Thanks to the cover of the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly, we’ve got our first look at Cate Blanchett’s Hela and Tessa Thompson’s Valkyrie from Marvel’s Phase Three blockbuster Thor: Ragnarok, with the duo pictured alongside Chris Hemsworth’s now short-haired God of Thunder…Much has been said about Thor: Ragnarok adopting a more comical tone that […]
Coby Bell joins Marvel and Fox’s X-Men pilot
Deadline has revealed that Coby Bell (Burn Notice) has signed on to appear in Marvel and Fox’s as-yet-untitled X-Men TV pilot, where he will play the character of Jace Turner, “a weathered man who quietly wrestles with the moral ambiguities of a job that regularly requires cold-blooded, calculating efficiency on a day-to-day basis.”The pilot has […]
Danny Rand won’t wear his costume in Marvel’s Iron Fist series
If you were hoping to see Danny Rand donning his iconic costume in Marvel and Netflix’s upcoming Iron Fist TV series, then I’m afraid you’re going to be disappointed – at least in the short term.“There was no good reason we could imagine to put Danny Rand in a costume,” showrunner Scott Buck tells SFX […]
Losing A Grip On Greatness: Dropping the Ball with Logan
Tom Jolliffe on Logan’s final third and losing a grip on greatness. Warning. Major spoilers follow… So there you are. You’re bowling a near perfect game. You’ve had the odd spare here and there but largely you’ve had strikes. Then you hit a gutter ball and your game starts falling apart. Sometimes it can end […]
SPOILERS: Hugh Jackman talks about the ending of Logan
Warning. If the title didn’t give it away, there are major spoilers for Logan in this post. If you don’t want to know the ending, turn back now…This past week saw Hugh Jackman bringing the curtain down on 17 years of portraying the fan-favourite mutant Wolverine with the release of the James Mangold-directed solo outing Logan.Speaking […]
Logan opens to $237.8 million worldwide
Well, it looks like the tracking was wide of the mark again…Having been pegged for a $170 million global bow, Hugh Jackman’s X-Men swansong Logan has exceeded expectations, with the third Wolverine solo movie debuting to $237.8 million worldwide.The film, which reunites Jackman with James Mangold, director of 2013’s The Wolverine, grossed $85.3 million domestically, […]
Movie Review – Logan (2017)
Logan, 2017 Directed by James Mangold Starring Hugh Jackman, Patrick Stewart, Boyd Holbrook, Richard E. Grant, Stephen Merchant, Dafne Keen, Eriq La Salle, Elizabeth Rodriguez, Daniel Bernhardt and Elise Neal. SYNOPSIS: In the near future, a weary Logan cares for an ailing Professor X in a hide out on the Mexican border. But Logan’s attempts to […]
The Costumes of Doctor Strange
Benedict Cumberbatch is Doctor Strange, the Master of the Mystic Arts, in the latest movie from Marvel Studios. A disciple of mysticism and powerful magic, Strange has come to reject materialism, so it’s doubtful he’d ever claim that clothes maketh the man – but at least as far as moviemaking goes, costumes will play a […]
The Week in Spandex – Logan box office, Deadpool 2 teaser, first look at Ego from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Justice League footage and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Logan, Deadpool 2, Alpha Flight, Exiles, Legion, Fantastic Four 2, Avengers: Infinity War, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Doctor Strange, Captain America: Civil War, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Black Widow, Inhumans, Iron Fist, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Runaways, Suicide Squad, Suicide Squad […]
Why $1 Billion For Avengers: Infinity War Is Good Business
Neil Calloway thinks the supersized budget for Avengers: Infinity War makes sense…With news this week that seems like confirmation that the nest two Avengers films, Infinity War and the so far unimaginatively titled Avengers 4 will have a budget of $1 billion, my first reaction was “I bet it doesn’t; it’s all part of the […]
