The Marvel Cinematic Universe has a formula, one that the studio has built over 20+ movies in almost 15 years. But we’re seeing the formula evolve, with movies like “Iron Man 3,” or now with TV shows like “WandaVision,” changing up the format and delivering exciting movies that feel unlike anything that came before it.Now, it […]
Continue readingRobert Downey Jr. will be working once again with “Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang” and “Iron Man 3” filmmaker Shane Black, although this time to play a character who is markedly less charming than Tony Stark.Downey and Black are teaming up on a new film for Amazon Studios based on the character Parker, created by author […]
Continue readingMove over, Jason Statham, because there’s a new Parker in town. As Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr. may be associated with a certain Peter Parker, but that’s not the Parker that he and his old pal Shane Black are reuniting to adapt. The actor and his two-time director are reportedly headed to Amazon Studios for a […]
Continue readingIn the 1980s and 1990s, writer Shane Black became one of Hollywood’s most highly paid screenwriters when he reinvented the action genre by revitalizing buddy cop tropes. Films like “Lethal Weapon” and “The Last Boy Scout” turned him into the rare famous screenwriting name, but eventually, he would turn towards his own directing career. While […]
Continue readingIn the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the future of Happy Hogan wasn’t always so happy. Jon Favreau has been with the MCU since the very beginning; he directed the first two “Iron Man” movies and co-starred alongside Rdj as Happy. By the time “Iron Man 3” rolled around, however, Favreau had vacated the director’s chair, and […]
Continue reading(Welcome to Survey Says, a feature where we conduct a movie-related survey for a random group of people and explain why they’re completely right, completely wrong, or somewhere in-between.)The Marvel Cinematic Universe proved its concept in 2012 when “The Avengers” hit theaters. Multiple standalone franchises were able to successfully crossover into one massive, blockbuster event […]
Continue readingSpoiler Warning: Do not read this story if you haven’t seen “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings,” currently playing in theaters.While “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” is one of the most stand-alone movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in years, the movie does contain one memorable callback to a previous […]
Continue reading(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: Marvel […]
Continue readingScreen Media has bought all North American rights to “Skyfire,” China’s first big-budget disaster movie, from Highland Film Group and plans to release the film in theaters and on demand in December.“Skyfire” is directed by Simon West and stars Jason Isaacs (“Hotel Mumbai”), Hannah Quinlivan (“Skyscraper”), Xueqi Wang (“Iron Man 3”) and Shawn Dou (“Wolf […]
Continue readingCan you bring your save data from Spider-Man on the PS4 over to the PS5? Want to see a more conservative design for Hulkbuster that was almost in Iron Man 3? Did you know that The Silver Surfer met Hank Hill from King of the Hill? What prank did Shazam! director David F. Sandberg play […]
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