Jun 30 2015
If you’ve tried to swing a cat on the Interwebs today, chances are that you’ve not managed to do so without hitting the news that writer/director James Gunn’s sequel to Guardians of the Galaxy will be officially titled GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY: VOL. 2. The title was announced when Marvel producer Kevin Feige jumped the …
Apr 28 2015
Welcome to BEHIND THE PANELS Issue 139, the comic book show tried to assemble, but couldn’t find the Allen key. In this issue, Frank Miller returns to the Dark Knight series. The only question is which Frank Miller is returning? ALSO everything is awesome as Phil Lord and Chris Miller are announced to direct a brand-new animated …
Apr 22 2015
The sequel to be most successful comic book film ever takes everything up several notches, and can barely keep it all inside. The coming together of geek god king Joss Whedon and the world of cinematic comic bookery was enough to make even the most cynical fan reach for his or her swooning couch, and the box …
Apr 21 2015
Marvel has now officially confirmed that writers Nicole Perlman and Meg LeFauve will pen CAPTAIN MARVEL, the 20th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It will mark the first time that an all-female writing team has been behind one of Marvel’s flagship films. Perlman will be familiar to Marvel fans as the co-writer of last year’s …
Feb 10 2015
Following the phenomenal announcement that Sony and Marvel have reached an agreement to share the character of Spider-Man, Marvel Studios has changed the dates of some of the previously announced movies. With a new Marvel/Sony SPIDER-MAN solo film announced for 28 July 2017, THOR: RAGNAROK moves out of the way to give the new Kevin Feige/Amy Pascal produced …
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 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 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,” …
Nov 03 2014
Welcome to Behind the Panels Issue 115, the comic book show that wears its underpants on the inside. In this issue, 9 films are announced for Phase 3 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We’d tell you about them if we could stop squeeing for 5 minutes. ALSO Ri¢hie Ri¢h is coming to television. In this version he …
