'Big Hero Six' Becomes Disney's First Animated Marvel Movie

Posted 5/9/13 3:00 pm EST by in Marvel, News

Big Hero Six

by Brett White

When Disney bought Marvel Entertainment way back in 2009, a lot of comic book fans got excited at the prospect of Disney's animation might being matched up with Marvel's rich library of characters. It seemed like a match made in heaven, and now there's a feature film to show for it. It's just that... it's not one anyone saw coming. Literally, anyone. Find me the Marvel fan who pegged this as the obvious first choice for a Disney/Marvel animated collaboration, and I'll show you a Marvel fan who you should take stock tips from.

"Big Hero Six" will be the first Disney animated feature film to be based on a Marvel Comics property. That's right, "Big Hero Six." The CG-animated film will follow young Hiro Hamada and his robot BayMax as they join a superhero team in the fictional city of San Fransokyo.

You can check out some first look footage and concept art below, along with the answer to the question, "Big Hero Six...?"

Read More...

Tags

'Man Of Steel' Calendar Reveals New Images

Posted 5/9/13 2:15 pm EST by in DC Comics, News

Man of Steel

In case seeing "Man of Steel" in theaters isn't good enough, fans now will have the opportunity to look at the upcoming Warner Bros. movie all year long. Some promotional images of the new "Man of Steel" wall calendar have arrived, replete with brand new stills from the new movie.

The shots are fairly spoiler-free but it's still nice to have all these images in front of us in one place so that we can get a sense of what "Man of Steel" will look like. Everything that has been released thus far has led us to believe that Zack Snyder's upcoming superhero film will look gorgeous, and these calendar images leave us with the same impression. You can check out a couple of them below, and be sure to head over to Comic Book Movie for the rest.

Read More...

Tags

'Guardians Of The Galaxy' Exclusive: Zoe Saldana Gets Honest About Gamora's Look

Posted 5/9/13 1:00 pm EST by in interviews, Marvel, News, Video

by Brett White

MTV News' Josh Horowitz sat down with the cast of "Star Trek Into Darkness" to premiere a new clip from the film and get to the bottom of this summer's highly anticipated sci-fi sequel. Of course when you have Zoe Saldana in front of you, you have to ask her some questions about "Guardians of the Galaxy" and her character Gamora.

Saldana talks in the video below about her co-star Chris Pratt, getting involved thanks to director James Gunn, and reveals what she thinks is most important about Gamora's look.

"I'm in the process right now of the evolution of conceiving Gamora's look. It's exciting! We're trying to work out comfort also, because you know that I definitely want to be involved in the stunt-doing of my character."

Get More:
Movie Trailers, Movies Blog

What do you think of this "Guardians of the Galaxy" update? Let us know in the comments below or hit us up on Twitter!

Tags ,

Joss Whedon Denies $100M 'Avengers 2' Payday, Eats Unicorns?

Posted 5/9/13 11:15 am EST by in Marvel, News

Joss Whedon

by Brett White

Earlier this week, Deadline published a comprehensive assessment of the woes currently plaguing contract negotiations for "Avengers 2." The article mentions that Joss Whedon, the writer and director of the third biggest movie of all time, is earning $100 million to keep him signed on for "Avengers 2" and as a consultant on all of Marvel's other cinematic outings. Deadline states:

Acknowledging "I'm doing okay" compensation wise, Whedon reportedly has a "really rich deal" worth an astronomical $100M for a combination of product and services including several pics, consulting work, a put pilot at ABC, and many other elements that effectively take him off the marketplace for years and years, one source tells me.

But that "one source" appears to be mistaken, according to Whedon himself who refuted the astronomical sum with a post on Whedonesque. Check out his statement below.

Read More...

Tags ,

NBC Passes On 'The Sixth Gun'

Posted 5/9/13 10:24 am EST by in News, Oni Press, TV

The Sixth Gun

by Brett White

It's a story that's become all too familiar. First a network options a comic book property, then they make a pilot, we all get our hopes up, and then the network passes on the pilot, crushing dreams in the process. And now "The Sixth Gun" has joined the ranks of "A.K.A. Jessica Jones," "Punisher," "Locke & Key," "Wonder Woman," "Amazon" and "Chew" as another abandoned comic book TV show. When you see that list and consider what might have been, it just gets really... depressing.

Oni Press' "The Sixth Gun" by Cullen Bunn, Brian Hurtt and Bill Crabtree has become a cult favorite and critical darling over the past few years, and its premise seems tailor made for a television series. And with NBC so down on its luck, a quirky show like "The Sixth Gun" with a built-in fanbase could have been just what the network needed. The series got a pilot order back in January, and then cast Laura Ramsey, Michiel Huisman and Elena Satine amongst others. This move comes as a bit of a shock considering how well comics-on-tv are doing right now, thanks to "The Walking Dead" and "Arrow."

Read More...

Tags

'Arrow' Recap: Episode 1.22, 'Darkness On The Edge Of Town'

Posted 5/9/13 9:52 am EST by in DC Comics, Review, TV

Darkness on the Edge of Town

by Ryan Rigley

It's been a while since the Dark Archer has made an appearance in Starling City (since Christmas to be exact) But with only two episodes left this season, including last night's "Darkness on the Edge of Town," it makes complete sense that he'd pop back up just in time for his rematch with the hooded vigilante.

Malcolm Merlyn, as we learned in last week's episode, is plotting to level a 24 city block radius within Starling City by way of a mysterious earthquake machine manufactured by Unidac Industries, which is exactly where "Darkness on the Edge of Town" begins. Two scientists walk into a research lab only to discover that the Dark Archer has killed several of their co-workers (6 scientists and 2 security guards to be exact).

Read More...

Tags

Who Is The Most Successful Superhero Actor?

Posted 5/9/13 8:00 am EST by in Commentary, DC Comics, Marvel

10 Heroes

by Brett White

With Robert Downey Jr.'s contract renegotiations off to a start (not to mention every other Avenger as well... yikes!), a lot of talk is being made of just how integral Downey is to the Marvel franchise. To be honest, you're not going to get any argument about that here. Downey's commitment to the role, natural charisma, and superb acting chops all coalesced in 2008 to form the biggest surprise hero hit ever. Thanks to "Iron Man," the armored Avenger rocketed from Marvel's B-list all the way to the top. The guy is irreplaceable.

But is he the most successful superhero actor ever? To find out, I spent a lot of time on Box Office Mojo pulling data and making spreadsheets. I compiled a list of the top 10 most successful superhero actors, based on box office totals. There were a few requirements though:

» Actor has to have appeared in more than one film playing the same character
» Actor must have headlined at least one of those films
» Box office totals for films in which they made a cameo appearance were not included

So with all those rules out of the way, just how much is Robert Downey Jr. worth to Marvel and Disney?

Read More...

Exclusive 'Star Trek Into Darkness' Clip, Watch 'Guardians Of The Galaxy's' Zoe Saldana In Action

Posted 5/8/13 7:30 pm EST by in Hot Stuff, News, Video

Zoe Saldana

by Brett White

There's only one film that can dethrone "Iron Man 3" at the box office, and that film is "Star Trek Into Darkness." The sequel beams into theaters on May 17th, but you can catch an exclusive clip from the film airing tonight on MTV at 7:56 p.m. ET. Following the clip, MTV's Josh Horowitz will join Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Zoe Saldana, Benedict Cumberbatch and director J.J. Abrmas for a 30 minute interview about the upcoming film.

Fans eager to see Saldana take on the role of Gamora in "Guardians of the Galaxy" should take note of tonight's exclusive "Star Trek Into Darkness" event. If you haven't witnessed Saldana in action, tonight is your night.

You can follow all the action by clicking the banner below, or checking out the video after the jump.

Read More...

Tags , ,

Robert Redford And Anthony Mackie Say Too Much About 'Captain America: The Winter Soldier'

Posted 5/8/13 4:45 pm EST by in Marvel, News

Winter Soldier

by Brett White

In a pair of interviews, actors Anthony Mackie and Robert Redford have managed to spill a few more beans than normal regarding their roles in "Captain America: The Winter Soldier." If you're wanting to go into "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" clean, I'd go on and skip this blog post. Even though we haven't seen any footage from the film yet, I'm betting that one of the things hinted at here won't make its way into any of the film's advance materials. The least spoilery thing Anthony Mackie said just confirms what I've been thinking about "Captain America: The Winter Soldier all along."

"So this movie, if you look at the cast, with everybody in S.H.I.E.L.D. and (co-stars Robert) Redford and Sam Jackson and everybody who's in the movie, it's kind of turning into 'The Avengers Part 2' because the cast is so big."

With Scarlett Johansson, Cobie Smulders, Emily VanCamp and others also appearing, yeah, it's a pretty big cast. It's easily the biggest cast of Phase 2 leading up to "The Avengers 2" (and who knows how that cast is going to shake out). Keep on reading to get to the more spoilerriffic stuff.

Read More...

Tags , ,

The Dark Archer Returns In New 'Arrow' Clip

Posted 5/8/13 3:30 pm EST by in DC Comics, News, TV, Video

Dark Archer

by Ryan Rigley

As all "Arrow" fans know by now, Malcolm Merlyn is a very evil man. Last week, Oliver Queen finally came to the realization that his best friend's father is not only the man responsible for kidnapping Walter Steele, but he's also the man directly responsible for his father's death. However, there's still one thing about Merlyn that Oliver has yet to figure out: he's also the deadly Dark Archer, a.k.a. the only villain in Starling City that has been able to defeat the hooded vigilante.

Tonight's episode of "Arrow," entitled "Darkness on the Edge of Town," is the second to last episode of this season, which means it's guaranteed to be action-packed and full of answers to this season's mysteries. That being said, we have a clip from tonight's "Arrow," featuring the Dark Archer himself, that actually raises more questions than answers. You can check it out below.

Read More...

Tags

6789101112131415

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.
SPONSORS
AD:
©2013 Viacom International Inc. All Rights Reserved. MTV and all related titles and logos are trademarks of Viacom International Inc.