Avengers composer Alan Silvestri has seen footage of the upcoming Avengers: Infinity War, and he seems to like what he saw. According to Variety, the composer spoke briefly about Avengers: Infinity War during his acceptance speech for the Icon Award at the BMI Film, TV and Visual Media Awards in Beverly Hills. When mentioning the footage that he has […]
Valkyrie and Rocket Raccoon join the Avengers: Infinity War shoot
With production on Marvel’s hotly-anticipated Avengers: Infinity War shifting from Edinburgh in Scotland to Durham Cathedral in the North East of England, some new set photos have arrived online showing the historic building kitted out with green screen. https://twitter.com/luisdrils/status/859948693499326464 Another photo from the Durham Cathedral set for #AvengersInfinityWar shows an Asgardian-looking statue. (via @Emily_Rose95) pic.twitter.com/fpxmSVwVIn […]
SPOILER: Avengers: Infinity War set photo reveals plot point around Thor’s Age of Ultron vision
WARNING: POSSIBLE SPOILERS BELOW… Last week we saw a couple of photos from a fan who revealed that Chris Hemsworth and Mark Ruffalo had joined the set of Avengers: Infinity War [check out the photos here], and a new image now alludes to some connections to Avengers: Age of Ultron. The below image [via MCU […]
Avengers: Infinity War may be Chris Evans’ last appearance as Captain America
Ever since the release of Captain America: The First Avengers, Chris Evans has been the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s star-spangled hero and leader of the Avengers. Its been no secret that Evans’ contract with Marvel has been for six films and with Avengers: Infinity War having entered production and no contract renewal forthcoming, it seems likely this will […]
Why $1 Billion For Avengers: Infinity War Is Good Business
Neil Calloway thinks the supersized budget for Avengers: Infinity War makes sense… With news this week that seems like confirmation that the nest two Avengers films, Infinity War and the so far unimaginatively titled Avengers 4 will have a budget of $1 billion, my first reaction was “I bet it doesn’t; it’s all part of […]
Benedict Cumberbatch plays down Doctor Strange stand-in rumours for Avengers: Infinity War
Back in January it was reported that Benedict Cumberbatch was facing scheduling conflicts with Avengers: Infinity War, and that Marvel had hired a body double to perform on set as the Sorcerer Supreme, with the studio then planning to shoot Cumberbatch’s close-ups at a later date and digitally insert him into the original footage. Well, […]
Another report suggests the budget for Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War is an astronomical $1 billion
Way back in October of 2015, it was reported that Marvel had put aside a whopping $1 billion production budget for the then-titled Avengers: Infinity War – Part I and Part II, and now some comments from Pinewood Studios appears to have corroborated that astronomical figure. Speaking at the African American Film Critics Association luncheon, Pinewood Atlanta […]
Oscars: What Should Have Won – Saving Private Ryan for Best Picture over Shakespeare in Love
Graeme Robertson on why Saving Private Ryan should have won Best Picture at the 71st Academy Awards… The Oscar ceremony celebrating the best that 1998 had to offer is something an embarrassment looking back. While many were deserving of the awards they received, such as the legendary James Coburn (one of my favourite actors) finally winning a […]
Ciaran Hinds joins Jennifer Lawrence in Red Sparrow
Silence and Game of Thrones actor Ciaran Hinds has been cast alongside Jennifer Lawrence in Fox’s Red Sparrow, which is based on Jason Matthews’ espionage novel. The Irish actor will join a sterling cast which includes Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts, Jeremy Irons and Joely Richardson. Francis Lawrence is directing the thriller which focuses on Russian intelligence […]
James Cameron on his Avatar sequels, pushing boundaries and taking risks
James Cameron is a busy man at the moment, with the filmmaker currently in the middle of his ambition plan to shoot FOUR sequels to 2009’s sci-fi blockbuster Avatar. Nevertheless, he managed to take some time out of his schedule to speak to IGN about his new TV show Visionaries: James Cameron’s Story of Science Fiction, […]