Today, after a week of waiting patiently for the release, Avengers: Age of Ultron arrives in the USA, and the film is already breaking records from its Thursday midnight previews. From midnight shows, Ultron ended with an estimated $27.6 million, almost $10 million more than the $18.7 million midnight opening for The Avengers on the […]
The Punisher rumoured for Phase Two of Marvel’s Netflix schedule
Have you seen Daredevil on Netflix yet? If not, why? I think we can all agree that it was awesome and the partnership between Marvel and Netflix has gotten off to an extremely fruitful start. Still to come of course over the next couple of years is A.K.A. Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist […]
The LEGO Movie creators Phil Lord & Chris Miller are making an animated Spider-Man movie
Phil Lord and Chris Miller have been tapped up by Sony to write and produce a new animated Spider-Man movie. The announcement was made at the recent CinemaCon event in Las Vegas. The guys behind The LEGO Movie and both Jump Street flicks will apparently only write a treatment and act as producers for now but considering […]
Daredevil Episode 4: In the Blood – Review
Luke Owen reviews the fourth episode of Daredevil… With the reveal of Wilson Fisk at the end of the last episode, it’s about time we got to know this chap a little bit better. Thankfully, “In the Blood” gives us exactly that – and so much more. But while the episode is really the first […]
That fight scene in Daredevil was actually done in one shot
If there has been one moment that everyone has talked about since the launch of Marvel and Netflix’s Daredevil, it was the one-shot fight scene at the end of the second episode. Well, it turns out that really was done in one shot! “Phil Abraham was directing, and it was always scripted that this scene […]
Daredevil Episode 3: Rabbit in a Snowstorm – Review
Luke Owen reviews the third episode of Daredevil… One question on the mind of anyone watching Daredevil by this point is where is Wilson Fisk? Vincent D’Onofrio’s name has been in the credits, but there has been no sign of Wesley’s “employer” up until this point. It’s a testament to using the television format to […]
One lesson the Marvel Cinematic Universe can learn from Daredevil
James Garcia on one major lesson the rest of the Marvel Cinematic Universe can learn from the new Daredevil series… Warning: This post contains major spoilers for Marvel and Netflix’s Daredevil. So, if you haven’t yet had the chance to binge-watch the show over the weekend, do that before reading on, or continue at your own risk! Marvel took […]
Daredevil Episode 2: Cut Man – Review
Luke Owen reviews the second episode of Daredevil… With everything set up in the last episode, it’s time for Daredevil to start introducing some of the other major players of this twisted game. Enter: Night Nurse. The episode opens up more or less where the last one ended, with Daredevil chasing down the Russians that […]
Avengers: Age of Ultron set to smash its own opening weekend box-office record
Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron opens in the UK in less than two weeks, and in three weeks in the USA (sorry USA!), and early indications suggest the superhero sequel could be set to smash its own box office records come the first weekend in May. The Avengers opened with a record-breaking $207.4 million back […]
Does the 2003 Daredevil movie really suck?
Ahead of the new Netflix Daredevil show, Luke Owen asks the burning question – does the 2003 Daredevil movie really suck? In the early 2000s, comic book movies were riding high on a wave of popularity. After seemingly being killed off by the likes of Batman & Robin and Steel, comic book movies made a […]
