Back at the start of July, Anna Kendrick expressed her interest in portraying The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but it seems she’s not the only one lobbying for the role. A few weeks ago Stranger Things star Shannon Purser tweeted “So who do I talk to about being Squirrel Girl?”, and now […]
Rumour: Marvel has shot a White Tiger pilot for Netflix
File this one firmly in the rumour cabinet for the time being, but Bleeding Cool is reporting that Marvel has secretly shot four live-action shorts – including one based around the character of White Tiger – which are intended as pilots for potential Netflix shows. The site claims that the version of the White Tiger character […]
Rumour: Kyle Chandler being eyed to play Cable in Deadpool 2
Ever since Deadpool shared the news at the end of his debut superhero outing that the film’s sequel would feature the supervillain Cable, speculation has been rampant on which actor will play the telepathic mutant. Although such actors as Stephen Lang and Ron Perlman have thrown their hats in the ring and done a bit […]
Rumour: Spider-Man: Homecoming’s The Tinkerer has connections to an Avenger and another classic Spidey villain
It was announced just a few days ago that Orange is the New Black‘s Michael Chernus had been added to the rather large cast of Spider-Man: Homecoming as Phineas Mason aka The Tinkerer. Well Heroic Hollywood claim to have the scoop on the character, and his role in the movie. Warning – potential spoilers below. According […]
Marvel’s movie model works, DC’s doesn’t – and Suicide Squad proves it
Tony Black shares his thoughts on the state of the DC Extended Universe… So we can all agree on one thing here, right? Suicide Squad is a disaster. Yay or nay? If you’re reading this, there’s every chance like me you thought it was almost as loud, boring and ponderous as Batman v Superman: Dawn […]
Captain Marvel movie will revamp Carol Danvers’ origin to avoid Green Lantern comparisons
During an appearance on the Any Time with Vin Forte Podcast, Guardians of the Galaxy screenwriter Nicole Perlman has been chatting about her next foray into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Brie Larson-headlined Captain Marvel (which she’s co-writing with Inside Out’s Meg LeFauve). Although she wasn’t giving much away, Perlman did reveal that the 2019 […]
Magic in Doctor Strange will not be “explained away scientifically”
Back in 2011, Marvel opted to give a scientific explanation for Asgard, positioning Thor and company as an advanced alien civilization as opposed to introducing magic into the grounded world establishing by Iron Man and The Incredible Hulk. However, that’s not going to be the case with Doctor Strange, as director Scott Derrickson has revealed that the […]
Michael Chernus to play The Tinkerer in Spider-Man: Homecoming
Back in May it was rumoured that Tom Holland’s wall-crawler would be going up against both The Vulture and The Tinkerer in next year’s Spider-Man: Homecoming. The Vulture was confirmed at Comic-Con with some concept art (with Michael Keaton expected to be filling the role of Adrian Toomes), and now Deadline is reporting that Michael Chernus […]
Fox explains why it passed on X-Men TV series Hellfire, teases new X-themed project
Last month, it was announced that Fox had decided to pass on the proposed X-Men TV series Hellfire, which would have revolved around the mutant superheroes’ foes The Hellfire Club, and speaking to Slash Film during the Television Critics Association summer press tour, network chief Dana Walden has explained why they opted against moving forward […]
Miles Teller open to returning for Fantastic Four sequel
20th Century Fox endured a rather torrid time with its Fantastic Four reboot; fans slammed the project for its casting choices, the studio had to suffer Josh Trank’s antics on set and his criticism of the movie upon release, and it was mauled by both critics and audiences alike, tanking – or ‘Tranking’ – at […]
