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Tom Hiddleston will continue playing Loki until Marvel or audience want him to stop
1 month ago
by John 'Spartan' Nguyen
in Movies
Tom Hiddleston, I think, is one of the highlights for both Thor and The Avengers. Loki could have easily become a one-dimensional villain on screen, but Hiddleston did a great job showing a lot of different emotions for the trickster god. He’s also seen as an actor who enjoys his fans and being More >
No Planet Hulk in Phase 3
2 months ago
Whaaaat?! Is pretty much what I said when I heard about this news. Apparently Marvel has absolutely no plans on bringing in the Planet Hulk saga within the 3rd Marvel phase of movies. As a gigantic Hulk fan, I was disappointed to have heard this from the lips of Joss Whedon himself. When asked More >
Avengers cast to reunite… at the Oscars!
3 months ago
by Laura Sirikulvadhana
in TV
The Avengers cast will be reuniting together on stage at the Oscars to present an award together. Show producers Craug Zadan and Neil Meron have announced that Robert Downey Jr, Chris Evans, Jeremy Renner, Mark Ruffalo and Samuel L. Jackson will participate in the awards show. Chris Hemsworth and More >
Whedon reveals original ideas for The Avengers including Wasp and a second villain
4 months ago
The Hollywood DGA held an Avengers screening and Q&A where director Joss Whedon revealed his original ideas for the superhero team movie. One of the big revelations for me was that he didn’t want Loki to be the sole villain to take on Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. His role would have been shared with More >
Jeremy Renner mocks Hawkeye in SNL’s Avengers skit
5 months ago
by Laura Sirikulvadhana
in TV
Jeremy Renner hosted Saturday Night Live this past weekend. Known for his serious action roles, Renner got to show his comedic/musical side. Mainly, he got to make fun of his Avengers character, Clint Barton, aka Hawkeye. Renner has been open about his opinion on the character in an interview with More >
Mark Millar wants Avengers, Spider-Man and X-Men to ‘complement’ each other
7 months ago
Mark Millar, co-creator of Kick-Ass and Wanted and writer of Marvel’s Civil War, pretty much wants what all of us Marvel fans wanted, to have all the characters in the Marvel film universe to “complement” each other. It’s cool that FOX’s comic book movie advisor thinks that way, but will FOX More >
Avengers + Battle Royale = Avengers Arena
8 months ago
by Jose Gutierrez III
in Comics
Cover #1 by Marvel
A new comic has been released under the Marvel NOW! banner called Avengers Arena Murder World. It puts two of my favorites together: Battle Royale and superhumans. For those that don’t know what Battle Royale is, picture Hunger Games but a lot bloodier and much better. It’s the More >
Clark Gregg responds to Vision and Avengers 2 rumors
8 months ago
by Mike Villarreal
in Movies
One of the biggest moments in the Superhero blockbuster that had everyone talking was the tragic death of Agent Coulson in The Avengers. Clark Gregg had been a part of the franchise from the very beginning (Iron Man), and to see him go was bitter sweet for many fans.
With the recent news of Joss More >
Marvel sued over Avengers box set packaging
9 months ago
by Mark Pacis
in Movies
What is it with Hollywood and luggage companies? In the second time this past year, a luggage company has sued a major movie studio over knockoffs of their products. The first one came last year when French luggage company Louis Vuitton sued Warner Bros by alleging that the airport scene where More >
Agent Coulson gets his own Hot Toys action figure!
9 months ago
Look at this beauty. Here’s the The Avengers legend, Agent Coulson, as a 1/6 scale action figure, thanks to Hot Toys. We don’t get to see how his head sculpt looks like (it is a prototype after all), but check out his Destroyer rifle. That thing is a beast!
Oh, and here’s the Chitauri figure for More >
‘The Avengers’ Firefly Style
11 months ago
by Michael Pao
in Web
Check out this awesome mash up video recently released by a talent video editor that goes by the name Cruciatus featuring ‘The Avengers’ intro in a ‘Firefly’ style. Both the blockbuster movie with the Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and the story about space cowboys that ended much too soon was directed More >
Comic Hit List: Avengers – X-Sanction #1
1 year ago
It looks like Cable is back and it looks like his mission now is to take out the Avengers. Since the 2010 events of the ‘Second Coming’ story arc where Cable sacrificed his own life to save the members of the X-Force, he now finds himself reunited with mutant ally Blaquesmith in a future where a More >
Thor 2 Loses Another Director
1 year ago
Things are not looking too well for the god of thunder sequel. First, the intial director, Kenneth Branagh, won’t return. Now, the film loses its 3rd director that was in negotiations. Just announced today, former Thor 2 director Patty Jenkins has dropped out of the project. The Monster director More >
Blu-ray Review: THOR
1 year ago
We have seen many superhero films come and go over the years. The last one I ever expected to succeed as a big budget summer tentpole was Marvel Studio’s THOR. Treading into the dangerous realm of magic, many feared it would scare off general audiences by being too unrealistic. Even though it is More >
‘Captain America: The First Avenger’ Behind the Scenes Videos!
1 year ago
Joe Johnston’s Captain America: The First Avenger hits theaters this week! I will be at Comic-Con and I cannot imagine a better crowd of people to watch it with. Below you will find some B-roll footage from the film! I love these things because it shows the scale of the production and the More >
New ‘Captain America’ Behind The Shield Featurette
1 year ago
2011 has been a mixed bag for superhero films. Thor exceeding everyone’s expectations, while Green Lantern has been compared to the likes of Catwoman and Batman and Robin. I still look forward to Captain America: The First Avenger and hope Marvel will deliver another true to the comics superhero More >
New Captain America and Hawkeye costume designs revealed for ‘The Avengers’
1 year ago
by Fernando Caire
in Movies
Superherohype.com managed to get a shot of a promotional poster for the upcoming Avengers film at the Licensing International Expo in Las Vegas. Thor, Hulk, Black Widow, and Iron Man appear to be unchanged, which is to be expected. Captain America’s modern costume looks true to the source material, More >
Review: Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Heroes
2 years ago
by Fernando Caire
in Reviews
It’s no Batman: The Animated Series, but the new cartoon incarnation of the Avengers is solid, undemanding fare for fans of all ages, says Fernando Caire, and a step up from Marvel’s previous animated versions.
I enjoy cartoons more then any grown man should. I grew up on them, and I may die More >
S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Maria Hill Reporting for Duty
2 years ago
Variety has announced Cobie Smulders (How I Met Your Mother) is now confirmed for the role of S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent Maria Hill in the much anticipated Avengers movie. Wondering who Maria Hill is? Comic book aficionados know her as Nick Fury’s second in command who took over for the ex Howling More >
