According to Deadline, 20th Century Fox and director Tim Miller have identified a shortlist of actresses for the female lead to star alongside Ryan Reynolds’ in the studio’s X-Men spin-off Deadpool. The site reports that Morena Baccarin (Gotham), Taylor Schilling (Orange Is the New Black), Crystal Reed (Teen Wolf), Rebecca Rittenhouse (The Red Band Society), […]
Kevin Feige on Ronda Rousey’s desire to be Captain Marvel, “I love it”
Last month, MMA fighter and Furious 7 star Ronda Rousey put her name out there for the role of Captain Marvel, even reposting fan artwork of her in the suit as a way to get the Marvel Studios executives to take note. This is something that clearly tickled Marvel Studios head honcho Kevin Feige. “I […]
Ronda Rousey wants to play Captain Marvel
Marvel’s Captain Marvel film is still a few years away, but actresses are already throwing their hats into the ring to play Carol Danvers. The latest person to express interest in the role is UFC women’s bantamweight champion Ronda Rousey. During a Reddit AMA, she was asked if she would play a superhero in a movie, to […]
James Gunn talks Guardians of the Galaxy 2 and Peter Quill’s father
As James Gunn continues development on the sequel to last year’s smash hit space opera Guardians of the Galaxy, the filmmaker has been speaking to Alison Rosen on her podcast Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend, during which he touched upon his plans Guardians of the Galaxy 2. “It’s not really based on anything. […]
Kenneth Branagh wants Marvel return
In 2011 Kenneth Branagh took the grounded world established by Iron Man into the Nine Realms as he brought the God of Thunder to the big screen with Thor, and while he didn’t return for the 2013 sequel Thor: The Dark World – reportedly due to his commitments to Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit – the […]
All-female Avengers assemble for Secret Wars in A-Force
Marvel Comics has announced that an all-female team of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes is assembling during Secret Wars, as the creative team of writers G. Willow Wilson (Ms. Marvel) and Marguerite K. Bennett (Angela: Asgard’s Assassin) and artist Jorge Molina (X-Men) unleashe A-Force. “She-Hulk, Dazzler, Medusa, Nico Minoru and other fan favorites, will take charge,” says […]
Deadpool joins the original Secret Wars in Deadpool’s Secret Secret Wars
As the Marvel Universe as we know it draws to a close this May, Wade Wilson is heading back in time to the original 1984 Secret Wars series for the Warzones! tie-in Deadpool’s Secret Secret Wars. In 1984, Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars was known for debuting Spider-Man’s black costume and featuring Doctor Doom stealing […]
Luke Mitchell joins Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. in Inhuman role
The Tomorrow People star Luke Mitchell has signed on to the cast of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., with Marvel.com announcing that the Australian actor is set to play an Inhuman called Lincoln, “who has an important role to play in Skye understanding the true extent of her transformation.” “With the revelations surrounding Skye’s true identity […]
Rumour: Kraven the Hunter could be the villain in Spider-Man solo movie
With the writers now on board for the Spider-Man solo movie, we can expect to see a plethora of new rumours and speculation hitting the Internet from the usual sources on who the villain will be. “Sources” for Heroic Hollywood have informed them that Sony’s Vice President for Creative Affairs Karen Moy has purchased a […]
Marvel announces Secret Wars 2099
Well, the Marvel Universe is certainly going to go out with a bang this May with Secret Wars, with the publisher already announcing a host of tie-in titles to the epic event, and now we have another in Secret Wars 2099, which comes by way of Spider-Man 2099 creative team Peter David and Will Sliney. […]