In tomorrow night’s eagerly-anticipated episode of Game of Thrones, Prince Oberyn Martell (Pedro Pascal) is out for revenge against Ser Gregor Clegane (Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson) for the rape and murder of his sister Elia, serving as champion in Tyrion Lannister’s (Peter Dinklage) trail by combat in ‘The Mountain and the Viper’. Speaking to TV Guide, […]
Anchorman director Adam McKay in talks to replace Edgar Wright on Marvel’s Ant-Man
Last night a shortlist of potential directors to succeed Edgar Wright on Marvel’s Ant-Man emerged, featuring the likes of Adam McKay (Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy), Rawson Marshall Thurber (We’re the Millers) and Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland). While early talk seemed to suggest Thurber was the front runner, it’s now being reported that McKay has […]
Josh Brolin to voice Thanos in Guardians of the Galaxy and Avengers: Age of Ultron
Well, Marvel Studios has found its Thanos, with Josh Brolin (Men in Black 3, Oldboy) signing on to lend his voice to the Mad Titan in August’s Guardians of the Galaxy as well as next year’s eagerly-anticipated sequel Avengers: Age of Ultron. The casting news for Guardians originally broke via Latino-Review (who have been on […]
What will happen with Ant-Man?
Thomas Roach on the situation surrounding Marvel’s Ant-Man… Recently it was announced that Edgar Wright had walked away from Marvel’s Ant-Man project despite being attached since 2006. Filming was due to start within a couple of weeks and, despite Wright leaving, Marvel has stated that the film will make its expected release date in July […]
Grant Gustin talks The Flash
As he prepares to bring The Flash to the screen in The CW’s upcoming Arrow spin-off, former Glee star Grant Gustin has spoken about taking on the role of DC’s Scarlett Speedster during an interview with IGN: “Barry’s just excited by all of this. He’s a fanboy! And I don’t have to hide my excitement […]
Captain America: The Winter Soldier set for Blu-ray and DVD in August, no new Marvel One-Shot
Marvel Studios has announced that this year’s Phase Two solo sequel Captain America: The Winter Soldier will arrive on Blu-ray and DVD on August 18th in the UK (or September 9th in the States), with the film also available on Digital Download from August 1st – the same day as the theatrical release of Guardians […]
Ruben Fleischer, Adam McKay, Rawson Thurber and Jonathan Levine among contenders for Ant-Man
Despite rumours that Marvel Studios co-president and Agent Carter helmer Louis D’Esposito is set to step up to the plate, Heat Vision is reporting that Marvel has identified a list of potential candidates to replace Edgar Wright on the studio’s first Phase Three offering Ant-Man. Ruben Fleischer (Zombieland), Adam McKay (Anchorman), Rawson Thurber (We’re the […]
Lee Pace talks Guardians of the Galaxy’s Ronan the Accuser
While The Avengers’ mid-credits villain Thanos is set to make an appearance in Marvel’s next Cinematic Universe offering Guardians of the Galaxy, the Mad Titan will play second fiddle to the film’s main antagonist, the Kree warlord Ronan the Accuser, playing by Lee Pace (The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug). During an interview with HitFix […]
Second Opinion – Maleficent (2014)
Maleficent, 2014. Directed by Robert Stromberg. Starring Angelina Jolie, Elle Fanning, Sharlto Copley, Imelda Staunton, Miranda Richardson, Juno Temple and Lesley Manville. SYNOPSIS: A vindictive fairy is driven to curse an infant princess only to realize the child may be the only one who can restore peace. For a man of 23 years old I […]
Simon Kinberg compares The Fantastic Four reboot to Iron Man, X-Men and Batman Begins
With the release of X-Men: Days of Future Past, writer-producer Simon Kinberg has been busy on the promotional trail for the mutant superhero sequel, although he’s spent much of his time talking about Fox’s next X-Men release X-Men: Apocalypse [see here, here, here and here]. However, X-Men isn’t the only Marvel property under Fox’s control, […]
