Tag: Marvel Cinematic Universe – Phase 2

Simon Pegg up for Ant-Man or having a laugh?

Simon Pegg Ant-Man

This is the area of the Internet that gets a little bit reactive. Prone to being excitable and geeky, we’ll post anything that vaguely resembles news in the hopes of getting the next scoop. So a few hours ago, actor Simon Pegg went ahead and tweeted several photos labelled “Fun at Marvel”. The final one …

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First set images from ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’, Vin Diesel for Groot?

Sites such as Nerd Bastards, Guard the Galaxy, MTV and Coming Soon are posting set photos from the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy, currently being shot in London by director James Gunn. Shot on the Millennium Bridge on August 11, we get our first look at Glenn Close under heavy special effects makeup, several alien creatures, …

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Trailer: Watch the second trailer for ‘Thor: The Dark World’ online

Thor: The Dark World - Lightning hammer

To celebrate Geek Week on YouTube, Marvel and Disney have released a brand new trailer for Thor: The Dark World online. It expands on the first trailer, and shows just how much they’ve expanded the epic sword and sorcery elements of the first film this time around. Fun game: count the number of times Loki …

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New poster for ‘Thor: The Dark World’ revealed

Thor: The Dark World poster (Australia)

The first poster was released all the way back in April, and now Walt Disney Studios (Australia) has sent over has unveiled the second theatrical poster for Marvel’s Thor: The Dark World. This one gives us a look at the assembled cast: Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman and some other people up the back. The film stars Chris Hemsworth, …

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Photo: Behind the scenes with Dave Bautista as Drax in ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’

Guardians of the Galaxy - Behind the Scenes - Drax (Dave Bautista) underwater

Now that production is under way, photos from Guardians of the Galaxy are going to start coming out. A new one has just been released (via SuperHeroHype) featuring actor Dave Bautista looking decidedly green as Drax. He is submerged underwater and being ‘refuelled’ with oxygen. What could they be up to? Directed by James Gunn, …

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SDCC 2013: Marvel shows off ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’, ‘Thor: The Dark World’ and ‘Captain America’ props

Guardians of the Galaxy (2014 Film) - Star-Lord's helmet

We know that there have been stack of photos of these props floating around the Interwebs since the last week. Now Marvel.com has released some hi-res looks at the props from the upcoming releases of Guardians of the Galaxy, Thor: The Dark World and Captain America: The Winter Soldier. The Guardians of the Galaxy photos …

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‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ not based on miniseries

Avengers: Age of Ultron

After the Comic-Con International in San Diego announcement yesterday that the next Avengers film will be called Avengers: Age of Ultron, many assumed that it would be based on the recent critically panned Age of Ultron miniseries from Marvel. However, in an interview with ComicBookMovie, writer/director Joss Whedon has been quick to correct this. “Well, because there …

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SDCC 2013: New ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ concept art and press release revealed

Guardians of the Galaxy concept art - SDCC 2013

On a day of far too many announcements to mention, Marvel Studios have also released a Comic-Con International in San Diego exclusive piece of concept art showing off the whole Guardians of the Galaxy team. The press release also confirms Glenn Close as Nova Prime. Unlike the original concept art, this features redesigned costumes for …

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Marvel announces The Avengers sequel is ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’, official logo revealed

Avengers: Age of Ultron Logo

In a surprising announcement, Joss Whedon took the stage at Comic-Con International in San Diego to announce that the next Avengers film with be Avengers: Age of Ultron. Age of Ultron was the big summer blockbuster from the comics world, and despite criticisms, Marvel seems keen to push this to the big screen. The plot revolves around …

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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: Marvel reveals new concept art for ‘Thor: The Dark World’

Thor: The Dark World concept art poster (SDCC 2013)

Along with the Captain America: The Winter Soldier concept art released last week, Marvel (via their official site) has announced they will be releasing this Thor: The Dark World concept art as a poster for guests at the San Diego Comic-Con International this week. Get yourself along to the Marvel Booth (#2329) to grab two new posters …

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