With Bryan Singer going full-throttle on pre-production for X-Men: Apocalypse it only seems appropriate that we get confirmation straight from the horse’s mouth that Peter Maximoff, AKA Quicksilver, AKA everyone’s favorite part of X-Men: Days of Future Past, will return for the prequel/sequel. Thanks to I Am Rogue, we have actor Evan Peters doing just that. Continue reading
Despite previously indicating that his time as Weapon X could come to an end, Hugh Jackman says in a new interview he’d like to keep playing the character of Wolverine until he dies. Jackman tells Cigar Aficionado (via E! Online) that watching Michael Keaton in Birdman stirred something inside him. Continue reading
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice director Zack Snyder surprised the internet today with a first look at Jason Momoa as Aquaman!
The former “Game of Thrones” star is set to first appear as the character in the March 25, 2016 release, then will star in Justice League Part One in 2017, followed by the solo Aquaman movie in 2018.
With the “Unite The Seven” tagline prominently on the poster, will we see more character reveals very soon? Or do you think they are referring to the Seven Seas? Stay tuned!
While Sony Pictures and Marvel might be able to work out a deal to bring Spider-Man into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the bitter rivalry between Marvel and 20th Century Fox continues. Fox owns the screen rights to X-Men and Fantastic Four, and Marvel has retaliated by undermining those properties. According to Marvel Comics writer Chris Claremont [via Bleeding Cool], the company has forbidden the creation of new X-Men characters because those characters could then be used by Fox.
Hit the jump for more on how Marvel is trying to hurt Fox’s profits even if it means canceling comics. Continue reading
Bandai Namco Games announced it will release the new Godzilla game on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 in North America and Europe in July. Continue reading
The controversy over the casting of Scarlett Johansson in the upcoming live-action Ghost in the Shell film continues. It’s now the subject of an online petition aimed at Dreamworks, the producers of the film, which urges them to consider recasting the role with an Asian-American actor.
As of this writing, the petition has 35,827 signatures out of a goal of 36,000.
The text of the petition reads as follows: Continue reading
The Hollywood Reporter brings word that “Homeland,” “Firefly” and “Gotham” actress Morena Baccarin has joined the cast of 20th Century Fox’s long awaited Deadpool feature film as the female lead and romantic interest of the title character. Baccarin was previously-reported as being one of six actresses that were testing for the role. Continue reading
The long hoped for movie adaptation of the best-selling ESPN tome “Those Guys Have All The Fun” took a major step forward this week. In an interview on The Dan Patrick Show, author Jim Miller confirmed that he would be writing the screenplay for Focus Features in hopes of bringing the story of ESPN to the silver screen. Continue reading
The casting is underway and most of our mutants have been chosen for their roles! This just announced X-Men: Apocalypse director Bryan Singer is one of the few directors who often breaks his own casting news. Through his official Instagram account, Singer announced tonight that Kodi Smit-Mcphee has been cast as a young Nightcrawler in X-Men Apocalypse. Continue reading
General Thaddeus “Thunderbolt” Ross was overseeing the testing of the gamma bomb when Bruce Banner raced out onto the testing grounds to save teenager Rick Jones. For Banner’s pains, he was blasted with gamma radiation, turning him into the Hulk.Ross became the Hulk’s most persistent enemy, initially because of the Hulk’s attacks against the U.S. Army; as time passed, it developed into something more personal, an obsession. Even as Ross sought to bring the Hulk down, he envied and coveted the power the Hulk possessed.In the end, the death of Ross’ daughter Betty at the hands of the Abomination, the Hulk’s betrayal by the Illuminati, and the assassination of Captain America plunged Ross into the depths of despair, where the Intelligencia, a cabal of Mad Scientist supervillains, found him. Continue reading