Variety’s Actors on Actors series, which features two actors sitting down with one another to discuss their careers and give insight into their acting processes and performances, has been home to a countless amount of great discussions over the past couple of years. In the same vein as an installment where Andrew Garfield and Amy […]
How Civil War Ruined Ant-Man, or Moments Matter More in Marvel Movies Than Motivation
Anghus Houvouras on the Marvel Cinematic Universe putting moments ahead of character motivation… I recently watched Captain America: Civil War again on Netflix. As pure pulpy popcorn picturesque entertainment goes, it’s a harmless romp. Over the last 18 months I’ve kind of cooled on the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and a lot of fellow fans and […]
Numskull teams up with Marvel for some splendid Christmas Jumpers!
With Christmas just around the corner it is now time to start considering breaking out the Christmas jumpers! This year however rather than be lumbered with the heaviest aran wool sweater that your mum knitted for you ten years back, Numskull have teamed up with Marvel to release some rather splendid Christmas sweaters. Now when […]
Why won’t Marvel take their heroes seriously?
Anghus Houvouras asks why Marvel won’t take their heroes seriously… Humor as a defense mechanism. It’s something that used to be reserved for certain characters in comic books and comic book movies. Robert Downey Jr. took inspiration for Mark Millar’s legendary Ultimates series and made Tony Stark a guy who didn’t take life too seriously. This […]
When Will Shared Universes End?
This week Neil Calloway questions how long cinematic shared universes can last… It was announced on Thursday that Margot Robbie – given the sweetener of an Executive Producer to boot – had signed on for a Harley Quinn solo movie. This followed hot on the heels of the news that Anne Hathaway would be open […]
Why television is the superior medium for comic book characters
Anghus Houvouras on why television is the superior medium for comic book characters… You hear it all the time: television has become a more interesting medium than the movies. It’s one of those trendy uber-hip things to say when you want to engage in a straw man argument over the superior art form. As I […]
UDPATE: Teenager Riri Williams to suit up as Marvel’s new Invincible Iron Man
Marvel has announced that teenager Riri Williams is set to suit up as the Armored Avenger of the Marvel NOW! era as writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Stefano Caselli team up for the new ongoing series Invincible Iron Man! “We’re in the middle of a very big Tony Stark storyline – actually three storylines […]
Is Iron Man 4 closer than we think?
Thomas Roach on whether Iron Man 4 is closer than we think… A few days ago Robert Downey Jr. took to his Facebook page and teased us with Iron Man 4. With Phase Three having been announced a few months back there was no sign of a fourth Iron Man movie, but it was revealed […]
Five characters who could replace Spider-Man in Captain America: Civil War
Anghus Houvouras with five characters who could replace Spider-Man in Captain America: Civil War… One of the many interesting stories that came tumbling out of the massive Sony hack was negotiations between Marvel and Sony to borrow Spider-Man for next year’s third Captain America film that will tackle the Civil War storyline. In the comic, […]
Is it time for a new Iron Man?
Anghus Houvouras on whether it’s time for a new Iron Man… Sometimes an actor is so perfectly suited for a role you can’t even imagine anyone else in the part. That was certainly the case when we first saw Robert Downey Jr. playing Tony Stark in Marvel’s Iron Man. He had the suave, debonair, devil-may-care […]
