One year after the release of the universally castigated superhero movie, Sean Wilson pops the question: is it really THAT bad? Amidst a disappointing 2016 blockbuster movie season I’m struggling to identify any genuine underdog movies, ones that received their fare share of critical bile but which I actually liked. (Case in point: Suicide Squad, […]
The Evolution of Daredevil’s Costume
Luke Owen looks back at the evolution of Daredevil’s costume… Ahead of The Man Without Fear making his re-debut on TV/laptop screens this Friday with Netflix’s Daredevil, there has been a lot of talk about his costume. Many were surprised when they revealed they would start things off with the Frank Miller and John Romita Jr.’s […]
Captain America: Civil War screenwriters explain why Thanos was absent
With Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe set to culminate in the big showdown between Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and Thanos in Avengers: Infinity War, you’d be forgiven for expecting to see a few more glimpses of the Mad Titan before the two-part epic gets underway. However, that wasn’t the case with Captain America: Civil War, and […]
Marvel announces Secret Wars Prelude TPB
As Marvel gears up for its biggest event ever, the publisher is paving the way for the end of the Marvel Universe as we know it with Secret Wars Prelude, a trade paperback release that lays the groundwork for Secret Wars #1. “These primer TPBs have become hugely successful over the years for both retailers […]
Bryan Singer would like to see a Mystique solo movie, with or without Jennifer Lawrence
During an appearance on the Empire Film Podcast, X-Men: Apocalypse director Bryan Singer has suggested that he feels the character of Mystique is ready for her own solo movie, even if Jennifer Lawrence opts against renewing her contract with 20th Century Fox. “I think she’s right for [a standalone film], whether it’s Jennifer or not,” said […]
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 2 Episode 12 Review – ‘Who You Really Are’
Matthew Spencer-Skeen reviews the twelfth episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D season 2.… In my review of episode 11 of this series I made it clear that it was clearly just catching us up on what happened and was only setting us up for bigger things. Luckily bigger things started happening straight away. The return of […]
Cyclops discovers his powers in X-Men: Apocalypse clip
20th Century Fox has released a new clip from X-Men: Apocalypse, which sees Scott Summers (Tye Sheridan) discovering his powers at a rather inappropriate time. Check it out here… SEE ALSO: Read our review of X-Men: Apocalypse here Following the critically acclaimed global smash hit X-Men: Days of Future Past, director Bryan Singer returns with […]
Daniel Bruhl shares his excitement for Captain America: Civil War
With excitement building for the release of Avengers: Age of Ultron next month, Marvel Studios is already gearing up to go into production on its first release of 2016 (and Phase Three) in the eagerly-anticipated Captain America: Civil War. Speaking to The Wall Street Journal, Rush star Daniel Bruhl has shared his excitement about joining […]
Avengers: Age of Ultron: Will it out-gross The Avengers?
Anthony Stokes on whether Avengers: Age of Ultron will out-gross The Avengers… Marvel Studios is on top of the world when it comes to box office success and is just two months away from the Marvel Cinematic Universe becoming the highest grossing film franchise of all time when Avengers: Age of Ultron hits screens. Avengers: […]
Hayley Atwell wants Marvel to make an Agent Carter movie
ABC left a lot of Peggy Carter fans disappointed earlier this year when it decided to pull the plug on Agent Carter following its second season. Hayley Atwell has now moved on to another ABC show in Conviction, but she still has hopes of one day reprising the role of Peggy; the actress has previously […]
