Aug 27 2013
We’re getting very close to the release of the next Marvel Studios film, Thor: The Dark World. As such, we’re going to start seeing some new bits and pieces from the House of Mouse. Hitting the web today are two international posters featuring the male leads. The film stars Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, Tom Hiddleston, Stellan Skarsgård, …
Aug 22 2013
One of the films that has us most excited for 2014 is Guardians of the Galaxy, and now director James Gunn has confirmed via Facebook that regular collaborator Tyler Bates will be providing the score for the film. Bates has previously worked on both Slither and Super with Gunn, and comic book fans will know …
Aug 22 2013
Following yesterday’s chatter from Edgar Wright about how he won’t be using Ultron in his Ant-Man film, writer/director Joss Whedon has told EW how he will be using him in his upcoming sequel, Avengers: Age of Ultron. The full interview will be in an upcoming issue of EW, but in this excerpt they have posted …
Aug 21 2013
Marvel gets more ambitious with their one-shot films, expanding their cinematic universe a little further around a strong female protagonist. Ever since The Consultant, the 2011 direct-to-video film that appeared on the Thor DVD and Blu-ray, the Marvel One-Shot films have served as fun linking segments between the films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. With …
Aug 21 2013
Still promoting The World’s End, director Edgar Wright sat down with the Huffington Post, who asked him indirectly about the connections between Avengers: Age of Ultron and his 2015 film, Ant-Man. In the comics world, Hank Pym is the inventor of Ultron, yet we will be introduced to the latter before the former arrives on …
Aug 21 2013
Last night, we were lucky enough to be invited to a theatrical screening of selected Iron Man 3 DVD and Blu-ray bonus features. In addition to the Marvel One-Shot short film Agent Carter, we were presented with a brief behind-the-scenes look at the upcoming Thor: The Dark World film. That featurette is now online. It’s a very …
Aug 20 2013
Is he dead? Is he a life-model decoy? All we know is that he is the Son of Coul, and he (in the form of actor Clark Gregg) is returning for Marvel Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. He’s also the subject of the latest featurette from the series, which launches next month in the US. Agent Phil Coulson (Clark …
Aug 16 2013
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 …
Aug 13 2013
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, …
Aug 08 2013
With three mystery films already announced for 2016 and 2017, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige has told WIRED that their plans extend well beyond that date. “I could arguably say what we’re planning for the year 2021. Will that happen? I don’t know. But what we planned for 2015 in 2006 is happening.” Some of the …
Aug 07 2013
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 …
