Author: Andreas Petersen

With a title like Captain America: Civil War, a movie that will pit hero against hero, it’s hard to forget that the film will have some classic comic villains as well.  We know that Daniel Brül will be playing Baron Zemo, though we haven’t seen any footage of him in character yet.  When the first Civil War trailer premiered last year, eagle-eyed viewers spotted Crossbones, played by Frank Grillo.  However, we now have our first official look at the super villian courtesy of Empire: While Crossbones appeared in Captain America: The Winter Solider, it was much more of a figurative…

While the Marvel Cinematic Universe has established itself with a continuity spanning films and television series, fans have eagerly been awaiting a more  crossovers from the big screen to small screen, and vice versa.  Right now, the strongest link between the MCU films and MCU TV series is Peggy Carter, the supporting character of  2011’s Captain America: The First Avenger that now has her own series on ABC. This has left people wondering if we’ll ever see a hero from the Netflix side of the MCU in one of the films.  With both Daredevil and Jessica Jones being critical and…

When Deadpool was released to critical acclaim and feverish support at the box office, it proved many things.  It proved that a comic book movie didn’t need to be dark and gritty, that it could be light and fun.  It showed that executives didn’t need to fear deviating from straying from the tried and true path of past success.  It also showed that a movie with a hard-R rating could find a wide audience.  But how different of a film would Deadpool have been if it had been toned down?  According to one of the film’s writers, not all that…

As we approach the release of Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice later in March, a recent rumor hit the internet concerning Warner Bros. and their opinion on the finished product. Last week, HitFix reported that WB has seen the film, and in short, they weren’t pleased, at least to the point of sticking to their proposed plan of releasing a Zack Snyder directed Justice League film as soon as they intended.  The rumors swirling around ranged from WB not being happy with the film’s quality, to not thinking people will “get it”.  All the rumors pointed to…

While Deadpool broke new ground on what a successful comic book movie could be, it’s easy to forget that it’s part of the X-Men cinematic universe.  After the newest box office numbers have come in, it’s becoming one of the most successful X-Men movies at that. Over the weekend, Deadpool passed X-Men: The Last Stand as the highest grossing X-Men film domestically.  Deadpool has now grossed $235,000,000, surpassing the third X-Men film’s $234,000,000 in US ticket sales. Deadpool still has a little bit of ground to go before becoming the global champion of X-Men movie ticket sales.  The merc with…

After months of rumors, speculation, denials, and more rumors, it’s official: Kurt Russel has joined that cast of James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. This information was confirmed at the very end of the cast list in a press release from Marvel Studios today.  This list also confirmed the return of many characters from the first film (such as Nebula, Yondu, and Kraglin) but also made a few new players official as well.  This includes Pom Klementieff, Elizabeth Dibicki, and Chris Sullivan. Writer/Director Gunn took to twitter to confirm that Klentieff will be playing Mantis. Read the full…

After years of development hell, a feature Deadpool story will be gracing the screens this weekend.  A big reason Deadpool was able to escape said hell was due to test footage that leaked, reigniting interest and showing audiences everywhere that all the players seemed to be getting the character and tone right.  It’s said that Fox greenlit Deadpool 24 hours after the footage leaked.  So it begs the question, who leaked to footage? While on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Ryan Reynolds dropped some not so subtle hints as to who the culprit is: “I know that one…

While many saw Star Wars: The Force Awakens as a fresh start for the franchise, a fresh start that would cast off the shame of the prequel trilogy, it is the unavoidable fact that Episodes I, II, and III are all canon, and are here to stay.  Now it looks like the next installment of the world’s biggest space opera could have a stronger tie to the PT. There is a rumor floating around that Ewan McGregor is in talks to reprise his role as the Jedi master in the next core Star Wars film.  The rumor says that he…

Considering how much of an impact George Miller’s Mad Max: Fury Road had on the cinematic landscape this year, it’s no wonder that people are digging into every nook and cranny of George Miller’s career.  This includes movies that he almost made, but never went in front of a camera. The big one that everyone talks about is Justice League: Mortal.  The hypothetical film would have had Miller in the director’s chair, bringing us the first big big screen super hero film of the modern comic book era.  However, it was one of the numerous casualties of the 2007 writer’s…

Ever since it was revealed that Deadpool will premiere with a second post-credits scene, the internet has been abuzz with what they may be.  Eager fans everywhere are looking for clues, and a recent Instagram post from Olivia Munn has people talking. The video shows Munn practicing her swordplay in true Psylocke fashion.  The camera then pans over the Ryan Reynolds, holding a balloon sword.  This video perfectly shows the juxtaposition of the two Marvel franchises at play, but there are some who believe this could be hinting at something bigger: Does this mean Psylocke will show up in the…