With Phase Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in full swing, it’s almost time for Joss Whedon to assemble Earth’s Mightiest Heroes for principal photography on The Avengers: Age of Ultron, and speaking to SFX Magazine (via CBM), Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige has offered up some details on the eagerly-anticipated sequel. “Joss Whedon had […]

It seems as if Marvel is placing all its trust in James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy, with a rumoured animated series in the works to follow the live-action Phase Two film. Marvel editor Stephen Wacker hinted towards the idea in an interview last year, and now rumours have arisen from Comic Book Movie suggesting […]

Anghus Houvouras on the problem with return of The Amazing Spider-Man… We should applaud creators who deviate from the form, not condemn them… I’ve been actively promoting that concept for a while.  Thumping my clenched fist against the pulpit, shouting loud enough for anyone willing to listen.  Creatively speaking, our most iconic comic book characters […]

Prior to the announcement that Ben Affleck had secured the role of Batman in Zack Snyder’s Man of Steel sequel, an online fan campaign was lobbying for British actor and martial artist Scott Adkins (X-Men Origins: Wolverine, The Expendables 2) to don the cape and cowl as The Dark Knight in Batman vs. Superman. This […]

It was rumoured several months ago that Brian Tyler (Iron Man 3, Thor: The Dark World) had been tapped to compose the score for Avengers: Age of Ultron, and now according to Film Music Reporter it’s official that Tyler has signed on to the eagerly-anticipated 2015 sequel, taking over from Alan Silvestri who scored the […]

After the disappointing box office for his latest music documentary Justin Bieber’s Believe, director Jon M. Chu is now gearing up for a return to the G.I. Joe franchise with a sequel to last year’s G.I. Joe: Retaliation. Speaking to Collider (via CBM) to promote the release of Believe, Chu has offered up some details […]

Anghus Houvouras on ‘Cin-Cest’, or how geek films keep it in the family… I was watching the latest trailer for How to Train your Dragon 2, a sequel to a movie I quite enjoyed.  While pouring over the gorgeous looking teaser for the film, a major plot point was revealed.  Technically its not really a […]

Joss Whedon has added another bad guy to the cast of The Avengers: Age of Ultron, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Thomas Kretschmann (Wanted, Dracula) has signed on to appear as the HYDRA chief Baron von Strucker. The Nazi agent was originally identified as a secondary villain in the movie by Latino-Review back in […]

The Flickering Myth writing team give their thoughts on the first trailer for Godzilla…. It’s been a busy time for the Flickering Myth Reactions with three going live last week looking at Gal Gadot’s casting as Wonder Woman in Batman vs. Superman, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 trailer and the announcement of X-Men: Apocalypse. But we can’t […]

According to Comic Book Movie, director Joss Whedon will be linking up with a new cinematographer when production gets underway on The Avengers: Age of Ultron early in the New Year, with British director of photography Ben Davis set to replace The Avengers’ Seamus McGarvey for the hotly-anticipated sequel. Davis has recently finished shooting another […]