Tag: Marvel

Dave Batista Lands The Role Of Drax The Destroyer In Marvel’s ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’

by Shawn Madden

There’s been a lot of talk regarding who would be getting the the role of Drax The Destroyer in James Gunn’s Guardians Of The Galaxy. After some back and forth negotiations between a number of actors, which included Jason Momoa, Patrick Wade and Isaiah Mustafah, the role in the film has been cast. It has now been confirmed that mixed martial artist and former WWE wrestler Dave Batista, who was most recently seen in The Man With The Iron Fists and will appear in the upcoming Riddick, has closed the deal to play the character in the highly-anticipated Marvel Studios film.

 

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The character is described as, “a human resurrected as a green warrior with the sole purpose of killing Thanos. His powers include flight, super-strength and energy blasts.” Batista will join Chris Pratt, who will be playing the role of Peter Quill aka Star-Lord, in the upcoming Marvel Studios film. With production set to begin in the next few months, we should expect to learn the rest of the cast for the film very soon.

 

Guardians Of The Galaxy is set to hit theaters August 1st, 2014.

 

Source: THR

Marvel Announces ‘Marvel Universe Live’ Tour!

by Derek Kraneveldt

Feld Entertainment, longtime producers of Disney On Ice, have a new show in the works that should cater well to readers and staff alike here at Geekscape.

Marvel Universe Live is now in production. The tour will launch in July 2014 with an 85 city North American run before heading overseas. According to Deadline, each show will feature “state-of-the-art special effects, pyrotechnics, aerial displays, martial arts and countless other show elements”. The budget for the tour is over 10 million dollars, so whatever shape the final product takes should be pretty damn impressive.

One very interesting aspect of the announcement; as Marvel Universe Live is a live show, we’ll be seeing team-ups that would never, ever be possible in the film universe. Marvel film properties are split between a multitude of different companies, but those agreements do not include live performances!

What do you think of the announcement? Will you be checking the show out if it heads to a city near you?

Source: Deadline

SXSW 2013: Joss Whedon & Clark Gregg Talk ‘S.H.I.E.L.D.’, LMD’s And More

by GeekscapeStaff

We caught up with Joss Whedon and Clark Gregg at SXSW and talked with the two about the upcoming pilot for Marvel & ABC’s S.H.I.E.L.D. Now, while they couldn’t reveal to us too much about the project, we did finally find out who would win in a fight between Agent Coulson and Nick Fury.

 

 

You can catch the pilot for Marvel & ABC’s S.H.I.E.L.D. this summer. Also make sure to check out our review of Whedon and Gregg’s latest film, Much Ado About Nothing, here.

SXSW 2013: Jim Carrey Comments On ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ Casting Rumors

by GeekscapeStaff

Not long ago it was rumored that Marvel was looking at Jim Carrey and Adam Sandler for a role in James Gunn’s Guardians Of The Galaxy. Well, we caught up with Carrey at SXSW and asked him if he was going to be involved with the film. Check out his response below. Oh, and Carrey did confirm that he is indeed alive. Whew! We were kind of worried there for a second.

 

 

Now, this doesn’t mean that Marvel wasn’t looking at the actor for the role. It just means he probably never heard about it because it didn’t even get past his agents.

New Image From ‘Iron Man 3’ Shows Off Tony Stark’s New Ride

by Shawn Madden

A new publicity still has been released from Shane Black’s Iron Man 3 featuring Tony Stark’s new ride. The image shows Audi reuniting with Marvel for marketing… and supposedly story purposes? Well, we won’t get into that one. But you can check out Tony’s sweet new ride,the Audi R8 e-tron, below. Well, if you didn’t already catch it in the new trailer that is.

 

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Marvel Studios’ Iron Man 3 pits brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy’s hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible. This journey, at every turn, will test his mettle. With his back against the wall, Stark is left to survive by his own devices, relying on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him. As he fights his way back, Stark discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man?

 

Iron Man 3 suits up in theaters May 3rd, 2013.

 

Source: GermanCarScene

Watch A New Trailer For The ‘Deadpool’ Game!

by Derek Kraneveldt

Developer High Moon Studios today premiered the first full trailer for their upcoming game Deadpool. While the Merc with a Mouth may not be coming to the big screen any time soon, as far as gaming goes, you’ll be covered later this year.

 

High Moon Studios has developed some pretty badass titles in the past (I really liked The Bourne Conspiracy), so I’ve got high hopes for this one. I’m sure that the script by Deadpool regular Daniel Way won’t hurt things either!

 

Watch the new trailer below, and let us know what you think! Deadpool will release on PS3 and Xbox 360 later this year!

 

 

Source: IGN

Did Mark Ruffalo Debunk Rumors Of A Planned ‘Planet Hulk’ Film?

by Shawn Madden

There was quite a bit of buzz when it was rumored that Marvel was planning on doing a live-action adaptation of Planet Hulk as part of their “Phase Three” plans. It now appears according to Bruce Banner himself, actor Mark Ruffalo, that Marvel currently has no plans at the moment for a stand alone Hulk film. Ruffalo tweeted:

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While this doesn’t mean that there’s no chance of ever seeing a Planet Hulk film, it definitely does put the possibility of it being a part of Marvel’s “Phase Three” plans further in doubt. There’s definitely a chance that Marvel could indeed have someone working on a Planet Hulk script as an option that they could pursue, but it doesn’t necessarily mean we will ever see it. We’re just going to have to wait until 2015 to see what Marvel has in store for the future of the green behemoth.

International ‘Iron Man 3’ Trailer Released Featuring Alternate Footage

by Shawn Madden

Earlier today we saw the debut of the full-length trailer for Shane Black’s Iron Man 3, and now Marvel has released an alternate international trailer for the film. This trailer doesn’t feature a whole lot of new footage, just a few snippets here and there. But it does feature our first look at actor Wang Xueqi and actress Fan Binging in the film.

 

 

Marvel Studios’ Iron Man 3 pits brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy’s hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible. This journey, at every turn, will test his mettle. With his back against the wall, Stark is left to survive by his own devices, relying on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him. As he fights his way back, Stark discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man?

 

Iron Man 3 suits up in theaters May 3rd, 2013.

Second Theatrical Trailer Released For Marvel’s ‘Iron Man 3’

by Shawn Madden

Marvel has just released the second full-length theatrical trailer for Shane Black’s highly-anticipated Iron Man 3! The trailer is jam packed full of new and exciting footage to get you even more amped up for the film’s release just under two months from now.

 


 

Marvel Studios’ Iron Man 3 pits brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy’s hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible. This journey, at every turn, will test his mettle. With his back against the wall, Stark is left to survive by his own devices, relying on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him. As he fights his way back, Stark discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man?

 

Iron Man 3 suits up in theaters May 3rd, 2013.

Director James Mangold Lists The Ten Films That Influenced ‘The Wolverine’

by Shawn Madden

While we await a trailer for the film, director James Mangold has revealed a list (via his Twitter) of ten films that inspired and influenced The Wolverine. It’s a pretty interesting list that you can check out below.

 

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Based on the celebrated comic book arc, this epic action-adventure takes Wolverine, the most iconic character of the X-Men universe, to modern day Japan. Out of his depth in an unknown world he faces his ultimate nemesis in a life-or-death battle that will leave him forever changed. Vulnerable for the first time and pushed to his physical and emotional limits, he confronts not only lethal samurai steel but also his inner struggle against his own immortality, emerging more powerful than we have ever seen him before.

 

The Wolverine slashes into theaters July 26, 2013.

 

 

Halle Berry Confirms Her Involvement With ‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’

by Shawn Madden

Director Bryan Singer has already brought back a number of actors from the original X-Men trilogy for X-Men: Days Of Future Past, and one of the most frequently asked questions was if  we would see Halle Berry returning for the next film.

 

Well, after months of speculation we’ve finally got an answer to whether or not we will see the actress return as Ororo Munroe/Storm . While speaking with Access Hollywood, promoting her latest film The Call, the Berry has confirmed that she will indeed be returning for Fox’s next film in the X-Men franchise.

 

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“I am [excited], yeah,” she said, when asked if she’s looking forward to donning her superhero duds again. “I love Storm. That’s one of my favorite characters that I’ve played. And people love that character as well.”

 

Berry will be joining a massive and very impressive cast for this film. Here’s to hoping that we get to see Storm rock the mohawk in this film.

 

X-Men: Days Of Future Past is set to hit theaters July 18, 2014.

 

Source: AccessHollywood

Another Brand New ‘Iron Man 3’ Poster Spotted

by Shawn Madden

Well, just when we thought we had seen the last poster for Shane Black’s Iron Man 3, an Instagram user has spotted another awesome poster for the highly-anticipated Marvel Studios film. This could possibly be getting released alongside the new trailer when it hits in just two days. Check it out below.

 

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Marvel Studios’ Iron Man 3 pits brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy’s hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible. This journey, at every turn, will test his mettle. With his back against the wall, Stark is left to survive by his own devices, relying on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him. As he fights his way back, Stark discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man?

 

Iron Man 3 suits up in theaters May 3rd, 2013.

 

Source: Instagram

Chris Cooper Cast As Norman Osborn In ‘The Amazing Spider-Man 2’

by Shawn Madden

There’s been plenty of  speculation regarding who will be playing Norman Osborn in The Amazing Spider-Man 2, and now the actor who will portray the Oscorp CEO has been revealed. It has now been revealed that Oscar winning actor Chris Cooper has joined the cast of the highly-anticipated sequel as Norman Osborn, who will eventually become Spider-Man’s greatest nemesis, The Green Goblin.

 
It is currently unknown if we will see the character’s transformation take place during the events of this film or a sequel at the moment, but you can be damn sure it’s going to happen.

 

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“The Amazing Spider-Man 2,” for Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield), life is busy — between taking out the bad guys as Spider-Man and spending time with the person he loves, Gwen (Emma Stone), high school graduation can’t come quickly enough. Peter hasn’t forgotten about the promise he made to Gwen’s father to protect her by staying away — but that’s a promise he just can’t keep. Things will change for Peter when a new villain, Electro (Jamie Foxx), emerges, an old friend, Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan), returns, and Peter uncovers new clues about his past.

 

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is set to hit theaters on May 2, 2014.

 

Source: THR

Josh Trank’s ‘Fantastic Four’ Script To Get Polish From Seth Grahame-Smith

by Shawn Madden

With Matthew Vaughn joining the Josh Trank-directed adaptation of Fantastic Four as a producer, production on the film is definitely moving forward. Now, according to The Hollywood Reporter, best-selling author and screenwriter Seth Grahame-Smith, the writer behind Pride And Prejudice And Zombies and Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, was recently tapped to polish the screen play for the film, which was originally penned by Jeremy Slater.

 

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In addition, THR also reports that Josh Trank is aiming for a “grounded superhero and sci-fi” approach to the reboot of Marvel’s first family and will delve deep into the comics mythology. Perhaps we will see The Mole Man in the film, who was the first villain that the superheroes encountered in the comics. While I can’t talk about it quite yet, I do know a little about Fox’s upcoming plans for their Marvel properties and there’s some exciting things ahead that include The Fantastic Four. Expect even more news regarding the project to start popping up over the next few months.

 

The Fantastic Four is scheduled to hit theaters on March, 6, 2015.

 

Source: THR

First Official Look At The New Suit From ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ Sequel

by Shawn Madden

After teasing us with a look at the eyes from the suit, Sony has just revealed the first official look at Peter Parker’s new suit in Marc Webb’s highly-anticipated sequel to The Amazing Spider-Man. The suit definitely has a “classic” look to it and should make fans very happy.
 

 
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In “The Amazing Spider-Man 2,” for Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield), life is busy — between taking out the bad guys as Spider-Man and spending time with the person he loves, Gwen (Emma Stone), high school graduation can’t come quickly enough. Peter hasn’t forgotten about the promise he made to Gwen’s father to protect her by staying away — but that’s a promise he just can’t keep. Things will change for Peter when a new villain, Electro (Jamie Foxx), emerges, an old friend, Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan), returns, and Peter uncovers new clues about his past.

 

The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is set to hit theaters May 2, 2014.

 

Source: Coming Soon

Marvel & Disney’s Animated ‘Big Hero 6’ Release Date Revealed

by Shawn Madden

A few months back it was revealed that Disney and Marvel were teaming up to work on a full-length animated feature featuring Marvel’s Japan based super hero team Big Hero 6. But since then, there’s been no word regarding the project until today.

 

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It’s now been revealed that Don Hall’s Big Hero 6 will be hitting theaters on November 21, 2014. Unfamiliar with the obscure Marvel characters?

 

Big Hero 6 is a superteam in the Marvel Comics universe. They technically first appeared in Sunfire and Big Hero 6 #1 (September, 1998), though they were created by Steven T. Seagle and Duncan Rouleau in the pages of Alpha Flight, volume 2. When the Japanese government wanted a team of state-sanctioned super-heroes at their disposal, a top-secret consortium of politicians and business entities known as the Giri was formed to recruit and train potential superhuman operatives for “Big Hero 6.”

 

Official news regarding the project should be expected to be revealed at either this year’s San Diego Comic-Con or Disney’s D23 Expo.

 

Source: Rentrak [via BleedingCool]

New ‘Iron Man 3’ Poster Revealed Featuring Aldrich Killian

by Shawn Madden

Last week we saw the debut of the first non-Tony Stark character poster for Iron Man 3. Now, Marvel has unveiled another new character poster for the highly-anticipated film, this time around featuring Guy Pearce as Aldrich Killian.

 

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Marvel Studios’ Iron Man 3 pits brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy’s hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible. This journey, at every turn, will test his mettle. With his back against the wall, Stark is left to survive by his own devices, relying on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him. As he fights his way back, Stark discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man?

 

Iron Man 3 suits up in theaters May 3rd.

 

Source: Empire

Bryan Singer Talks ‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’,Says He’s Going To “Correct A Few Things”

by Shawn Madden

While speaking with Hit Fix doing promotion for Jack The Giant Slayer, director Bryan Singer spoke more about the upcoming X-Men: Days Of Future Past, which begins shooting in April. This time around Singer stated that Days Of Future Past is more of its own thing than an actual sequel.

 

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“This movie’s gonna be not only quite epic, ‘Days of Future Past,’ but it also takes place in completely different times than the ‘X-Men’ movies have taken place. There’ll be new technology, new things we haven’t seen before in ‘X-Men’ films. Certain characters and certain story and certain drama that hasn’t be done yet, so it’s not so much sequel. It’s more of its own kinda thing.”

 

One of the biggest problems fans have had with the X-films has been some continuity errors ( there are a few major ones), and some had wondered if they were rebooting the series with X-Men: First Class (which Singer was a producer on). Well, it appears that Singer may be out to fix some of these problems. When asked if the film was a sort-of reset for the franchise, Singer stated with a smile:

 

“I’ll be able to correct a few things.”

 

Well, hopefully one of those things is correcting how Scott Summers got the shaft in X3. We’re just saying.

 

X-Men: Days Of Future Past is set to hit theaters July 18th, 2014.

Peter Dinklage To Play Main Antagonist In ‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’

by Shawn Madden

Yesterday when we reported the news, were you one of the many people who believed that actor Peter Dinklage would be playing fan-favorite Puck in Bryan Singer’s X-Men: Days Of Future Past? Well, you can throw that idea right out the window. Variety has revealed that the Golden Globe winning actor will actually be playing the main antagonist of the film.

 

“In it is unknown at this time what character Dinklage would be playing but sources have told Variety it would be the main antagonist.”

 

There’s quite a few characters that Dinklage could be playing. With the Sentinels being used in the film, could we see Dinlkage appear as their creator? Or could be possibly even be that all CG character that Singer was considering? There’s plenty of exciting possibilities regarding who he could be playing in the film. As we get closer to the film starting shooting in April, we should learn more regarding the actor’s role. Keep checking back for more updates.

 

X-Men: Days Of Future Past is set to hit theaters July 17th, 2014.

 

Source: Variety

Bryan Singer Calls ‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’ “The Biggest Movie He’s Ever Made”

by Shawn Madden

We’ve been hearing quite about recently from Bryan Singer regarding the highly-anticipated X-Men: Days Of Future Past, and while speaking with Collider the director has given away a few new details regarding the film including confirming when the film begins shooting.

 

“I start shooting April 15th in Montreal, probably until October.”

“It’s a big movie. It’ll be the biggest movie I’ve ever made.”

 

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It was recently revealed that the film would be set in the 70’s and Singer goes on to confirm that as well as revealing someone who will be making an appearance in the film.

 

“Richard Nixon’s in it, that’ll be an interesting casting choice… There’ll also be some more science-fiction-type aspects to the story and, without giving it away, some technology that we haven’t seen yet in the X-Men universe.”

 

Could they be replacing Senator Kelly (who was the target of an assassination plot in the original story) with Richard Nixon? Quite possibly. And what about this new technology not “seen yet in the X-Men universe”? Could he be referring to the Sentinels or something completely different? Guess we’re going to have to wait until the film hits screens next year.

 

X-Men: Days Of Future Past is set to hit theaters July 17, 2014.

 

Source: Collider

Marvel Reveals New ‘Iron Man 3’ Poster Featuring The Iron Patriot

by Shawn Madden

Marvel has unveiled a brand new poster for Shane Black’s highly-anticipated Iron Man 3! The poster features Rhodey (Don Cheadle) suited up in the Iron Patriot armor. Check it out below.

 

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Marvel Studios’ “Iron Man 3″ pits brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy’s hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible. This journey, at every turn, will test his mettle. With his back against the wall, Stark is left to survive by his own devices, relying on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him. As he fights his way back, Stark discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man?

 

Iron Man 3 suits up in theaters May 3rd, 2013.

Marvel’s VFX Producer Victoria Alonso Talks ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’

by Shawn Madden

While speaking with Cinema Blend, Marvel’s Executive Vice President Victoria Alonso offered up a little bit of info about Jame Gunn’s upcoming space-epic Guardians Of The Galaxy. Alonso revealed that production on the film has already begun and that filming will begin in just a few months.

 

“Production has already started! Completely. It started months ago and we have an entire team in London already – we start shooting in June. Our director [James Gunn] travels next week and it’s going, baby! It’s a fast train to a beautiful place.”

 

Alonso also commented on how they’re handling bringing Rocket Raccoon and Groot to life on the big screen:

 

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“We’re going to do a combination. You can’t do any motion capture with a raccoon – they won’t let you put the suit on [laughs]. But we will do rotomation, probably, for some of the behavior. Rocket will have his own personality, of course, and clearly we can’t do mocap on a tree, per say, but we definitely will have performers to emulate what James Gunn will lead to be the behavior and the performance. He’s very clear on where he wants to take the characters.”

 

James Gunn really has one of the hardest jobs of Marvel’s “Phase Two” here with this film, but we couldn’t be more excited to see the results.

 

Guardians Of The Galaxy is set to hit theaters August 1, 2014.

 

Source: CinemaBlend

Teaser Trailer Released For Marvel’s ‘Age Of Ultron’

by Shawn Madden

The next big Marvel event is coming this March from the creative team of Brian Michael Bendis (All New X-Men. Ultimate Comics Spider-Man) and Bryan Hitch (Ultimates), the Age Of Ultron! You must submit or perish, what choice will you make?

 

 

This March, enter the darkest days of the Marvel Universe from the creative team of Brian Michael Bendis and Bryan Hitch in AGE OF ULTRON #1. Evil has triumphed over good and leading this new age is none other than Ultron, the deadly sentient robot created by founding Avenger Hank Pym who turned on his creator to achieve his twisted objective: the utter destruction of humanity. Now, it’s up to the few remaining heroes to band together and find any way to topple their new monarch. Can Wolverine, Emma Frost, Invisible Woman, Taskmaster, Beast, She-Hulk, Luke Cage, Spider-Man, and Moon Knight turn the tide? With the robotic revolution in full force, no fan can miss how Age of Ultron will ultimately change the Marvel Universe leaving no hero or villain unscathed!

Shawn Ashmore Talks About ‘X-Men: Days Of Future Past’

by Shawn Madden

We’ve slowly been learning more and more about Bryan Singer’s upcoming return to the X-Men franchise, X-Men: Days Of Future Past. Now, the actor who portrayed Iceman in the first three X-Men films, Shawn Ashmore, talked to IGN and commented on returning to the franchise to play Bobby Drake aka Iceman in the sequel to X-Men: First Class. Ashmore commented briefly on returning to the franchise and when he realized he was going to be a part of the new film:

 

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“When I heard it was Days of Future Past I knew it was time travel, but the only time I ever really thought, ‘Oh, maybe I’m actually going to be a part of this’ is when Bryan came back to direct. And that’s just because we have a relationship and had worked together before. I just thought, ‘Oh, maybe Bryan would want to bring back some of the people he worked with before.’ Before that I had no idea, and I didn’t theorize too much because that’s when you get your hopes up.”

 

Ashmore commented on whether or not he’s read the script yet and what fans should expected from it:

 

“I know about the script, but I haven’t been able to read the script. (Laughs) I haven’t read the script, but I have a very good idea of what’s happening and what my role is. I know, but I’m sworn to secrecy.”

 

“I think the take on the story is really interesting. I think that Days of Future Past, as any X-Men fans knows, is a great arc. I love the idea of combining and bringing some cohesion to the two timelines that are happening now. I think that’s exciting. Obviously the First Class cast is incredible, and having Ian Mckellen and Patrick Stewart and Hugh Jackman interact with other cast members is going to be really exciting. Not only is the combination of the cast going to be really cool, but the story itself is going to be really fun.”

 

Ashmore will join Michael Fassbender, James MacAvoy, Patrick Stewart, Ian McKellen, Ellen Page, Hugh Jackman, Ann Pacquin and many more in the next X-film. Hopefully we get some new casting announcements very soon.

 

X-Men: Days Of Future Past is set to hit theaters July 17, 2014.

 

Source: IGN

Edgar Wright Calls ‘Ant-Man’ “A Big Effects Movie”

by Shawn Madden

Talking to IGN Movies, director Edgar Wright spoke about his plans for Marvel Studios Ant-Man. The long in development project has finally been confirmed for a November 2015 release, but not much else is known about the project. Wright stated:

 

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“It’s a way of doing a superhero film within another genre. I wanted to tell an origin tale in a slightly different way. It’s part of the Marvel cinematic universe, but it also feels like its own piece.”

 

“I’ve been collaborating with [Marvel boss] Kevin [Feige] during the whole of that cycle. I think people have always assumed… ‘Oh why is it taking so long to make?’ Part of it is because I wanted to make two other movies first. I wanted to make World’s End… me and Simon were very keen to make it and it felt like it was unfinished business and we wanted to wrap up the trilogy. The script came together really fast. Well not really fast, but it came together at a certain point where it was like ‘I really want to do this next.’”

 

“But to be honest, the later I do it, it feels like I could learn more, especially about special effects. It’s a big effects movie, so I’m pleased to go into it having done Scott Pilgrim and The World’s End because you’re always learning more about that side.”

 

Wright also commented on the test reel shown at San Diego Comic-Con, which has been rumored to be shown off at some point:

 

“I hope that at some point we’ll be able to show that at some venue all finished. Because obviously at Comic-Con we showed it unfinished. All done it looks really good.”

 

It’s been recently confirmed that the highly-antcipated solo outing for Ant-Man would kick off Marvel’s “Phase Three”. Now, it’s time to begin the rumor mill on just which incarnation of the character we will see and who will be the actor to fill the role.

 

Ant-Man is set to hit theaters November 6th, 2015.

 

Source: IGN

Official Synopsis For ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ Sequel Revealed, Colm Feore Joins Cast

by Shawn Madden

The first official synopsis has been released for Marc Webb’s upcoming sequel to The Amazing Spider-Man and confirms that Paul Giamatti has joined the cast of the film as well as the addition of Colm Feore (Thor). Could Feore possibly be playing the role of Norman Osborn? Check out the press release below.

 

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New York, February 5, 2013 – Columbia Pictures announced today that filming has begun on The Amazing Spider-Man™ 2 in New York. The film is the first in the history of the franchise that will be filmed entirely in New York City and New York State.

 

The sequel to last year’s critical and box office hit The Amazing Spider-Man, the film stars Andrew Garfield, Emma Stone, Jamie Foxx, Shailene Woodley, Dane DeHaan, Colm Feore, Paul Giamatti, and Sally Field.

 

In The Amazing Spider-Man™ 2, for Peter Parker (Andrew Garfield), life is busy – between taking out the bad guys as Spider-Man and spending time with the person he loves, Gwen (Emma Stone), high school graduation can’t come quickly enough. Peter hasn’t forgotten about the promise he made to Gwen’s father to protect her by staying away – but that’s a promise he just can’t keep. Things will change for Peter when a new villain, Electro (Jamie Foxx), emerges, an old friend, Harry Osborn (Dane DeHaan), returns, and Peter uncovers new clues about his past.

 

The film is directed by Marc Webb from a screenplay by Alex Kurtzman & Roberto Orci & Jeff Pinkner, with a previous draft by James Vanderbilt, and based on the Marvel Comic Book by Stan Lee and Steve Ditko. Avi Arad and Matt Tolmach are the producers.

 

The film’s key behind-the-scenes team includes director of photography Dan Mindel, production designer Mark Friedberg, editors Pietro Scalia and Elliot Graham, and costume designer Deborah L. Scott.

 

The sequel to The Amazing Spider-Man story is set to hit theaters on May 2, 2014.

Chris Pratt Cast As Star-Lord In Marvel’s ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’

by Shawn Madden

The search for the actor to fill the lead role in Marvel’s upcoming space epic is finally over. There’s been a long list of names in the running for the role, but now Deadline reports that Chris Pratt (Zero Dark Thirty) has signed on for the role of Peter Quill aka Star-Lord in Marvel’s Guardians Of The Galaxy. Once again, as they usually do, Marvel Studios have gone with a name that wasn’t on the on the list of contenders or “front runners” for the role.

 

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The actor recently bulked up quite a bit for his role in the Academy Award nominated film Zero Dark Thirty. He has also impressed quite a few critics with his roles in Zero Dark Thirty and Moneyball. With the highly-anticipated film set to start shooting very shortly, expected even more casting announcements over the new few weeks.

 

Guardians Of The Galaxy is set to hit theaters August 1, 2014.

 

Source: Deadline

Marvel Reveals Their Next Big Cross-Over Event

by Shawn Madden

Marvel has just unveiled the first look at their next big cross-over event. This May 4th, on Free Comic Book Day, the creative team of Jonathan Hickman (Avengers) and Jim Cheung (Avengers: The Children’s Crusade) bring us the first look at INFINITY!

 

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The biggest super heroes in comics today – the Avengers, X-Men, Guardians of the Galaxy, Fantastic Four, Inhumans, Superior Spider-Man & more! The most dangerous threat in the Marvel Universe – Thanos! The grandest Marvel Comics event of all time – INFINITY! This May for Free Comic Book Day, prepare yourselves for the greatest battle for survival ever waged in the Marvel Universe as Marvel marches towards Infinity! In this all-new story by the blockbuster creative team of Jonathan Hickman and Jim Cheung, witness the opening shots of the war that will be heard around the galaxy. Plus, get a sneak peek behind a major Marvel release that hasn’t been announced yet and relive Thanos’ first solo story. With the entire Marvel Universe on the brink of intergalactic war, no fan can miss this year’s Free Comic Book Day!

Does Marvel Studios Have BIG “Phase Two” And “Phase Three” Plans For The Hulk?

by Shawn Madden

WARNING: There are massive spoilers in this article. So, we advise you to hit the back button now if you don’t want to read any spoilers.

 

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Remember when we told you that Marvel Studios was considering adapting Planet Hulk and World War Hulk for the big screen? That we wouldn’t see another solo movie for The Hulk until after the sequel to The Avengers? According to Latino Review, a very reliable source when it comes to Marvel Studios news, both statements are true. The Hulk will be back for the sequel to The Avengers, and we’ll be seeing him sent off to space at some point.

 

That’s right people. The next time you see The Hulk in a solo film will be a film adaptation of the critically acclaimed “Planet Hulk”. And there’s definitely BIG plans for what is going to follow that. How big are we talking here? Well, there’s going to be a war coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and it’s not a “Civil War”. That’s right people…this is all leading to an adaptation of “World War Hulk”, an adaptation that sees the green behemoth return to earth with his alien army to take revenge. You can now pick your jaws up off of the floor.

 

Following the news of  Ant-Man and Dr. Strange spearheading “Phase Three” with possibility of a Heroes For Hire film as well, the excitement levels for “Phase Two” have grown exponentially.

 

Marvel’s “Phase Two” begins on May 3rd with Iron Man 3.

 

Source: Latino Review

Suit Up And Watch The Extended ‘Iron Man 3′ Superbowl Preview

by Shawn Madden

We all know why you watched the Superbowl. It was for Marvel Studios Iron Man 3 spot! Or was that just us? Well, now that you’ve seen the Superbowl spot, check out an awesome extended preview for the highly-anticipated Marvel Studios film featuring plenty of brand-new exciting bits of footage.

 

 

Marvel Studios’ “Iron Man 3″ pits brash-but-brilliant industrialist Tony Stark/Iron Man against an enemy whose reach knows no bounds. When Stark finds his personal world destroyed at his enemy’s hands, he embarks on a harrowing quest to find those responsible. This journey, at every turn, will test his mettle. With his back against the wall, Stark is left to survive by his own devices, relying on his ingenuity and instincts to protect those closest to him. As he fights his way back, Stark discovers the answer to the question that has secretly haunted him: does the man make the suit or does the suit make the man?

 

Iron Man 3 suits up theaters May 3rd, 2013.