Last month Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige revealed that Stan Lee has already shot his next four Marvel cameos, presumably for Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming and Thor: Ragnarok, shooting all four scenes in one day in Atlanta. With Marvel’s productions spread across the globe, Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson […]
Hugo Weaving on playing the Red Skull and whether he’d be open to a return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe
Back in 2012, Hugo Weaving reflected on his role as the villainous Red Skull in Captain America: The First Avenger, suggesting that “it’s not something I would want to do again.” Now, in an interview with Yahoo!, the actor has been talking more about his experience in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, stating that he enjoyed portraying […]
The first Iron Man movie almost had a different main villain
There was almost a different main villain for the first Iron Man movie. The first venture for Robert Downey Jr. as Iron Man back in 2008 seems like a lifetime ago. So much has happened since in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with the character himself becoming a household name. But Tony Stark very nearly had […]
Hooked on a Feeling: Remembering Guardians of the Galaxy
With the sequel on release now [read our review here], Sean Wilson casts his mind back to summer 2014 when the original Marvel adventure became the true underdog champ of blockbuster movies… A kindly tree-like creature named Groot illuminates a series of spores, imbuing his superhero misfit buddies with a profound sense of wonderment. Tyler […]
Thor: Ragnarok’s connections to Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Infinity War and Planet Hulk teased
With the embargo for set visits on Thor: Ragnarok lifting, we’ve now got some new details on the upcoming Marvel blockbuster – specifically, it’s connections to Avengers: Infinity War and Guardians of the Galaxy, as well as its Planet Hulk influences. Speaking to Collider, leading man Chris Hemsworth teased how the film will lead into […]
James Gunn says Rocket Raccoon’s “horrible” origin will be explored in a future Marvel movie
In the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie, it is established that Rocket Raccoon has a pretty nasty backstory, having been “torn apart and put back together over and over and turned into some little monster”although details about the experiments that turned him into the gun-toting mercenary we all know and love are kept vague. […]
Scott Derrickson shares Doctor Strange artwork featuring Benedict Cumberbatch
Director Scott Derrickson (Sinister) has given Marvel fans an early Christmas present by Tweeting some artwork of Benedict Cumberbatch as the Sorcerer Supreme in the 2016 Phase Three release Doctor Strange, although he stopped short of confirming whether this is official promotional / concept art from the movie… SEE ALSO: Benedict Cumberbatch briefly talks Doctor […]
Marvel’s Alan Fine rips into The Amazing Spider-Man 2, says he wanted to burn the script
There’s been a lot of hate aimed towards Sony’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2 from fans since its release earlier this year (and indeed, the studio’s overall handling of the Spider-Man franchise), and it seems the folks at Marvel weren’t too impressed with it either, even before cameras starting rolling on the Marc Webb-directed sequel! The […]
Jessica Drew swings into action for Spider-Woman #1
Whereas Edge of Spider-Verse #2 explored what would happen if Gwen Stacy acquired the powers of Spider-Man, the original female wall-crawler returns with a new Marvel series envisioned by writer Dennis Hopeless and artist Greg Land. Jessica Drew has been many things – agent of S.H.I.E.L.D., agent of S.W.O.R.D., Avenger and so much more. She’s […]
Benedict Cumberbatch talks Doctor Strange
After returning to the role of Sherlock for the upcoming specials, Benedict Cumberbatch is then set to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe with the lead role in 2016’s Doctor Strange, and during an interview with The Wall Street Journal the British star has spoken about the film, and what attracted him to it. “I don’t […]
