An impressive first trailer has been released for Iron Man 3. This time Shane Black is in the director ‘s chair after the tensions between Marvel and former series director Jon Favreau caused something of a split – at one point he was looking to direct The Avengers but the struggle he faced making Iron Man 2 dashed those hopes. […]
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REVOLUTION Sci-Fi Series Trailer From Jon Favreau & J.J. Abrams
The trailer for NBC’s Revolution has been online a mere 24 hrs and it’s already garnered close to 4 million hits, which implies this new show from Jon Favreau and J.J. Abrams and executive producers Eric Kripke (Supernatural) and Bryan Burk (Lost), could be the next big thing on TV. While the high concept show Terra Nova faltered almost immediately, […]
Mickey Rourke Slams MARVEL
Reveals His Best Scenes Were Left On The Cutting Room Floor Iron Man 2 was an undeniable hit at the box-office, though many fans felt short changed with the story that was in part skewed to help Marvel launch their spin-off flicks. While those efforts certainly paid off with ‘Thor‘ and ‘Captain America‘, and will most […]
COWBOYS & ALIENS New Scenes and Featurette
With Cowboys & Aliens only weeks away from opening, Universal has released some new scenes and a featurette as part of the lead up. We can see that the filmmakers have pushed the limits to be faithful to the original premise, and have brought rich detail to this audacious concept. The clips show that the movie plays like a traditional western that just happens […]
COWBOYS AND ALIENS – New Trailer and Featurette
Cowboys & Aliens is the big screen adaption of the 2006 graphic novel written by Fred Van Lente and Andrew Foley, with art work by Luciano Lima. The film has been in development for over a decade with Star Trek and Lost scribes Roberto Orci, Alex Kurtzman and Damon Lindelof bringing the concept up to scratch. Steven Spielberg and Ron Howard are amongst […]
New Director Signed for ‘Iron Man 3’
When news broke some months back that Jon Favreau was exiting the Iron Man series fanboys everywhere took a collective gasp. Favreau did a great job launching the franchise but on the second movie his hands were tied and he lost creative control over many elements to Marvel, who saw it as a launching pad […]
Marvel developing War Machine Spin-Off
Here’s an interesting bit of news, word is that Marvel Studios are said to be planning one of their first big character spin-offs. Whilst Iron Man 3 looks set to be in limbo for a while with Jon Favreau jumping ship due to the prospect of it becoming a cross-over sequel of sorts, the studios […]
Jeremy Renner’s Hawkeye To Debut In Thor – Plot Spoilers
Jeremy Renner is set to debut his Hawkeye character albeit in a limited capacity in the upcoming movie Thor. Renner joined his acting cohorts at last years Comic-Con to promote their characters teaming up in The Avengers movie which Joss Whedon is still rewriting and will start shooting later this April in New Mexico. The […]
Jon Favreau Quits Iron Man 3, Begins Magic Kingdom
When Jon Favreau made the first Iron Man film he did something incredible by taking the classic comic book character and turning it into a contemporary tale with top notch visuals and a tone that suited the genre. Though when it came time to make the sequel, Marvel wasn’t prepared to reward his efforts with […]
There’s Trouble Brewing for Cowboys and Aliens
The next big sci-fi action-western flick is headed for a showdown with the writers associated with it’s development getting ready for a gunfight over the lucrative credit. From Iron Man director Jon Favreau, Cowboys & Aliens stars Daniel Craig who replaced Robert Downey Jr. due to scheduling, with screen legend Harrison Ford and Tron:Legacy babe […]