…Moving on to the Marvel Cinematic Universe now and UK fans are going to get to see Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sorcerer Supreme three days earlier than expected, with Marvel announcing that the UK release of Doctor Strange has been brought forward to Tuesday, October 25th. And, with the release fast approach, this week has brought us the final payoff poster [see here], along with a couple of new images from the superhero origin story [see here and here]…
…During an interview at Toronto to promote his new film The Magnificent Seven, Chris Pratt offered some praise for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, stating that: “I’m already so proud of it. We worked really hard on it and it’s a joy to be part of. It’s a fabulous script. I think it’s going to be — I’m not using hyperbole, here – I think it’s going to be the biggest spectacle movie of all time.” Meanwhile, director James Gunn also discussed the relationship between Zoe Saldana’s Gamora and Karen Gillan’s Nebula: “I really feel like we give the female characters a chance to shine in this movie. Because Zoe Saldana comes in and she is so wonderfully beautiful as her character. It’s touching. And Karen Gillan as Nebula comes in, and she’s her sister, and she’s completely a much deeper character than we got in the first movie, so we get to know her. And that’s one of the things that this movie is about… The first movie was really about becoming a family. This movie is about being a family. And what’s harder, becoming a family or being a family? I think it’s being a family. That’s where you really have to deal with each other. And that’s what this movie is about. And their sisters. They are family, whether they like it or not. And they also want to kill each other, so it adds a new twist to being a sister…”
…In other Guardians news, Marvel Studios illustrator Jackson Sze has shared an early piece of concept art the first movie, which features an alternative design for the fan favourite character Groot; take a look here…
…A few weeks ago a leaked call sheet revealed that Bokeem Woodbine is playing the supervillain Shocker in Spider-Man: Homecoming, and some set photos arrived online this week giving us our first look at the character in costume; check out the set photos here…
…Chadwick Boseman has been discussing the tone of the Black Panther movie, stating that it will be “grittier” than what we’ve come to expect from the Marvel Cinematic Universe: “It’s funny, because on one hand, the Marvel movies that I’ve liked the most are the ones that are funny. I love Ant-Man. But for me, most of the time the darker superhero movies are the ones that I gravitate towards, that I love the most. So I’m glad that I’m not in an Ant-Man. I’m glad that the tone of [Black Panther] may be a little grittier. I just wanted to establish that from the beginning, that that’s what we were doing. That that’s what I intend to do. I feel like we’ll end up in a place that I’ve always wanted to be when I look at superhero movies. Those are the ones I like the most. It’s exciting to do that.” Boseman also discussed Black Panther’s character progression from Captain America: Civil War, and you can read the rest of his comments here…
…Although we’re still a few months away from the start of production on Avengers: Infinity War, directors Anthony and Joe Russo have shared the first set photo from the hotly-anticipated superhero epic, which shows Josh Brolin rehearsing for his role as Thanos. As you’d expect, he’s sitting down…
…Captain America: Civil War hit Blu-ray and DVD here in the UK this week; you can read Brad Cook’s review of the home-entertainment release here, and check out some promotional images for Sideshow Collectibles’ upcoming Winter Soldier statue here…
…On the small screen, Marvel has released a first look image of Diego Luna’s Robbie Reyes (a.k.a. Ghost Rider) from the upcoming fourth season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. [see here], along with a batch of promo images from the season premiere ‘The Ghost’ [see here], while Fear the Walking Dead star Lorenzo James Henrie has been cast as Robbie’s disabled brother Gabe Reyes…
…There’s less than three weeks to go until Luke Cage hits Netflix, and you can take a look at an action-packed clip from the series here, while showrunner Cheo Hodari Coker has also released all thirteen episode titles…
…Marvel Television is set to explore the world of the X-Men in January with FX’s Legion TV series, and two new promos have arrived online this week featuring Dan Stevens and Aubrey Plaza; check them out here…
…And on the subject of the X-Men, Fox has released a deleted scene from X-Men: Apocalypse which sees Sophie Turner’s Jean Grey putting her powers to good use while enjoying a spot of archery [watch it here], while some concept art has also surfaced giving us a look at some alternative designs for Storm and Jean, with the latter modeled on Elle Fanning [see here]…
…Some sad news this week, with prolific film and TV director Leslie H. Martinson passing away aged 101. Martinson was the director of 1966’s Batman: The Movie, and also helmed two episodes of the 60s Batman TV series, ‘The Penguin Goes Straight’ and ‘Not Yet He Ain’t’, as well as William Dozier-produced 1967 short Wonder Woman: Who’s Afraid of Diana Prince., which was created during the height of Batman’s popularity in an attempt to secure a pilot for a Wonder Woman TV series…
…And finally, head on over to our YouTube channel to check out the latest episode of Scooperhero News, as Oli and Luke discuss all the latest superhero news in video form!
Gary Collinson is a writer and lecturer from the North East of England. He is the editor-in-chief of FlickeringMyth.com and the author of Holy Franchise, Batman! Bringing the Caped Crusader to the Screen.
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Originally published September 10, 2016. Updated November 30, 2022.
