Deadline is reporting that Andrew Howard (Bates Motel, Hatfields & McCoys) has landed a major recurring role for the third season of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., with the actor set to play Banks, who is described as “an authoritative and intimidating agent.” The third season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. started production this week, with Chloe […]
Marvel launching new titles this fall with Marvel NOW!
Forget the ‘All-New, All-Different’ Marvel relaunch… the publisher has announced that it is bringing back the Marvel NOW! initiative this fall, with new titles, creative teams and status quos coming out of the big summer event Civil War II. “Marvel NOW! is about the future of the Marvel Universe,” says Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso. “We’re […]
Marvel’s Diversity Drama: Whitewashing, The Black Panther, and the fading colors of Political Correctness
Anghus Houvouras on Marvel’s diversity drama…We live in a ridiculously polarizing time, and that ridiculousness is frequently on display in regards to our favorite blockbusters. Right now we’re swimming in the wake of the massive success of Captain America: Civil War; a movie that succeeded on so many levels, reinvigorating the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While the […]
Fear the Walking Dead’s Elizabeth Rodriguez in talks for Wolverine 3
The Wrap is reporting that Fear the Walking Dead star Elizabeth Rodriguez is in talks to join 20th Century Fox’s upcoming superhero sequel Wolverine 3 for what is being described as “a small but key role”.Wolverine 3 is being helmed by The Wolverine director James Mangold and will mark Hugh Jackman’s final outing as Logan. […]
Shane Black on fan backlash to the Mandarin twist in Iron Man 3
A few days ago we brought you some comments from Shane Black about 2013’s Iron Man 3, during which he stated that Marvel nixed the idea of a female villain, and now the filmmaker has been speaking to Uproxx about the backlash to the film’s big Mandarin twist, where – SPOILERS – Ben Kingsley’s villain […]
Civil War or The Winter Soldier? How Marvel Has Made Character King and Plot Irrelevant
Marc N. Kleinhenz how Marvel has made character king and plot irrelevant…The Marvel Cinematic Universe – which, as of right now, consists of 11 movies, three television series, and five short films – is a rather big place, with an extraordinary number of components that all have to align to one degree or another.Needless to […]
Olivia Munn shows off Psylocke’s sword skills for X-Men: Apocalypse
Olivia Munn (Magic Mike) is set to take on the role of Psylocke in next year’s mutant superhero sequel X-Men: Apocalypse, and the actress has taken to Instagram to post a short video showing her demonstrating her sword-weilding skills in preparation for the part…https://instagram.com/p/4fPS83MmZ-/ SEE ALSO: It looks like Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine will appear in X-Men: […]
4 Characters Marvel’s Cinematic Universe Has To Introduce
Samuel Brace with four characters Marvel’s Cinematic Universe has to introduce… With the recent release of Marvel’s latest Avengers extravaganza, Age of Ultron, I thought we should take a look at the Marvel characters, both heroic and villainous, that the folks running the biggest show in town should look to include in future films. We […]
Ghost Rider may be coming to Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. after all, along with LMDs
Last week, Marvel sparked speculation that the character of Ghost Rider could be set to feature in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., prompted by promotional artwork for the fourth season of the ABC show featuring a flaming chain.While it was pointed out that said chain has been used by the Inhuman Hellfire in the show, a new […]
Fox removes Fantastic Four 2 from its upcoming slate
It was always an ambitious move, setting a release date for Fantastic Four 2 prior to the release of the first movie, and given the abysmal box office performance and reception for the Josh Trank-directed reboot, it’s one that has truly backfired on 20th Century Fox. Despite talk from Simon Kinberg that Fox is “figuring […]
