Category: Movies

IRON MAN: Secret Origin of Tony Stark Preview

Iron Man #9 courtesy Marvel
Iron Man #9 courtesy Marvel

Tony Stark fights the Mandarin in Iron Man 3 on the big screen but Kieron Gillen explores The Secret Origin of Tony Stark in the Iron Man comic book this summer. The acclaimed writer recently send Tony into deep space in the Godkiller arc and will bring the Armored Avenger back down to Earth.

“There’s a really big idea at the core of it. When I had that idea, I was walking around the airport. I was thinking about Tony in space. Marvel had just emailed me and said that the 50th anniversary [of Iron Man] is coming up and maybe we can have a story that harks back to the beginning of Tony. I was immediately thinking “how on Earth could I possibly do this?” I have Tony Stark in deep space at this point! I stopped and laughed. I shook my head and took a couple of steps. I pitched this really big idea and Marvel looked it and said it make sense. And that’s what’s scary about it. It leads towards stuff that fundamentally changes Tony’s idea of self. That’s where it kind of came from,” Gillen tells Marvel.com.

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Fan Expo Vancouver for Virgins!

Fan Expo Vancouver, photo by ComicsBlend.com
Fan Expo Vancouver, photo by ComicsBlend.com

Attention Pacific Northwest geeks! If you missed out on Emerald City Comicon or just can’t get enough then get ready to head north on April 20th and 21st for Fan Expo Vancouver! This is the second major comicon for the beautiful British Columbia city where many sci-fi films are shows are filmed. Since my Comicon for Virgins helped some first time Seattle fans enjoy Emerald City Comicon here’s an updated version that might inspire you to head north!

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Anne Hathaway Reunites With Christopher Nolan?

Anne Hathaway in The Dark Knight Rises courtesy Warner Brothers
Anne Hathaway in The Dark Knight Rises courtesy Warner Brothers

Will Anne Hathaway work for her The Dark Knight Rises director again? Deadline reports the Oscar winner is close to joining the cast of Christopher Nolan’s next project: Interstellar.

The actress who played Selina Kyle/Catwoman in Nolan’s Batman finale will star opposite Matthew McConaughey. Nolan is working on a script now.

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X-MEN: DAYS OF FUTURE PAST Party Like It’s 1973

courtesy @Bryan Singer via Twitter
courtesy @Bryan Singer via Twitter

X-Men: Days of Future Past will unite the cast of the original trilogy (set in the near future) and X-Men: First Class (set in the Cold War 1960’s) but when will the new film take place?

Cue the disco and glam rock!

Director Bryan Singer tweeted this photo showing a CIA report on mutation by Charles Xavier dated 1973.

The film is based on the Chris Claremont story in which X-Men from a dark future send one of their own into the past to rally the earlier X-Men to prevent an assassination that will lead to a government crackdown on mutants – including the creation of Sentinels!

Could this mean Singer’s April 1st tweet about Lady Gaga playing Dazzler was not really April Fool’s? (Fingers crossed!)

Dazzler (Alison Blaire) was created by Claremont in the final days of the disco era and her mutant power was to convert sound into light which she could use as lasers to as a “dazzle” effect that she used in her stage shows as a singer.

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STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS Klingon Watch!

Star Trek Countdown to Darkness #4 courtesy IDW Publishing
Star Trek Countdown to Darkness #4 courtesy IDW Publishing

Benedict Cumberbatch (playing a character named John Harrison) terrorizes Earth in Star Trek: Into Darkness hitting theaters next month.

This week watch for Star Trek: Prelude to Darkness #4. The is the finale of a prequel series from IDW Publishing  co-written by the film’s screenwriter.

Look who is on the cover of this week’s issue! A KLINGON! This is the classic warrior with a new look that was edited out of the first film.

Could this mean we’ll Kirk, Spock and the Enterprise crew will fight Klingons in the sequel?

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CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER First Set Picture!

Captain America: The Winter Soldier courtesy Marvel Studios
Captain America: The Winter Soldier courtesy Marvel Studios

Cameras are rolling on Captain America: The Winter Soldier! Chris Evans reprises his role as Steve Rogers in Cap’s first solo movie mission in the modern age. Marvel shared this first photo from the set. The sequel is based on the storyline by Ed Brubaker. This is the story that made me a hardcore Cap fan all over again.

Here’s the official Marvel description:

“Captain America: The Winter Soldier will pick-up where Marvel’s The Avengers left off, as Steve Rogers struggles to embrace his role in the modern world and teams up with Natasha Romanoff , a.k.a. Black Widow, to battle a powerful yet shadowy enemy in present-day Washington, D.C.”

Cobie Smulders reprises her role as SHIELD agent Maria Hill.

Joining the Marvel cinematic universe are: Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson/Falcon, Frank Grillo as Crossbones, Georges St. Piere as Batroc and Emily Van Camp as Agent 13 (in the comics this is Cap’s modern day girlfriend Sharon Carter.)

For the non-comic book reading fans: What is the Winter Soldier?

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Superman July Books Preview

It’s the 75th Anniversary of Superman and this will definitely be a Superman Summer! Man of Steel flies into movie theaters. Superman Unchained by Scott Snyder and Jim Lee and Batman/Superman by Greg Pak and Jae Lee soar into comic book shops. Here’s a look at the Superman books DC will unleash this July:

Superman Unchained #2 courtesy DC Comics
Superman Unchained #2 courtesy DC Comics

Superman Unchained #2 Snyder/Lee.

“The technological terrorists called Ascension are growing bolder with every attack, creating problems only Continue reading Superman July Books Preview

Is This Beast from X-MEN DAYS OF FUTURE PAST

BHGv8ktCYAAlKy3.jpg largeDid director Bryan Singer reveal a first look at Beast from X-Men: Days of Future Past via Twitter? The director’s feed has been THE source for casting announcements and photos from the set.

This picture was accompanied by this quote:

“Many a monster wears the form of a man; it is better of the two to have the heart of a man & the form of a monster”

This could be a makeup test.

Nicholas Hoult will reprise his role as the younger Henry McCoy in the prequel/sequel that unites actors from X-Men: First Class and the original X-Men trilogy. The story is set Continue reading Is This Beast from X-MEN DAYS OF FUTURE PAST