When we asked our staff to vote on the best comic book movie adaptations, we were afraid the results would consist only of superhero films. While there are many superhero movies listed below, it is great to see a bulk of non-Hollywood films appearing on the list as well. We set out to compile a list …
Ant-man hits theaters on Friday, and with its release marks the end of Phase Two of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with Phase Three kicking-off next May. Depending on how big of a Marvel fan you are, this news will come as either exciting, or painfully boring. A surprise appearance by Agent Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) in …
Shortly after Iron Man 3 was released, we reported on an early Iron Man 3 animatic from Marvel’s storyboard artist Federico D’Alessandro featuring the destruction of the Stark Mansion. Continuing in that fashion, D’Alessandro (via Comic Book Movie) released yet another animatic that reveals the ultimate fate of The Mandarin, otherwise known as Trevor. In the movie, Trevor is arrested for …
We are now officially half way through the year and so I’ve asked our staff to vote for their favourite films released thus far. Hollywood blockbusters may have disappointed us, but thankfully we can always rely on independent filmmakers to create some truly inspiring films. Rounding out the special mentions is Terrence Malick’s To The …
Walking out of Man of Steel this weekend, I couldn’t help but think of the way in which this was particularly a creation of the modern DC Comics mindset. With its dour, somber lead, bombastic, faux-operatic plotting, and general grim and gritty outlook, this was a Superman film that fit in well with Nolan’s Batman …
When you’re a kid, a million different career options are running through your brain. You could be an astronaut, or maybe an actor, or you could be an explorer. How many children have considered that the possibility exists for them to be Storyboard Artist, or in the case of Federico D’Alessandro, a Storyboard Artist/Anamatics Supervisor …
There was a hope among much of the fans lately that Marvel and Robert Downey Jr. would be able to renegotiate his contract so that he might be able to stay on as Tony Stark AKA Iron Man long past The Avengers 2. Sadly, this is not the case and, moreover, it’s looking like Marvel …
When it comes to spectacle and narrative, Iron Man 3 delivers in spades. This CG-fuelled spectacular is undeniably entertaining and judging by the box office sales, we should expect a fourth installment in the near future. After 10 minutes of end credits, we are treated to the usual Marvel tag-on scene which of course …
Iron Man 3 Directed by Shane Black Written by Drew Pearce & Shane Black USA, 2013 Fun has become a slightly forgotten commodity in the summer blockbuster, with many studios and filmmakers now inspired by the efforts of directors like Christopher Nolan to be as grim as possible. The modern superhero often has to be …
2013 is here. Obviously its extremely early in the game, but the biggest moneymaker of the year so far has been Texas Chainsaw 3D. That says something about a landscape of movies full of reboots, remakes and sequels.What it says is that they work. Is this a sad fact? Yes, in some ways its a …
Superhero movies have become a staple of summer movie season, for better or for worse. The question often is not whether we’ll see a superhero movie anymore, but how many we’ll see, with The Avengers, The Amazing Spider-Man, and The Dark Knight Rises being released within the last three months alone. Some may point to …
Marvel Films are sitting pretty at the moment. Their co-productions, dating back from 1998 with Blade to The Amazing Spiderman, the current reincarnation of the web-slinging hero, have dominated box-offices worldwide and reintroduced comic book superheroes to a new generation. In June 2012, Warner Bros. announced their intention to release a film based on DC Comics’ premier superhero …
In a surprise move, several media sources on Tuesday said that Jon Favreau has opted out of the director chair for Marvel Studios’ Iron Man 3. This was later confirmed by Favreau himself via his Twitter account. As the one who shepherded the Iron Man franchise from the beginning and having both the original and …
