Aug 06 2015
Fox’s latest reboot not only fails to live up to its title, but the comic book legacy that spawned it. The team affectionately known as Marvel’s First Family may have launched the modern Marvel universe in 1961, but their cinematic track record has been less than stellar. Following a fondly remembered television cartoon in the …
Aug 05 2015
Long ago, prophets told of a comic book trailer that would perfectly capture the tone and feel of the comic that spawned it. In the great state of California, people did gather to see it at an annual gathering of believers. Now that footage is here for the world to behold, and there is no …
May 14 2015
Deadline has revealed that Fox has signed a deal with John Boone (The Fault in Our Stars) to co-write and direct THE NEW MUTANTS, a spin-off from the successful X-Men franchise. Boone will co-write with Knate Gwaltney. Series regular Simon Kinberg will return to produce with franchise founder Lauren Shuler Donner. “We’re so excited to explore …
Apr 24 2015
With over 30 comic book movies coming out over the next few years, it’s a little tough to keep in your head just when, where and what is coming out. Lists are boring, and as comic book fans and readers, we like things laid out for us in words and pictures. There are a few …
Apr 20 2015
First it was Star Wars. Then Batman V Superman. Now Fox has rounded out a weekend filled with previews by throwing a new trailer for FANTASTIC FOUR into the mix. The film, due out in August, has been shrouded in shades of mystery throughout its production, with nothing much seen until earlier this year. The …
Jan 28 2015
After months of inactivity, it’s a veritable flood of FANTASTIC FOUR as 20th Century Fox drops the first trailer for Josh Trank’s reboot of the franchise. The results are somewhat mixed. It begins with the same vague voiceover and range of cornfields that many modern trailers have opened with, but opens into something a little …
Jan 27 2015
After what seems like an eternity of speculation about 20 Century Fox‘s FANTASTIC FOUR reboot, we finally get a first official look (of sorts) at some of the costuming thanks to Collider. It marks our first official look at anything from the film to date. In an interview with director Josh Trank and producer/screenwriter Simon …
Jan 22 2015
Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons’ comic shoots stylishly out of the gates, and it is guaranteed that minds will be blown. The prospect of Kick-Ass director Matthew Vaughn re-teaming with creator Mark Millar was already a glee inducing prospect, as the combination had previously produced one of the most kinetic translations of a modern comic book in recent …
Sep 26 2014
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 …
May 14 2014
After months of speculation, X-Men producer Lauren Shuler Donner has confirmed to Total Film that Channing Tatum is her Gambit. While sources indicate that no paperwork has been signed as yet, Donner is talking as though it is a done deal. “Well you know he’s a rogue, Channing. He’s a rascal, just like Remy LeBeau, and he can handle …
Feb 02 2015
Behind The Panels Issue 127 – Kingsman: The Secret Service
Welcome to Behind the Panels Issue 127, the comic book show that uses talcum powder under its tights to avoid unfortunate chafing. In this issue, David Tennant joins the Marvel Cinematic Universe. That sound you hear is the Internet breaking under the strain. ALSO we all sit around and watch The Thing without pants in …
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