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Chris Pratt Was Championed For Guardians Of The Galaxy By A Surprising Supporter Outside Marvel Studios
In hindsight, Chris Pratt was the obvious choice for Peter Quill aka Star-Lord, the brash, earnestly goofy leader of the Guardians of the Galaxy. It’s almost impossible to see anybody else in the role at this point, but it’s easy to forget that he was far from the obvious superhero choice when James Gunn was […]
Continue readingJames Gunn Hypes A Very Special Character Debut In The Guardians Of The Galaxy Holiday Special
The man who brought Howard the Duck and Cosmo the Spacedog into the Marvel Cinematic Universe is now hyping another character introduction in “The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special” — though he won’t say who it is just yet. James Gunn directed the first two “Guardians of the Galaxy” movies, hopped over to the […]
Continue readingSuperhero Bits: Black Widow’s Effect On Talent Deals, Guardians Of The Galaxy Video Game Reactions & More
(Superhero Bits is a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks.)In this edition of Superhero Bits:The “Black Widow” […]
Continue readingMarvel Studios Creative Exec Jonathan Schwartz On Shang-Chi, Secret Invasion, And Planning The MCU
Before becoming a full-fledged producer on Marvel Studios’ “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” Jonathan Schwartz worked as Kevin Feige’s assistant before quickly rising up the ranks to creative executive in time for “The Avengers” in 2012. He went on to co-produce the first “Guardians of the Galaxy,” executive produce “Guardians of the Galaxy […]
Continue readingSuperhero Bits: Marvel Cooks Up Gingerbread Funko POPs, John Leguizamo Is Becoming PhenomX & More
(Superhero Bits is a collection of stories, updates, and videos about anything and everything inspired by the comics of Marvel, DC, and more. For comic book movies, TV shows, merchandise, events, and whatever catches our eye, this is the place to find anything that falls through the cracks.)In this edition of Superhero Bits:Want to add […]
Continue reading‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ Video Game Sneak Peek: Drax Flirts with Monster Collector Lady Hellbender
In case you didn’t hear, there’s a Guardians of the Galaxy video game coming this fall. However, much like Marvel’s Avengers, this new game doesn’t have any basis in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Thankfully, unlike Marvel’s Avengers, this game actually doesn’t look half-bad. The announcement trailer showcased some exciting gameplay, and now a new Guardians […]
Continue reading‘The Suicide Squad’ Is a Surprising Response to Latin American History — and America’s Messy Relationship to It
This article includes spoilers about the plot of “The Suicide Squad.”On the surface, “The Suicide Squad” is not a movie with geopolitics on its mind. Writer/director James Gunn’s hard-r supervillain romp is a loud, bloody, men-on-a-mission riff that owes more to Sam Peckinpah and Gunn’s own zany “Guardians of the Galaxy” than anything with complex […]
Continue readingJames Gunn on ‘The Suicide Squad’s’ Politics, Getting ‘Fired’ by Disney and Why He Doesn’t Care About Streaming
Spoiler Warning: Do not read if you have not seen “The Suicide Squad,” currently playing in theaters and streaming on HBO Max.For anyone familiar with James Gunn’s career, his DC comics adaptation “The Suicide Squad” is arguably the most James Gunn movie he’s ever made. Like his Marvel Studios’ films — 2014’s “Guardians of the […]
Continue readingJames Gunn is Considering More DC Comics Projects After ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’
The Suicide Squad is in theaters (and on HBO Max) right now, and it sounds like another home run for director James Gunn. Even before the movie opened, the Guardians of the Galaxy filmmaker was working on a TV series spin-off featuring John Cena‘s sociopathic, hyper-violent Captain America-type character Peacemaker. But it sounds like Gunn […]
Continue readingAugust Arrives With James Gunn’s ‘The Suicide Squad’
August is here, and with its first weekend comes just one new wide releaseThe Suicide Squad, the follow-up to Suicide Squad, which had the biggest August opening ever ($133.7 million) in 2016 in the same frame. A lot has changed since then, and that opening is bigger than any single weekend’s combined box office total […]
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