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What Are The X-Men Wearing In 'Days Of Future Past'?

Posted 5/7/13 1:00 pm EST by in Commentary, Marvel

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by Brett White

Director Bryan Singer has really enjoyed keeping fans in the know as "X-Men: Days of Future Past" begins filming. So far he's been tweeting pictures of the cast as they undergo various costume fittings and special effects prep, showing off Professor X, Iceman, Storm, Kitty Pryde and Wolverine. Each image has offered looks ranging from a glimpse to a full-on display of what each character will possibly be wearing in the new film, and they're all rather... odd when you look at them together.

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'Iron Man 3': Adam Pally On How He Became Tony Stark's Biggest Fan

Posted 5/7/13 11:45 am EST by in Marvel, News

Adam Pally

by Brett White

Pretty much every Marvel movie has brought the funny to some degree, but "Iron Man 3" puts all the others to shame. Shane Black and Drew Pearce crafted a witty script full of wit and character that packs in as many big jokes as it does plot twists. It also doesn't hurt that they have the endlessly charismatic Robert Downey Jr. in the lead and, in the case of one memorable scene, comedian Adam Pally.

If you haven't seen "Iron Man 3" yet, then consider this your spoiler warning. Maybe no big plot points will be revealed here, but some jokes might, and I consider jokes even more sacred than plot twists. Your mileage may vary.

"Happy Endings" star Adam Pally pops up as a cameraman with an unhealthy (understatement) fixation on Tony Stark during the film's Tennessee-set second act. In a recent interview with Vulture, Pally reveals how he made his way into what's already the biggest movie of the year.

"I actually got the role in a roundabout way. I got called in about three years ago to meet Robert Downey Jr. and write web series stuff for him. He's basically my idol, and he was trying to find an online presence for himself, and through that we just started working together. Eventually I got the call for Iron Man, and I read sides that had nothing to do with what I did in the movie, and I performed it once while no one was in the room — it was videotaped, and I'm sure Shane Black was watching it from his helicopter or something. And then I got a call the next day that I was going down to shoot it."

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'Amazing Spider-Man 2' Screenwriters Promise The Villains Are 'Essential'

Posted 5/6/13 3:30 pm EST by in interviews, Marvel, News, Video

Electro

by Brett White

Ever since Batman teamed up with Robin and Batgirl to take on Mr. Freeze, Poison Ivy and Bane in 1997's "Batman & Robin" (a film that still exists despite fandom's constant attempts to erase it from existence through sheer force of will), fans have equated crowded superhero sequels with bad superhero sequels. With "The Amazing Spider-Man 2's" cast ballooning to include not only Jamie Foxx as Electro, but Paul Giamatti as Rhino, Chris Cooper as Norman Osborn and Dane DeHaan as Harry Osborn, fans have gotten a bit worried about the follow-up to last summer's delightful hit, "The Amazing Spider-Man."

But fans should have no fear, because "Amazing Spider-Man 2" screenwriters Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci know what they're doing. MTV News caught up with the writing team at the premiere of their latest film, "Star Trek Into Darkness."

"I think you have to go into it and say, 'is this character essential to the story or are you just throwing him in for no reason whatsoever'," said Kurtzman. This should come as a relief to fans, who saw the final installment of the original Spider-Man trilogy crowded with the likes of Sandman, Venom and the second Green Goblin.

Check out the entire interview below for a tease at who else Spider-Man may eventually thrown down against (note: it's totally a joke, a really well-timed joke).

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New 'Amazing Spider-Man 2' Set Photos Reveal Potential Spoiler

Posted 5/6/13 1:48 pm EST by in Marvel, News, Photos

Gwen Stacy

by Brett White

The latest "Amazing Spider-Man 2" set photos may not come directly from director Marc Webb (like so many have before), but they offer a deeper level of insight than any previous TwitPics. You can check out the images below, but be warned that possible spoilers lurk after the jump. Big ones. Ones that you'll wish you hadn't seen, if you're aiming to remain spoiler-free until the film opens next summer.

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Kevin Feige Addresses His Future With Marvel

Posted 5/6/13 1:00 pm EST by in Marvel, News

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There's been a lot of focus on how long Robert Downey Jr. will stay with the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but the real question should be how long Kevin Feige will stick around. The Marvel Studios president is the glue that holds the MCU together, and he is responsible for building the Marvel movie franchise up to the success it is today.

Fortunately the folks over at Collider thought to ask Feige how much longer he has in his contract with Marvel. He said it was the first time he'd been asked that question, and admitted that he'll stick with the studio "certainly through Phase Two."

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'X-Men: Days Of Future Past': Singer Tweets First Look At Kitty Pryde

Posted 5/6/13 12:01 pm EST by in Marvel, News, Photos, Twitter Report

Kitty Pryde

by Brett White

The teases keep on coming from Bryan Singer's Twitter feed, with his iPhone camera now centering squarely on Ellen Page as she reprises her role as Kitty Pryde in "X-Men: Days of Future Past."

The TwitPic is the latest in a series of sneak peeks Singer has given us of actors onset, including Wolverine, Storm, Iceman and Professor X. These photos all show off what appears to be the X-Men's new unifying look: drab brown leather and dark suede. So... step up?

Check out the full tweet and picture of Kitty Pryde below.

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New 'Wolverine' Poster Shows Off Silver Samurai

Posted 5/6/13 9:58 am EST by in Marvel, News

Silver Samurai

by Brett White

"The Wolverine" director James Mangold used his Twitter account over the weekend to give fans another look at the mutant's main adversary, the Silver Samurai. Instead of offering up more shots of the character as recently glimpsed in the film's CinemaCon footage, the director showed off a new one-sheet poster that fits right in, stylistically, with the film's first poster.

Check out the full one-sheet poster below.

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'Iron Man 3' Earns Second-Highest Opening Weekend Ever

Posted 5/6/13 9:40 am EST by in Marvel, News

Iron Man 3

by Brett White

If box office totals are any indication, then odds are you spent your weekend flying high with "Iron Man 3." Box Office Mojo reports that the Iron Man three-quel grossed an estimated $175.3 million domestically this weekend, bringing its worldwide gross to just over $680 million. Sure, that may just be a week's worth of four-course meals where billionaire Tony Stark is concerned, but to the rest of us that's big money.

The opening puts "Iron Man 3" a bit behind the current weekend champ, last year's "Marvel's the Avengers." That film, which also prominently featured Robert Downey Jr.'s Tony Stark, earned an unbelievable $207.4 million, a total that now seems almost impossible to overtake. The previous runner-up was 2011's "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2" with $169.1 million.

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Kevin Feige Looks To The Future With 'Doctor Strange' And 'S.H.I.E.L.D.'

Posted 5/3/13 4:45 pm EST by in Marvel, News

Dr. Strange

by Brett White

Now that it's in theaters, "Iron Man 3" is old news. We want some new information! We want to hear about new projects! Out with the old, in with whatever new thing Kevin Feige wants to talk about! Luckily the president of Marvel Studios likes talking about new things just as much as we love reading about them, as evidenced in two recent articles over at Collider. In them, Feige drops a few more hints about the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, specifically about the progress of the long-awaited-ish "Doctor Strange" and the highly-anticipated TV series, "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." When asked about the good doctor's progress, Feige revealed that they're ready to get to work on the film now that "Iron Man 3" has been shepherded into theaters.

"'Dr. Strange' is something that I talk about often and it's sort of next up for us to dig into and explore. Our executive producer of 'Iron Man 3,' having done 'Captain America: The First Avenger' and as that was finishing he started working on the bones that would become 'Iron Man 3,' and now that he’s finished with 'Iron Man 3,' he’s working on the bones that would become 'Doctor Strange.' Now that 'Iron Man 3' is finished, some of our quote-unquote spare time is going to be devoted to trying to crack 'Strange.'"

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Iron Man Will Be A 'Big Part' Of 'The Avengers 2'

Posted 5/3/13 1:06 pm EST by in Marvel, News

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Don't think that "Iron Man 3" will be the last you'll see of Tony Stark any time soon. During a new interview with Super Hero Hype, Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige confirmed the character will be a "big part" of "The Avengers 2."

"We’re not developing 'Iron Man 4.' Currently, as you may imagine, Iron Man is a big part of 'Avengers 2' and that’s what we’re focusing on and what Joss [Whedon] is focusing on. So where we go after that remains to be seen, but certainly, 'Avengers 2' being the next appearance, the next storyline for Iron Man," Feige told Super Hero Hype.

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