Tom Jolliffe takes a look at what might be the most awkward performance ever, Scarlett Johansson in Rough Night… Cinema is full of great performances. Some actors become synonymous with certain characters, or genres and that synergy between part and person is perfect. Arnold Schwarzenegger is a perfect cyborg. Jack Nicholson is so perfectly Jack […]
Kevin Feige on when he realised The Avengers assembling shot would be iconic
Kevin Feige has revealed when he became aware that the Avengers assembling moment could become an iconic one. There have been many standout moments across the Avengers films and indeed, the MCU, but the most iconic is certainly the shot of all the heroes assembling in Marvel’s The Avengers. Was the shot obviously iconic from […]
The Four-Color Film Podcast #123 – The Avengers
Allen Christian, Gerald James, and Lacey Day bring you a weekly podcast chronicling the ups and downs of comic-book-to-film adaptations from the very beginning. Every single one of them, as in-depth as each deserves… The FCF crew gathers to examine the first true pillar of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, 2012’s The Avengers. Allen and Gerald […]
Comic Book Preview – Avengers: Edge of Infinity #1
Marvel launches its new series Avengers: Edge of Infinity #1 this coming Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the first issue here… • From the wreckage of their moon base, the villainous LUNAR rises again — with a deadly plan for the shards of the COSMIC CUBE! Join CAPTAIN AMERICA, […]
Comic Book Preview – Avengers: No Road Home #8
Marvel’s weekly event Avengers: No Road Home continues this coming Wednesday with the release of the eighth issue; take a look at a preview here… THE ALL-NEW WEEKLY AVENGERS EVENT CONTINUES! Team Hulk vs. Nyx, Queen of Night! Team Herc vs. Oizys, Creature of Misery! One Avenger faces the supreme test – and one Avenger […]
Conan joins the Marvel universe in preview of Avengers: No Road Home #6
Conan the Barbarian joins the Marvel universe this coming Wednesday with the release of Avengers: No Road Home #6; check out a preview of the issue here… IT HAD TO HAPPEN! CONAN COLLIDES WITH THE MARVEL UNIVERSE! Welcome to the Hyborian Age, Wanda Maximoff — hope you survive the experience! An extra-long Conan epic like […]
The Academy looking to assemble The Avengers as Oscars hosts
With Kevin Hart firmly ruling himself out of contention, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has been left scrambling to find a host for February’s 91st Academy Awards, and if a report from THR is to be believed, they may be ready to call upon the Avengers to save the day. According to […]
Marvel unveils Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Box Set Slipcase
Marvel has announced the upcoming release of Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Box Set Slipcase, which features the Avengers’ greatest hits, starting with complete adventures from the original line-up of Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Ant-Man, the Wasp, and Captain America, and contains everything fromtheir cosmic battles in the Kree/Skrull War to their team-up with the Defenders, culminating […]
Back to the Future tops audience poll of most-wanted sequels
Back to the Future has topped an audience survey asking moviegoers which franchise they’d most like to see another instalment from, with 71% of people polled by THR stating that they’re keen to see another adventure from Marty McFly and Doc Brown. The Back to the Future series, which starred Michael J. Fox and Christopher […]
Tom Hiddleston was terrified to make the first Avengers movie
Loki himself, Tom Hiddleston, has revealed that he was terrified to make the first Avengers movie. Now that the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the Avengers franchise, in particular, is so well established and successful, it’s easy to forget that this whole project was once quite the risk. The first Avengers movie wasn’t a sure thing […]