Last night Marvel Entertainment announced that its summer event series Secret Wars will serve as a reboot to the Marvel Universe, and now comic book legend Stan Lee has shared his thoughts on the end of an era during an interview with Newsarama: “It’s probably good. Anything they do that’s unexpected and different usually captures […]
Exclusive: Matthew Vaughn talks about leaving X-Men: Days of Future Past to work on Kingsman: The Secret Service
Prior to Bryan Singer returning to the X-Men franchise, X-Men: Days of Future Past director Matthew Vaughn was set to direct X-Men: Days of Future Past based on a treatment he’d written with writing partner Jane Goldman. However Vaughn would leave the project allowing for Singer to head back to the franchise he’d created. While on […]
Oscar Isaac teases Apocalypse’s powers for X-Men: Apocalypse
It was announced a few months back Oscar Isaac will play the titular villain in the upcoming X-Men: Apocalypse. Filming is set to start in April and ComingSoon.net asked the actor about Apocalypse’s costumes and powers whilst he was promoting his latest movie A Most Violent Year. “[The costume] hasn’t been figured out yet, but one […]
“The Marvel Universe as you know it is done” – Marvel rebooting with Secret Wars
A few months back, Marvel Entertainment released a series of Summer 2015 teasers, harking back to numerous classic tales from the comic book publisher’s illustrious past. This led many to assume that a reboot of sorts was in the pipeline, and sure enough Marvel has confirmed that the upcoming Secret Wars event will lead to […]
The Superhero Spin-Off: Will a Black Widow solo movie ever be made?
Pim Razenberg on whether a Black Widow movie will ever be made… Back in October the announcement of Marvel Studios’ Phase Three movie slate surprised everyone with the absence of a movie centred on Scarlett Johansson’s superspy Natasha Romanov, a.k.a. Black Widow. Long rumoured since the introduction of Black Widow in Iron Man 2, many […]
Felicity Jones says there are “no plans” for her to play Black Cat
Prior to the release of last year’s The Amazing Spider-Man 2, it looked like Sony had set out its stall for the future of the Spidey franchise, with the Marc Webb-directed sequel paving the way for The Sinister Six, Venom, a female-led spin-off, and The Amazing Spider-Man 3 and The Amazing Spider-Man 4. One of […]
Kristen Stewart wants a role in Marvel’s Captain America franchise
It looks like former Twilight star Kristen Stewart is looking to get back into the franchise game, with the actress revealing to Yahoo! Movies that she’s keen on securing a role in the superhero genre – specifically, Marvel’s Captain America series. “I love watching [superhero movies],” said Stewart during a promotional interview for her latest […]
Clark Gregg talks Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Inhumans, and a big screen return for Agent Coulson
Last month, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. opened a new chapter of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with its midseason finale ‘What They Become’ [read our review here] , which introduced the concept of the Inhumans prior to their big screen outing in 2018. Speaking to Comic Book Resources, Clark Gregg has spoken about the Inhumans and […]
Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen weren’t asked back for X-Men: Apocalypse
In an interview with Larry King, Patrick Stewart announced that neither he nor Ian McKellen were asked to be a part of the upcoming X-Men: Apocalypse movie. It’s a little bit strange considering the two have appeared in every installment save for Matthew Vaughn’s X-Men: First Class, but director Bryan Singer’s goal is to explore […]
Anthony Mackie says Captain America: Civil War “is gonna be Avengers 3.8”
When you look at the cast list for Captain America: Civil War – which includes Chris Evans (Captain America), Robert Downey Jr. (Iron Man), Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow), Samuel L. Jackson (Nick Fury), Chadwick Boseman (Black Panther) and, potentially, Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye) – you’d be forgiven for thinking that Marvel was launching Phase Three of […]
