Marvel Studios has officially announced the cast for Thor: Ragnarok, with Cate Blanchett (Carol), Jeff Goldblum (Independence Day: Resurgence), Tessa Thompson (Creed) and Karl Urban (Star Trek Beyond) all set to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the God of Thunder’s third solo outing.As previously rumoured, Blanchett is set to take on the role of […]
Marvel’s Diversity Drama: Whitewashing, The Black Panther, and the fading colors of Political Correctness
Anghus Houvouras on Marvel’s diversity drama…We live in a ridiculously polarizing time, and that ridiculousness is frequently on display in regards to our favorite blockbusters. Right now we’re swimming in the wake of the massive success of Captain America: Civil War; a movie that succeeded on so many levels, reinvigorating the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While the […]
Mike Colter offers up Luke Cage plot details
During an interview with EW, actor Mike Colter has been speaking about Marvel’s next Netflix offering Luke Cage, which will see him reprising his role from last year’s Jessica Jones. During the chat, Colter divulged a few plot details for Power Man’s solo series:“There are politicians and then there are shady characters that function on the […]
Fear the Walking Dead’s Elizabeth Rodriguez in talks for Wolverine 3
The Wrap is reporting that Fear the Walking Dead star Elizabeth Rodriguez is in talks to join 20th Century Fox’s upcoming superhero sequel Wolverine 3 for what is being described as “a small but key role”.Wolverine 3 is being helmed by The Wolverine director James Mangold and will mark Hugh Jackman’s final outing as Logan. […]
Shane Black on fan backlash to the Mandarin twist in Iron Man 3
A few days ago we brought you some comments from Shane Black about 2013’s Iron Man 3, during which he stated that Marvel nixed the idea of a female villain, and now the filmmaker has been speaking to Uproxx about the backlash to the film’s big Mandarin twist, where – SPOILERS – Ben Kingsley’s villain […]
UPDATE: Kingpin rumoured to appear in Spider-Man: Homecoming
Have your pinch of salt at the ready, as this one is almost certainly a fabrication, but Screen Geek is claiming that Marvel Studios is considering having an appearance from Vincent D’Onofrio’s Wilson Fisk – a.k.a. Kingpin – in Marvel and Sony’s upcoming Spider-Man: Homecoming.Now, Kingpin appearing in a Spider-Man movie certainly isn’t beyond the realm […]
Captain America: Civil War overtakes Zootopia, now highest-grossing movie of 2016
Having wasted no time in passing Deadpool and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War has now overtaken Zootopia to become the highest-grossing movie of 2016 to date.By close of play on Tuesday, Civil War has earned $306.6 million domestically, with a further $665.3 from international markets, for a total of […]
UPDATE: John Boyega may join Marvel’s Black Panther
Over the past week both Michael B. Jordan (Creed) and Lupita Nyong’o (12 Years a Slave) have signed on to appear alongside Chadwick Boseman in Marvel’s Black Panther movie, and now it looks like Nyong’o may be joined by her Star Wars: The Force Awakens co-star John Boyega.Now, take this with a pinch of salt […]
Apocalypse character promo, story featurette and international trailer for X-Men: Apocalypse
Coinciding with its release today, 20th Century Fox has debuted some new promotional material for X-Men: Apocalypse, dropping a character promo focussing on the titular villain along with a story featurette and international trailer; check them out here…SEE ALSO: Read our X-Men: Apocalypse reviews here and here and check out our exclusive interviews with Bryan […]
Movie Review – X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)
X-Men: Apocalypse (2016).Directed by Bryan Singer.Starring James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, Oscar Isaac, Sophie Turner, Nicholas Hoult, Rose Byrne, Tye Sheridan, Alexandra Shipp, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Ben Hardy, Olivia Munn, Lana Condor and Evan Peters.SYNOPSIS:Apocalypse, the world’s first mutant, awakes from a centuries-long slumber. The X-Men must reunite to stop him from destroying the world.Since Bryan Singer […]
