With the apparent death of Agent Phil Coulson (Clark Gregg) in Marvel's "The Avengers" movie, the announcement that the character would be heading up the upcoming TV series "Marvel's S.H.I.E.L.D." was met with confusion. A prequel series was the most common thought, however ABC President Paul Lee has now shot that theory down. Lee says: "There … [Read more...]
VOTD: “The Avengers” VFX Featurette
December 30, 2012 by
Industrial Light and Magic (ILM) has posted up an interesting featurette exploring the single most ambitious visual effects shot in this past Summer's "The Avengers." The shot itself, featuring all the superheroes battling the Chitauri, combines practical special effects and extensive digital visual effects. Dark Horizons - News … [Read more...]
Crossbones To Appear In “Avengers 2”?
November 2, 2012 by
The other week radio personality Matthew Aaron broke the news that "Warrior" and "The Grey" actor Frank Grillo would star as the villain Crossbones in the upcoming "Captain America: The Winter Soldier". Said rumor was confirmed a few days later. Now, Aaron claims the source who broke the story about Grillo's casting has some additional … [Read more...]
Feige On Thanos In “Avengers 2” & Beyond
September 21, 2012 by
His profile made a quick cameo during the end credits of "The Avengers" with a look akin to the offspring of Ron Perlman and a mountain gorilla dipped in grape juice. Now, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige tells MTV that the 'Thanos' tease did exactly the job it was meant to do - "get the audience buzzing". He does affirm however there was … [Read more...]
“Knight,” “Avengers” Hit Box-Office Heights
September 3, 2012 by
Movie attendance was quiet over the Labor Day weekend with supernatural thriller "The Possession" over performing expectations slightly and topping the U.S. domestic box-office with $ 17.7 million. The most interesting stuff however was quietly happening much further down the list. Chris Nolan's "The Dark Knight Rises" has now slipped past … [Read more...]
“Avengers 2” Set For May 1st 2015
August 17, 2012 by
Walt Disney Studios have confirmed a May 1st 2015 release date for the much anticipated sequel to this year's biggest box-office success and the third highest grossing film of all time - "Marvel's The Avengers". As announced last week, Joss Whedon will return to write and direct the film which caps off Marvel's 'Phase Two' slate of five films - … [Read more...]
“Hellboy 3,” “Ted 2,” “Avengers 2” Talk
July 16, 2012 by
With numerous genre filmmakers being interviewed left and right at Comic Con this past weekend, it's no surprise that talk of potential sequels came up. Lets break it down by key titles: Hellboy 3 Guillermo del Toro tells EW that "I can say publicly that now we are together in trying [to do Hellboy 3]… We’re going to make an effort to do it. I … [Read more...]
“Guardians”, “Ant-Man,” “Avengers” Updates
June 29, 2012 by
Evidence continues to mount that Marvel Studios is set to announce that "Guardians of the Galaxy" will be its May 2014 release. Sources for Heat Vision indicate an announcement on 'Guardians' is expected at Marvel's panel during Comic-Con. It is also one of the Marvel projects considered "most ready" to go thanks to Nicole Perlman's … [Read more...]
The Indy, Hitch, Bond, Avengers Clusterf—
June 26, 2012 by
After a rather quiet year in which there has been a drought of interesting Blu-ray titles, late September has suddenly emerged as the time in which the heavens open and out pours a flood of must-have discs. Four key titles in particular are set to really strain the disposable incomes of any film fan. On September 18th comes "Indiana Jones: The … [Read more...]
“Avengers” Destruction Costs A Pretty Penny
May 11, 2012 by
Disaster assessment firm Kinetic Analysis Corp has estimated that the hypothetical economic cost of repairing the damage done to midtown Manhattan in "The Avengers" would come in at a staggering $ 160 billion says The Hollywood Reporter. In a grim and somewhat distasteful comparison, the cleanup costs of Hurricane Katrina were $ 90 billion while … [Read more...]
