Author: Frank Palmer

Last week, we did a list with 5 Reasons The Punisher Needs A Netflix series. Now, it’s being reported that Marvel has been “toying” with the idea of giving Frank Castle his own series – but… they want it to be “hard PG-13”. They also feel that the character is too one note to carry a series on his own. Here’s what Heroic Hollywood has learned: The heavy level of violence is also perceived to be a risk. They want a “hard PG-13,” instead of an R. And since none of the Defenders actively kill, throwing Punisher into the mix…

According to Latino Review, a few re-writes were made before the Sony/Marvel Spider-Man deal was done – to include references to the web-slinger: We’ve heard an unconfirmed rumor there is “lots of” talk of/references to Spider-Man and OsCorp in the current version of Ant-Man.  Corey Stoll’s villainous businessman Darren Cross is attempting to sell the Ant-Man/Yellowjacket weapons technology to other corporations and organizations. The Ten Rings from Iron Man and Roxxon, a Marvel Comics corporation that has been name-dropped in all 3 Iron Man movies, Agents of SHIELD, Agent Carter, Daredevil and a Marvel One Shot. This scene would be an…

According to THR, the two actors that have been narrowed down to play Spider-Man are Asa Butterfield and Tom Holland. As some of you may remember, Butterfield was confirmed as Spider-Man at an earlier point – but those reports proved to be false. The other actors that Marvel was reportedly looking at were Judah Lewis, Matthew Lintz, Charlie Plummer and Charlie Rowe. After a secretive, all-day screen-testing process Saturday, Marvel is on the verge of choosing the actor who will don the red and blue suit of Spider-Man. According to sources, six teenage boys tested for the highly sought-after role…

It has has revealed (via ComicBook.com) that Stan Lee is now the highest grossing movie producer of all time, after Avengers: Age of Ultron has made $413 million at the domestic box office – bringing his all time film gross total as a producer to $6.8 billion.  He passed Spielberg ($6.76 billion) to take the top spot. Kevin Feige isn’t far behind with $5.3 billion. It’s not exactly surprising given all of the success Marvel has had over his lifetime – and especially over the recent years with the superhero movie boom. According to a quote from Lee (via Wikiquote): “In the…

Ryan Reynolds has officially announced that the filming of Deadpool has completed. He did so while thanking the fans and possibly eating a “samich”… Check it out for yourself below: #Deadpool has been a privilege to make. And we got to make this film because of you. Gonna eat a samich now. #wrapped pic.twitter.com/AMW68HD2BI — Ryan Reynolds (@VancityReynolds) May 29, 2015 It caps off (or begins) what has been one of the more interesting marketing campaigns of recent memory, and here’s hoping we get the movie Deadpool (and Marvel) fans have been waiting to see for quite some time now.…

According to The Hollwood Reporter, Tilda Swinton is negotiations to portray the Ancient One, the Tibetan mystic who is a mentor to Dr. Strange. It says that Marvel was originally searching for a male actor for the character but apparently re-thought the role and is set to cast a female instead. The actress is negotiations to portray the Ancient One, the Tibetan mystic who is a mentor to Dr. Strange. Tilda Swinton is on her way to the Marvel Universe. The actress is in negotiations to join Benedict Cumberbatch in Marvel Studios’ Doctor Strange, being directed by Scott Derrickson. Though the…

Earlier today, two audition videos for the second season of Marvel’s Daredevil were posted on Vimeo but quickly deleted. One audition is of a girl talking to a thug and the other flirting with Matt Murdock back in their college days. Here are the transcripts from the auditions below: Elektra: Easy. No moving. No talking. Right now we play a game called, “This is not a conversation.” Sit on the bed. Thug: Please, my pills, can I get them? Elektra: The .38’s gone. So is the knife you stashed under the pillow. Anything else I should know about? Thug: I’m…

6/12/2015 **Update** He will be appearing on Marvel’s Daredevil. We last saw Frank Castle in the pathetic 2008 film known as Punisher: War Zone. While some may take offense to me calling it pathetic, I can’t really care because all in all, that’s what it was. Sure, Ray Stevenson wasn’t bad as Castle but the rest of that movie was corny at best. But – that’s beside the point. Here are just 5 reasons we think that The Punisher needs a Netflix series. 5. He Could Easily Tie Into The Daredevil Series With the recent success of Marvel’s Daredevil, it’s no…

As I’m sure many of you remember, Hugh Jackman told MTV News that he would in fact be interested in appearing in the new Deadpool movie. Now, Ryan Reynolds seems to be on board with that idea as well. Speaking with news.com.au, he made the following comments: “I dunno, we’ll see. It seems like he’s open to it, but it’s gonna be more of a scheduling issue than anything else.” Fans of the comics are sure to know that there are many stories that could potentially work with the history that Wolverine and Wade Wilson have. Per Marvel.com: Wade Wilson’s…

Samsung has unveiled the limited edition Iron Man Galaxy S6 Edge. Younghee Lee, Executive Vibe President of Global Marketing released the following statement: “We are excited to be able to offer our world-class Galaxy S6 edge smartphone designed especially for Iron Man fans through our continued collaboration with Marvel,” he said. “The limited edition Iron Man Galaxy S6 edge embodies the power of the iconic Avenger with a dual-curved edge design and advanced features that will provide Marvel fans with the ultimate entertainment experience.” There are more details to be found and be sure to check out the official unboxing…