In 2018, the Marvel Cinematic Universe celebrates its tenth anniversary with the release of Avengers: Infinity War, which – along with its 2019 sequel – brings together virtually every hero from the MCU as they do battle against the Mad Titan Thanos and his Black Order. We’ve heard on several occasions that the two Avengers […]
Marvel’s Kevin Feige found Avengers: Infinity War an “emotional” experience
The Marvel Cinematic Universe celebrates its 10th anniversary in style next year as it brings together the majority of its characters for the superhero epic Avengers: Infinity War, and during an interview with Collider, Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige has been describing the “emotional” experience of seeing the entire MCU coming together. “It is overwhelming,” […]
Heroes assemble for new Avengers: Infinity War promo art
A new piece of promotional artwork has arrived online for the hugely-anticipated Marvel superhero epic Avengers: Infinity War which gives us a new look at Spider-Man (Tom Holland), Star-Lord (Chris Pratt), Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), and Captain America (Chris Evans); take a look below… SEE ALSO: […]
Avengers: Infinity War director on the comic pairing of Thor and Star-Lord, turning Thanos into “Darth Vader for a new generation”
We’ve heard a lot from Avengers: Infinity War co-director Joe Russo off the back of Marvel’s panel at the San Diego Comic-Con International last weekend, and now we have a few more comments from the filmmaker about the hotly-anticipated superhero epic – specifically, the comic pairing of Thor and Star-Lord, and the MCU’s big bad, […]
Deadpool 2 to feature an expanded role for Colossus
With Deadpool 2 set to introduce new characters such as Cable (Josh Brolin) and Domino (Zazie Beetz), you’d be forgiven for assuming that Deadpool’s X-Men buddies Colossus and Negasonic Teenage Warhead might be set to take a back seat in the sequel as they make way for the members of X-Force. However, speaking to THR, […]
Forget Avatar, We Need A New Terminator Film Now
Neil Calloway wants James Cameron to return to the franchise that made him sooner rather than later… While the news that James Cameron will return to The Terminator films is welcome, it really can’t come soon enough. Given that the last of the Avatar movies won’t be out until 2024, it would be 2025 at […]
The Cinematic Universe Fascination: A Bigger Picture Obsession
Tom Jolliffe on Hollywood’s fascination with the shared cinematic universe… Marketing, labelling, packaging. It’s everywhere. In cinematic terms it’s more important than ever. Everything is governed by men with clipboards. Or the modern equivalent. I suppose it’s all tablets now. I’m a cave dwelling Cro-Magnon man, so I wouldn’t know but there’s an inherent need […]
Avatar 2 casts Sully family and Na’vi clans, James Cameron reveals shooting details for sequels
As James Cameron begins production on Avatar 2 and its sequels, the official Facebook page has announced the casting of several young actors in the series. They will portray children the children of Sam Worthington’s Jake Sully and Zoe Saldana’s Neytiri as well as children of the Metkayina Clan, led by Cliff Curtis. Only one of them […]
Blu-ray Review – Terminator 2: Judgment Day 3D (1991)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day 3D, 1991. Directed by James Cameron. Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, Edward Furlong, Joe Morton, and Robert Patrick. SYNOPSIS: Years after Sarah Connor was stalked by a Terminator, a machine sent from a future where an AI has subjugated humanity, she must now prevent another, more powerful Terminator from killing her […]
The Genesis of the Excessively Long Action Scene
Tom Jolliffe on the genesis of the excessively long action scene… It has become almost the norm now. The majority of large-scale action blockbusters will have a hugely elaborate, and extremely long set piece in them. In fact some may have several. It used to be that maybe 5-10 minutes at the end of a […]
