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'Spider-Man' Star Is 'Very Jealous' Of 'Avengers'

Posted 5/21/12 11:03 am EST by in Marvel, News


The jury's still out on "The Amazing Spider-Man," but star Andrew Garfield is quickly becoming one of the most likable superhero movie stars with zero assistance from the movie itself. Garfield, recently nominated for a Tony award for his work in "Death of a Salesman," has already made his Spider-Man fandom well known, but it turns out that the friendly neighborhood wall-crawler isn't the only hero he's got room for in his heart.

"I saw ['The Avengers'], and I was blown away. I'm going to see it again this weekend," Garfield told Vulture about his experience with Earth's mightiest heroes. "I have no problem adding to the amount of money it's making!"

Praising what writer-director Joss Whedon was able to accomplish with "Avengers," Garfield said he was "very, very jealous" that as a Sony-owned character, his Spider-Man couldn't join the Disney/Marvel heroes.

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'Avengers' Beats 'Battleship,' Now The Fourth Biggest Film Of All Time

Posted 5/21/12 8:06 am EST by in Marvel, News


"The Avengers" versus aliens, or Taylor Kitsch versus aliens — following the performance of "John Carter" back in March, which side would you take? Apparently the answer is decisively the former, as Earth's mightiest heroes continue their domination over the box office while new competitors like "Battleship" can do nothing but look on.

Once again, "Marvel's The Avengers" took home the first place prize at the domestic box office this weekend, taking in $55 million to bring its domestic tally to $457 million. Worldwide, it's sitting atop a gold pile worth $1.2 billion, making it the fourth highest grossing movie of all time with plenty of room to grow. Few people predict that "Avengers" will ultimately dethrone the top two record-holders "Avatar" and "Titanic," but it should be able to clear "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" for third place before all is said and done.

Stay tuned to MTV News later in the day for more box office updates.

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Marvel Debuts Official 'Avengers' Timeline

Posted 5/18/12 3:35 pm EST by in Marvel, News


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Are you in a post-"Avengers" depression? Does the fact you have to wait a whole freaking year for "Iron Man 3" to hit theaters have you a little bummer? Well, Marvel has revealed something that might make the wait a little easier.

Like everything in the Marvel universe, the six movies the studio has released fit together to weave one big story. We just weren't entirely sure what the correct chronology was. Some diehard fans have created their own timelines that chronicle the events that occur in every movie from "Iron Man" to "The Avengers," but now Marvel has released an official "Cinematic Universe" timeline to set the record straight.

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'Avengers' Is Now The Sixth Biggest Film Of All Time

Posted 5/18/12 12:14 pm EST by in Marvel, News


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The Na'vi of "Avatar" probably don't need to watch their tails too closely; it's not likely that "Marvel's The Avengers" will topple its record as the highest grossing movie of all time. The same can't be said for the Boy Who Lived, however, as "Avengers" is well on track to dethrone "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2" for third place.

As of today, "Avengers" is the sixth biggest film of all time, surpassing the record previously held by fellow Disney picture "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," reports THR. With not quite three weeks of domestic release under its belt and another weekend victory about to hit the books — sorry, "Battleship" — the film's current $1.07 billion worldwide tally is only going to grow in the coming weeks.

As a reward for all of the "Avengers" awesomeness, check out an equally marvelous (ha!) interpretation of Earth's mightiest heroes as Pixar characters past the jump.

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'Game Of Thrones' Creator Reviews 'Avengers'

Posted 5/18/12 10:45 am EST by in Commentary, Marvel


As a huge fan of "A Song of Ice and Fire," I'll read anything that author George R.R. Martin writes with great interest. Likewise, as one of the many human beings on planet Earth currently obsessed with "Marvel's The Avengers," I'm happy to devour any and all writings on the topic. Put Martin and "Avengers" together? Required reading, instantly.

The man responsible for "Game of Thrones," a lifelong comic book reader, posted his own review of "The Avengers" on his blog this week. The short version: he liked it a lot, but didn't love it. Among his biggest critiques is the use of Black Widow and Hawkeye.

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Opinion: Why [SPOILER] Will Become The Vision

Posted 5/18/12 10:00 am EST by in Commentary, Crazy Talk, Marvel


by Ryan Rigley

With the immense success that "The Avengers" has seen in recent weeks, it's only natural to speculate about the possibilities for the inevitable sequel. Talk of adding additional heroes to the team for "Avengers 2" has sprouted up all over the web, with Ant Man and the Wasp leading the charge. However, there is one superhero that seems more likely than you'd initially think.

In the comics, The Vision is a synthezoid created by the the evil robot Ultron in order to wreak havoc on Earth's mightiest heroes. Granted, this version of The Vision may never see the silver screen. Yet we have a sneaking suspicion that a certain deceased "Avengers" hero might just be the perfect candidate for a mandroid makeover.

Click past the jump to find out who we're talking about! Also, SPOILERS.

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Angie Harmon Campaigning To Play She-Hulk

Posted 5/17/12 2:39 pm EST by in Marvel, News


Looks like we're not the only ones thinking about She-Hulk's big-screen future! Hot on the heels of our She-Hulk casting call comes word that a television star is already lobbying for the part of gamma-radiated lawyer Jennifer Walters… and she's already got the legal chops the role requires!

Angie Harmon of "Rizzoli & Isles" fame is apparently championing herself as the perfect candidate for She-Hulk. She's already posted a photo of herself on Twitter in full-on rampage mode, fist destroying the ground, glowing green skin on full display.

Harmon told EW.com that her initial interest in She-Hulk came about while watching "The Avengers," and realizing the character that she related to most is the incredible Hulk. When she found out about Bruce Banner's equally green cousin, Harmon latched onto the idea of playing the character in a future Marvel project.

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'Spider-Man' Bridge Rescue: Consequences Of Chaos

Posted 5/17/12 12:27 pm EST by in Commentary, Marvel


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Earlier this week, Sony brought us a four-minute super preview of “The Amazing Spider-Man” during the season premiere of "America’s Got Talent." For the most part, the preview was just the last trailer, with a complete scene tacked on to the beginning. Not that I’m complaining – this is the first real look we’ve gotten at an action sequence in the upcoming flick, and its not too shabby.

In the scene, we see Spider-Man involved in a Manhattan bridge rescue (one of Spidey’s classic action scenarios, right up there with rescuing children from a burning building). In fact, I can't help but think that the reason the filmmakers decided to show this sequence is to immediately set-up how different this version of Spider-Man will be from Sam Raimi’s 2002 version. Most people will remember that the climax of that earlier film showed Spider-Man battling Green Goblin on the Queensboro Bridge. During that fight, Green Goblin drops a tram full of kids off the bridge and Spider-Man is barely able to catch them in time… but he is left stranded mid-air, one arm holding his web attached to the bridge, the other holding on to the falling vehicle.

Sound familiar? It should – it’s the same position Andrew Garfield finds himself in during his bridge rescue in the new Spider-Man film.

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'Iron Man 3' Villain Coldblood: Who Is He?

Posted 5/17/12 11:13 am EST by in Commentary, Marvel, News


The news that "Rubicon" actor James Badge Dale has been cast as Coldblood in the upcoming "Iron Man 3" requires a little backstory on his deal.

There are a few things you can infer from Coldblood’s name — namely, that his blood is cold, either because he’s a cyborg or because he wasn’t loved enough as a child. But otherwise, the inclusion of the relatively minor Marvel character into the "Iron Man" movies mythos is a little surprising. Coldblood isn’t the type of character who warrants much adaptive consideration — in fact, he hasn’t gotten much attention on any front.

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Cardboard Iron Man Is Our Hero Of The Week!

Posted 5/17/12 10:04 am EST by in Hero of the Week, Marvel


Not that you need any more reasons to love "The Avengers," but here's one anyway: the Marvel Studios movies have inspired some tremendous creative efforts from their fans. Case in point is our Hero of the Week: Mark Pearson, the creator of Cardboard Iron Man.

Oddity Central reports that Pearson, a 44-year-old repairman from West Yorkshire, spent 14 months creating his very own replica of Tony Stark's Iron Man suit using a combination of household items and cardboard covered in fiberglass. Standing at only 5'6", Pearson himself isn't tall enough to even fit into the Iron Man suit, so he recruited local supermarket manager Darren Higgins to assume Stark's metallic alter-ego.

Some additional details on the creation of Cardboard Iron Man:

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Cover Artist

Splash Page welcomes Ed Tadem to our cover artist family (our custom-designed theme up top). Currently working on the forthcoming "Avengers" animated series, Tadem's work can also be seen in the "Jackie Karma" issues of Image's "'76," and in "Pop Gun, Volume 1." Ed Tadem can be found online at EdTadem.com.