It’s pretty much official except for the paperwork; with talks of Fox and Marvel doing some character trading being dismissed as just rumour, the clock has run out for Fox’s rights to the Daredevil character. The blind hero will now finally be finding himself at home at Marvel Studios. Unfortunately, a side effect of this custody battle is that it …
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. …
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 …
You may remember that not too long ago we reported that when it came to the proposed reboot for the Daredevil superhero film, 20th Century Fox found themselves in what is colloquially referred to as “up a rivulet filled with feces, without some manual mobility device”. Director David Slade had pulled out of the project at the last minute, leaving …
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With pretty much just Dredd left to debut (in late September), this week we want to know what your favourite superhero/comic book adaptation has been this year? The big name contenders of the 2012 Midyear Blockbuster Season are The Avengers, The Dark Knight Rises and The Amazing Spider-Man. Even if you’ve been left unwowed, let us know. Last Updated: August …
The Avengers made (and is still making) ludicrous amounts of money. I didn’t know it was possible to put that many zeroes next to each other, and still have it be a real life number. And if there’s one thing that a comic book publisher like Marvel knows how to do, it’s create spinoffs from a successful title. We’ve been …
When Marvel selected Joe Johnston to direct Captain America: The First Avenger, everybody who had ever seen how he handled the action and feel of that WWII era in The Rocketeer, immediately went “Ah…. Good choice.” When co-directing brothers Anthony and Joe Russo were tapped for Captain America: The Winter Soldier, most people probably went “Ah….Ha ha ha ha”. Guys who’ve …
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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