by Brett White
Add "exclusive advance screening tickets to 'Man of Steel'" to your shopping list, because you will soon be able to purchase those tickets alongside eggs and super rad t-shirts at America's largest retail chain, Walmart. This partnership between a studio and a retailer marks a first for the entertainment industry. Superfans will be able to purchase tickets at almost 4,000 Walmart stores starting at 8 a.m. on May 18th, with tickets limited to four per customer per visit. The advanced screening itself will take place on selected local theaters on June 13th at 7 p.m., which means you'll have only a few hours of gloating to do before the masses descend upon the theaters at midnight that night for the wide release.
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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