Dave Bautista has described working on the last two Avengers movies as “the oddest way I’ve done a film” and said he didn’t even know Drax would be turned to dust at the end of Infinity War. In an interview with Flickering Myth to promote his new action-comedy Stuber, Bautista discussed his time on the […]
After the Endgame: Can Marvel Studios Do It Again?
Tom Jolliffe looks back at the MCU’s success to this point, and wonders whether they can repeat the formula again… So the dust has settled. A whole slow building 11 year phase of Marvel films (it’s had splits in among those, but everything stems all the way back to Tony Stark’s first outing). Attempting to […]
Jeremy Renner wasn’t told what happened to Hawkeye’s family when shooting Avengers: Endgame
Because of the way Avengers: Endgame and Avengers: Infinity War were shot, Jeremy Renner didn’t know what happened to Hawkeye’s family when they vanished. We all know after seeing Infinity War that when people around the world vanished it was because of Thanos’ snap but as Endgame and Infinity War were shot in conjunction, Jeremy […]
Star-Lord gets an Avengers: Infinity War Movie Masterpiece figure from Hot Toys
Hot Toys has unveiled its Movie Masterpiece Series 1:6 scale Star-Lord collectible figure which is based on the appearance of Chris Pratt as Peter Quill in the Marvel superhero epic Avengers: Infinity War; check out the promotional images here… SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Sideshow Collectibles Today, Hot Toys is thrilled to expand the highly anticipated […]
Cinema and the End of the World As We Know It
Tom Jolliffe takes a look at cinema’s end of the world fascination… As we sit in the age of Trump (currently unfazed by the plight of climate change, and skating on a sheet of thin ice as far as North Korean relations) and Brexit, aforementioned climate issues, and a general sense that democratic systems aren’t […]
Avengers: Endgame’s opening scene was originally part of Avengers: Infinity War
Jeremy Renner fans were left a little disappointed last year when Clint Barton rather surprisingly sat out the events of Avengers: Infinity War, the Russo brothers opting to keep Hawkeye back for this year’s follow-up Avengers: Endgame rather than trying to force him in to an already stacked cast. As it happens however, Hawkeye did almost […]
The History of the Multi-Part Film, Part I of I
Pim Razenberg on Multi-Part Film franchising… In the 2015 article The Future of Franchising: The Shared Universe, I discussed the development of franchising strategies within Hollywood. In the 2010s, these strategies cumulated in the dawn of interconnected franchising through “cinematic universes”, such as the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the DC Extended Universe. Today, as we […]
Avengers: Infinity War and Ant-Man and the Wasp get the Cosbaby treatment from Hot Toys
Hot Toys has unveiled a new wave of Cosbabies for the MCU which a battle damaged Iron Man, a Thanos and young Gamora collectible set, and an Iron Spider from the superhero epic Avengers: Infinity War along with the titular heroes from Ant-Man and the Wasp; check them out here… A new collectible set with […]
Avengers: Endgame’s tone is very different to Infinity War, says director Joe Russo
Joe Russo, the co-director of Avengers: Endgame, has revealed that the film’s tone is very different than Avengers: Infinity War. Avengers: Infinity War was one of history’s biggest cinematic events, delighting fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe around the world. However, don’t expect the follow-up, Avengers: Endgame, to be a similar experience. This is according […]
Avenge the Fallen with Avengers: Endgame character posters
Marvel has released a huge batch of character posters for Avengers: Endgame featuring both the MCU members who survived the events of Avengers: Infinity War – Captain America, Iron Man, Black Widow, War Machine, Thor, Bruce Banner, Hawkeye/Ronin, Rocket, Ant-Man, Nebula, Okoye, Wong, Valkyrie, Captain Marvel, Pepper Potts, and Happy Hogan – and those who […]