Frozen has been available to watch at home for a few months now, but it’s still breaking box office records. Over the weekend, the Disney juggernaut surpassed Iron Man 3 to become the fifth highest grossing film of all time, with a worldwide tally of $1.219 billion. The highest grossing Disney picture, however, remains The […]
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Don Cheadle’s War Machine will appear in ‘The Avengers: Age of Ultron’
December 13, 2013 
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Though Don Cheadle’s Col. Rhodes (friends call him Rhodey) wasn’t even mentioned in The Avengers, Hitfix has confirmed he will have a key part in the upcoming sequel, Age of Ultron. Cheadle took over from Terrence Howard in Iron Man 2, though it wasn’t until Iron Man 3 that the character became an integral cog in the Marvel universe, evolving into the […]
Continue reading‘The Hunger Games: Catching Fire’ burns bright at box office
November 26, 2013 0 Comments
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire made a lot of money this weekend, across all Districts, and even in The Capitol. According to Box Office Mojo, Catching Fire grossed $158 million in the U.S. alone, obliterating The Twilight Saga: New Moon‘s previous November record of $142 million. It collected a further $146 million globally, with $12.475 […]
Continue readingTrailer Debut: Thor – The Dark World
April 26, 2013 0 Comments
Hot on the heels of Iron Man 3’s release, Marvel has released the teaser trailer for Thor – The Dark World. In it, we get to see Thor (Chris Hemsworth) bringing his girlfriend Jane (Natalie Portman) to Asgard, either to meet his parents (Anthony Hopkins, Rene Russo), or to save her from yet another intergalactic terror […]
Continue readingTalk Hard – Iron Man 3 / Clark Gregg (The Avengers)
April 25, 2013 0 Comments
Everything’s topsy turvy! The review comes first this week, and it’s of Iron Man 3. After that, an interview with Clark Gregg, who you may know best as Phil Coulson, the SHILED agent from every other Marvel movie, and, most significantly The Avengers. Stick with Simon Miraudo, your playboy, billionaire film critic. Well, one out […]
Continue readingComedown machine – Iron Man 3 review
April 24, 2013 0 Comments
By Simon Miraudo April 24, 2013 Iron Man 3 carries that ‘morning after’ feeling former playboy Tony Stark is no doubt familiar with. Following the heady highs of The Avengers, this latest entry in the Marvel canon may leave your head-spinning for all the wrong reasons. More of a comedown than a comeback, it’s a […]
Continue readingRobert Downey Jr. received $50 million for his work in The Avengers
April 17, 2013 1 Comment
There’s nothing quite as gauche as discussing money, unless you’re Robert Downey Jr., and then you can get away with anything. In an extremely entertaining and expectedly revealing GQ profile, Downey Jr. confirmed he received around $50 million for his work in The Avengers; a combination of his appearance fee and profit participation from the back end. “Isn’t […]
Continue readingPoster Debut: Guy Pearce in Iron Man 3
February 20, 2013 0 Comments
A brand new poster for Marvel’s Iron Man 3 touts the blockbuster’s other villain: Guy Pearce’s geneticist Aldrich Killian. Though Ben Kingsley is playing the infamous Mandarin in the flick, Killian is believed to have a key role in his evildoing. If that sourpuss doesn’t give away his nefarious intentions, surely his bleached blonde hair, hinted-at-mullet, […]
Continue readingThe 10 most exciting films of 2013
January 11, 2013 0 Comments
The 10 most exciting films of 2013. By Simon Miraudo. Though the holidays are over and many of us are back at work, it’s hard to feel anything but elation during January. With the whole year ahead of us, anything is possible. Yes, we can lose that Christmas weight! Yes, those new Arrested Development episodes […]
Continue readingMarvel announce new slate of films at Comic Con
July 16, 2012 1 Comment
Marvel Studios drew a line under their first batch of films, collectively known as Phase One, with their epic ensemble flick The Avengers earlier this year. We’ve long known that Shane Black‘s Iron Man 3 was set to be the first instalment of Phase Two, and would be followed by sequels to Captain America and Thor. At Comic-Con (reported by Slashfilm), Marvel president Kevin […]
Continue readingJon Favreau wanted for Jersey Boys
June 6, 2012 0 Comments
Jon Favreau is about to separate the men from the boys. The Iron Man helmer is the front-runner to direct the film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical Jersey Boys: The Story of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Variety reports. Oscar-nominee John Logan (Hugo) is adapting the rags-to-riches tale of the singing sensations for the screen. GK Films acquired […]
Continue readingJon Favreau back for Iron Man 3 (kinda)
May 28, 2012 0 Comments
Jon Favreau will be reprising his role as Happy Hogan in the upcoming Iron Man 3, according to sources at The Hollywood Reporter. After directing the first two Iron Man films, Favreau stepped down to concentrate on other projects. Shane Black was handed the reins in an especially genius decision by Marvel Studios. Black defined […]
Continue readingScarlett Johansson won’t appear in Iron Man 3
April 26, 2012 0 Comments
Sorry Avengers fans. There will be no sight of Scarlett Johansson‘s Black Widow in Iron Man 3. Johansson revealed the news to ScreenRant while promoting the epic Marvel team-up flick. Though the Widow won’t appear in Shane Black’s Iron Man sequel, Johansson hopes she’ll eventually get her own spin off (of course she would). Though […]
Continue readingJessica Chastain in talks for Iron Man 3
April 24, 2012 0 Comments
Jessica Chastain is in talks to join the cast of Iron Man 3, Deadline reports. The Oscar-nominated redhead would potentially threaten Tony Stark’s (Robert Downey Jr.) relationship with his own raven-haired flame, Pepper Potts (Gwyneth Paltrow), by playing a “sexy scientist every bit as smart as Tony Stark.” As reported yesterday, Guy Pearce might join […]
Continue readingGuy Pearce joins Iron Man 3
April 23, 2012 0 Comments
Guy Pearce is in final talks to star opposite Robert Downey Jr. in Iron Man 3, Variety reports. Pearce would play Aldrich Killian, a geneticist who develops the Extremis nano-technology used by Tony Stark. It is unknown if, as in the comics, Killian will assist a terrorist in the spread of a nanobot virus. Ben Kingsley […]
Continue readingBen Kingsley suits up for Iron Man 3
April 10, 2012 0 Comments
Ben Kingsley is close to signing on as the villain in Iron Man 3, Variety reports. Filming begins on the Marvel sequel in May, and will see Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Scarlett Johansson, and Don Cheadle back as Tony Stark, Pepper Potts, Black Widow and Rhodey respectively (obviously). Though it’s unknown who Kingsley would […]
Continue readingRobert Downey Jr. to star in The Judge
April 5, 2012 0 Comments
Robert Downey Jr. is developing a vehicle for himself entitled The Judge, Deadline reports. Downey Jr. would star in the flick as a “big city lawyer [who learns] that his estranged father, a judge, is suspected of murder.” Warner Bros, Downey Jr., and his producing partner (and wife) Susan have hired Bill Dubuque to write […]
Continue readingIron Man 3 will lead to Avengers 2
October 17, 2011 0 Comments
Marvel president Kevin Feige revealed at New York Comic Con over the weekend that Iron Man 3 would potentially kick off “phase two of this … saga that will culminate, God willing, in Avengers 2“. This is hardly a surprise considering the web-spinning Marvel has done between their individual projects so far. The prospect of […]
Continue readingKenneth Branagh won’t direct Thor 2
July 1, 2011 0 Comments
Disney has revealed that a sequel to Marvel’s Thor will hit cinemas on July 26, 2013. Although news of a sequel to the box office hit is hardly news at all, a surprising development regarding the first film’s director Kenneth Branagh certainly is… He isn’t coming back for Thor 2! According to Deadline, star Chris […]
Continue readingThe King’s Speech helmer Tom Hooper to direct Les Mis
March 28, 2011 0 Comments
The Oscar-winning director of The King’s Speech, Tom Hooper, is in negotiations to helm an adaptation of the musical Les Miserables. According to Variety, Hooper would direct the project for Universal. Bill Nicholson scripted the project, based not upon Victor Hugo’s 1862 novel but rather the 1980 musical adaptation. Les Mis takes place in 19th […]
Continue readingThe King’s Speech director turned down Iron Man 3
February 25, 2011 0 Comments
Everyone is wondering what The King’s Speech director Tom Hooper will do next. Poised to take home the Best Director prize at next Monday’s Oscars, and responsible for one of the most loved films of the past year, Hollywood is his oyster, and we’re just as intrigued to see how he’ll crack it open and […]
Continue readingShane Black to direct Iron Man 3?
February 11, 2011 1 Comment
Late last year it was revealed that Jon Favreau would be parting ways with Marvel, and would not helm the third instalment of the Iron Man franchise. Now, it seems star Robert Downey Jr. might reteam with his Kiss Kiss Bang Bang helmer, as Shane Black meets Marvel execs about taking over as writer/director. According […]
Continue readingJon Favreau is directing Iron Man 3 NO MORE
December 15, 2010 1 Comment
Jon Favreau, the director of Iron Man and Iron Man 2, will not helm the third instalment in the blockbuster Marvel comic franchise. The news was first reported by Vulture and later confirmed by Deadline. On the one hand, the news is not unexpected. Earlier this week Favreau revealed (rather ambivalently) that he had “no […]
Continue reading>Iron Man 3 will be the sequel to WHAT now?
December 8, 2010 1 Comment
>It seems that not even Jon Favreau knows what to expect of Iron Man 3 – and bear in mind here that he’s the director. In an interview over at MTV, the director who appears to be in the dark speaks out – we think candidly – about some expectations concerning the 2013 release of […]
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