Despite the fact that Marvel’s Kevin Feige has been adamant that Sony’s various Spider-Man spinoff movies – including Venom and Silver & Black – will be entirely separate from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there’s been a lot of confusion as to where the movies will sit in terms of continuity. Much of the confusion stems […]
Spider-Man won’t appear in the Venom movie, says Kevin Feige
Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige has stated that Spider-Man won’t be showing up in Sony’s Venom solo movie. Many have been hoping to see Tom Holland’s Spider-Man collide with Tom Hardy’s Venom when the solo movie arrives next year (including Tom Holland himself), and have been speculating on the possibility. However, speaking with Variety at the premier […]
Michael Mando confirms his villain character in Spider-Man: Homecoming
Michael Mando has confirmed the role he will be playing in the upcoming film Spider-Man: Homecoming. Mando, who has been given a juicer role on the latest season of Better Call Saul as the semi-reluctant Hector Salamanca lackey Nacho, has now confirmed that he will be play classic Spider-Man villain Scorpion in the movie. Posting […]
Sony’s Spider-Man spinoffs take place “in the same reality” as Spider-Man: Homecoming
From the very first moment it was announced that Sony is moving forward with its Spider-Man spinoffs Venom and Silver & Black, there’s been an immense amount of confusion as to their status alongside Spider-Man: Homecoming and the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe. A lot of this confusion has been self-inflicted, with producer Amy Pascal suggesting […]
Are we suffering from Dwayne Johnson franchise fatigue?
Anghus Houvouras is suffering from Dwayne Johnson franchise fatigue… We spend so much time analyzing franchises. That’s mainly because they make up such a high percentage of blockbuster cinema. If you look at the top 10 films of 2017 globally, only two films don’t fall under the franchise tag: The Boss Baby, an animated family film […]
Isaac Asimov’s Foundation could be heading to the small screen
Deadline is reporting that Isaac Asimov’s hugely influential Foundation series could be heading to the small screen, with Skydance Television tapping David S. Goyer (The Dark Knight Trilogy) and Josh Friedman (War of the Worlds) to take a crack at adapting the books for TV. Originally launching as a series of short stories in Astounding […]
Marvel’s Kevin Feige thinks it would be “cool” to revisit Blade
Since Marvel reacquired the rights to Blade, we’ve heard several rumours that the Daywalker could be set to make his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut. There’s been several reports about a potential Netflix show, talk of a female Blade movie, and even Wesley Snipes has got in on the act, claiming that he’s had talks with […]
Edgar Wright hasn’t watched so much as the trailer for Ant-Man
Edgar Wright is currently out and about on the promotional tour for his new film Baby Driver [read our reviews here and here], although perhaps unsurprisingly he’s been unable to avoid fielding some questions about his experience on Marvel’s superhero origin story Ant-Man. Earlier in the week Wright discussed his split with Marvel Studios due to […]
Matt Reeves says The Batman will be a noir-driven detective version of The Dark Knight
With Matt Reeves out on the press tour for War for the Planet of the Apes, the director has been fielding a number of questions about his next project, the DC solo movie The Batman. Reeves already said a few days ago he’ll be influenced by director Alfred Hitchcock’s style of filmmaking, and now he has […]
5 Characters Who Could Feature in Disney’s Streaming Marvel Series
George Chrysostomou with five possible characters for Disney’s new Marvel streaming show… In addition to a live-action Star Wars TV show, Disney’s new streaming service is set to launch a brand new Marvel series. As yet, there’s no details as to what the show might entail, but there are of course a wealth of Marvel properties […]
