The dust is settling on the domestic opening weekend for Captain America: Civil War, with the Marvel blockbuster debuting to $181.8 in North America, giving it the fifth biggest domestic opening of all time.It had been predicted prior to release that Civil War could break the $200 million mark, although those estimates were lowered on Friday, […]
The Week in Spandex – Captain America: Civil War box office, Avengers: Infinity War characters, Doctor Strange “whitewashing” controversy, Black Widow movie, DCEU in crisis, X-Men: Apocalypse marketing blitz, Wolverine 3 casting news, Supergirl to The CW and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, The Defenders Captain Marvel, Namor, Doctor Strange, Black Widow, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Marvel’s Most Wanted, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, X-Men: Apocalypse, Wolverine 3, New Mutants, Deadpool, Irredeemable, Justice League, Aquaman, Batman, Suicide Squad, Batman v Superman: […]
Marvel’s Continuity Problem: Will we accept a reboot?
Tony Black on Marvel’s continuity problem, and whether fans will accept a reboot…What seems like a ton of new quotes and interviews with various major Marvel players have been floating around this week as Captain America: Civil War opens in the US, and head honcho Kevin Feige has been particularly vocal. After admitting they may […]
Kevin Feige says Marvel is “committing to doing” a Black Widow movie
During an interview with Deadline to promote the release of Captain America: Civil War, Marvel’s Kevin Feige has been speaking about the future of the Cinematic Universe beyond Phase Three, and more specifically, if there are any plans to give supporting players such as Falcon, War Machine, Hawkeye and Black Widow their own solo movie. […]
Captain America: Civil War pulls in $25 million from Thursday night opening, falls short of Batman v Superman
Captain America: Civil War finally made its way across the Pond last night, with the latest Marvel Studios blockbuster pulling in $25 million from domestic Thursday night screenings.That figure is $2.7 million short of rival superhero movie Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, which went on to gross $166.1 million in its domestic opening weekend. […]
Comic Book Review – The Punisher #1
Zeb Larson reviews The Punisher #1… FRANK CASTLE LOSES CONTROL! A by-the-numbers drug bust is about to take Frank Castle by surprise…and he HATES surprises. The horrible fallout threatens to send The Punisher into the heart of darkness, but Castle won’t make that journey alone: A DEA agent is on his trail and attempting to get […]
Movie Review – Captain America: Civil War (2016)
Captain America: Civil War, 2016.Directed by Joe Russo & Anthony Russo. Starring Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Don Cheadle, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Rudd, Jeremy Renner, William Hurt, Emily VanCamp, Tom Holland, Martin Freeman, Chadwick Boseman, Daniel Brühl, Paul Bettany, Marissa Tomei, John Kani, John Slattery, Hope Davis, Frank Grillo, and […]
Elise Neal joins Wolverine 3
Variety is reporting that Elise Neal (Scream 2, The Hughleys) has become the latest addition to the cast of the as-yet-untitled Wolverine 3. Details on her role are being kept under wraps.Neal joins X-Men veterans Hugh Jackman (Wolverine) and Patrick Stewart (Professor X), alongside fellow new additions Boyd Holbrook (Narcos), Stephen Merchant (Hello Ladies), Eriq […]
Michael Giacchino to compose Doctor Strange score
Despite getting many things right, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has long struggled with one thing: its film scores. While Alan Silvestri managed to make an alright theme for The Avengers, it didn’t stick around after Phase One of the MCU, and was nowhere near as iconic as the superhero themes from composers like Danny Elfman, John Williams […]
Captain Marvel will be in Avengers: Infinity War, the Russo brothers accidentally confirm
While doing a press event at the Smithsonian Institute to promote the U.S. release of Captain America: Civil War, directors Anthony and Joe Russo let slip that a certain blonde Marvel heroine will soon make her debut – in 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War – Part 1 (which we now know is not the official title).That’s right, Captain Marvel […]
