Category Archives: Movies
Marvel Studios Panel Rocks All of Our Worlds
Have you heard about the Marvel Studios Panel from Comic-Con last night? If you’re anything like me, you read the news on half a dozen different nerd websites, and your jaw is still on the floor. I wish I’d been there to cover it live, but as I’ve been lamenting all weekend, I’m not at Comic-Con International. San Diego is a really long ways away. Still, if you haven’t heard the news yet, allow me to share what I’ve learned with you. I’ll keep the SPOILERS after the jump, just in case you don’t want to learn anything just yet. I’m cool like that.
So the panel featured new information on this year’s Thor: The Dark World, next year’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Guardians of the Galaxy, and then Avengers 2. How insane is that lineup of movie news? It’s only missing Ant-Man, but that’s still a long way’s off. That lineup is brilliant. And Marvel had footage, or at least a teaser, for each of those movies. People at Comic-Con got to actually see footage from Guardians of the Galaxy.
There is already footage available. That blows my mind. They’ve only been filming for two weeks!
Join me after the jump for all the news! And stay tuned to the blog over the next few days in case the footage hits the web. I’ll be posting that stuff so fast it’ll make your space raccoon head spin!
The Superman/Batman Movie is Going to be a Real Thing
How do you capture the hearts and minds of comic book fans everywhere? Make a surprise announcement at Comic-Con International that the sequel to Man of Steel is going to be a team-up between Superman and Batman. That’s how.
Logo unveiled at Comic-Con
How cool is that? Sounds to me like DC and Warner Bros. are stepping up their game big time to try and compete with Marvel. I mean, a simple sequel to Man of Steel would have been enough. They could have expected to make money and do alright by themselves. But no, DC didn’t want to just do that. They wanted to take things to the next level, baby! I’m down with that! The film has been scheduled for 2015, with a possible focus on the themes of The Dark Knight Rises, at least according to director Zack Snyder.
Other sources are reporting that this is just the beginning, and that DC also has a Flash movie planned for 2016 and they’ve moved back their Justice League film to 2017. So have DC finally entered the superhero movie arms race with some actual arms to bear?
What do you guys and gals think? Are you excited for a Superman/Batman team up film? Let me know in the comments!
Kick-Ass 2 in All It’s Brutal, Cussing Glory
Red band trailers were made for movies like Kick-Ass 2. Watch and enjoy.
I’ve probably said this with every new Kick-Ass 2 trailer, but I loved the first movie, and I can’t wait for this sequel in mid-August. The trailers look amazing, the new characters just look plain cool, and the film looks like it’ll have real heart. I know, right? Kick-Ass 2 has heart? Of course it does. All good superheroes have heart. This one also has swearing.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine is Just Wrong
Let’s keep the Wolverine party going, shall we?. The Honest Trailers peeps have cranked out a great take on X-Men Origins: Wolverine. Seriously, though, who thought that title was a good idea?
Once again, those guys absolutely nail the hilarious badness of crummy movies. X-Men Origins: Wolverine got so many things wrong. And now I’m waiting for The Wolverine to do the same. I’m not expecting a good movie. But I suppose we’ll see next weekend. Who’s with me? Anybody really looking forward to The Wolverine as the superhero movie of the year?
Sentinel Head!
X-Men: Days of Future Past is on full display at Comic-Con International, including the first look at the movie’s Sentinels! Now, Sentinels were on my list of things I want to see in the movie, so I hope that means someone at Fox – perhaps even Bryan Singer himself – is reading my blog. Because that would be awesome. But even if they’re not, you can all enjoy this first look at movie Sentinels after the jump. Just in case anybody is trying to avoid spoilers, I’m gonna hide the pics for now.
Or you can click here and check out some other cool promotional materials.
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