Assuming Disney’s planned takeover of 21st Century Fox’s film and TV assets goes through, Marvel Studios will find itself with the vast majority of its characters at its disposal for use in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While this is surely any Marvel fan’s dream, the studio will have to tackle the difficult question of how […]
Fox developing a live-action X-Men TV series
Back in October it was rumoured that Fox was developing a new live-action show based upon its mutant superhero franchise X-Men. Well, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that a series is in the works, with Evan Katz and Manny Coto (24) serving as showrunners and Star Trek 3 scribes Patrick McKay and JD Payne penning […]
Lee Pace will not return for Guardians of the Galaxy 2, says James Gunn
In a special Q&A event on Facebook, Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn has been talking abut his hit Marvel movie and disclosed a few details about the 2017 sequel, including confirmation that Lee Pace, who portrayed the first film’s “big bad” Ronan the Accuser, will not be returning for the follow-up. Gunn replied […]
Scarlett Johansson has had discussions with Kevin Feige about Black Widow solo movies
A couple of days ago we brought you some comments from Scarlett Johansson as she discussed returning to the role of Black Widow once again for next year’s Captain America: Civil War, and now the actress has been speaking about the possibility of her character getting a solo outing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, revealing […]
Marvel announces third Secret Wars tie-in Warzones!
Following on from the announcements of Last Days and Battleworld, Marvel has announced its third Secret Wars tie-in brandings, Battlezones!… “If you want a glimpse of what the future holds, you’ll find it in the WARZONES titles,” says Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso. “Our creators let their imaginations run wild as they lay down the foundations […]
Andy Serkis talks Uylsses Klaw role in Avengers: Age of Ultron and whether he’ll return for Black Panther
Attending the Jameson Empire Awards on Sunday night, where he was honoured with Best Actor for his role as Caesar in Dawn of the Planet of the Apes, Andy Serkis spoke briefly about his upcoming role as the villainous Uylsses Klaw in Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron: “I think I can absolutely confirm it’s Ulysses […]
Paul Bettany teases Avengers: Age of Ultron’s “enormous” scale
Paul Bettany, who has played Tony Stark’s A.I. butler J.A.R.V.I.S. multiple times in the Marvel cinematic universe, will be showing up in the flesh for Avengers: Age of Ultron, as popular character and android The Vision. We still know very little about his role, and have yet to see him in any of the footage that’s been […]
Paul Bettany talks future of The Vision after Avengers: Age of Ultron
Paul Bettany is no stranger to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, having provided the voice for J.A.R.V.I.S in Iron Man, Iron Man 2, The Avengers/Avengers Assemble and Iron Man 3, but he’s set to make his first on-screen appearance as The Vision in Avengers: Age of Ultron. Speaking with an Australian news outlet, Bettany has spoken about […]
Chiwetel Ejiofor in early talks for Marvel’s Doctor Strange
According to The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Years a Slave star Chiwetel Ejiofor is in early talks with Marvel Studios about boarding the upcoming Phase Three release Doctor Strange. The report doesn’t mention a specific character, but speculates that it could be the villain (thought to be Baron Mordo), or either Wong, Doctor Strange’s servant, or […]
Anthony Mackie talks Captain America: Civil War, still hoping for a role in Avengers: Age of Ultron
Last week Anthony Mackie shared his excitement over his upcoming return as Sam Wilson / Falcon in Marvel’s first Phase Three offering Captain America: Civil War – which he described as “Avengers 3.8“ – and now the star has spoken in depth about the upcoming threequel during an interview with I Am Rogue: “When we […]
