Author: Vince Hoover

If you look at the insane amount of success that Marvel Studios has had with the juggernaut that is the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it’s almost impossible to wrap one’s head around. As of right now, the MCU has made over 21 billion dollars at the box office. That doesn’t include tie in merchandise or home sales. But, there was a time when most of Hollywood thought that a superhero movie would never work. That all changed, however, with the success of the X-Men movie franchise. However, there is actually a successful Marvel franchise that predates the Merry Mutants, one that…

John Wick is in a tough spot as he heads into the third chapter of his story, Parabellum. However, as the film opens up with a chance to possibly dethrone the juggernaut that is Endgame at the box office, we’re seeing the possibility of a Wick-iverse. Talks of a Continental spin off tv show have been in the works for a while now, and, it would now seem that they are working on John Wick 4. While doing an “Ask Me Anything” Q& A session on Reddit, Director Chad Stahelski started off with a slightly vague answer as to whether…

Tell me if you’ve heard this one before… Arnold Schwarzenegger walks into a South African school gym and gets dropped kicked by some random guy! No, this isn’t a really bad joke, but the reality of the day. It would seem that stupidity is a worldwide epidemic, infecting all types of people. Some moron that it would be a great idea to go full boar and dropkick the iconic action star from behind while he took photos with fans during an event at the Arnold Sports Festival in South Africa. There are multiple videos below: https://youtu.be/Igyse0ntF_E It’s hard to tell…

When you have such an extensive connected film universe like the Marvel Cinematic Universe, sometimes characters can get lost in the massive interwoven story. Especially when you consider that nothing like this has ever even been attempted, at least not to this scale. The MCU contains a cornucopia of characters that have appeared over the course of 22 films. Some of them were seemingly one-offs, but that may not be the case. Kevin Feige participated in a Reddit Q&A and was asked about “forgotten” characters. “I’m not sure I’d call them forgotten characters, but I love bringing back characters people…

There are few people in the world of ‘nerddom’ who had as big of an impact as Stan Lee. In fact, it could be very easily argued that he made the greatest impact, and was the biggest ambassador for fans worldwide. He provided so much to us all, creating an inspiring universe that is now more mainstream than ever. Top that off with the greatest movie cameos of all time, and you’ve got an icon, a legend. Unfortunately, Lee passed away last November. And, while we fans got to see the great one make two more cameos (Captain Marvel and…

A recent announcement of a possible casting has raised a bit of controversy in the “nerdosphere”. Top that off with conflicting reports on said casting from some of the internet’s top sites, and confusion adds to the problem. We’re talking, of course, of the recent news of Robert Pattinson as the front runner to play Bruce Wayne in Matt Reeves’ The Batman. This polarizing choice definitely has the superhero fandom debating their sides, but now we may have something else to debate. It would seem a new report gives us insight into the antagonists the Dark Knight will be facing.…

The talk of tinseltown, in regards to superheroes, has been squarely on the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In the meantime, WB and DC have been moving forward with their new direction kind of quietly for their take on the iconic superhero characters. While their first attempt at a connected film universe didn’t go so well under the guidance of Zack Synder, films like Aquaman and Shazam have reinvigorated the DC movies with a fresh infusion of lighter, more comical tones with the big time action. Now, with a Wonder Woman sequel on the way, a low budget indie type Joker film,…

Disney has made some pretty big moves over the last year or so. The Fox Merger, the success of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Avengers: Endgame, and taking over Hulu, are all examples of Disney’s successful times. However, it hasn’t been all sunshine and rainbows, as they have been marred by a bit of controversy. One of the biggest points of contention was the firing of director James Gunn over decade old tweets that he had already apologized for on numerous occasions. Fans rallied behind the writer/director, as did the stars of his Guardians of the Galaxy franchise, but to no…

Avengers: Endgame has proven to be the blockbuster juggernaut it was anticipated to be. The 3 hour epic is chock full of masterful and rememberable moments, showing a thrilling and fantastic conclusion to 11 years of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. From Cap wielding Mjolnir to Professor Hulk to the long awaited ‘Avengers Assemble’ line, there are countless moments that fans adored. But, one moment came from a debate that many didn’t even really expect, but was all in the back of our subconscious; Who can actually wield the Infinity Gauntlet in the MCU? One character, in particular, is one fans…

Avengers: Endgame brought a fitting, yet slightly controversial, conclusion to the first three phases of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While we still have a bit of an epilogue coming in the form of Spider-Man: Far From Home, a lot of stories reached their conclusions after over a decade of storytelling. But, there is some controversy over the five year gap that shaped our heroes at their lowest before the climatic battle. Now the directors of one of the highest grossing films of all time discuss their choice to double down on this timeline and what it means for the future…