Allen Christian, Gerald James, and Lacey Day bring you a weekly podcast chronicling the ups and downs of comic-book-to-film adaptations from the very beginning. Every single one of them, as in-depth as each deserves… The crew watches Shane Black’s Iron Man 3 and decide that it’s the best movie since Batman Forever. Allen copes with […]
Iron Man 3 screenwriter on The Mandarin’s introduction in Marvel’s Shang-Chi
Marvel Studios threw fans a major curveball back in 2013 when, after teasing his introduction in the promotional material, Iron Man 3 revealed that Ben Kingsley villain The Mandarin was actually a phony – a drunken British actor by the name of Trevor Slattery portraying a role created by AIM and Aldrich Killian (Guy Pearce). […]
Exclusive Interview – Visual Effects Supervisor Stuart Penn on Avengers: Endgame
Harrison Abbott chats with Avengers: Endgame Visual Effects Supervisor Stuart Penn… Having contributed to the dazzling special effects of Guardians of the Galaxy, Iron Man 3 and The Dark Knight, Stuart Penn is no stranger to big screen comic-book extravaganzas. That being said, he’s dipped his toes into plenty of other genres over the years, […]
Ranking the Marvel Cinematic Universe from Worst to Best
Chris Cooper shares his ranking of the Marvel Cinematic Universe after twenty films… The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is now at twenty films. I’ve not spoken to one person who fully agrees on the order these films should be ranked in, and my wife is still giving me crap about where I’ve put Iron Man […]
Marvel celebrates 10 years of the MCU with retrospective video
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 […]
Black Panther overtakes The Avengers to become highest-grossing superhero movie of all time in the U.S.
It may lose top spot at the North American box office this weekend to Pacific Rim Uprising, but it’s celebration time for Disney and Marvel Studios as Black Panther has officially overtaken 2012’s The Avengers to become the highest-grossing superhero movie of all time in the United States. By close of play on Saturday, the […]
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 […]
Hasbro unveils new Marvel Legends figures for the MCU, Deadpool, Spider-Man, Venom, X-Men and more
With Toy Fair taking place in New York, Hasbro has unveiled a huge batch of promotional images for its upcoming 6″ Marvel Legends Series offerings, including the Marvel Cinematic Universe releases Ant-Man and the Wasp, Black Panther, Iron Man, Iron Man 3, Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Avengers: Age of […]
Black Panther screenwriter was originally hired to write a War Machine solo movie for Marvel
Last month it was announced that Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow is finally going to get a solo movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but it seems that she could have been beaten to the punch by another Iron Man supporting character, with Black Panther screenwriter Joe Robert Cole revealing to Complex that Marvel considered a War […]
Tales of Suspense: The Solution to the Marvel One Shot Conundrum
George Chrysostomou on Marvel One Shots… With the news that a brand new short film, featuring the Grandmaster and Thor’s roommate Darryl, will be attached to the Blu-ray release of Thor: Ragnarok, the question is raised again as to whether Marvel should invest in more short films to continue to expand its universe. Known as Marvel One-Shots, […]