Posted 4/24/13 4:10 pm EST by Splash Page Team in Marvel, News, Photos, Twitter Report
by Brett White
"Amazing Spider-Man 2" director Marc Webb has been busy on Twitter this week, thus necessitating a second TwitPic Round Up.
This latest batch of TwitPics cover a wide range of subjects, from fog to lounging K-9s to the anatomy of a certain irradiated spider. You can check out all three TwitPics below, courtesy of Marc Webb's prolific Twitter account.
Posted 4/24/13 3:00 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in Marvel, News
Gwyneth Paltrow's time with the Marvel Cinematic Universe could be coming to an end. Like her costar Robert Downey Jr., Paltrow is only signed with Marvel until "Iron Man 3," which comes out on May 3.
"When they signed us, they signed us for three. So that's it for the moment, but you never know," she told Empire. As for her fourth appearance in "The Avengers," she added, "'The Avengers' happened late. It was Robert who said that Pepper has to be in this movie or it's just giant snakes coming out of the sky. We need one grounded beat. And to be totally honest, I haven't seen the movie. It's crazy. My son has seen it, but I haven't. I went out to New Mexico for a day and shot... actually, maybe it was one and a half. Anyway, it was very short."
Posted 4/24/13 12:40 pm EST by Splash Page Team in Marvel, News
by Brett White
While promoting his upcoming film "Pain & Gain" to Screenrant, Anthony Mackie talked about his role as the Falcon in "Captain America: The Winter Soldier," including his involvement in "Avengers 2," his work out regiment and whether or not Falcon will be able to talk to birds. Mackie's not shy about the role, often coming across as incredibly passionate about the character. When asked if he would stay ripped for "Avengers 2," Mackie replied:
"I hope so. I hope. I don’t know if I'm in 'Avengers 2' yet, but if I am, I'm definitely going to do my damnedest to try." I definitely echo Mackie's sentiment, as Falcon was one of the five heroes I want to see in the sequel.
Posted 4/24/13 9:56 am EST by Splash Page Team in Marvel, News, Twitter Report
by Brett White
The day Bryan Singer discovered Vine videos should be celebrated as a holiday by all comic book movie aficionados. After showing off Ian McKellen on set in a Vine video, director Bryan Singer has teased two new additions to the "X-Men: Days of Future Past" cast.
The Vine video pans across a row of actor chairs on set, all labeled with the actor's character name. Two surprises are included, alongside Logan, Xavier, Magneto, Storm, Kitty Pryde, Iceman, Colossus and Blink: Bishop and James "Warpath" Proudstar. Check out the Vine video below.
Posted 4/24/13 8:00 am EST by Splash Page Team in DC Comics, Marvel
by Brett White
Wednesday is new comic book day, which also means it's new potential-movie-source-material day. Here are all of the comics and collections out today starring the comic book characters from the movies and television shows of today, tomorrow and yesterday.
Of particular note this week: hop on board "Journey Into Mystery" with issue #651 as it starts a new storyline full of Asgardian hijinks; catch up on the X-Men/Avengers mash-up team with the first collection of "Uncanny Avengers"; and get pumped for "Man of Steel" with any of this week's new Superman releases.
Posted 4/23/13 5:47 pm EST by Splash Page Team in Marvel, News
by Brett White
Lee Pace, best known for his roles in "The Hobbit" franchise and the TV series "Pushing Daisies," is taking on a decidedly darker role. The actor is in final negotiations to play the villain in Marvel's initial cosmic outing, "Guardians of the Galaxy." The news comes hot on the heels of Ophelia Lovibond's casting in a mystery role, and the two may be linked.
Rumors persist that Lovibond is playing an aide to the Collector, an elder being of the universe who wishes to collect artifacts in order to preserve them from annihilation. The problem: he sometimes collects living people. If Lovibond's character is correct, then is it safe to assume that Pace will portray the Collector?
Posted 4/23/13 5:00 pm EST by Splash Page Team in Marvel, News
by Eddie Wright
According to Newsarama, during an "Iron Man 3" press junket, Marvel Studios president of production, Kevin Feige confirmed that the cinematic rights to "Daredevil" have reverted back to Marvel. Newsarama says, "We directly asked Feige if the reports were accurate, to which he replied in the affirmative."
Posted 4/23/13 4:06 pm EST by Splash Page Team in Marvel, News, Photos
by Brett White
The crew of "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" stopped by New York City's Financial District to shoot some daring aerial stunts on the side of a building, thus making the shoot vulnerable to the citizens of New York's Tumblr and Instagram feeds. Several photos have popped up on the "Amazing Spider-Man 2" tag, and they all show the new Spidey suit in action.
You can check out some of the pictures below.
Posted 4/23/13 3:30 pm EST by Terri Schwartz in Marvel, News
It's still unclear who will play "Guardians of the Galaxy's" Rocket Raccoon or Groot, but the movie is busy filling in its secondary roles. Michael Rooker is playing Yondu Udonta, and now Ophelia Lovibond has reportedly been cast in the movie.
The Hollywood Reporter broke the news, and Comic Book Movie describes her role as "an aide to a being called The Collector, who gathers artifacts and beings in the hopes of saving them from a foretold galactic annihilation." That sounds like confirmation to us that The Collector will have a role either in "Guardians of the Galaxy" or in a future MCU film as well.
How To Fit Daredevil Into The Marvel Cinematic Universe
Posted 4/24/13 11:30 am EST by Splash Page Team in Commentary, Marvel
by Brett White
What was long suspected was revealed to be true yesterday: Daredevil's film rights belong with Marvel again. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige confirmed it after months of fans assuming that was the case; the rights were said to have reverted back to Marvel after Fox failed to get a "Daredevil" reboot up and running before the expiration date. Not that Fox didn't try, with pitches by both David Slade and Joe Carnahan amounting to nothing.
The first "Daredevil" film is not remembered fondly, which is a shame considering how important the character is to Marvel Comics. His comic series, which has been running since the character's debut in 1964, contains more seminal runs than most others. Frank Miller did two highly influential runs on the book (the latter with art by the legendary David Mazzucchelli), followed by Ann Nocenti and John Romita Jr.'s lengthy run. Kevin Smith and Joe Quesada made the character relevant again in the late '90s, and then Brian Michael Bendis and Alex Maleev created the most iconic iteration of the character since his Miller heyday. "Daredevil" is currently enjoying critical acclaim under the guidance of writer Mark Waid and artist Chris Samnee.
With so many great and highly respected comics in his briefcase (Daredevil is a lawyer, so... briefcase), it'd be foolish for Marvel to not turn him into their next Iron Man. Here are a few ways they could make that happen.
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