Casting on the third Wolverine movie is now in full swing, with Deadline reporting that Stephen Merchant (Extras, Hello Ladies) has signed on for an as-yet-unrevealed role in Hugh Jackman’s X-Men swansong.Merchant’s casting comes hot on the heels of the news that Richard E. Grant has signed on to play a “mad scientist” villain alongside […]
Robert Downey Jr. “could do one more” Iron Man movie
Last week it was announced that Robert Downey Jr. is set to reprise the role of Tony Stark for Sony and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Homecoming, which – along with Captain America: Civil War and the two-part Avengers: Infinity War – will take his MCU appearances up to ten.Downey hasn’t headlined his own solo movie since 2013’s […]
Joe Russo says Captain America: Civil War was made because of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
We’re only a few days away from the UK release of Captain America: Civil War, which sees Marvel pitting its two heroes Captain America and Iron Man against one another. And it seems it was another big superhero showdown which convinced Marvel to press ahead with its Civil War adaptation, with director Joe Russo telling […]
Movies Marvel Should Make: Vision & The Scarlet Witch
Anghus Houvouras would like to see Marvel making a Vision and Scarlet Witch movie…Earlier this week I talked at length about why The Inhumans was possibly pulled from the Marvel Movie slate. While I have nothing against The Inhumans, it was the Marvel movie I was the least interested in seeing brought to life. Its […]
Richard E. Grant joins Wolverine 3 as a mad scientist villain
Earlier this month it was announced that Boyd Holbrook (Narcos) has joined the cast of Wolverine 3 as the main villain, and now 20th Century Fox has added another bad guy to the ranks, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that Richard E. Grant (Withnail & I) is set to portray a “mad scientist”.SEE ALSO: Rumour: X-23 […]
Bryan Singer teases Wolverine’s role in X-Men: Apocalypse
Yesterday we saw the final trailer for X-Men: Apocalypse, which closed with a shot of Wolverine’s adamantium claws, seemingly revealing that Hugh Jackman will once again be reprising the role of Logan for the upcoming mutant superhero sequel.Asked by Empire whether the shot can be taken as confirmation that Jackman will cameo in the movie […]
Nathan Fillion’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 role revealed
Having made a brief cameo voicing a prison inmate in Guardians of the Galaxy, former Firefly star Nathan Fillion is set to return to the MCU – and reunite with his pal James Gunn – on the currently-in-production sequel, and this time he’ll be playing a character familiar to fans of the Marvel universe. Minor […]
Oh, the Inhumanity: Why Marvel needs to bury the Inhumans
Anghus Houvouras on why Marvel need to bury the Inhumans…Back when Marvel was first drawing up battle plans for their eventual takeover of blockbuster cinema, there were a few weapons in their arsenal that seemed unconventional in their selection. No one was surprised to see Captain America: The Winter Soldier or Iron Man 3, but […]
Chris Evans: “If the Avengers were real, I’d be on Team Iron Man”
With the release of Marvel’s latest superhero extravaganza Captain America: Civil War just days away (you can listen to our spoiler-free early verdict here), Flickering Myth has been gearing up to the film’s release by attending the UK press conference in London earlier today.Scott J. Davis was lucky enough to be in attendance at today’s conference, […]
Hugh Jackman confirms Wolverine appearance in X-Men: Apocalypse
With a new trailer set to arrive today, Hugh Jackman has taken to Twitter to confirm – as long speculated – that he’ll be making an appearance as Wolverine this May in Bryan Singer’s X-Men: Apocalypse, with the actor posting a snippet from the trailer featuring Logan’s (once again) adamantium claws…SEE ALSO: Bryan Singer reveals […]
