Edward Norton, who starred as the Hulk in the 2008’s The Incredible Hulk, originally pitched a dark two-part epic, not unlike The Dark Knight in tone. Before Mark Ruffalo made the Hulk role his own, Edward Norton starred as the character in the MCU’s only Hulk solo film, The Incredible Hulk. The film isn’t remembered […]
Disney+ to include classic Marvel animated series including X-Men and Spider-Man
The upcoming Disney+ streaming service is reportedly set to include fan-favourite comic book animated series as part of the launch offerings. According to the Disney+ Updates Twitter (via @gjkooijman, who is is currently beta testing the service in The Netherlands), the streaming service will include Spider-Woman (1979), Spider–Man (1981), Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (1982), […]
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 […]
A Tale Of Two Hulks: Looking Back At 15 Years Of Big Green Movies
Rafael Motamayor looks back at two Hulk movies, why they failed and why they kind of rule… This month marks not only the 10th anniversary of Louis Leterrier’s movie about a guy who turns into a green behemoth in The Incredible Hulk, but also the 15th anniversary of Ang Lee’s movie about a guy who […]
Mark Ruffalo says another solo Hulk movie “will never happen”
During yesterday’s appearance at D23 to promote Avengers: Infinity War, Mark Ruffalo was asked whether we might get to see him reprising the role of Bruce Banner to headline is own solo movie. Unfortunately for Hulk fans, Ruffalo had some bad news. “I want to just make one thing perfectly clear today: A standalone Hulk movie […]
Why does Marvel keep using the same villain for every movie?
Anghus Houvouras on Marvel’s villains… Next year Marvel Studios will turn ten years old. This milestone is being marked with a celebration that Kevin Feige touched briefly upon. There’s certainly a lot to celebrate. Marvel’s foray into feature films has been an unmitigated success financially and with the ticket buying movie public. Whether you love […]
James Gunn wanted to direct Hit-Monkey and Hulk/Red Hulk movies for Marvel
Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn has taken part in a recent Facebook Q&A, during which he revealed that prior to taking on directing duties on the cosmic superhero team-up, he was interested in developing two other Marvel properties. “I wanted to do Hit-Monkey,” said Gunn when asked about his dream comic book movie […]
Ranking the Marvel Cinematic Universe (2016 Edition)
Flickering Myth ranks the Marvel Cinematic Universe… Kicking off back in 2008, the Marvel Cinematic Universe now contains a whopping fourteen movies, two TV shows and three Netflix series with more coming our way next year. We’ve seen the formation of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, the fall of S.H.I.E.L.D., the rise of Ultron and the introduction […]
A more intelligent Hulk teased for Thor: Ragnarok
It seems that everyone’s favorite green weapon of mass destruction might be going to some character changes starting with the upcoming 2017 MCU entry Thor: Ragnarok. Speaking on the subject with Hitflix, director Taika Waititi says “It’s interesting, because at the moment, there’s a big conversation that’s happening about how far to push that. Whether […]
Mark Ruffalo says Marvel doesn’t have the rights for a solo Hulk movie, unsure if he’ll appear in Captain America: Civil War
It seems the reason why there has been no Hulk film since 2008 is because Marvel doesn’t have the necessary rights to produce one. In an interview with Collider where he discussed how many films are left in his contract, Mark Ruffalo stated that rights issues are preventing another standalone Hulk movie. “As far as […]
