It looks like Terrence Howard still hasn’t forgiven Marvel and Robert Downey Jr. for his exit from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with the actor complaining to Rolling Stone that his departure from the role of James ‘Rhodey’ Rhodes has left him $100 million out of pocket. Revealing – again – that he was reportedly due […]
Kate Mara pokes fun at Fantastic Four’s poor box office
Having already admitted that she hasn’t seen Josh Trank’s maligned adaptation of Fantastic Four, Kate Mara has now started to poke fun at the comic book movie. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight to promote her latest film The Martian, Mara joked about the poor box office takings of Fantastic Four by sarcastically saying the movie, “was […]
Gambit loses its director
News has broken today that director Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) has left 20th Century Fox’s X-Men spinoff Gambit. Deadline are reporting that Fox made the decision to push the production of the film – which will see Channing Tatum play the titular role – back to March, and for that reason Wyatt is no longer available […]
Jon Bernthal dons the Punisher skull, Scott Glenn returning as Stick for Daredevil season 2
While we’ve seen a few set photos of Jon Bernthal as The Punisher from the upcoming second season of Daredevil, one thing that has been absent is the character’s iconic skull logo, and Benthal has taken to Twitter today to drop a little teaser… SEE ALSO: Jon Bernthal shares behind-the-scenes image of The Punisher’s arsenal […]
Simon Kinberg talks X-Men crossovers and Apocalypse’s look
Over the past couple of days Simon Kinberg has been speaking about the status of the Fantastic Four sequel [see here], as well as confirming that there’s been talk of a second Deadpool movie [see here]. Bow we have more comments from the writer-producer, this time concerning the possibility of Ryan Reynolds’ Merc with a […]
Alfre Woodard’s Luke Cage character confirmed by Marvel
Back in August it was reported that Alfre Woodard (Desperate Housewives, True Blood) has signed on to appear in the upcoming Luke Cage Netflix series, and now Marvel has confirmed her casting as Mariah Dillard, a.k.a. Black Mariah. The official site describes Mariah as “a local Harlem politician–and cousin to recently announced Cornell “Cottonmouth” Stokes […]
Marvel announces Cosmic Mix Vol. 1 for Guardians of the Galaxy animated series
With Disney XD’s Guardians of the Galaxy set to premiere later this month, Marvel has announced the upcoming release of Cosmic Mix Vol. 1, the soundtrack to the new animated series. SEE ALSO: Watch the Guardians of the Galaxy origin shorts for Star-Lord, Groot, Rocket Raccoon, Drax the Destroyer and Gamora Here’s the tracklisting: 1. […]
Simon Kinberg says Fox is talking about Deadpool sequel, will Cable appear?
Earlier today we brought you some comments from Simon Kinberg suggesting he’s trying to “figure out” the sequel to this year’s superhero flop Fantastic Four [see here], and now he’s been talking to Collider about another potential sequel – this time to February’s X-Men spinoff Deadpool. SEE ALSO: Hold onto your chimichangas, here’s a new […]
Rachel McAdams confirms she is joining Marvel’s Doctor Strange
Marvel’s Doctor Strange has swelled its cast further with the official news that Rachel McAdams has now signed on to co-star in Phase Three film, reports The Wrap. Rumours of McAdams’ involvement have been circulating for a few months now, but speaking to The Wrap’s Jeff Sneider at the Toronto Film Festival, McAdams confirmed that […]
Drew Goddard on the Spider-Man reboot, Sinister Six and Daredevil
If you read any of the Spider-Man-related emails from last December’s Sony hack, you’ll be aware that there was a lot of chatter about Drew Goddard (The Cabin in the Woods) potentially rebooting the franchise – so much so that several of the usual rumour-spreading sites attempted to guess themselves a scoop by claiming on […]
