Category: Film

Chadwick Boseman is Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’

Black Panther movie concept art

Marvel has not only announced their full slate of films leading up to 2019, but has cast Chadwick Boseman as the lead character T’Challa in Black Panther. That film is slated for 3 November 2017, with seeds promised to be planted as early as next year’s Avengers: Age of Ultron. The character will make his first appearance in Captain …

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Marvel Studios announces Phase 3: ‘Captain America: Civil War’, ‘Doctor Strange’, ‘Thor: Ragnarok’, ‘Captain Marvel’, ‘Inhumans’, ‘Black Panther’ and ‘Avengers: Infinity War’

Marvel Studios Logo

Marvel Studios has announced their full slate of upcoming film at a special live online event this morning. It confirms the titles and dates of all of the upcoming Marvel Studios films following Ant-Man. Marvel has confirmed that the anticipated Doctor Strange, Black Panther, Captain Marvel and Inhumans films are on the cinematic slate, along …

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The official hi-res ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ trailer and teaser poster is released online

Avengers: Age of Ultron

Following leaks of the first trailer for Avengers: Age of Ultron, Marvel blamed Hydra. They then promptly released the official trailer online. It is, dear readers/listeners, a thing of unrestrained beauty. It’s up to Iron Man (Robert Downey, Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), and the rest of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes to save …

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The ‘Justice League: Throne of Atlantis’ trailer surfaces

Justice League: Throne of Atlantis (Aquaman)

Warner has released (via Newsarama) a full trailer for their next animated film, Justice League: Throne of Atlantis, featuring Aquaman (voiced by Matt Lanter).Following a teaser at the end of Justice League: War, first sequel to that DC Animated Original Movie has now bubbled to the surface. Following the events of Justice League: War, and the assault on …

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DVD/Blu-ray: ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ in December, X-Men: Days of Future Past’s ‘Rogue Cut’ for 2015

Guardians of the Galaxy/X-Men Days of Future Past DVD/Blu-ray

Two of the biggest superhero movies of the year will inevitably be big on the home front as well, with DVD and Blu-ray details starting to emerge for Guardians of the Galaxy and X-Men: Days of Future Past. Guardians of the Galaxy, still in cinemas around the world, will be a DVD and Blu-ray/Blu-ray 3D …

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Film: Fox to release ‘Deadpool’ in 2016, ‘Fantastic Four’ delayed

Deadpool test footage

20th Century Fox has announced that the highly demanded Deadpool film will make its way to cinemas on 12 February 2016. Although it is yet to be officially confirmed, it is expected to star character champion Ryan Reynolds with director Tim Miller behind the camera and a script by Zombieland scribes Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick. Following the leak …

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Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson to play Black Adam in ‘Shazam!’, Darren Lemke to write

The Rock is Black Adam

Long rumoured to be a part of the DC Cinematic Universe, and now he has confirmed via Twitter that he will play the nefarious Black Adam. DC Comics added that it will be part of a new Shazam! film coming soon, with a script currently in development from Darren Lemke (Shrek Forever After, Jack the Giant …

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Film Review: Sin City – A Dame to Kill For

Sin City: A Dame to Kill For

The long-awaited sequel makes a few sins of its own in a faithful yet uninspiring retread of Frank Miller’s classic series. It’s been almost a decade since Sin City burst onto our screens with a swagger that only comes from something truly original. In the development hell of the intervening years, countless imitators have come and …

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Behind The Panels Issue 106 – The Wake

Behind the Panels Issue 106 - The Wake

Welcome to Behind the Panels Issue 106, the comic book show that presents its reviews in the form of a dissection. In this issue, Grant Morrison’s Multiversity finally spills out into our reality. We’ll understand it all once we’ve finished reading every comic in history. ALSO Ant-Man begins production in San Francisco, and Marvel has …

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‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ officially #1 film of the US summer

Guardians of the Galaxy - Star-Lord in space (Do you like piña coladas?)

Despite prognostications of doom earlier in the year, Guardians of the Galaxy has exceeded expectations and become the top box office earner of the US summer season. Beating out heavy hitters such as Transformers: Age of Extinction and The Amazing Spider-Man 2, the Marvel Studios film returned to the top slot on the US box-office this …

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Dark Horse unveils trailer for ‘Prometheus: Fire and Stone’ crossover

Prometheus: Fire and Stone

Earlier in the year, it was announced that writers Chris Roberson, Joshua Williamson, Paul Tobin, Christopher Sebela and Kelly Sue DeConnick will join forces on a crossover between Dark Horse‘s 20th Century Fox licences Aliens, Predator and Prometheus. Now the publisher has released a trailer for the first issue of the series, Prometheus: Fire and …

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