In celebration of the first ten years of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Studios has released a new retrospective video which looks at the legacy of the MCU as we head into this month’s hugely anticipated superhero epic Avengers: Infinity War. Check it out here… SEE ALSO: Avengers: Infinity War directors considered not having any post […]
Avengers: Infinity War and the Marvel Marketing Machine
Pim Razenberg on Marvel’s well-oiled marketing machine, which hooked us all to the Marvel Cinematic Universe… Black Panther passed the $1 billion mark at the box office, Avengers: Infinity War is expected to have a $215 million opening debut in North America and Kevin Feige is starting to tease audiences around the world with what […]
Sam Rockwell would love to see Justin Hammer back in the Marvel Cinematic Universe
To be blunt: Iron Man 2 has always felt like the ugly-stepchild of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Following the success of Iron Man, many assumed that this sequel would be another hit. After all, why not? It brought on board Mickey Rourke — coming off of a dazzling performance in The Wrestler — and also […]
Hot Toys Iron Man 2 Mark IV collectible figure available for pre-order
Hot Toys has unveiled a batch of promotional images for its 1/6th scale Iron Man Mark IV Movie Masterpiece series collectible figure which is based on the appearance of Robert Downey Jr. in the 2010 Marvel blockbuster Iron Man 2; take a look at the figure here… SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Pre-order via Sideshow Collectibles Made with […]
Ranking The Marvel Cinematic Universe (2017 Edition)
The Flickering Myth writing staff rank the Marvel Cinematic Universe for 2017… 2017 saw three new releases in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming and Thor: Ragnarok – as well as our first looks at next year’s Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War. As is tradition, we here […]
Why does Marvel keep using the same villain for every movie?
Anghus Houvouras on Marvel’s villains… Next year Marvel Studios will turn ten years old. This milestone is being marked with a celebration that Kevin Feige touched briefly upon. There’s certainly a lot to celebrate. Marvel’s foray into feature films has been an unmitigated success financially and with the ticket buying movie public. Whether you love […]
Lucasfilm unhappy with Han Solo actor, Justice League trailer with Superman, Avengers: Infinity War set photos and more – Daily News Roundup
UNHAPPY HAN Following the shock news last week that Disney and Lucasfilm had fired Phil Lord and Chris Miller from the director’s chair during the production of the Han Solo spin-off movie, a new article from The Hollywood Reporter shared some more details from the troubled set. Among revealing that an editor has also been fired, […]
Tom Holland says Peter Parker is in Iron Man 2, new Spider-Man: Homecoming clip released
During the promotional tour for July’s hotly-anticipated Spider-Man: Homecoming, Tom Holland has “confirmed” a popular fan theory about Peter Parker and the Marvel Cinematic Universe: it turns out that Captain America: Civil War wasn’t the first appearance of the character after all, as Peter has been retconned into Iron Man 2 as the young kid in […]
The Week in Spandex – Avengers: Infinity War first look, The Batman finds new director, Justice League details, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 new footage
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers: Infinity War, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Doctor Strange, Black Panther, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Iron Fist, The Punisher, Runaways, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Spider-Man: Homecoming, Legion, Logan, X-Men: Supernova, The Batman, Batman Unchained, Justice League, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Wonder […]
Hot Toys’ Iron Man Mark V Movie Masterpiece collectible figure from Iron Man 2 unveiled
Hot Toys has revealed its upcoming 1/6th scale Iron Man Mark V Diecast Movie Masterpiece Series collectible figure from Marvel’s 2010 blockbuster superhero sequel Iron Man 2; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Pre-order via Sideshow Collectibles One of the most beloved early classics by Hot Toys, the original 1/6th scale Mark V armor has […]