Well I certainly did not see this one coming. While Marvel and Disney had made big news just two days ago by announcing Joss Whedon’s return to write and direct the next Avengers film, Warner Bros and DC may just have stolen some of that limelight with an announcement for their own superhero ensemble mega-film. Coming completely out of nowhere, …

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It’s kind of hard to imagine Steven Seagal being a badass these days. Sure, he may be a deputy cop as well, with law vision that can spot a perp directly in front of him, but his legend is fading, and doing so fast. Despite several attempts at a Hollywood comeback, the man is best kept in reserve for light …

Unlike other films, Christopher Nolan’s Batman trilogy didn’t exactly faff around when it came to explaining the origins behind the villains that appeared. Actually, make that zero faffing, because there were little to no details on their origins, with Harvey Dent being the sole exception. The Joker was an agent of chaos, while Bane was a blunt hammer of bat-breaking …

After Gran Torino back in 2008 , it seemed that Clint Eastwood was ready to hang up his six-shooters and call it a day in the world of acting, and focus more on calling the shots for a film, a career that has showcased his incredible talent behind a camera. Eastwood pulled out all the stops in what should have …

You may recall that that yesterday I was – pardon my french – “perdre ma merde” over the fact that Marvel and 20 Century Fox may have brokered a deal that provided Fox with an extension on their Daredevil cinematic rights in exchange for Fox handing the rights for Galactus, the Silver Surfer and Uatu the Watcher back to Marvel. …

There are few people who can handle the chimeric genre of dramedy as well as Judd Apatow. His 40-Year Old Virgin and Knocked Up were both pretty good, which is why I’m really looking forward to his spin-off sequel to the latter, in the form of This is 40. While not going for laugh out loud moments quite as much …

Yeah, yeah. Not exactly ground breaking news, is it? Ever since The Avengers handed Marvel/Disney a licence to start printing money, many people just assumed that Whedon would be returning, despite his non-committal mutterings. So the news that he’l be shepherding the next big movie comes as no surprise. What is surprising though, is that before then, Whedon will be …