It seems that Marvel was caught a little by surprise with the fan reaction to Groot in 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy (which explains why it took so long for those Dancing Baby Groot toys to hit the shelves), and speaking to Comic Book, director James Gunn has revealed that his breakout popularity has ensured […]
The Week in Spandex – Warner Bros. shuffling DC slate, DCEU director rumours, Guardians of the Galaxy updates, Chris Hemsworth thought he was fired from Marvel
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at The Batman, The Flash, Green Lantern Corps, Gotham City Sirens, Suicide Squad 2, Justice League Dark, Man of Steel 2, Wonder Woman, Supergirl, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, Black Lightning, Teen Titans: The Judas Contract, Logan, X-Men: Apocalypse, Deadpool 2, X-Men: Supernova, Legion, Fantastic […]
The Marvel universe enters a Brave New World with Secret Empire
Captain America and Hydra are set to take over the Marvel universe next month, and the publisher has announced its latest Secret Empire tie-in Brave New World from writers Paul Allor (Uncanny Inhumans) and Brian Level (Deadpool, Deadpool & The Mercs for Money), which will detail how every corner of the Marvel Universe lives in […]
Iron Fist Season 1 Episode 2 Review – ‘Shadow Hawk Takes Flight’
Shaun Munro reviews the second episode of Iron Fist… It’s certainly a bold strategy for a superhero TV show to confine its protagonist to a prison in its mere second episode, and in this case it’s a gamble that ultimately fails to pay off. At this point in Iron Fist, viewers probably want to see […]
will.i.am teams up with Marvel for graphic novel Masters of the Sun – The Zombie Chronicles
Seven-time Grammy Award-winning music artist will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas has tamed up with artist Damion Scott (All-New Ghost Rider) for a brand new original graphic novel from Marvel Comics entitled Masters of the Sun – The Zombie Chronicles. “Few artists have done more to embed Hip-Hop in popular culture than will.i.am and the Black […]
James Gunn says Sylvester Stallone and Michael Rosenbaum are playing “very important” Marvel characters in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
We’ve known for a good while that Sylvester Stallone is set for a mystery role in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and now director James Gunn has revealed that Sly is playing a “very important” character from the Marvel universe, as is former Smallville star Michael Rosenbaum.“We do have a couple of characters […]
Mads Mikkelsen says he walked out of Fantastic Four audition
Mads Mikkelsen finally made his Marvel debut last year as Kaecilius in Doctor Strange, having originally been attached to play Malekith the Accused in Thor: The Dark World, only for a scheduling conflict to prevent his participation.Well, it seems he was also in the running for a role in 20th Century Fox’s much-derided Fantastic Four reboot, but he […]
Alexandra Shipp talks possible Storm return in next X-Men movie
Although we’re still waiting on official confirmation from 20th Century Fox about the next instalment in the main X-Men series (thought to be titled X-Men: Supernova), Sophie Turner has already confirmed her return as Jean Grey, while both James McAvoy (Professor X) and Nicholas Hoult (Beast) have seemingly revealed that they’ll also be back.One star […]
Iron Fist Season 1 Episode 1 Review – ‘Snow Gives Way’
Shaun Munro reviews the first episode of Iron Fist… Iron Fist arrives on Netflix today amid the bad-PR double-whammy of whitewashing accusations and a fleet of negative early reviews, but for those prepared to keep an open-mind, can the streaming giant’s fourth Marvel show still deliver the goods? Well, it seems to get one thing right […]
Jane Foster’s absence in Thor: Ragnarok explained
We’ve known for a while that Natalie Portman’s Jane Foster wouldn’t be appearing in Thor: Ragnarok, with Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige making the announcement back in May of last year, and Portman herself following that up by saying she believes she’s now done with Marvel.Well, thanks to Entertainment Weekly, we now know how Jane’s […]
