Thomas Roach on whether the rumours of Marvel Studios stopping origin stories is a good thing or a bad thing…. I’s been rumoured that the upcoming Doctor Strange movie that is expected to be released in 2016 will not be an origin story of the character. Apparently we will meet the character already established, he […]
Five characters who could be Star-Lord’s father
Thomas Roach with five characters who could be Star-Lord’s father (warning – Guardians of the Galaxy spoilers follow)… Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn has recently spoken about the identity of Star-Lord’s father in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. At this point, it is unknown if Star-Lord’s (Chris Pratt) father will feature in the sequel, […]
Is Wonder Woman impossible to get right?
Thomas Roach on whether Wonder Woman is impossible to get right… There has been several attempts to bring Wonder Woman to the big screen over the years. Joss Whedon even wrote a screenplay for a standalone Wonder Woman movie but it never got the green light. However, we are due to see the Amazon Princess […]
Was Thanos introduced too early in the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Thomas Roach asks whether Marvel introduced Thanos too early to the Marvel Cinematic Universe… Thanos is currently the big bad of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Since his appearance at the end credits sequence of The Avengers we knew that the Mad Titan would eventually appear on the big screen in a grander fashion. So far […]
Why a standalone Hulk film won’t happen any time soon
Thomas Roach on why a standalone Hulk film won’t happen any time soon…. Mark Ruffalo is currently playing the Hulk after replacing actor Ed Norton from The Incredible Hulk back in 2008. Fans have praised Ruffalo’s performance as both Bruce Banner and the Hulk and many have suggested that his Hulk could get his own […]
Why an Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy team-up would be a mess
Thomas Roach on why an Avengers and Guardians of the Galaxy team-up would be a mess… With the success of Guardians of the Galaxy many fans have suggested that we will see the Guardians team up with the Avengers. As this has happened in other forms of media there is no reason to doubt that […]
Why a female Thor movie could be closer than you think
Thomas Roach on why a female Thor movie could be closer than you think… Not too long ago Marvel announced that in its comic books the character Thor is to become a woman. Fans assumed that a female Thor would not appear on the big screen for some time and they may be right. This […]
Why too many characters in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is a bad idea
Thomas Roach on why too many characters in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is a bad idea… Cast your mind back to the announcement at Comic-Con 2013 that the Man of Steel sequel would feature Batman. This was an exciting prospect for fans as this would be the first time we would see the […]
Will Doctor Strange become the new face of the Marvel Cinematic Universe?
Thomas Roach on whether Doctor Strange will become the new face of the Marvel Cinematic Universe… Currently Marvel Studios is dominating the film industry. It has just released its teneth film with Guardians of the Galaxy and is showing no signs of slowing down. Next year we will see Avengers: Age of Ultron and Ant-Man […]
Why a Deadpool movie is doomed to fail
Thomas Roach on why a Deadpool movie is doomed to fail… With the recent release of the Deadpool test footage many fans are excited at the prospect that we may finally get a Deadpool movie. Since the character first appeared in X-Men Origins: Wolverine people wanted to see the Merc with the Mouth get his […]