The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Hayley Atwell has signed on for the lead in ABC’s upcoming pilot Conviction, casting some doubt over the chances of a third season for Marvel’s Agent Carter.Conviction tells the story of “Carter Morrison (Atwell), the brilliant but ne’er-do-well daughter of a former president, who is blackmailed into taking a job […]
Why 2016 is a ‘make or break’ year for comic book movies
Anghus Houvouras on 2016 being a “make or break” year for comic book movies…2016 is a pivotal year for the comic book movie, and maybe not for the reasons you think.Not just because Warner Bros. finally arrives to the party with their shared cinematic universe. And not because we’re seeing more second class characters getting […]
Agent Carter Season 2 Episode 5 Review – ‘The Atomic Job’
Amy Richau reviews the fifth episode of Agent Carter season 2…“I need an atomic bomb.”In Agent Carter’s fifth episode “The Atomic Job” Whitney Frost is the one desperate to get her hands on an atomic bomb, while Peggy, Sousa, and Jarvis are of course determined to stop her.Both Frost and scientist Jason Wilkes discover in […]
Exclusive: Anthony Mackie on the Marvel and DC “rivalry”, and his favourite Batman
2016 is shaping up to be another busy year for Anthony Mackie. This month he’s set to feature as part of the cast of John Hillcoat’s star-studded crime drama Triple 9, and will also be reprising the role of Falcon in May’s Captain America: Civil War. At today’s UK press junket for Triple 9, Flickering […]
Fox green lights Deadpool sequel, Cable to feature
It looks like Fox is confident that it has a hit on its hands with Deadpool, as The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that the studio has tapped screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick to start working on a script for a sequel, which already has the green light.Directed Tim Miller is yet to officially sign […]
Ryan Reynolds on Deadpool’s place in the X-Men timeline, and the chances of an X-Force movie
With Deadpool set to open in the UK tomorrow and in the States on Friday, Ryan Reynolds is out on the press tour for the film, and during an interview with Filmstarts, the actor was asked about trivia on IMDB claiming that the film’s incarnation of the Merc with a Mouth differs from X-Men Origins: Wolverine due […]
Superhero Showdown 2016 – Deadpool vs Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice vs Captain America: Civil War vs X-Men: Apocalypse vs Suicide Squad vs Doctor Strange
Gary Collinson on the 2016 superhero box office showdown…We’re used to seeing three or four superhero movies each year, but 2016 sees Hollywood’s infatuation with costumed heroes making the jump to ludicrous speed with SIX superhero movies set to grace the big screen (it would have been seven, had Fox been able to get its […]
The Week in Spandex – Deadpool v Wolverine, Batman v Superman, Supergirl v The Flash, X-Men: Apocalypse, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Thor: Ragnarok, Suicide Squad, Justice League Mortal, The Defenders and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Deadpool, Wolverine, Deadpool vs. Wolverine, X-Men: Apocalypse, Legion, Captain America: Civil War, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Thor: Ragnarok, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Agent Carter, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Daredevil, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Man of Steel, Justice […]
Deadpool director Tim Miller thinks we’ll get a Deadpool vs. Wolverine movie
The two have already shared the screen in X-Men Origins: Wolverine, but now that we’re finally getting a proper take on the Merc with a Mouth, director Tim Miller has revealed that he believes we’ll see a Deadpool vs. Wolverine movie at some point in the future.“Wolverine, man,” said Miller when asked by MTV which […]
Morena Baccarin discusses Deadpool’s “sex montage”
When the MPAA announced its R-rating for Deadpool, it was revealed that the film will contain “sexual content and graphic nudity”. Appearing on Live! with Kelly and Michael (via Comic Book), the actress has been speaking about shooting the sex scenes with Reynolds, revealing that they’ll be presented as a “sex montage” and that “it was […]
