It ain’t easy being Captain America. Chris Evans tells Variety he wants to quit acting as soon as his Marvel contract is up. “If I’m acting at all, it’s going to be under Marvel contract, or I’m going to be directing,” he said, his publicist probably nervously-laughing by his side. “I can’t see myself pursuing […]
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Patriot games – Captain America: The Winter Soldier review
March 26, 2014 
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By Simon Miraudo March 26, 2014 We’re three films deep into Marvel’s Phase Two, which is the collective name they’re using for the standalone superhero efforts bridging billion-dollar team-up feature The Avengers and its upcoming, probably-googol-grossing sequel. First two entries Iron Man 3 and Thor: The Dark World were really just marking time until Captain […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Captain America – The Winter Soldier
October 25, 2013 0 Comments
The first official trailer for Captain America: The Winter Soldier has arrived online. It’s obviously a departure from The First Avenger because (spoiler alert?) the Cap’n (Chris Evans) has been relocated to modern day society. However, it seems to carry over the original’s interest in the ethics of being a hero in a complicated world. […]
Continue readingRobert Redford in talks for Captain America: The Winter Soldier
March 25, 2013 0 Comments
Film legend Robert Redford is in talks to appear in Marvel’s Captain America sequel The Winter Soldier, Deadline reports. Redford would play a senior leader in S.H.I.E.L.D., though it’s unknown if his character outranks Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury. Chris Evans is set to reprise the role of the good Captain. Community alumni Joe and Anthony Russo direct a script from Christopher Markus […]
Continue readingRevenge’s Emily VanCamp set for Captain America: The Winter Soldier
February 4, 2013 0 Comments
Though she’ll never beat Peggy Carter (never!), Revenge star Emily VanCamp is reportedly in talks for the female lead in upcoming Captain America sequel The Winter Soldier. According to Deadline, Marvel is keen on VanCamp, and are merely nutting out the final details. Chris Evans will return as the Cap’n, while Scarlett Johansson is reportedly set to appear as Black […]
Continue readingThe Avengers 2 gets a release date
August 17, 2012 0 Comments
Last week it was announced that Joss Whedon would return to direct the sequel to Marvel team-up flick The Avengers. We now have an official release date for that (by then) highly anticipated follow-up. From Deadline‘s lips: May 1, 2015. Mark your calendars! You can presume the entire cast will be back, likely with a bit of […]
Continue readingWhen worlds collide – The Avengers review
April 20, 2012 4 Comments
The Avengers – Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, and Chris Hemsworth. Directed by Joss Whedon. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. The Avengers is a toybox come to life, and Joss Whedon is the precocious, imaginative, quick-witted scamp entrusted by Marvel to pose their action figures in ways pleasing to our eager eyes. Hulk fights […]
Continue readingNew clip from The Avengers shows off Scarlett
April 5, 2012 1 Comment
Disney has released the first clip from their upcoming Marvel team-up flick The Avengers, highlighting Scarlett Johansson/Black Widow’s abilities to dominate enemies even whilst tied to a chair. Super-fans will appreciate the brief glimpse of Agent Coulson (Clark Gregg), who was finally given his very own character poster earlier this week. The action sequence here – and the comic beats – […]
Continue readingCharacter Poster Debut: The Avengers
March 14, 2012 1 Comment
Another day, another Avengers poster. Actually, make that, another six Avengers posters! Disney has unveiled a batch of one-sheets featuring Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Captain America (Chris Evans), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), and Agent Hill (Cobie Smulders) in all their glory. Enough talk. Look’em! We […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: The Avengers
March 1, 2012 3 Comments
You’ve admired the new poster, now gasp at the latest teaser! The final feature trailer for Joss Whedon‘s The Avengers has arrived online. It features brand new footage of Hulk in action, as well as alien attackers blah blah blah what are you waiting for? Watch it already! You can check it out in HD over at […]
Continue readingPoster Debut: The Avengers
February 29, 2012 0 Comments
There isn’t much to report here aside from its inherent awesomeness, but lo and behold the final official poster for The Avengers. Click to embiggen. Look at everyone working together! The Marvel team-up flick, directed by Joss Whedon, stars (deep breath) Robert Downey Jr., Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Cobie Smulders and Clark Gregg. […]
Continue readingSuperbowl Trailer Debut: The Avengers
February 6, 2012 3 Comments
A brand new trailer for Joss Whedon‘s Marvel team-up flick The Avengers debuted during the Superbowl. But for those of you who care far more about comic book movies than sports, you don’t need to sit through any football to see it! The clip features brand new footage of The Avengers in action, including a […]
Continue readingChris Evans replaces James Franco in The Iceman
November 25, 2011 0 Comments
Captain America himself, Chris Evans, has stepped in to replace James Franco in the film adaptation of Anthony Bruno’s novel The Iceman: The True Story of a Cold-Blooded Killer. According to EW, Evans will play the mentor of mob-hit man Richard Kuklinski. Franco left the project last month due to financial issues. This is despite […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: The Avengers
October 12, 2011 2 Comments
Hold on to your hammers! The trailer for Joss Whedon’s Marvel team-up flick The Avengers has travelled across the rainbow bridge and landed online for our viewing pleasure. Surely by now we don’t need to go on about why this is terribly exciting. We’re looking forward to it; you’re looking forward to it. Let’s just […]
Continue readingThe Avengers shoot guns, walk away from explosions in new pics
October 4, 2011 1 Comment
Brand new high-resolution photos from Joss Whedon’s Marvel team-up flick The Avengers have landed online (courtesy of Superhero Hype). They feature our heroes doing all sorts of heroic things (and, in one not-so-heroic instance, staring at the sky with a look of puzzlement). We also get a good look at Tom Hiddleston‘s villainous Loki, who […]
Continue readingTeaser Debut: The Avengers
August 1, 2011 0 Comments
The moment we’ve all been waiting for. The epic unveiling of footage we never thought we’d live to see. The defining moment of our generation is here. The teaser trailer for Joss Whedon‘s The Avengers has arrived online! Kinda! OK, maybe we’re overselling it. Those who stayed after the credits of Captain America: The First […]
Continue readingNation’s pride – Captain America: The First Avenger review
July 27, 2011 0 Comments
Captain America: The First Avenger – Starring Chris Evans, Hayley Atwell and Hugo Weaving. Directed by Joe Johnston. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. When it was announced that Marvel Studios would begin production on a Captain America movie, the idea seemed ludicrous. Captain America is the paragon of all things ‘USA’, and in this ultra-cynical […]
Continue readingNew trailer and poster for Captain America reiterate hero’s American-ness
June 24, 2011 3 Comments
If Marvel were at one point concerned that Captain America: The First Avenger would fail to find an audience outside of the U.S. (due to the hero’s nationalistic leanings) there is no evidence of it in their new poster and trailer, which go out of their way to push Cappy’s American-ness (Americanity? Ameriquity?). The new […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Captain America – The First Avenger
March 24, 2011 2 Comments
Holy shrunken Chris Evans! The feature trailer for Marvel’s Captain America – The First Avenger has debuted online. We previously saw Evans as the diminutive wannabe-solider Steve Rogers in the 30-second Superbowl spot, but here we get an idea of how much of the movie he will spend in this smaller frame. Quite a bit, […]
Continue readingFirst (official) look at Captain America!
November 2, 2010 0 Comments
The first official images from Joe Johnston‘s Captain America: The First Avenger have debuted online. They offer us our first glimpse at Chris Evans as legendary Marvel comic hero Steve Rogers/Captain America, as well as Hayley Atwell as his love interest and Hugo Weaving as the villainous Red Skull. The pics first emerged in Empire […]
Continue readingScott Pilgrim posters – meet the exes!
June 14, 2010 0 Comments
In case you haven’t already noticed, we’re kind of excited about Edgar Wright‘s upcoming adaptation of Bryan Lee O’Malley’s comic series Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. It stars Michael Cera as Pilgrim, a Canadian slacker who falls in love with the enchanting American delivery girl Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead). There is just one catch […]
Continue readingScott Pilgrim vs. Captain America in new clip
June 8, 2010 0 Comments
Edgar Wright premiered the first clip from his upcoming film Scott Pilgrim vs. The World at this weekend’s MTV Movie Awards. In this clip, our Canadian slacker hero Scott (Michael Cera) does battle with one of Ramona Flowers’ seven evil-ex’s – Hollywood action star Lucas Lee (future Captain America Chris Evans). The short excerpt also […]
Continue readingFirst look at Captain America! Kinda!
June 2, 2010 0 Comments
A batch of Captain America concept images emerged on Ain’t It Cool News yesterday featuring an animated Chris Evans in the famous (if slightly modified) suit. It was originally believed that these were merely fan creations, but Mike over at JoBlo (who has seen the official mockups) confirmed that the images were the real deal. […]
Continue readingDominic Cooper to play Iron Man’s dad in Captain America?
May 25, 2010 0 Comments
Damn these Captain America rumours, forcing me to end every headline with a question mark! Dominic Cooper has supposedly revealed that he will play Howard Stark (father of Tony/Iron Man) in the upcoming Captain America movie. Cooper let the tidbit slip to Salon whilst promoting his upcoming film Tamara Drewe. However, it all happened when […]
Continue readingChris Evans IS Captain America
March 22, 2010 2 Comments
Finally. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Chris Evans has accepted the role of Captain America in Marvel’s upcoming feature based on the legendary comic character. Now, if Evans accepted the deal being offered to about 1,000 other actors before him, he is looking at a paycheck of $US300,000 for playing Steve Rogers in The First […]
Continue readingChris Evans to star as Captain America?
March 21, 2010 0 Comments
This is quickly becoming 2010’s most labourious entertainment news story. Chris Evans is now reportedly the lead contender to star as Captain America in Marvel’s upcoming feature adaptation of the legendary comic character. UPDATE (23/03/10): It’s official! Evans is The Cap’! The exclusive comes from The Hollywood Reporter’s Heat Vision blog. Evans was not included […]
Continue readingOK, so maybe John Krasinski WON’T be Captain America…
March 10, 2010 1 Comment
No sooner do I hit “publish” on an article about John Krasinski being a shoe-in for the role of Captain America, does Mike Fleming at Deadline announce that he is no longer even in the running. According to the report, Marvel have expanded their search for the star of their latest comic adaptation The First […]
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