Tag: Marvel Cinematic Universe

‘Runaways’ may be part of Phase 3 of Marvel Cinematic Universe

Runaways (Marvel Comics)

As far back as the release of Iron Man, Marvel had announced plans to release a film based on Runaways, based on the Brian K. Vaughan comic of the same name. Iron Man 3 co-writer Drew Peace, in a chat with the Q&A with Jeff Goldsmith (via The Hollywood Reporter) said that while there were definite plans for adapting …

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Marvel’s ‘Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ delayed in Australia, still fast-tracked from October

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. cast

The debut of Joss Whedon’s new TV series Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. comes on the back of the multi-billion dollar box office hits The Avengers and Iron Man 3, and debuted in the US today to great anticipation, passing 1 million Facebook fans before the show had even screened. However, Australian fans will have to …

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Marvel moves ‘Ant-Man’ release forward to July 2015!

Marvel Studios - Ant-Man (2015) film

Although production hasn’t even begun on the film, Marvel Studios has pushed Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man film forward to 31 July 2015. It was originally slated for a 6 November 2015 from Disney, but that would have put it directly up against the next James Bond film from Sam Mendes and star Daniel Craig. The film will …

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Vin Diesel hints at ‘merging of brands’ for Marvel universe in Phase 3

Vin Diesel - Fast and Furious 6

Vin Diesel has been doing a lot of talking about his Marvel projects on his junket for Riddick, and he’s been opening up pretty wide for Extra host Maria Menounos. In the chat, he not only confirmed his work for Groot in Guardians of the Galaxy and the 2016 project, but spoke of his future role …

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Katee Sackhoff in talks with Marvel Studios: is it Captain Marvel?

Katee Sackhoff in Riddick

Following Marvel’s announcement that they are keen to release a female-led superhero movie, Battlestar Galactica and Riddick actress Katee Sackhoff spoke to Schmoes Know podcast about the rumours that have been circulating around the interwebs. While the actress wasn’t entirely sure which studio the character sat with, she did confirm that talks had been happening …

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Marvel Studios wants female-led superhero film

Captain Marvel

In an interview with ComingSoon, director/producer Louis D’Esposito, who has been involved with most of the Marvel One-Shots, confirmed that there were plans for a female-led superhero movie. While the films have certainly had their share of female characters, the leads have been rather boy-centric. It seems Marvel Studios are keen to change that. For a …

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Two new posters for ‘Thor: The Dark World’

Disney has released a deuce of posters for the upcoming Thor: The Dark World as we start getting incredibly close to the October release of the Thor sequel around the world. It’s also the second part of Phase 2 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the first sign that things will be getting quite cosmic …

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Official: Bradley Cooper to voice Rocket Raccoon in ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’

Rocket Raccoon concept art for Guardians of the Galaxy film

Following speculation last week, Marvel has officially confirmed that Oscar-nominee Bradley Cooper will voice Rocket Raccoon in the upcoming James Gunn film Guardians of the Galaxy. This now gives us a complete cast listing for all of the main heroes in the film. In a separate interview with Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige in Empire indicates some of …

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Marvel casts James Spader as Ultron in ‘Avengers’ sequel

James Spader at NBC

Marvel has just announced that Emmy Award-winning actor James Spader has been cast as Ultron, the main villain in the blockbuster sequel Avengers: Age of Ultron from writer/director Joss Whedon. This is the first bit of new casting news on the highly anticipated film. Perhaps putting to bed rumours that J.A.R.V.I.S. (voiced by Paul Bettany) …

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Vin Diesel on Groot in ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’, plus “fresh IP” for Marvel in 2016/2017

Groot concept art - Guardians of the Galaxy

In two separate interviews on the Riddick junket, Vin Diesel has been quite chatty about playing Groot and his relationship with Marvel Studios. The actor has all but confirmed his appearance as the Monarch of Planet X in Guardians of the Galaxy, out next year from director James Gunn. Speaking with THR, he states that he …

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Blu-ray Review: Iron Man 3

Iron Man 3 - Blu-ray

Marvel’s Phase Two launch title hits DVD and Blu-ray, and it is one of his most stylish adventures on the grandest scale. “Things haven’t been the same since New York,” confesses Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr) to a stressed Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow). He is of course talking about his intergalactic battle alongside friends in …

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