Everyone knew that Robert Downey Jr. was likely to show up in San Diego today for the Marvel Studios Panel at Comic-Con. However, what came as a big surprise is that Robert Downey Jr. showed up early as a surprise guest at the Iron Man 3 Kids’ Costume Event. The...
While it’s certainly not news that the third installment of the Iron Man franchise will be a grueling ordeal for Tony Stark/Iron Man both physically and mentally, based on interviews given by Robert Downey Jr. and Kevin Feige, a reliable source on the current shooting location of Iron Man 3...
In a podcast interview with Eric Ratcliffe’s Why I Love Comics, superstar writer Brian Michael Bendis explained the role of the “Marvel Movie Council”–that is, a group of comic book experts including himself, Joe Quesada and Marvel Publisher Dan Buckley who were called upon to consult on the Marvel movies....
Please note that in the story below, you’ll find spoilers for Marvel’s The Avengers, out now. If you haven’t seen the movie and want to go in cold, turn back now. With this week’s announcement that Marvel was fast-tracking Avengers 2, one has to wonder: will we see any additional...
Ever since the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, it’s always a bit strange watching New York be ravaged by evildoers in the movies, isn’t it? You watch some massive destruction rain down on Manhattan and you just think, “They wouldn’t be getting over this in a week or a...
There’s some debate among fans and critics as to whether The Avengers or The Dark Knight Rises will generate more revenue this summer, but after last weekend’s record-shattering performance by Marvel’s team-up flick, there’s one thing that’s for certain: it’s virtually impossible for The Dark Knight Rises to beat that...
With Marvel Studios showing the world how to do comic book movies right, fans have been clamoring for Disney to buy back the movie rights to some of the Marvel characters owned by other studios. Currently, 20th Century Fox owns the movie rights to such characters as X-Men and the...
After The Avengers met with unprecedented success at the box office this weekend, far exceeding even the lofty expectations experts had set on its release, it occurred to us that whatever cleverness we pretend to here at ComicBook.com, the real business of movies is done over at IMDb (the Internet...
Marvel Studios and Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World director Edgar Wright have both been very busy for the last few years, so you’ll excuse them for not having a solid release date for the Ant-Man film they’re reportedly planning to make together. Still, fans are eager to see it and...
It’s not all good news for Marvel Studios today. Even with The Avengers generating record amounts of first-week revenue and reaping the rewards of a fantastic promotional campaign, a terrific movie and strong reviews and word-of-mouth, Robert Downey, Jr. has lost a teammate as Jessica Chastain has passed on a...
In spite of having released an impressive and buzzworthy new trailer for The Dark Knight Rises over the weekend, Warner Brothers and DC Entertainment have generally kept a pretty low profile the last week or so as the buzz built to a record-breaking head for Disney/Marvel’s film adaptation of The...
Box office estimates are often off–as was seen early this weekend when professional prognosticators of such things were expecting The Avengers to make around $68 million on Friday. When that was adjusted up to $80 million by the next day, it became evident that early estimates of $150 million to...
After this weekend, “The Avengers” will bring to mind for most people a very different vision from what comic book fans know of the team. The characters in the movie are The Avengers now, but for the last nearly fifty years Black Widow has never really been considered a first...
Remember a couple of weeks ago, when Marvel announced that Gallery 1988 in Los Angeles would run a program this weekend displaying art inspired by The Avengers? Well, whether you remember or not, that show has now begun and we’ve got some photos from today’s opening. Joss Whedon and Clark...
Anything in this interview might be a lie, or at least misdirection. After all, Tom Hiddleston plays Loki, the God of Mischief, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Beginning in last year’s Thor, it’s a role that rolls through at least Thor 2 with a notable pit stop as the central villain...
