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Epic Trailer For MAN OF STEEL: Believe A Man Can Fly

Wow. Right. I’m a DC Comics man and not a Marvel dude, so the recent spate of Marvel based superhero movies hasn’t really rocked my world. Don’t get me wrong – they’re good – I like them (read the Movies In Focus review for The [...]

April 18, 2013

Profile: Robert Downey Jr.

A decade ago nobody would have believed that Robert Downey Jr. would be one of the most bankable stars on the planet. In 2003 the recovering drug addict was a supporting player in dire Halle Berry schlocker, Gothika, while his close friend Mel [...]

April 4, 2013

What A Marvel! Robert Redford To Join CAPTAIN AMERICA: WINTER SOLDIER

Wow, this is odd news. Robert Redford, the godfather of independent cinema in the US (and movie star extraordinaire) is in talks with Marvel/Disney to take on a role in Captain America: The Winter Soldier. I wasn’t a fan of the original Captain [...]

March 23, 2013

Will Christian Bale And Christopher Nolan Return To The DC Comics Universe?

Warner Bros has been working hard to try and bring Justice League to the screen. Some would say that they’ve been trying too hard, while others might say not hard enough. The studio has been sitting back, watching Marvel reap praise (and serious [...]

March 7, 2013

Disney Buys Lucasfilm; STAR WARS: EPISODE VII To Be Released In 2015

I never really expected to see it in my lifetime (or at the very least, the lifetime of George Lucas), but George Lucas has sold Lucasfilm to Walt Disney Studios, and they will be releasing Star Wars: Episode 7 (Episode VII) in 2015 – it will be [...]

October 31, 2012

A Webb Is Spun Over THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN 2

At one point it looked uncertain, but it has been confirmed director Marc Webb will be returning to direct the follow-up to The Amazing Spider-Man. Will it be called The Amazing Spider-Man 2? The Even More Amazing Spider-Man? The famously quaffed [...]

September 30, 2012

Will SPIDER-MAN Replace IRON MAN In THE AVENGERS 2?

Robert Downey Jr. (King Con) has been kicking it back at Comic Con, answering questions about Iron Man and working the crowd into a frenzy. However, when he was asked about his future as Iron Man he said that he didn’t know – and that his [...]

July 16, 2012

Will SPIDER-MAN Be In THE AVENGERS Sequel?

This image of Andrew Garfield, the star of The Amazing Spider-Man carrying a stack of Avengers comic books has set the hearts of many fanboys fluttering. Does it mean that the Sony Pictures owned Spider-Man will be appearing in the Disney owned [...]

June 30, 2012

Emma Stone Loves A Deformed Basketball In New Poster For THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN

What a bad way to sell a super-hero [...]

June 15, 2012

Where’s KISS KISS BANG BANG 2?

Kiss Kiss Bang Bang is a near flawless modern noir. Shane Black’s script sparkles with wit and one-liners and Robert Downey Jr and Val Kilmer are perfect as the leads. Therefore, it’s a shame that we will never get a sequel. The $15 million film [...]

June 10, 2012

Warner Bros. Develops A New JUSTICE LEAGUE Movie

Warner Bros. appears to be stepping up to the plate and getting started on a Justice League movie…again. I’m sure that the $1.3 billion worldwide gross of Marvel’s The Avengers had nothing to do with it. Will Beall has been hired to write [...]

June 6, 2012

Robert Downey Jr. To Earn $50 Million From THE AVENGERS

The Avengers is smashing box office records left, right and center – making a lot of money for Marvel, Disney and Paramount Pictures. The $220 million budgeted adventure (at the time of writing) is closing in on $400 million at the domestic box [...]

May 12, 2012