Posts Tagged ‘Marvel’
Avengers Assemble box office takings are … wow!
Avengers Assemble (known as The Avengers in every other country) has had some inter-dimensional hype for a lot of the last year, and it has finally made its expected impact on the box office. It took $178.4 million in ticket sales before the US release. We were expecting it and we're still speechless. Joss Whedon's blockbuster...
The Avengers: Will it work?
Never before has there been a cinematic feat such as that which Marvel is attempting to achieve. Five superheroes, one superheroine, two special agents and the director of Buffy the Vampire Slayer. There are those who say it cannot be done; there are those who say it can, but not well. And then there are those who say that it's going to be the...
The Avengers teaser: “I still believe in heroes.”
It would certainly seem that Marvel believe in its super heroes. They chose to premiere the trailer for The Avengers on Super Bowl Sunday, in front of a world wide audience of 100 million. The Super Bowl is a massive advertising opportunity as millions tune in. Among the movie trailers that made an appearance: The Hunger Games and G.I....
X-Men: First Class cast make a public appearance
If you're looking forward to X-Men: First Class, the origin story of the modern-day Xavier, Magneto, et al, then you'll be pleased to know that public appearances by the cast have started in earnest in London. As you're probably infinitely more used to the Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen combo in the trilogy which was released the best part of...
Captain America images now on Facebook
He was frozen, for fifty years. He awoke, to save a nation. He fought the breach of hero rights in Civil War. Now, Captain America is... updating his pics on Facebook. Yeah, don't worry, heroes are still in comic books, although Drunk Hulk is definitely a fairly cult name on Twitter with almost 75,000 followers. Captain America: The First...
Super Bowl movie trailers 2011
Last night was the Super Bowl, which to most of us doesn't mean much but in the US is the sun around which everything else televisual orbits. And the planets with the most life are the adverts - which are the most expensive of the year. Without a doubt, this year it was movie trailers which dominated the ads. A total of 16 trailers were...
Slumdog star Irrfan Khan nabs Spidey villain role
If you're wondering who's likely to be antagonising Andrew Garfield's Spiderman when the new film hits production, the wait is over: Bollywood star Irfan Khan. Khan, if you remember (which you should!), appeared in the aptly-titled Slumdog Millionaire, has been cast to play one of two villains in the new Spiderman film. The reboot,...
Mark Ruffalo is the The Hulk
Ladies and gentlemen, this is Mark Ruffalo. Don't make him angry. You wouldn't like him when he's angry... As with all Comic-Con news, it's been met with rapturous applause and scathing hardcore-fan cynicism that Mark Ruffalo, actor of Zodiac and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind fame, will be donning the muscles and green skin. As part of...
New Captain America and Thor posters online
New posters for Thor and Captain America have been posted on the web, and we couldn't be more excited! Hit the jump for the two posters in question. [imagebrowser...
Joss Whedon confirmed to direct The Avengers
Joss Whedon, talented director and creator of Buffy: The Vampire Slayer and Firefly, alongside the film adaptation Serenity, has confirmed his directorship of The Avengers. For those who're a little lost when it comes to Whedon, he revitalised the vampire genre for TV, not to mention created Firefly the most cult one-season show since Fawlty...
Marvel Studios hunting for the next Incredible Hulk
Edward Norton won't be playing the Incredible Hulk in the anticipated Summer 2012 Marvel comic blockbuster, The Avengers. In an open letter to his fans on Facebook, Norton admitted to being 'sad' about the change. The trouble with the endless wave of comic book (or specifically, Marvel) films flooding into cinemas over the last decade, is that...
Andrew Garfield: the new Spider-Man
Tobey Maguire look out - someone's after your crown as the web-slinging Spider-Man, and his name is Andrew Garfield. The legions of fans eagerly awaiting the next instalment in the fantastic Spider-Man saga will be thrilled to know that an actor has finally been chosen to replace Maguire's role as Peter Parker, alter-ego Spider-Man. At 26 he's...
Dr. Strange acquires writers
What do you get if you cross Derek Shepherd of Grey's Anatomy, Hellboy and Marvel's talent for creating mystical, intriguing male characters with dark, moody attitudes and skeleton-in-the-closet pasts? Dr. Strange. And now, thanks to a couple of talented writers, namely Conan's Thomas Dean Donnelly and Joshua Oppenheimer, he's coming to the...
Ryan Reynolds set for Wolverine spin-off too
First Hugh Jackman spouts-off about a X-Men Origins: Wolverine follow-up, and now it looks like Ryan Reynolds could benefit from the success of the franchise too. His character Deadpool is being given the undivided attention of 20th Century Fox and Marvel Comic and is set for a spin-off, according to the Hollywood Reporter, which is speculating...
