When people think of the driving force behind the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the mind immediately goes to Kevin Fiege. But if it wasn’t for the actions of another man, the Marvel Universe would be looking very different today. The Hollywood Reporter has published an interview with David Maisel, former boss of Marvel studios. In the interview Maisel details his part in the formation of the studio, which he feels is being overlooked in favour of Feige’s involvement. On the subject of Feige, the former founding chairman explains how whilst he was securing the deals to bring these characters to…
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Last years deal between Sony and Disney allowed the Captain America: Civil War directors Joe and Anthony Russo, the opportunity to bring one of their favorite characters, Spider-Man, to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Read on to find out which other popular Marvel character the brothers have their sights set on. In a recent interview with Collider’s Steve Waintrub, the brothers were asked which other character they would like to see join the MCU and their response probably won’t come as much of a surprise given the characters popularity. You can read Collider’s interview with the pair below. Joe Russo: Wolverine. Anthony…
CBS’s Supergirl series has had a bit of a rough start, losing nearly half of its viewership since it’s debut back in October of last year. Even a crossover with CW’s The Flash last month couldn’t seem to draw the audience back and now with no renewal seemingly on the horizon, could we be seeing the Kryptonian heroine find a new network to call home. A new report from TheWrap seemingly places much of the trouble Supergirl appears to be in, on the license fees that the network needs to pay Warner Bros. Television. This is similar to NBC’s Constantine…
2018’s Avengers: Infinty War Part One will see the the titular heroes take on their most dangerous foe yet in the form of The Mad Titan, Thanos. With such a deadly enemy to face, it would make sense that the Avengers would draft in their a allies from the small screen, however a recent comment from the films directors reveals it may not be the case. Whilst promoting the most recent addition to the MCU, Captain America: Civil War, one of the films directors, Joe Russo was asked by BadTaste.It whether we could be seeing the Defenders or Agents of…
Much like fan-favorite Firefly, Young Justice is another unjustly cancelled television show with a loyal fan base determined to bring it back however they can. Although going by what the show’s producer had to say, these efforts may very much be in vain. On a recent episode of the Shanlian on Batman podcast, Young Justice producer and writer Brandon Vietti dropped the bombshell which is sure to disappoint fans of the Cartoon Network series. Talking to the host Vietti revealed: “It’s like all above my pay grade. If there’s anything going on it’s like way above me.” Before going on to elaborate:…
We haven’t seen much of James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 so far, but the director has been releasing teases of the film on his Twitter page as part of his #WhatWeShotWednesday. This weeks installment focuses on the teams newest member, Mantis, set to be played by Pom Klementieff. The tweet which you can check out below, doesn’t reveal a great deal in regards to the story but it does confirm that Mantis will have her Antennae like her comic-book counterpart. It’s hard to work out who the other characters are in the scene, but whoever it is…
Since 2008, Robert Downey Jr. has played Tony Stark six times on screen, with his Seventh set for release May 6th and his Eighth, Ninth and Tenth lined up already with Spider-Man: Homecoming and Avengers: Infinty Wars Part 1 and 2 respectively, so it would be understandable if he was looking to put the character to bed. Alas, this doesn’t seem to be case as the actor has expressed interest in playing him at least one more time. A recent Nightline special for the upcoming Captain America: Civil War saw the cast on hand to discuss the film with the key…
Later this year will see the release of the R-Rated extended cut of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and while details are scarce, outside of the fact it includes the Jena Malone scenes which were cut, we now have confirmation of the film’s runtime. It was previously hinted that the films runtime would be around the three hour mark, but now thanks to a Swedish retailer we know that the film will be clocking in at an impressive 181 Minutes. As well as the previously mentioned Jena Malone storyline, the extended cut is also set to add more violence to…
With Captain America: Civil War now only nine days away, speculation has turned to whether the film will use the same ending as the 2006 comic arc of the same name, which saw the Sentinel of Liberty the wrong end of a snipers bullet. With Chris Evans’ contract set to expire could we be seeing a similar fate befall the MCU version? Whilst making an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live to promote the upcoming threequel, the pair discussed the actors initial hesitation to take on the role and then Evans’ contract and whether there was a possibility that it could…
Since 2011, Jennifer Lawrence has been known to comic book fans as the blue-skinned Mutant Mystique in Fox’s X-Men franchise, but a new rumor reveals that she may be shape-shifting into another famous Marvel heroine. A new report from ComicPlanetCultureLife claims that the Oscar Winning actress is in talks to take on the role of Carol Danvers, better known as Captain Marvel in Disney’s 2019 film of the same name. The rumor comes from one of their trusted sources, Mikey Sutton – who also predicted the Logan cameo in yesterday’s brand new trailer for X-Men: Apocalypse (although let’s be…