Author: James Hadden

We’ve had all the pieces fall into place for the upcoming Doctor Strange film except for one – Strange’s long serving sidekick known as Wong. It was reported last week by The Hollywood Reporter, that the currently filming Doctor Strange was adding The Martian and Marco Polo actor, Benedict Wong to the cast in the role of Strange’s faithful manservant, Wong. How’s that for ironic casting? In the comics, the character is well trained in martial arts as well as knowledgeable in matters of the occult. It will be interesting to see if they change the character in an attempt…

Fans have wondered what connection the upcoming Deadpool film will have with the pre-existing X-Men films (Although given Days of Future Pasts recent Retcon, it’s hard to follow the films continuity). The film’s latest TV Spot may shed some light on the matter. Fox has released a new spot for the film, which includes plenty of new footage including a brief shot of both the X-Men’s famous Blackbird jet and of their base of operations under the X-Mansion. Pretty interesting stuff… It certainly seems to indicate that there will be stronger ties between the films than merely an appearance from…

We haven’t heard much in regards to the upcoming Guardians of the Galaxy sequel, but a recent report may have revealed who…or rather what may be the villain. Geek.com has heard from multiple sources that the film will feature an appearance from gargantuan villain, Ego the Living Planet. That’s right, everybody’s favorite team of outlaws will fighting a planet with a face. The character first appeared in Thor #132 back in 1966 but has tangled with many other heroes over the years, including the Guardians of the Galaxy. It’s certainly an interesting choice, given the characters ties to Galactus, another…

It’s been rumored for a while that Carol star Cate Blanchett would be joining the cast, although in what capacity is currently unknown, at least until now. The website geek.com is reporting that the actress will in fact be playing Hela, ruler of Hel and Niffleheim, and that she will be the films ‘Big Bad’. They then went on to reveal that the villain will make it to Asgard, where she’ll be in cahoots with Tom Hiddleston’s Loki, current motives unknown. The site also speculates that Hela will in fact be taking the role of Death in the universe, possibly…

With Avengers: Infinity War hitting the big screen in 2018, many fans are expecting to see cameos from every corner of the MCU, including the Netflix series, but if they do, will we be seeing the same actors? Charlie Cox isn’t so sure. Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, the Daredevil actor explained the following: “Marvel TV and Marvel Studios are two very different things, so even if the character were to appear in that film, that doesn’t necessarily mean that I would appear in that film. I will pick a fight with the guy that they choose! So that would be…

One aspect that Fox has been shying away from in regards to their X-Men franchise is space travel, something which has been prevalent in the comics over the years – although that may all be about to change: While on the set of the latest film X-Men: Apocalypse, ScreenRant caught up with the film’s director, Bryan Singer who revealed some information on the titular villain’s origin, including a hint at some extra-terrestrial origins. He told the website: “The way I describe him the most, the best is he to me is the God of the Old Testament and all that…

Could HBO’s latest venture be experiencing problems, it sure sounds like it based on the latest reports about the upcoming television show, Westworld. The problems were initially reported by Variety, but HBO has since released an official statement about the show: As we head into the final phase of production on Westworld, we’ve made the decision to take a brief hiatus in order to get ahead of the writing. It has previously been reported that HBO were experiencing difficulties with the show, an adaption of the 1973 film of the film of the same name, but Variety still reports that…

Ahead of the new trailer being premiered on the CW this Tuesday, we have our first official posters for the upcoming DC film, Suicide Squad. Although, they might not be what you were expecting. Here are some of the notable ones: Director David Ayer and the cast of the film took to social media today to unveil the individual character posters for their roles in the film, as well as a poster featuring the whole team assembled. The individual posters released include, Deadshot (Will Smith), Killer Croc (Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje), Rick Flag (Joel Kinneman), Enchantress (Cara Delevingne) Katana (Karen Fukuhara), Slipknot…

In a move which isn’t likely to surprise many, Netflix today announced that the Krysten Ritter led show, Marvel’s Jessica Jones would be returning for a second season on the streaming service. The announcement came at the Television Critics Association press tour; however it wasn’t announced when the show would hit our screens. Speaking to IGN, Ted Sarandos, CCO of Netflix explained: “It will all depend on the scheduling of The Defenders, which itself is still to be determined.” Although seeing as the company has yet to even cast the character of Iron Fist, they may be able to find…

In less than a month, the Merc with a Mouth will be arriving on our screens in Tim Miller’s Deadpool, to break the fourth wall and kick some ass, although it seems that he won’t be doing those things in Chinese cinemas. THR has reported that R-rated film has been denied release in the country by the State Administration of Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Television (SAPPRFT) due to the films ‘Violence, nudity and graphic language’. It would usually be a case of some clever editing, but in this case it appears that It wasn’t possible to excise the offending…