Category: News
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Fast and Furious 8 to open in April 2017
The dust has barely settled from the roaring start to the box-office run of the most recent film in the series, but Universal have fast-tracked Fast and Furious 8 and given it an early 2017 release date. Vin Diesel had said the follow-up was on its way, but now we know when to expect it.… Read More >
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Joss Whedon clarifies on that Spider-Man post-credits sting – and Hulk’s future
A few days ago, a mysterious video was uploaded to YouTube with footage of what appeared to be a cinema screen, showing the end credits of the upcoming Avengers: Age of Ultron and what is commonly referred to nowadays as a ‘post-credits sting’, something that Marvel routinely add to their movies at the very end. It showed Spider-Man making an… Read More >
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Paul Bettany speaks about playing the Vision in Avengers: Age of Ultron
When you get round to seeing Avengers: Age of Ultron this weekend, get ready for the Vision. One of the movie’s biggest secrets, the superhero has largely been kept out of the limelight throughout the film’s marketing (with only a last-minute reveal); played by Paul Bettany, he is one of the movie’s many delights. Speaking at a… Read More >
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Joss Whedon talks about his future at Marvel
Joss Whedon, director of the fast-approaching Avengers: Age of Ultron, was speaking at a press conference in London earlier today about his future role in the Marvel universe. Upon being asked how he sees his life after leaving the director’s chair on Avengers: Infinity War, he answered, ‘I don’t think I’ll ever get that far… Read More >
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Scarlett Johansson weighs in on the possibility of a Black Widow movie
Speaking at a press conference in London earlier today for Avengers: Age of Ultron, Scarlett Johansson weighed in on the possibility of a solo Black Widow movie down the line. Here’s what she had to say: ‘I think one of the qualities in Black Widow that I love… is that when she’s put in the… Read More >
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Star Wars: Rogue One plot revealed
During a panel at the weekend’s Star Wars Celebration, the spin-off film now officially titled Star Wars Anthology: Rogue One had its plot revealed amongst other details. Director, Gareth Edwards announced that the movie will be set after Episode III and before Episode IV in an era without Jedi and will follow a rogue band of resistance fighters who must… Read More >
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Angelina Jolie in the running to direct Captain Marvel
Following the news that Michelle MacLaren departed the director’s chair on DC’s Wonder Woman, there has been more positive news in Marvel’s camp: Captain Marvel, planned for November 2, 2018, may have a new director in its midst. Angelina Jolie, responsible for last year’s Oscar-botherer Unbroken, is in talks to direct the superhero movie for Marvel Studios. Interestingly,… Read More >
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Zack Snyder teases Batman v Superman trailer in new video
UPDATE: After being leaked early, Warner Bros. has now released the full teaser. Today, Zack Snyder – director of the much-anticipated Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice – posted a tease of the that film’s erm, teaser, on his Twitter feed. It shows both Superman and Batman’s suits – empty of both Henry Cavill and Ben… Read More >
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Matthew Vaughn wanted for Flash Gordon reboot
Hot off the success of Kingsman: The Secret Service, Matthew Vaughn is being lined up for the reboot of Flash Gordon. The popular comic strip hero has been seen on the big screen before, most memorably in a camp 80’s version that featured a bellowing Brian Blessed and the music of Queen at the pompous… Read More >
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Spider-Man Reboot will not be an Origin Story
Much to the delight of fans, the popular Marvel superhero will not have his story retold for a third time, but instead will eschew the superhero’s origin altogether. Marvel’s President, Kevin Feige, told Craveonline… ‘“In Spider-Man’s very specific case, where there have been two retellings of that origin in the last whatever it’s been –… Read More >
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