UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 24th April to Sunday 26th April 2015… Avengers: Age of Ultron opened here in the UK this past Thursday, with the latest instalment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe breaking records with a hefty £18,015,774 weekend – the biggest ever April debut, and the […]
Marvel celebrates 50 years of S.H.I.E.L.D.
This summer Marvel Comics is set to commemorate half a century of their premier intelligence agency with the S.H.I.E.L.D. 50th Anniversary initiative, granting us Priority A-1 Clearance with a series of weekly one-shots, twelve Art of Evolution variant covers, and two trade paperbacks in S.H.I.E.L.D. by Stan Lee & Jack Kirby: The Complete Collection and […]
Simon Kinberg clarifies Mister Fantastic’s powers in Fantastic Four reboot: “He stretches”
Over the weekend the official site for 20th Century Fox’s Fantastic Four reboot updated, offering some character profiles for Marvel’s First Family which discussed their powers. Of particular note was the description for Reed Richards, which said that “he can warp the space around him, and appear to stretch his body into impossible forms and […]
Interview: Brian Mahoney talks The Boondock Saints and Fast & Furious 7
Zachary Leeman chats with actor Brian Mahoney about The Boondock Saints and Fast & Furious 7… Brian Mahoney. Chances are you don’t recognize that name. Should you? Probably. The man is a military veteran who has gone on to star in the cult films The Boondock Saints I and II as fan favorite character Detective […]
Chris Evans says Avengers: Infinity War to start production next year, will shoot for nine months
Chris Evans is currently juggling the press tour for Avengers: Age of Ultron with pre-production on Marvel’s Phase Three launching Captain America: Civil War, and during an interview with Esquire (via Collider), the star has been speaking about his upcoming Marvel commitments, including the two-part Avengers: Infinity War.After stating that production on Civil War will […]
#SaveConstantine campaign launches on Twitter
With NBC expected to make a decision in the next few weeks regarding the fate of its DC adaptation Constantine, showrunner Daniel Cerone has put out a request on Twitter for fans to show their support for the series in an effort to help get the green light on a second season… #NBC is deciding […]
Joss Whedon on Agent Coulson: “As far as I’m concerned in the films, yes he’s dead”
As Marvel likes to remind us, when it comes to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, everything is connected… except, it seems, when it comes to Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – or more specifically, Agent Phil Coulson and his resurrection on the small screen.Last week Joss Whedon was quoted as stating that “as far as the fiction of […]
Sesame Street parodies Avengers: Age of Ultron
With Avengers: Age of Ultron smashing box office records internationally as it gears up for its U.S. release this Friday, Sesame Street has put together its own parody of the Marvel blockbuster enetitled ‘Aveggies: Age of Bon Bon’, which we have for you here…A super villain was prepared to destroy all the healthy foods in […]
Daniel Bruhl confirms Baron Zemo role in Captain America: Civil War
It’s been expected from the moment he was cast, but now it seems we can make it official, as Daniel Bruhl (Rush) has confirmed to The Independent that he’s set to portray Baron Helmut Zemo in next year’s Phase Three launching Marvel sequel Captain America: Civil War.“I think I can tell you that without being […]
Super Troopers 2 to shoot this summer after crowdfunding success
Having reached its initial target of $2 million in just 24 hours, the IndieGogo campaign for Broken Lizard’s Super Troopers 2 has now closed, with the sequel to the cult 2001 comedy clearing over $4.4 million in total.The sum is the second-buggest total for a crowdfunded film after Veronica Mars, which received pledges of $5.7 […]
