Beef alert! Terrence Howard reveals why he was booted from Iron Man 2, throwing shade at Robert Downey Jr. in the process. Howard was asked on Watch What Happens Live why he didn’t reprise the role of Rhodey in Iron Man 2 after starring in the original. His answer was recorded for posterity by THR. “It turns out that the […]
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Robert Downey Jr. joins Jon Favreau’s indie Chef
May 13, 2013 
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Robert Downey Jr. will reunite with his original Iron Man director, Jon Favreau, on the indie dramedy Chef, Variety reports. Favreau is set to star in the flick as a chef who loses his job and begins working in a food truck. He will direct from his own screenplay. Favreau helmed the first two Iron […]
Continue readingJon Favreau returns to indie world with Chef
April 30, 2013 0 Comments
Jon Favreau looks set to return to his indie roots with upcoming film Chef, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Favreau – who is these days more famous for directing Iron Man than scripting the 1996 indie Swingers – will star in, direct and produce the new film based on his own screenplay. He reportedly also […]
Continue readingInterview: Clark Gregg (The Avengers)
September 7, 2012 0 Comments
Interview: Clark Gregg (The Avengers). By Simon Miraudo. Clark Gregg is one of the busiest character actors in Hollywood; a reliable and welcome presence in more than 65 film and TV shows (such as The West Wing, The New Adventures of Old Christine, Spartan, and 500 Days of Summer), not to mention a prolific screenwriter […]
Continue readingDisney is rebooting The Rocketeer
August 22, 2012 2 Comments
Disney is working on a reboot of notorious 1991 flop The Rocketeer, Vulture reports. The Joe Johnson adaptation of the comic, starring Billy Campbell and Jennifer Connelly, grossed only $45 million at the box office from a $35 million budget. Vulture suggests the surging popularity of Iron Man has inspired the hit-hungry studio to reinvent the similarly iron-suited hero. No […]
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 readingThe Avengers might get their own TV show (kinda)
July 30, 2012 0 Comments
Marvel and ABC are looking into expanding The Avengers to a television series, according to Deadline. After the blockbuster broke records and took in over a billion dollars worldwide, it’s not surprising that Marvel is now looking into how to make more money off the much-loved franchise. Apparently the drama series will take place in […]
Continue readingDisney making animated Marvel movie
July 2, 2012 0 Comments
It’s been three years since Disney ponied up $4 billion to purchase Marvel Entertainment, and they’re finally getting to work on an animated feature film collaboration. According to Deadline, Walt Disney Animation Studios is developing a big screen adaptation of the Big Hero 6 comics. Obviously this is a deeper cut from the Marvel back catalogue than […]
Continue readingSmaug is richer than Tony Stark, Bruce Wayne, and Citizen Kane combined
April 26, 2012 1 Comment
The Hobbit‘s Smaug has topped Forbes annual list of the richest fictional characters; the treasure hoarding dragon supposedly sits atop a loot worth $62 billion. In second place is Scrooge McDuck’s nemesis Flintheart Glomgold with $51.9 billion – that has to hurt Scrooge. Carlisle Cullen of Twilight fame has collected $36.3 billion over his lifetime(s), […]
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 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 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 readingAngry Birds: The Movie flying forward
July 6, 2011 0 Comments
It’s almost been a year since we learnt that app producers Rovio were working on a film adaptation of their cultural-consciousness-consuming megahit Angry Birds (as well as potential TV shows, toys and comic book spin-offs). According to Variety, development on the Angry Birds feature is finally getting off the ground, with former Marvel Studios chairman […]
Continue readingPoster Debut: The Avengers
June 15, 2011 0 Comments
The very first teaser poster for the Marvel team-up flick The Avengers debuted at the Licensing International Expo this past weekend, and is now online for you to salivate over (courtesy of Slashfilm). OK, it’s animated, but you get the idea. Regardless, it’s more interesting than the first set image released by director Joss Whedon back in April. It […]
Continue readingThe Avengers begins production! Whedon speaks! First pic unveiled!
April 27, 2011 1 Comment
After what seems like a lifetime of rumours, casting announcements and fanboy wish fulfilment, production has officially begun on Joss Whedon’s Marvel comic adaptation of The Avengers. The film will unite Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Captain America (Chris Evans), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson), Black […]
Continue readingCobie Smulders close to joining The Avengers
February 9, 2011 1 Comment
The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed Cobie Smulders is in final negotiations to join the all-star cast of The Avengers. Smulders is best known for her role as Robin Scherbatsky on the hit television show How I Met Your Mother. While her success in television has seen her enter the sixth year of the series, she […]
Continue reading>Trailer Debut: Thor
December 13, 2010 1 Comment
>The trailer for Kenneth Branagh‘s film adaptation of the Marvel comic Thor (he of the big hammer) has debuted online. For those unawares, Thor tells the story of, well, Thor (Aussie Chris Hemsworth), who is booted out of his home amongst the God and forced to live with human beings. Gross! The film exists in […]
Continue readingJeremy Renner cast in The Avengers?
May 26, 2010 0 Comments
Jeremy Renner, the Oscar-nominated star of The Hurt Locker, is rumoured to have been cast as Hawkeye in Joss Whedon‘s impending Marvel team-up movie The Avengers. Hawkeye, otherwise known as Clint Barton, was an orphan who joined the circus and was trained to use a bow and arrow. Inspired by Iron Man, Barton decided to […]
Continue readingHe’s steel got it – Iron Man 2 review
April 28, 2010 1 Comment
Iron Man 2 – Starring Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow and Sam Rockwell. Directed by Jon Favreau. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Iron Man bests the biggest adversaries of the superhero genre in his second outing: production troubles, sequel-bloat and overwhelming, unrestrained fanboy hype. Iron Man 2 – beyond all reasonable expectations – even raises […]
Continue readingJoss Whedon to rewrite The Avengers AND Captain America?
April 16, 2010 5 Comments
In some kind of cosmic justice, it has been revealed that Joss Whedon is not only in negotiations to direct Marvel’s flagship superhero flick The Avengers, but to also rewrite the script. That’s not all. Whedon will also take a pass at the script for The First Avenger: Captain America. It’s as if all the […]
Continue readingJoss Whedon to direct The Avengers?
April 13, 2010 5 Comments
Joss Whedon, creator of Buffy The Vampire Slayer, is in final negotiations to direct the Marvel team-up movie The Avengers. That’s according to a report by Mike Fleming at Deadline, who believes the fanboy favourite will soon be announced by Marvel as helmer of the highly anticipated ensemble flick. For those not in the loop, […]
Continue readingIron Man 2 trailer debut!
December 17, 2009 0 Comments
source: traileraddict.com The trailer for Iron Man 2 has debuted online! … what you want me to write a novel about it? You know you’ve been looking forward to it and you know it’s going to be incredible. Go watch it already! http://www.traileraddict.com/emd/17044 Indeedy. Iron Man 2 stars Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Mickey Rourke, […]
Continue readingIron Man 2 poster debut – with War Machine!
December 1, 2009 1 Comment
source: movies.yahoo.com The official teaser poster for Iron Man 2 has landed online, giving us our long-awaited first glimpse of War Machine. See? There he is right behind Iron Man! We reported back in February that Terence Howard would not reprise his role as Jim “Rhodey” Rhodes in the second installment of the Iron Man […]
Continue readingDisney to buy Marvel! Pixar to develop superhero films?!
September 1, 2009 0 Comments
source: nytimes.com The Walt Disney Company has made a surprise deal to acquire Marvel Entertainment for $4 billion in a move that will shake the foundations of Hollywood. Disney announced yesterday that it would pay cash and stock for the comic book publisher and (previously) independent movie studio. This means Marvel’s 5,000+ characters, including Spiderman, […]
Continue readingIs Iron Man 2 falling apart?
February 2, 2009 1 Comment
Something fishy is going down at Marvel offices. Since Iron Man opened to spectacular acclaim in May last year, everyone knew a sequel was close behind. However, in the last six months, they almost lost the director, cast members have been dropped, and newly signed villains are on the verge of quitting. So what does […]
Continue readingAcademy narrow down visual effects/makeup contenders
January 7, 2009 0 Comments
source: incontention.com The Academy has whittled down the contenders for Best Visual Effects and Best Makeup to a tight seven ahead of the official nominations later this month. The seven films competing for a Visual Effects Oscar are: AustraliaThe Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonThe Dark KnightHellboy 2: The Golden ArmyIron ManJourney to the Center of […]
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