With filming under way in New Mexico on Marvel’s team up flick The Avengers, the concept art depicting the characters has made it’s début. Offering a better look at Jeremy Renner as the character Hawkeye, as well as Captain America sporting a more contemporary outfit, the artwork reveals how actor Mark Ruffalo will look when he transforms into The Hulk. Both big screen outings have failed to ignite interest in […]
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Bringing THE HULK back To TV
The Hulk continues to be an enduring character of Marvel‘s comics and though the big screen adaptations have been less than well received, the character has thrived on the small screen. The popular TV series of the 80’s which starred Bill Bixby as Dr David Banner and Lou Ferringo as The Incredible Hulk, remains a favorite with fans, and with last years acquisition […]
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 […]
Ron Howard’s Journey To King’s Dark Tower
Stephen King’s novels have been keeping many an avid reader awake at night and now one of his more audacious works is being brought to life by director Ron Howard. The Dark Tower is the seven series novel which the author began in 1982 and has since sold 30 million copies worldwide. With plans for […]
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 […]
Disney pays $4 billion for Marvel
Disney recently announced that it has purchased the Marvel Entertainment group for a whopping $4 billion in cash and stocks. The stable of more than 5000 characters now become the property of Disney including the current favorites who are lighting up screens including Iron Man, X-Men, Captain America,The Avengers and Thor. For now films that […]