Following the release of several first look pictures from Doctor Strange, Entertainment Weekly has just revealed that actor Mads Mikkelsen will be playing the main antagonist in the upcoming Marvel film. Mikkelsen, who is best known for his work on NBC’s Hannibal, officially joined the cast of the film back in November, and while it […]
The Rise of IMAX and the Return of 70mm Films
This week Neil Calloway looks at how different film formats may rescue the cinema-going experience…This week brought the news that Avengers: Infinity War will be shot entirely in IMAX, as well as the 70mm release of Quentin Tarantino’s Hateful Eight in the US. These two events seem totally unrelated, but they are both actually part […]
The Week in Spandex – Deadpool, Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, Spider-Man, The Hulk, Luke Cage, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Wonder Woman, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Deadpool, X-Men: Days of Future Past, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Age of Ultron, The Incredible Hulk, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Luke Cage, Jessica Jones, Agent Carter, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Wonder Woman, Supergirl, The Flash, […]
Lyndsy Fonseca to return for Agent Carter season 2’s Dancing with the Stars crossover
Having been absent from the official cast list of Agent Carter season 2, Entertainment Weekly has revealed that Lyndsy Fonseca will reprise the role of Angie Martinelli in the second season of the Marvel show, albeit as part of a musical song-and-dance dream sequence that will cross over with the U.S. TV series Dancing with […]
Hugh Jackman joins in the 12 Days of Deadpool fun
Coming hot on the heels of the ‘Trailer’s Eve’ TV spot [watch it here], Hugh Jackman has taken to Twitter to join in the ’12 Days of Deadpool’ fun with an image of the Merc with a Mouth pole-dancing on Wolverine’s claw…Based upon Marvel Comics’ most unconventional anti-hero, DEADPOOL tells the origin story of former […]
Joe Russo on Avengers: Infinity War and shooting entirely in IMAX
Following the Phase Three launching Captain America: Civil War, the directing duo of Anthony and Joe Russo are set to turn their attention to Marvel’s two-part superhero epic Avengers: Infinity War, which will make history by being the first two movies shot entirely with IMAX cameras.During a promotional interview with Ifeng (via CBM), Joe Russo […]
Mark Ruffalo says tension between Marvel and Universal is “prohibitive” to a solo Hulk movie
Despite rumours for the past couple of years that Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk would get his own movie, it was revealed earlier this year that Universal still hold the distribution rights to a solo movie. Ruffalo has now been speaking about the situation to Yahoo!, stating that tensions between Marvel Studios and Universal means that it “doesn’t […]
Quentin Tarantino on why he never directed a Luke Cage movie
Back in 2012, Quentin Tarantino revealed that he came close to directing a Luke Cage movie back in the early 90s, and now during a promotional interview for The Hateful Eight, the filmmaker has went into a little detail about his plans for the adaptation and revealed why he ultimately opted against the project.“One of […]
Kurt Russell confirms talks with Marvel for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Last week it was reported that Marvel and James Gunn are eyeing Kurt Russell for the role of Star-Lord’s father in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and now The Hateful Eight star has confirmed that he has been having talks with the studio about joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe.“I literally got a phone call […]
Sony sets release dates for The Emoji Movie and Peter Rabbit, delays animated Spider-Man film
Sony Pictures Animation has announced release dates for three of its upcoming projects, with The Emoji Movie set to land on August 11th 2017, followed by Peter Rabbit on March 23rd 2018 and the animated Spider-Man feature on December 21st 2018.The Spider-Man movie – which will be based on a treatment by The LEGO Movie’s Phil […]
