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, […]
Clark Gregg wants Agent Coulson to appear in Marvel’s Netflix series, won’t feature in Avengers: Age of Ultron
As Marvel Studios prepares to expand its TV output, kicking off production on Netflix’s first Marvel miniseries Daredevil this July, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. star Clark Gregg has spoken to MoviePilot about the chances of fan favourite Agent Coulson appearing in the various upcoming Defenders miniseries: “I’d be really disappointed if I don’t get to show […]
Michael Bay looking to direct a Neon Genesis Evangelion movie?
As he gears up for the release of his latest directorial effort Transformers: Age of Extinction, not to mention the live-action Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot, which has him attached as producer, it seems that Michael Bay could now be turning his attention towards another franchise in the anime Neon Genesis Evangelion. According to Transformers […]
Sentinel concept art for X-Men: Days of Future Past
X-Men fans have certainly had a lengthy wait to see the Sentinels realised on the big screen. Teased by Brett Ratner back in 2006 with X-Men: The Last Stand, the mutant-killing machines finally made the jump from the panel this month with the arrival of Bryan Singer’s X-Men: Days of Future Past, and now VFX […]
Production on The Raid remake put on hold
Good news for fans of Welsh filmmaker Gareth Evans’ hard-hitting martial arts epic The Raid – Variety is reporting that pre-production on Screen Gems’ remake of the Indonesian actioner has been halted, although the film is not being placed into turnaround and is still aiming for an early 2015 shoot. The U.S. remake of The […]
The reason behind Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man departure
Last Friday brought the news that Marvel and Edgar Wright have parted ways after eight years of development on Ant-Man, throwing the first Phase Three offering of the Marvel Cinematic Universe into turmoil as the studio looks to keep the production on track for its proposed July 17th, 2015 release date. Now The Hollywood Reporter […]
