New FANTASTIC FOUR Team Poster

Fantastic Four courtesy Fox via Twitter
Fantastic Four courtesy Fox via Twitter

A big week for Fantastic Four fans.

The final issue hit on comic book Wednesday. Marvel returned to original numbering making the last chapter of The End of 4Ever issue 645 of the book that launched the modern Marvel era.

Fox revealed a new team and solo posters for their Fantastic Four reboot via Twitter. Continue reading New FANTASTIC FOUR Team Poster

JAMES BOND’S SPECTRE SUPERCARS

courtesy 007.com
courtesy 007.com

It’s not just the Bond women but it’s the Bond cars that fuel the fantasies of the 007 adventures.

Daniel Craig is currently shooting SPECTRE around the globe. Sony shows us behind-the-scenes action in Rome, Italy with two dream cars, Craig and co-star Dave Bautista who plays villain Mr. Hinx, and the masterminds of the stunts and action set pieces.

Bond in Aston Martin DB10 and Hinx in the Jaguar C-X75 will race through Rome in the 24th 007 film.

See the supercars especially built for Bond and the insiders insight on what will be a big moment in the film:

Watch and enjoy: Continue reading JAMES BOND’S SPECTRE SUPERCARS

MARK RUFFALO on HULK & BLACK WIDOW in AGE OF ULTRON

Hulk in Avengers: Age of Ultron courtesy Marvel
Hulk in Avengers: Age of Ultron courtesy Marvel

It sure looks like a superhero version of Beauty and the Beast is a storyline in Avengers: Age of Ultron.

In Marvel’s The Avengers Black Widow was tasked with bringing in “the big guy.” Scarlett Johansson and Mark Ruffalo has instant chemistry and from the trailer we’ll see more in the sequel.

Joss Whedon will reveal more of Black Widow’s past in the Red Room program that turned her into a killer but will she find comfort in Bruce Banner? Continue reading MARK RUFFALO on HULK & BLACK WIDOW in AGE OF ULTRON

MARK RUFFALO On X-MAN COMING OUT

All-New X-Men #31 courtesy Marvel
All-New X-Men #31 courtesy Marvel

The man who plays the Hulk is weighing on the outing of an X-Man.

It was just a week ago (not counting the leak a few days prior) that young Bobby Drake came out (or was he outed) in All-New X-Men #44 by Brian Michael Bendis.

Young Jean Grey read Iceman’s mind and confronted him on his sexist comments about female teammates saying he was overcompensation because he’s gay. Bobby and Jean eventually bonded and he did confess to her but wondered why his old self isn’t gay – or is he?

While readers, religious leaders and GLBT activists have sounded off on the story development actor Mark Ruffalo of Avengers: Age of Ultron has made his support clear. Continue reading MARK RUFFALO On X-MAN COMING OUT

X-MEN: APOCALYPSE Blackbird, Akkaba Revealed

X-Men: Apocalypse art, Empire exclusive
X-Men: Apocalypse art, Empire exclusive

Filming is underway on X-Men: Apocalypse. Bryan Singer is revealing pre-production art and talking about how the sequel evolves the franchise.

The cast of First Class and Days of Future Past return to face the first mutant born in ancient Egypt. The new film is set in the 1980’s. The director revealed a nod to Star Wars in a scene outside a mall cinema showing Return of the Jedi. Continue reading X-MEN: APOCALYPSE Blackbird, Akkaba Revealed

How AGENTS OF SHIELD Is AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON Prequel

Agents of SHIELD Afterlife by Dave Johnson courtesy Marvel
Agents of SHIELD Afterlife by Dave Johnson courtesy Marvel

The original team is back together again in an action-packed, drama-filled episode that all builds up to Earth’s Mightiest Sequel.

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. bridges Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Avengers: Age of Ultron.

This week a seismic shift in the Coulson’s S.H.I.E.L.D. vs. Real S.H.I.E.L.D. vs. Hydra war led to strange alliances, visions and is a direct prequel to this weekend’s big sequel.

Mike Peterson aka Deathlok and Lincoln the Inhuman are captured by Hydra. Traitor Grant Ward, Skye with her new powers and Agents of both S.H.I.E.L.D. teams unite to get them back.

Forget hints and Easter Eggs, producers drop huge direct hits that set up the opening action in Avengers: Age of Ultron.

Before we continue here’s a SPOILER ALERT! Continue reading How AGENTS OF SHIELD Is AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON Prequel

YOUNG NEW MUTANTS of X-MEN: APOCALYPSE

Angel designs from X-Men: Apocalypse, an Empire exclusive
Angel designs from X-Men: Apocalypse, an Empire exclusive

Director Bryan Singer is filming X-Men: Apocalypse now in Montreal. James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence and Nicolas Hoult from First Class and Days of Future Past return for the cinematic showdown with an ancient enemy.

The sequel is set in the 1980’s with new actors playing younger versions of Jean Grey, Storm, Scott Summers, Nightcrawler and Angel or is it Archangel if you go by this preview art?

Producer Simon Kinberg explains these are not cameos but part of the larger story. Continue reading YOUNG NEW MUTANTS of X-MEN: APOCALYPSE