Tom Jolliffe delves into what makes a film truly unique… If you’ve watched Captain America, or Spider-Man, or another masked hero, you’ve pretty much seen a variation on the same film. Genres themselves have clearly identifiable tropes and an action film for example, will often adhere to specific action genre calling cards. That doesn’t necessarily […]
Funko reveals Marvel exclusives for New York Comic Con
Funko has revealed a range of Marvel New York Comic Con exclusives which includes a Hulkbuster vs. Hulk Movie Moments collectible set, Pop! Vinyl figures for Okoye in her red dress from the casino scene in Black Panther, a chrome Shuri, Carnage, Spider-Woman, and Korg & Miek from Thor: Ragnarok, and a Dorbz Ironheart; take […]
Black Panther’s Killmonger to get Marvel comic book series
Michael B. Jordan has admitted that he’d like to return to the MCU as Black Panther MVP Killmonger one day, and while that won’t be happening quite yet, Marvel have announced that the character will be getting his own comic book series. The five-part miniseries will be written by Brian Edward Hill (Detective Comics) and illustrated by […]
Marvel’s Avengers: Black Panther’s Quest gets a new trailer
With just a week to go until its premiere, Disney XD has released a new teaser trailer for Avengers: Black Panther’s Quest, the fifth season of Marvel’s Avengers Assemble animated series; check it out here… T'Challa & Shuri don't fight like brother & sister, they fight like the Black Panther! 💥💻 @Marvel's Avengers: Black Panther's […]
Disney and Marvel launch Oscar campaign for Black Panther
Since its record-breaking premiere back in February, there’s been a lot of talk – both from fans, and those involved with Marvel Studios itself – that this year’s hugely-successful superhero blockbuster Black Panther could find itself right in the mix come awards season, and maybe even become one of those rare comic book movies to […]
Marvel passes $4 billion global box office for the year with Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War and Ant-Man and the Wasp
2018 has been a banner year for Marvel Studios; not only is it celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the most successful movie franchise in history, but the studio has also amassed a $4 billion global box office haul for the year thanks to the success of Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War […]
Star Wars: The Last Jedi topping home-video sales charts for 2018
It may have been the most divisive instalment of the franchise – and one that has led many fans to accuse Disney of killing the saga – but that hasn’t stopped Star Wars: The Last Jedi from topping the home-entertainment sales charts for the year so far. As revealed by Star Wars Legacy and The […]
Hollywood Diversity: Hopefully Not a Flash in the Pan
Tom Jolliffe looks at the recent growing numbers in ethnically diverse projects coming out of Hollywood… In recent years we’ve had a lot of anger aimed at Hollywood for a variety of reasons. Of those, diversity has been a key point of discourse. Whether stemming from ‘white-washing’ or a lack of diverse representation at the […]
Marvel didn’t want an accent for Black Panther, but Chadwick Boseman felt it was a deal-breaker
After coming in for some criticism during the early days of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with regards to a lack of representation, Marvel Studios has made huge strides in recent years – culminating of course with February’s Black Panther, a movie that has been hailed as a cultural milestone, and one that pulled in over […]
Marvel’s Avengers: Black Panther’s Quest gets a trailer
With a little over three weeks to go until it premieres on Disney XD, a trailer has arrived online for the fifth season of Marvel’s Avengers Assemble animated series, titled Avengers: Black Panther’s Quest; watch it here… The Black Panther must decide his loyalties. Is he an Avenger first or King of Wakanda? As the mysterious […]