In an interview with The New York Times Magazine, Star Wars and Indiana Jones creator George Lucas has announced that he has decided to quit big-budget Hollywood blockbusters in favour of smaller, more experimental projects similar to those he was involved in before the arrival of his epic space fantasy back in 1977. According to […]

Presenting our weekly round-up of the big news stories from the world of movie superheroes… After giving us a sneak peek at The Dark Knight Rises back in November, Britain’s Empire Magazine has now turned their attention to The Avengers, delivering plenty of Marvel goodness within the pages of their latest issue. Along with individual […]

Presenting our weekly round-up of all the big news stories from the world of movie superheroes… Well, it had to happen sooner or later, but Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises has finally taken a back seat this past week, allowing rival superhero flicks The Avengers and The Amazing Spider-Man to grab the headlines as […]

Presenting our weekly round-up of all the biggest news stories from the world of movie superheroes… The Super Bowl takes place this Sunday and despite the fact we won’t be getting any advertising spots for The Dark Knight Rises or The Amazing Spider-Man, Marvel will ensure that superhero fans have plenty to get excited over […]

The Academy Awards may be off-limits to canine superstar Uggie – with a spokesperson for The Weinstein Company revealing earlier today that “Uggie has not been asked to participate or appear at the Oscars” – but that didn’t stop the pooch from stealing the show at the inaugural Golden Collar Awards at a ceremony in […]

We’ve known for quite some time that Michael Bay has been circling a fourth Transformers movie after the box office success of Transformers: Dark of the Moon, but now comes word from producer Lorenzo di Bonaventura that not only is Bay set to direct the fourth installment – which is planned to arrive in cinemas […]

Presenting our weekly round-up of all the biggest news stories from the world of movie superheroes… Despite being less than two months into the year, 2012’s superhero slate got underway yesterday with the arrival of the Mark Neveldine / Brian Taylor-directed sequel, Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance, starring Nicolas Cage, Violante Placido, Ciarán Hinds, Idris […]

Just a quick update to let you know that my book, Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen – which charts the entire live-action and animated history of Gotham City’s Grim Avenger, from the 1943 Batman movie serial through to The Dark Knight Rises and beyond – is now available to pre-order […]

Our weekly round-up of the big news stories from the world of movie superheroes… The big talking point this past week was of course the arrival of the second theatrical trailer for Marvel’s epic superhero team-up The Avengers (or Marvel Avengers Assemble, as it’s now officially known here in the UK), which debuted online on […]

Our weekly round-up of the big news stories from the world of movie superheroes… Despite unconfirmed reports that Warner Bros. has debuted new footage from The Dark Knight Rises at the Russian Movie Expo, it’s been another quiet week from the Batman camp, which may have something to do with the fact that director Christopher […]