— by ADAM POYNTER — At first, there were a lot of skeptics towards Marvel’s choice to cast Chris Evans as the title character in this summer’s “Captain America: The First Avenger.” But, as photos started to leak out, and the general attitude toward the film turned positive. With [...]
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Trailers & Info for the Captain America and Thor Video Games
— by ANDY BEHBAKHT — Two of Marvel’s greatest superheroes are hitting theaters this year, but just a couple of days before their releases, you will be able to get the video games based on these heroes. Let’s start with the first game, “Thor: God of Thunder,” which will be availab[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘X-Men: First Class’ (Russian Version)
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — The Russian trailer for “X-Men: First Class” is a prime of example of how music can set the right tone. Far superior to the American version — which has a lackluster guitar-solo playing throughout — the Russian edition is scored by a powerful orc[...]
Darren Aronofsky Steps Down as Director of ‘The Wolverine’
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — Darren Aronofsky is no longer directing “The Wolverine.” He just released the following statement: “As I talked more about the film with my collaborators at Fox, it became clear that the production of ‘The Wolverine’ would keep me out of the country fo[...]
Poster Peek: ‘Thor’
— by JOSUE SANCHEZ — I am not blown away with the latest poster (see it below) that has been released for “Thor,” the next comic-book movie Marvel Studios is zapping our way (though I have been impressed with everything else I have seen for this movie). At the same time, I ca[...]
First Look: The Red Skull
— by ADAM POYNTER — “Captain America: The First Avenger” has been teasing fan boys with little bits of information for the past year. With the announcement of Chris Evans as Steve Rogers, there were fans and many critics of this decision. Some said that he couldn’t pull of the role[...]
Has a Major ‘Amazing Spider-Man’ Spoiler Been Leaked?
— by ANDY BEHBAKHT — We know that The Lizard (who will be played by Rhys Ifans) will be one of the villains in “The Amazing Spider-Man” and it looks like that a possible huge spoiler has been leaked with regards to the battle between the web-slinger and The Lizard. Big Fan Bo[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Thor’ (Version 2)
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — Paramount Pictures released a new “Thor” trailer yesterday and it looks awesome. In it, we see more of the Norse Viking, played by Chris Hemsworth, wielding his mighty hammer. There’s some comedy mixed in, too, and it works. The visual effects appear to be[...]
Spider-Man Movie Gets an ‘Amazing’ New Title
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — The next Spider-Man film, starring Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker, will be called “The Amazing Spiderman.” It’s an obvious throwback to the classic comic-book, which was first released in 1963. Although the title isn’t very original, I think it gives Sp[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘X-Men: First Class’
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — Finally, here’s a look at “X-Men: First Class.” From what is shown, Michael Fassbender (pictured at right) appears to be an excellent Magneto. As a fan of previous work, I had a feeling he would be. James McAvoy, whom I’ve grown fond of since “[...]
More Details Emerging for ‘The Avengers’ Movie
— by ANDY BEHBAKHT — Samuel L Jackson was on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” and talked about his upcoming Marvel projects and here are the things he revealed: * He has a nine-year picture deal with Marvel Studios to portray Nick Fury — so far he has played him in two of[...]
Poster Peek: ‘Captain America: The First Avenger’
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — Marvel Studios just released the official “Captain America: The First Avenger” poster and it looks fantastic. I wasn’t behind Chris Evan’s as the American hero at first because, let’s not forget, he played The Human Torch in the “Fantastic Fo[...]
‘Black Panther’ Project has Screenwriter
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — Marvel Studios has hired Mark Bailey to pen the script for “The Black Panther.” Kevin Feige will produce. As one of the first main-stream Black superheroes, The Black Panther has a huge following. The animated series, which ran on the BET Network, widened th[...]
See More New Images from ‘X-Men: First Class’
— by SHERICE ANTOINETTE — This is much better. Michael Fassbender (Magneto) and James McAvoy (Charles Xavier) look pretty darn cool. Kevin Bacon — suave. January Jones, appearing very trim in her white leather outfit, still doesn’t do it for me. I really like the suit, however[...]