Warning: Avengers: Endgame spoilers follow… During the ‘Time Heist’ portion of Avengers: Endgame, Thor and Rocket Raccoon found themselves travelling to Asgard during the time of Thor: The Dark World in an effort to acquire the Aether, a.k.a. the Reality Stone, as part of the Avengers’ plan to undo The Snap. During the sequence, not […]
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 […]
Chris Hemsworth says Thor: The Dark World is “meh”
Chris Hemsworth has stated on several occasions that he felt that his last two outings as the God of Thunder in Thor: Ragnarok and Avengers: Infinity War left him with “a renewed sense of excitement and enthusiasm” over his Marvel role, after being “a little restricted” in his previous outings. Now, in an interview with GQ, […]
We Love It When Actors Hate a Movie They’re In
Neil Calloway looks at when an actor realises one of their movies is a turkey… For reasons that it would take a long German word to explain, we like it when films go wrong, and we also like it when actors spill the beans about unpleasant filming experiences they’ve had. Two stories this week reinforced […]
Marvel celebrates 10 years of the MCU with retrospective video
In celebration of the first ten years of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Studios has released a new retrospective video which looks at the legacy of the MCU as we head into this month’s hugely anticipated superhero epic Avengers: Infinity War. Check it out here… SEE ALSO: Avengers: Infinity War directors considered not having any post […]
Christopher Eccleston slams G.I. Joe and Thor: The Dark World, says BBC blacklisted him after Doctor Who exit
Former Doctor Who star Christopher Eccleston has been chatting to The Guardian about his time in Hollywood, during which he expressed his strong dislike for two of his big-budget offerings in 2009’s G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra and 2013’s Thor: The Dark World. “Working on something like G.I. Joe was horrendous,” said Eccleston. “I just […]
Ranking The Marvel Cinematic Universe (2017 Edition)
The Flickering Myth writing staff rank the Marvel Cinematic Universe for 2017… 2017 saw three new releases in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming and Thor: Ragnarok – as well as our first looks at next year’s Black Panther and Avengers: Infinity War. As is tradition, we here […]
Christopher Eccleston says Marvel was dishonest about his role in Thor: The Dark World
Actor Christopher Eccleston has criticised Marvel for being dishonest about his role in Thor: The Dark World. The second Thor film may feel like a lifetime ago, having been released in 2013, but the actor behind the film’s villain, Christopher Eccleston, is still a little miffed about the filming process, telling The Graham Norton Show […]
The Week in Spandex – Justice League, Marvel vs DC, Aquaman, Flashpoint, Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, The Punisher, Disney’s Fox takeover and more
In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Justice League, Aquaman, Flashpoint, The Batman, Shazam, Suicide Squad 2, Nightwing, Supergirl, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, Gotham, Wonder Woman, Smallville, Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers 4, Black Panther, Spider-Man, Venom, The Punisher, Daredevil, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Runaways, Deadpool 2, The Gifted, Glass, The […]
Hela was almost the villain in Thor: The Dark World
Cate Blanchett has been earning rave reviews for her villainous turn as Hela in Marvel’s latest superhero blockbuster Thor: Ragnarok, but things could have worked out very differently had Marvel went with its original plan of utilising the villain in Thor: The Dark World. “Hela was almost the villain in Thor 2,” Marvel Studios chief […]