishing ability to …
Jan 06 2015
He’s been unofficially official for some time now (some may call this the Vin Diesel Phenomenon), but Fox has confirmed that Channing Tatum is Gambit. He’s also got his own film coming on 7 October 2016. Variety confirms that Tatum will star in a solo GAMBIT film, spinning off from the X-Men franchise next year. This …
Jan 04 2015
Following yesterday’s ant sized preview for Marvel’s upcoming Ant-Man film, effectively a tiny teaser for the teaser of a teaser, the studio has released a “human sized” version that doesn’t require squinting or the need to be shrunk down to the size of a tiny arthropod. While this is still just 18 seconds of footage from …
Jan 03 2015
Last year was a big year at the cinema for all of us here in geekdom, with no less than nine theatrical releases of comic book adaptations at the cinema. While 2015 doesn’t have quite the same number of releases on the schedule, it has some incredibly big hitters, not least of which is Avengers: …
Jan 03 2015
Those folks at Marvel are marketing wizards. Teasing the first trailer for the upcoming Ant-Man, they’ve released a version online that can only be viewed by ants. The full “human sized” teaser trailer will be screened during Agent Carter, when it debuts on 6 January 2015 in the US. For now, eagle-eyed viewers can spot …
Dec 17 2014
The only thing that gets us more excited than new Marvel superhero films are the LEGO sets that come out at the same time. The Brick Fan is reporting that German retailer catalogues are showing their range of 2015, giving us our first glimpse at what some of the scenes in the Avengers: Age of …
Dec 17 2014
The 2014 Behind the Panels Awards, celebrating the best in comics from around the world in 2014, will be recorded LIVE TO HARD-DRIVE at the Panels Cave, and hitting your podcast feeds from from 29 December 2014. Join hosts Richard Gray, David McVay and David Longo as we count off our favourites from the last 12 months, and get …
Dec 11 2014
The recent Sony hacks have been the gifts that keep on giving, from the revelation that “After Earth is an ecosystem of content and brand initiatives” to the possibility of a 21 Jump Street/Men in Black crossover (which is technically a comic book adaptation). Now the Wall Street Journal reports that Sony was actually considering …
Dec 05 2014
It’s been rumoured for a while now, but Marvel has now officially confirmed that the swoon-worthy Benedict Cumberbatch will be adding to his geek cred by adding Doctor Stephen Strange to his repertoire, better known as the master of the mystic arts Doctor Strange. “Stephen Strange’s story requires an actor capable of great depth and sincerity,” …
Dec 05 2014
The biggest comic book film comes to terrestrial entertainment systems, and we can now walk in the Blu-rays of the beautiful sun. Guardians of the Galaxy was always going to be the trickiest film in the canon to sell to a mass audience. Just like Korath the Pursuer’s (Djimon Hounsou) reaction when he first encounters Peter “Star Lord” …
