Back in October it was revealed that ABC is developing a new sitcom based around the Marvel property Damage Control, and now ABC president Paul Lee has revealed that a second Marvel comedy series is in the works. “In the long term, we’d love [the new series] to be [on ABC],” said Lee. “We definitely want […]
Done to Death: The Perpetual Resurrection of Comic Book Characters
Anghus Houvouras on the perpetual resurrection of comic book characters… Death. It’s a constant in the world of comic books. Something employed by Marvel and DC with marked regularity. A creative crutch that’s as synonymous to the medium as cliffhanger endings and over sexualized females in barely there costumes. It’s such a tired, meaningless cliché. […]
ABC president says Marvel’s Most Wanted pilot will go into production in the next few months
Back in August it was reported that ABC had given a pilot order to Marvel’s Most Wanted, a spinoff from Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. centred on Mockingbird (Adrianne Palicki) and Lance Hunter (Nick Blood). Well, during a Television Critics Panel, network president Paul Lee has confirmed the reports, and revealed that the plan is to go […]
Spider-Man will form a relationship with someone in Captain America: Civil War
Fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe are still very much in the dark on Spider-Man’s role in Captain America: Civil War, but a new feature on the movie in Empire claims that he will form a relationship with someone over the course of the film. The magazine suggests that Spider-Man won’t be introduced in the movie […]
Ryan Reynolds says Deadpool is a dream come true for him
Back in 2004, Ryan Reynolds first signed on to star as Wade Wilson in a Deadpool movie, and in just a few short weeks he’ll finally get his wish (well, if you’re discounting X-Men Origins: Wolverine, which we are) as 20th Century Fox kicks off the 2016 superhero season with the hotly-anticipated release of the […]
Deadpool: The Hero We Need, the Merc We Deserve
Mason Manuel on the Deadpool movie… Though I like to think of myself as a critic of the fine wines of film, every once in a while I need a keg of fun mindless nerd fun. So every summer when Marvel/DC rolls out their latest comic book film, I’m there with everyone else at the […]
Miles Teller says Fantastic Four was ‘unjustly critiqued’, confirms Han Solo audition
Speaking on a podcast with Slashfilm, Miles Teller discussed the critical and commercial failure that was Fantastic Four, while also stressing that just because the finished project didn’t pan out to make for a good film, it doesn’t mean that the actors phoned in their performances. Teller said “People think that when you make something like […]
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 will be shot on 8K resolution cameras
Digital camera company RED shared a press release stating that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 will be shot using their new state of the art WEAPON 8K camera. It’s unclear if certain scenes or the entire film will be captured with this new format, but one can expect more crisp and vivid colors. “We […]
Fargo’s Rachel Keller cast as female lead in X-Men series Legion
Fargo star Rachel Keller has signed on to appear in Legion, the upcoming X-Men series from FX and Marvel, Deadline is reporting. Keller will play the female lead, “a scrappy, optimistic woman in her 20s.” Legion – which is one of two X-Men series in development, the other being Hellfire – has been written by Noah […]
Early reactions to Deadpool are very, very positive
Last night fans were invited to a secret screening of the upcoming comic book movie Deadpool, and the reactions are rather positive. Fans in attendance thought they were there to see some footage, and were surprised when the whole film was introduced by Ryan Reynolds, who was also joined by Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld, Marvel Comics […]
