If there’s one thing that Joss Whedon proved with The Avengers – well, besides that all us geeks worshipping at his feet all these years were actually right – it’s that a comic book movie could be just that: a movie that plays out like a comic book. But according to the ginger haired writer-director the sequel will be taking its …
While there has been a bit of a split between Hulk fans as to whether they prefer Ang Lee’s Hulk or Marvel’s The Incredible Hulk, but there is no question that almost everyone likes Mark Ruffalo as the titular green monster that likes to smash things. Last Updated: January 20, 2014
Always two there are in a sequel. A villain and another villain. But one villain less so than the other my padawan. Yep, it looks like the Avengers sequel will be doubling up on the bad guy threat, as rogue ultra-AI and all-around evil robot Ultron won’t be alone. He’ll be getting a little bit of help in that film, …
The first Avengers film may not have been the kind of blockbuster that saw scenes shot all over the world in 80 days, but it looks like things might be changing in the sequel. When you’ve got the living embodiment of the American dream on your team, alongside a green gigantic rage monster, a god of thunder and Iron Man, …
Robert Downey Jr can’t headline the Avengers and Iron Man forvever, and will most likely depart the franchise at some point in the future. Is this a bad thing? Not entirely, as Iron Man 2 and 3 made the right move in casting Don Cheadle as his pal and fellow armoured Avenger War Machine/Iron Patriot. I’d actually dig to see …
Well, it does seem like the superhero world can’t get enough of Aaron Taylor-Johnson. If headlining the hyper-violent masked vigilante ensemble in the Kick-Ass franchise wasn’t enough, Mr. Taylor-Johnson has now officially signed on to play Quicksilver in Marvel’s next Avengers movie, the Age of Ultron. Last Updated: October 31, 2013
Last week we showed you the title reveal trailer for Avengers: Age of Ultron, and if there was ever more evidence needed to demonstrate just how much fans are geeking out over this film, that would be it. It was honestly nothing much, yet I have it on good authority that after it screened at Comic-Con, management needed to remove and …
Hearing that James Spader was cast as the voice of Ultron in the upcoming Avengers sequel was wonderful news to me. Primarily because it forced Kervyn to ditch a massive article that he had spent plenty of time working on, drawing links to the fact that it would be JARVIS that would become the killer robot and AI system. Also, …
Have you ever double-checked your doors at night because something just didn’t feel secure? …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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