Marvel Television and Netflix have announced another new recruit to their upcoming original series Iron Fist with The Lord of the Rings star David Wenham joining the cast. Wenham, who has also featured in such films as 300 and Van Helsing, joins the show as Harold Meachum, “a ruthless corporate leader who was partnered with Danny […]
Creed star Tessa Thompson joins Thor: Ragnarok, Natalie Portman won’t return
It looks like the God of Thunder could be getting a new love-interest in next year’s Thor: Ragnarok, as THR has revealed that Creed star Tessa Thompson has landed the female lead in the Marvel superhero threequel. Although Thompson’s role is being kept under wraps, speculation is suggesting that she’ll play Thor’s new love interest, given that Natalie […]
Captain America: Civil War featurette focuses on Anthony Mackie’s Falcon
Earlier today we brought you the first clip and two TV spots from Captain America: Civil War [watch them here], along with an IMAX poster for the Phase Three launching superhero epic [see here]. Well, that’s not all the Marvel goodness for today, as we’ve also got a featurette focusing on Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson, […]
Marvel likely to push back the Inhumans movie due to Spider-Man, Ant-Man and the Wasp, and Indiana Jones 5
Any Inhumans fans eagerly awaiting the big screen debut of Black Bolt and company are going to be disappointed to hear that Marvel Studios plans to push back the release of the movie from its original July 2019 release date. “Since we made our initial phase three announcement, we added Spider-Man, which was a big […]
Batman v Superman overtakes Deadpool at the worldwide box office, now ninth-highest grossing superhero movie
It may have been knocked from the top of the domestic box office by Melissa McCarthy’s latest film The Boss, but Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice has overtaken the worldwide haul of 20th Century Fox’s Deadpool this weekend, having grossed $783.5 million compared to the Merc with a Mouth’s $758.8 million. Despite coming out […]
The Week in Spandex – Doctor Strange, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, X-Men: Apocalypse, Wolverine 3, Deadpool 2, Batman v Superman, Justice League, Suicide Squad, Mystery DC Movies, Batman: The Killing Joke and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Doctor Strange, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, Luke Cage, Cloak and Dagger, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Guardians of the Galaxy, Ultimate Spider-Man vs. The Sinister 6, Avengers: Ultron Revolution, X-Men: Apocalypse, Wolverine 3, Deadpool 2, X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Aquaman, […]
Boyd Holbrook to play the main villain in Wolverine 3
With production on Wolverine 3 set to get underway next month, Deadline is reporting that 20th Century Fox has found its main villain for Hugh Jackman’s final outing as the adamantium-clawed mutant. According to the site, Narcos star Boyd Holbrook has signed on to play “a relentless, calculating and intense head of security for a […]
James McAvoy open to more X-Men films after X-Men: Apocalypse
Not only will X-Men: Apocalypse mark the end of a “trilogy” of films based around the X-Men: First Class cast, but it will also see Fox’s contracts with the likes of James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence and Nicholas Hoult expiring. Having previously suggested that Apocalypse would be her final outing as Mystique, Jennifer Lawrence recently […]
Kevin Feige confirms that MCU characters will appear in the Spider-Man reboot
From the moment that Marvel and Sony announced they’d reached a deal to bring Spider-Man into the Marvel Cinematic Universe for Captain America: Civil War ahead of a solo reboot, there was speculation that the deal would see characters from the MCU appearing in the wall-crawler’s own movie. MCU stalwarts Chris Evans and Robert Downey […]
Freeform gives straight-to-series order to Marvel’s Cloak and Dagger
The small screen side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe continues to expand, with the Disney-ABC owned American cable network Freeform giving a straight to series order to Cloak and Dagger. Here’s the official synopsis… This exciting new series is an adaptation of the beloved Marvel characters aimed squarely at young adults. This live-action interracial romance follows […]
