SOPHIE TURNER On SANSA STARK & JEAN GREY

X-Men Origins: Jean Grey courtesy Marvel
X-Men Origins: Jean Grey courtesy Marvel

Sophie Turner will leave Westeros for Westchester. The Game of Thrones star is one of three actors joining the cast of X-Men: Apocalypse and talks about the connection between the characters.

Turner will play a young Jean Grey, the beautiful telepath/telekinetic fighting with her inner dark side which led to the Dark Phoenix Saga.

Game of Thrones fans saw a darker side to Sansa Stark last season.

Turner says there are parallels between Sansa and Jean that may have helped her land the coveted role. Continue reading SOPHIE TURNER On SANSA STARK & JEAN GREY

THE SUPERGIRLS Author on A-FORCE

A-Force #1 courtesy Marvel
A-Force #1 courtesy Marvel

The A-Force will assemble this summer as Secret Wars leads to an all-female Avengers squad. Marvel announced G. Willow Wilson and Marguerite Bennett will co-write the upcoming team book starring She-Hulk, Dazzler, Medusa, Nico Minoru and more fan-favorites.

An all-female Avengers book is significant so I reached out to the author who literally wrote the books on female superheroes.

In The Supergirls: Fashion, Feminism and the History of Comic Book Heroines, Mike Madrid traced the legacy of female heroes and influence on pop culture. Madrid then took us back to rediscover Divas, Dames and Daredevils: Lost Heroines of The Golden Age and Vixens, Vamps and Vipers: Lost Villainesses of The Golden Age.

What does this comic book historian think of Marvel’s new Avengers team? Continue reading THE SUPERGIRLS Author on A-FORCE

New Comics Picks for February 11, 2014

All-New X-Men #36 courtesy Marvel
All-New X-Men #36 courtesy Marvel

All-New X-Men #36

Claw vs. Claw! Psi vs. Psi! All-New X-Men vs. Ultimate X-Men! Whose side will Miles Morales choose?

 

Darth Vader #1

The first comic book series starring the Dark Lord of the Sith and revealing the Empire’s side of the war with the Rebel Alliance. Picking up right after the destruction of the Death Star – why is Vader visiting Jabba the Hutt? Kieron Gillen and Salvador Larroca Continue reading New Comics Picks for February 11, 2014

SPIDER-MAN & AVENGERS Movie Dreams

Avengers #12.1 courtesy Marvel
Avengers #12.1 courtesy Marvel

Spider-Man will join the Marvel Cinematic Universe now that Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures have reached an agreement to collaborate and share the hero.

After months of speculation the rival studios joined forced and fans win.

Spider-Man will be swinging with the Avengers and a new Spidey movie will be produced with the team who made the beloved blockbuster Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Rumors didn’t stop fans from dreaming of a Spidey/Avengers movie team-up and now it’s in overdrive.

Here’s how Spidey could swing into the Avengers world. Continue reading SPIDER-MAN & AVENGERS Movie Dreams

SPIDER-MAN Swings To MARVEL STUDIOS With SONY Partnership

Spider-Man and the Avengers courtesy Marvel
Spider-Man and the Avengers courtesy Marvel

Spider-Man is swinging into the Marvel Cinematic Universe and getting a makeover.

Marvel announced a partnership agreement with Sony Pictures to work together bringing Peter Parker into the Marvel Studios franchise.

Sony has controlled the film rights to the friendly neighborhood webslinger since 1999 with three films by Sam Raimi and starring Toby McGuire and two starring Andrew Garfield.

Marvel’s Kevin Feige will come on board to produce the next Spider-Man films for Sony and Spidey will appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Iron Man, Captain America, Thor and other Avengers. Continue reading SPIDER-MAN Swings To MARVEL STUDIOS With SONY Partnership

DAVID AYER Hints At SUICIDE SQUAD Story

Harley Quinn and Deadshot in Suicide Squad #7 courtesy DC Comics
Harley Quinn and Deadshot in Suicide Squad #7 courtesy DC Comics

DC’s most infamous villains go on a movie mission in Suicide Squad next year.

We know who’s on the squad but what’s the plot?

Comic book film directors tease and inform fans via social media. Bryan Singer updated X-Men fans via twitter and now David Ayer is hinting at his story for Suicide Squad via the social media site.

“The case of Harley Quinn. Her madness defines her. Is she made because of WHO she loves or because she loves him so much? #skwad”

“The eternal question to canon or not to canon? :)”

“Canon. #skwad – The DC Universe is too rich to go very far astray.” Continue reading DAVID AYER Hints At SUICIDE SQUAD Story

PATRICK STEWART & IAN McKELLEN in Future X-MEN Movies

X-Men Alpha: Age of Apocalypse courtesy Marvel
X-Men Alpha: Age of Apocalypse courtesy Marvel

Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen may not finished as Professor X and Magneto in the X-Men franchise.

While Stewart is not appearing in X-Men: Apocalypse, he says McKellen will be.

“Yes, I understand that it seems to be very unlikely that I will be in the next “X-Men” movie, which is almost getting ready to start shooting in Montreal,” Stewart tells Oregon Live. “…But Magneto, Ian McKellen, is certainly going to be in it.”

The sequel pits the mutants against the first mutant, En Sabah Nur aka Apocalyspe, played by Oscar Isaac. The story is set in the 1980’s and Michael Fassbender will return as Magneto. Continue reading PATRICK STEWART & IAN McKELLEN in Future X-MEN Movies