Marvel makes Star Wars history with the first comic book starring the galaxy’s coolest con man turned rebel hero.
This week Star Wars: Lando #1 arrives. The new limited series is by writer Charles Soule (Uncanny Inhumans) and acclaimed artist Alex Maleev (Daredevil).
The writer behind the Death of Wolverine announced a challenge for himself and all Star Wars fans with a revealing story of Lando’s past. Continue reading STAR WARS LANDO Takes Off
Olivia Munn is now on set for X-Men: Apocalypse. The actress is getting ready for her role as Psylocke and shared a new video via her Instagram.
Munn “learned some new tricks” involving swordplay.
Munn is playing the “telepathic ninja” who is an expert with real swords and has the ability to focus her psychic power into a knife and katana sword in comics.
X-Men: Apocalypse opens May, 2016.
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A huge week of Spider-Man news continues as Marvel and Sony reveal the star and director of the movie reboot.
Tom Holland (The Impossible) is the new Peter Parker. Jon Watts (Cop Car) is directing.
Here’s the official Marvel announcement:
“Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios are proud to announce that after a full worldwide casting search, Tom Holland will play Peter Parker/Spider-Man in the next Spider-Man film, in theaters in IMAX and 3D on July 28, 2017. The film will be directed by Jon Watts, director of “Cop Car,” the upcoming thriller that made its debut earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival. Continue reading New SPIDER-MAN Star & Director
Has Marvel conjured up an acclaimed actor to bring classic evil icon to their Doctor Strange film?
Oscar nominee Chiwetel Ejiofor (12 Years a Slave, Serenity) is playing Baron Mordo in Marvel’s Doctor Strange according to Deadline.
Mordo is Strange’s archenemy in comics but according to the story “don’t look for him to be necessarily a completely villainous character. Rather, he’s an amalgamation of characters culled from Doctor Strange‘s mythology.” Continue reading CHIWETEL EJIOFOR Joins DOCTOR STRANGE?
The first television spot for SPECTRE is here after taking aim at fans in the NBA Finals via 007.com.
This is the next look at the 24th James Bond adventure with Daniel Craig back as 007 for a fourth time.
SPECTRE follows SKYFALL, the aka the billion dollar Bond film. It took in $1.1 billion worldwide. Daniel Craig and director Sam Mendes are back for the follow-up.
“You’re got a secret,” Miss Moneypenny (Naomie Harris) says to 007 after something turns up in the ruins of Skyfall leading Bond to a mystery man first seen in Casino Royale and a super secret organization not seen since the Sean Connery era films.
Take a look: Continue reading First SPECTRE TV Spot
Jennifer Lawrence will portray Mystique one final time in X-Men: Apocalypse in 2016. A lifetime of hatred by humanity shaped the shapeshifter into a radical crusader for mutant rights.
While the cinematic Raven Darkholme is ruthless, her comic book counterpart is a stone cold killer with a long list of crimes making her one of humanity and the X-Men’s greatest enemies.
As Brian Michael Bendis wraps his X-Men run, Raven is front and center again in a mad powerplay and the X-Men may have finally put a stop to her…for now.
Raven may not be as powerful as Magneto or Apocalypse but she’s still in the top tier of the X-Men’s deadliest enemies and here are Mystique’s greatest hits: Continue reading MYSTIQUE’S GREATEST HITS
Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury has been a central figure of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. From the post-credits scene in Iron Man to even appearances in this season’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Jackson’s Fury is the cinematic staple character that led to the formation of the Avengers.
But Fury is apparently not in the next big Marvel movie: Captain America: Civil War?
Jackson was asked about his Marvel movie history and revealed he’s not in the next year’s follow-up to Age of Ultron. Continue reading SAMUEL L. JACKSON On MARVEL MOVIES
Jason Momoa is the King of Seven Seas.
Now he has a Captain steering his cinematic solo voyage.
James Wan (Furious 7, Insidious, The Conjuring, Saw) will develop and direct Aquaman for Warner Brothers and Robotech for Sony according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Momoa will first appear at Aquaman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice in 2016. Continue reading FURIOUS 7 Director for AQUAMAN