Our weekly round-up of the latest news and talking points from the world of screen superheroes, including Spider-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Agent Carter, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Daredevil, X-Men: Apocalypse, Wolverine, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Wonder […]
Marvel’s Alan Fine rips into The Amazing Spider-Man 2, says he wanted to burn the script
There’s been a lot of hate aimed towards Sony’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2 from fans since its release earlier this year (and indeed, the studio’s overall handling of the Spider-Man franchise), and it seems the folks at Marvel weren’t too impressed with it either, even before cameras starting rolling on the Marc Webb-directed sequel! The […]
David Fincher and James Ellroy teaming up for Shakedown
HBO has snapped up the rights to a new 1950s-set noir series from David Fincher (Gone Girl) and crime writer James Ellroy (L.A. Confidential) entitled Shakedown, which is based upon a script Ellroy originally developed for FX. Deadline reports that the project is an original tale as opposed to an adaptation of Ellroy’s 2012 novella […]
James Gunn says the Thanos scene in Guardians of the Galaxy was the hardest scene to write
During a chat with Vulture, James Gunn has been speaking about the challenges of bringing Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy to the screen, and in particular the scene he found most difficult to write – the one featuring the Mad Titan Thanos… “There’s pressure with Thanos because you’re setting up this gigantic character that, in […]
Don’t expect to see Peter Jackson ever directing a superhero movie
Now that he’s finished up with J.R.R. Tokien’s Middle-earth following the release of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Peter Jackson is starting to turn his attention to future projects, but it seems we should rule out the possibility of him ever directing a superhero movie as the filmmaker has stated that he’s […]
Clark Gregg teasing a Hawkeye appearance for Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.?
We heard earlier this month that Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will somehow lead / tie in to Marvel’s hugely-anticipated May sequel Avengers: Age of Ultron, but could Jeremy Renner’s Clint Barton be a part of that? Well, Agent Coulson himself Clark Gregg may have just teased a Hawkeye appearance in the show, with the actor posting […]
R2-D2 graces the cover of the latest issue of Total Film
Ahead of its return to the big screen in 364 days from now in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, everybody’s favourite astromech R2-D2 has taken centre stage on the cover of the latest issue of Total Film as part of the magazine’s 2015 preview… “The biggest year in movies. Ever.” – When you look at […]
Captain America: The Winter Soldier’s Frank Grillo says Crossbones could take on The Hulk
During a profile over at Entertainment Weekly, Captain America: The Winter Soldier star Frank Grillo has been speaking about his role as the villain Brock Rumlow, a.k.a. Crossbones, stating that the HYDRA sleeper agent could take on any superhero, including the Green Goliath! “He is not good and not bad, Crossbones,” says Grillo, who is […]
David Cronenberg’s The Fly gets comic book sequel from IDW
IDW has announced that it will publish a new five-issue sequel to David Cronenberg’s horror classic The Fly entitled The Fly: Outbreak, which comes from the creative team of Brandon Seifert (Hellraiser, Witch Doctor) and menton3 (Silent Hill, Monocyte). “To be totally honest, The Fly is one of the most disturbing things I’ve ever seen!” […]
Download the Terrahawks audio track Zelda’s Night Before Christmas
Last week Anderson Entertainment gave Terrahawks fans a Holiday treat by releasing the Terrahawks Christmas Special ‘A Christmas Miracle’ online for free [watch it here], and now Big Finish has released a special festive three-minute audio download featuring Zelda giving her evil take on The Night Before Christmas. “We wanted to bring some Yuletide cheer […]
