Chadwick Boseman is an actor that hasn’t been around for a long time, but he’s already played two characters with mounds of history in Get On Up as James Brown and as Jackie Robinson in 42. Now he’ll take on the character of T’Challa, or the Black Panther, in his own film in the Marvel…
Three years ago this week, Joss Whedon and Marvel made history. A movie featuring a ragtag group of superheroes, a little ditty called The Avengers, became the third highest grossing film of all time. It had the biggest opening weekend ever in the U.S. and Canada. Batman did pretty well, too. The Dark Knight Rises and…
Written and Directed by Joss Whedon. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Elizabeth Olsen, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Cobie Smulders, Paul Bettany with Samuel L. Jackson and James Spader as Ultron. Rated PG-13, 141 minutes. The first Avengers movie was the successful consummation of a major gamble. Bringing various…
Directed by Joe & Anthony Russo. Starring Chris Evans, Scarlett Johansson, Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Cobie Smulders with Samuel L. Jackson and Robert Redford. PG-13, 136 minutes. Now this is more like it. The two previous “Phase Two” entries in the Marvel Cinematic Universe were entertaining diversions that ultimately failed to bring anything new to…
WARNING: Though this is a speculative article, it does contain information about the Civil War storyline found in the comics. Reader discretion is advised. When it comes to superhero movies, Marvel has been running a very successful game plan. The first Avengers movie was a grand act of drama, having multiple characters share screen time…
Written for the screen & Directed by Joss Whedon. Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hiddleston, Jeremy Renner and Samuel L. Jackson. PG-13, 143 minutes. Previously on Marvel Month… Right at the time when all the superhero origin stories and sequels or reboots were threatening to grow stale,…
Yes, but let me explain why. Comic book movies were never really “in vogue” throughout the 70s, 80s and 90s. Oh sure, Superman was seen as a classic portrayal of the Man of Steel, and Tim Burton introduced us to a much Darker Knight than most people had seen in Batman. But these movies were…
Another day, another trailer for a superhero movie. A new trailer for Avengers: Age of Ultron dropped this week, and while there’s not a lot of new content there are plenty of things to speculate. You can check out the trailer right here. Again we hear a haunting score with pings and dings that play…
I will be the first to admit that I am new to the superhero craze (having only ever really cared for Toby McGuire’s Spider-Man series). That attribute of mine has gradually begun to change since Joss Whedon’s Avengers hit theaters in 2012. I don’t like to go into any fandom half-cocked, so I watched all of the…
The Age of Ultron is upon us. Well, almost. Actually, May is still pretty far away, but the teaser trailer dropped this week. Only six days on YouTube and it’s racked up almost 47 million views. That’s a ton! Perhaps it’s because the trailer is awesome, magnificent, and gloriously stunning. See it for yourself. Yeah,…
The Internet has rejoiced in recent days due to a mash-up war of Easter eggs of epic proportions. After Batman v. Superman director Zack Synder tweeted pictures of actor Henry Cavill from Man of Steel wielding a lightsaber and Jedi robe, as well as a Stormtrooper being arrested by Gotham police, J.J. Abrams, director of the…
The Avengers have something to do in the spring, and now we know about it. Disney revealed the plot of the upcoming film Avengers: Age of Ultron in a recent press release. The official information comes from Disney through Comic Book Resources. Marvel Studios presents “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” the epic follow-up to the biggest…
