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Marvel Studios’ Cinematic Universe 10-Year-Anniversary Class Photo | Behind-the-Scenes VIDEO

by Henrick Vartanian February 9, 2018, 11:35 am 1.6k Views

Chris Hemsworth and Mark Ruffalo were among Marvel Studios' cast of superheroes in a secret location in Atlanta, GA

This week, Marvel Studios kicked off its year-long Marvel Cinematic Universe 10-Year anniversary celebration with a powerhouse of a class photo featuring superstar actors, actresses and the filmmakers from over the last ten years of Marvel films. On October 7th, 2017 a group of more than 80 actors and filmmakers all came together in secret […]

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Scorsese, Coppola, and The Marvel Comic Universe: Cinema or Not

by Harrison Cheung October 23, 2019, 11:56 pm 7.2k Views

People are overreacting to Martin Scorcese and Francis Ford Coppola's diss that superhero movies, like those of the Marvel Comic Universe (MCU), are not cinema. Frankly, the defense of the MCU from an impassionate Kevin Smith, James Gunn, et al, reminded me of an old SNL skit where a film snob pointed out there was [...]

MARVEL doesn’t want Ed Norton back as ‘HULK’ in ‘The Avengers’

by Henrick Vartanian July 11, 2010, 9:18 pm 999 Views 2 Comments

It’s Hollywood’s polite way of telling an actor to take a hike, and Marvel did just that, by announcing that the next time Hulk turns back into Bruce Banner, for the upcoming super hero team-up, “The Avengers“, it wont be the shirtless Edward Norton in some ripped jeans reprising the role. Oh, No! In a report […]

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We Need to Talk About Ezra Miller, The Flash

by Harrison Cheung February 2, 2015, 7:33 am 5.7k Views

Ezra Miller to reprise THE FLASH for WB's 2018 film. But why not Grant Gustin?

Fans matter… Until They Don’t. The CW Network – home of such teen oriented shows as THE VAMPIRE DIARIES, SUPERNATURAL, and ARROW, struck gold again when they launched their latest superhero TV series, THE FLASH. Starring relatively unknown Grant Gustin, 25, as Barry Allen/The Flash, the TV series has been both a winner with the […]

PHOTOS: Avengers Assemble! Superhero Epic Set to Dominate Summer

by December 8, 2011, 4:17 pm 1.5k Views 4 Comments

Superhero fans, mark your calendars for May 4, 2012. That’s when Marvel Studios will bring together many of its most popular crusaders as “The Avengers“ swoops onto the silver screen. The film only recently wrapped principal photography and will spend the next few months having its special effects tweaked for maximum impact. CLICK HERE for […]

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Andrew Garfield makes a geeky-chic appearance at Comic-Con 2011

by Henrick Vartanian July 25, 2011, 3:54 pm 2k Views

The fans attending Comic-Con on Friday, in San Diego, CA witnessed a persistent audience member who kept interrupting the moderator at “The Amazing Spider-Man” panel discussion, in Hall H of the San Diego Convention Center. Dressed in a not-so-impressive Spider-Man costume, the kind you buy around Halloween at a costume retailer, the nervous audience member […]

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER (film review)

by July 22, 2011, 8:01 pm 1.6k Views 2 Comments

CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE FIRST AVENGER is a deliriously retro-retro-movie in the same spirit of the 1940s Saturday serials matinees which inspired the likes of Spielberg’s RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK (1981) and THE MUMMY (1999). That should be no surprise to people familiar with the work of director Joe Johnston, a long time Spielberg/Lucas […]

CHRIS EVANS: FROM THEATRE NERD TO CAPTAIN AMERICA

by July 20, 2011, 1:22 pm 1.6k Views

Chris Evans is the latest matinee idol to take a turn this summer as a superheroic savior of the human race. “Captain America: The First Avenger“ debuts in theatres this Friday, July 22. Cast and crew and assorted celebs attended a splashy premiere on Hollywood Boulevard at the El Capitan TheatreTuesday night. But they didn’t walk […]

Tom Hiddleston 101: from Asgard to Woody Allen

by June 22, 2011, 12:44 pm 1.8k Views 2 Comments

When the big-budget, cinematic incarnation of Thor, Norse god of thunder, began swinging his mighty hammer in theatres last month, much of the media hype focused on Aussie beefcake Chris Hemsworth in the lead role. But as any fan of the comic book source material knows, it’s Loki who typically steals the show. And as […]

‘THOR’ brings it! – film review

by May 8, 2011, 8:53 pm 1.7k Views 5 Comments

The highly enjoyable THOR is one part hero-action movie, one part Shakespearean drama – no doubt due to its director, Kenneth Branagh, who treats the material with all the seriousness of a HENRY V. Lead writer, Ashley Miller, penned the highly anticipated X-MEN: FIRST CLASS and is a veteran of sci-fi TV with FRINGE, ANDROMEDA, […]

Chris Hemsworth 101: the fast rising ‘Thor’

by March 19, 2011, 10:37 am 1.3k Views

Two years ago, actor Chris Hemsworth was entirely unknown in the United States and sleeping on his manager’s couch. Now he’s got the lead in a megabudget superhero franchise and a starring role in the reboot of an ’80s fan-favorite. Is this guy lucky or what? How Hemsworth, 27, ended up cast as the Norse God […]

*New! Andrew Garfield and Chris Evans: superhero reveals on the web

by Henrick Vartanian January 14, 2011, 11:22 am 1.2k Views 1 Comment

It’s a superhero reveal in twos as photos of Spider-Man and Captain America surface the web featuring a very lean, mean and Andrew Garfield boyishly appropriate as Spider-Man, and a buff, bulky looking Chris Evans, seemingly packing more muscle mass under the very authentic suite. The 27-year-old Andrew Garfield has expressed his excitement about putting […]