George Chrysostomou on how the future of the MCU is being set up… What was once a pipe dream in the mind of a competent producer has become a unprecedentedly successful shared cinematic universe, tying in movies and TV into a coherent world of characters and locations. The Marvel Cinematic Universe, as it has come […]
Mondo celebrates 10 years of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with new posters
Mondo has joined in with the tenth anniversary celebrations of the Marvel Cinematic Universe by unveiling Marvel Studios: The First Ten Years, a selection of poster artwork currently on display at the Mondo Gallery in Austin, Texas and feature new artwork for Iron Man, Captain America: The First Avenger, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: […]
Ranking the Marvel Cinematic Universe from Worst to Best
Chris Cooper shares his ranking of the Marvel Cinematic Universe after twenty films… The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is now at twenty films. I’ve not spoken to one person who fully agrees on the order these films should be ranked in, and my wife is still giving me crap about where I’ve put Iron Man […]
Why I Hate Being Told To ”Stop Watching Trailers”
Harrison Abbott on movie trailers and spoilers… Has it ever occurred to you that a sizeable portion of modern movie trailers are almost deliberately calibrated to ruin their respective films? Sure it has! You’re a vaguely cognisant person with at least a few remaining brain cells. Otherwise you wouldn’t be able to read (Disclaimer: if […]
Tom Holland reveals Spider-Man: Homecoming sequel titled Spider-Man: Far From Home
Tom Holland has gained a bit of a reputation for his loose lips, with the young actor dropping a number of spoilers about his appearances in the Marvel Cinematic Universe over the past couple of years However, Holland has taken to Instagram to apologise to fans for the lack of Spider-Man news coming out of […]
Reboots and Rebrands and Remakes, Oh My! What’s with the lack of originality these days?
Sade Green on reboots, rebrands and remakes… There is a distinct lack of originality in the film industry at the moment. Perhaps that’s too harsh actually; there is a distinct lack of originality in Hollywood. The market is over run with sequels, spin-offs, reboots, rebrands, films-that-are-now-television-shows and the dreaded ‘late-sequel’. You know, that sequel that […]
Michael Keaton’s Vulture to return in Spider-Man: Homecoming sequel
Following the news that Jake Gyllenhaal is in talks to play Mysterio in the sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming, Variety are reporting further developments from the world of the Sinister Six, with the story that Michael Keaton will reprise his role as The Vulture. Last seen incarcerated during the end credits of Spider-Man: Homecoming, Adrian Toomes […]
Jake Gyllenhaal in talks for Mysterio role in Spider-Man: Homecoming sequel
He has spent most of the last few months denying rumours that he’s about to play Batman, but it seems Jake Gyllenhaal might be getting close to a rather different superhero role – a villainous one. A new article in The Hollywood Reporter has revealed Gyllenhaal is in talks to play Mysterio in the sequel […]
Robert Downey Jr. reportedly earned $10 million for Spider-Man: Homecoming
In a piece over at Variety discussing the decline of star power in Hollywood, it has been revealed that Robert Downey Jr. earned a cool $10 million for his role in last year’s Spider-Man: Homecoming. While that doesn’t come close to the $40 million plus per film he’s reportedly banked from the likes of The […]
Avengers: Infinity War’s Tom Holland on how Peter Parker has changed since Spider-Man: Homecoming
In the build up to his appearance in Avengers: Infinity War, Tom Holland has spoken about how Spider-Man has changed since Spider-Man: Homecoming. With all the myriad characters that are set to appear in the hotly anticipated Avengers: Infinity War, significant character arcs might be few and far between. One character that will surely get […]