Anghus Houvouras with this week’s disappointments from the entertainment world… “Daniel Craig says he’d only do another Bond for the money” Does that mean you did Quantum of Solace for the artistic integrity? I love how cocky the star of Cowboys and Aliens gets when discussing another Bond film. As if 007 has prevented him […]
Jon Watts reveals what comics he’s reading in preparation for Spider-Man reboot
During an interview with Den of Geek, director Jon Watts (Cop Car) has been speaking about Sony and Marvel’s upcoming Spider-Man reboot, and specifically the comic book titles he’s been reading for inspiration for the latest take on the friendly neighbourhood wall-crawler. “Ultimate is great,” states Watts. “I love Ultimate. We have the freedom to pull […]
Clark Gregg on how Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. might connect to Captain America: Civil War
Over the past two seasons, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has tied in to both Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Avengers: Age of Ultron, and despite the separation between Marvel’s film and television divisions, Clark Gregg expects that to continue this season as Phase Three gets underway with Captain America: Civil War. “That’s one of […]
Guardians of the Galaxy animated series gets a second season
During the New York Comic Con, Marvel has announced Disney XD has placed an order for a second season of the Guardians of the Galaxy animated series, which is set to premiere in 2017. “We’re pleased to give fans another season of Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, taking them deeper into the Guardians’ universe,” states […]
Four new cast additions for Marvel’s Agent Carter season 2, including the villain Madame Masque
With production underway on the second season of Marvel’s Agent Carter, Entertainment Weekly has revealed four cast additions to ABC series. Wynn Everett (The Newsroom) is set to play Whitney Frost, a.k.a. Madame Masque, with Currie Graham (Raising the Bar) as Frost’s husband Calvin Chadwick, Lotte Verbeek (Outlander) as Edwin Jarvis’ wife Ana, and Reggie […]
Rumour: Marvel Studios scrapping Inhumans movie
Yesterday it was announced that Marvel Studios had rejigged some of its Phase Three plans, adding Ant-Man and the Wasp as well as three as-yet-unrevealed titles, as well as shifting release dates for Black Panther and Captain Marvel. Now a rumour has emerged regarding another Phase Three movie, with Bleeding Cool suggesting that the studio […]
Simon Kinberg on Fantastic Four: “I’m obviously disappointed with the way it turned out”
With Fantastic Four finishing up its North American box office run with a dismal $56 million, it’s fair to say that 20th Century Fox’s reboot of the Marvel comic book series has been an unmitigated disaster. Speaking to THR, writer-producer Simon Kinberg has revealed that he was “disappointed” by the reception of the film, as […]
Official synopsis for X-Men: Apocalypse
Thanks to a tie-in promotion with M&Ms, we’ve got the first official synopsis for next year’s mutant superhero ensemble X-Men: Apocalypse: Since the dawn of civilization, he was worshipped as a god. Apocalypse, the first and most powerful mutant from Marvel’s X-Men universe, amassed the powers of many other mutants, becoming immortal and invincible. Upon […]
Seth Green doesn’t think Marvel will do a Howard the Duck movie
Bad news for those of you who were hoping we’d get another big screen outing for Howard the Duck, as Seth Green (who voiced Howard in the post-credit sequence of Guardians of the Galaxy) has revealed that no one in Marvel has suggested the idea. “Oh, nobody said anything to me about that,” Green admitted […]
Avengers: Infinity War has a reported budget of $1 billion
Well it looks like Marvel Studios are going hard or going home when it comes to their two part Avengers: Infinity War films for 2018 and 2019, with a new report suggesting the budget for both movies will be a whopping $1 billion. Seeing as the joint budget for both previous Avengers outings was $470, […]
