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Sony’s Spider-Man movie rights could go back to Marvel?
8 hours ago
by John 'Spartan' Nguyen
in Movies
Some sites have been reporting that Sony is considering selling the Spider-Man movie rights.
Sony is having some financial problems and one of their investors, Daniel Loeb from Third Points, has made a bold proposal for the Japanese giant. The proposal would ask Sony to put part of their Sony More >
The Wolverine gets a new trailer and some ink wash artworks
2 days ago
by John 'Spartan' Nguyen
in Movies
The Wolverine gets a new trailer and some new artworks featuring The Silver Samurai, Wolverine’s claws, Japan, and more sword-and-claw action.
It looks like James Mangold is going to make Viper a mutant, as we can see with her snake-like tongue (in the comic, she doesn’t have any superhuman More >
Joss Whedon confirms Scarlet Witch, Quicksilver and Iron Man for The Avengers 2
6 days ago
by John 'Spartan' Nguyen
in Movies
Joss Whedon has hinted that the superhero brother and sister, Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch, were going to be in the Avengers 2, saying that there was going to be “a brother/sister act.” EW later confirmed that it was indeed actually them. Now, Joss Whedon has confirmed it himself to IGN.
“You More >
Rumor alert: Hawkeye could be recast in Avengers 2
6 days ago
by Laura Sirikul
in Movies
Nooooooo! Say it isn’t so!
Rumors have surfaced that Jeremy Renner may not come back to the Marvel franchise. He was not mentioned in Marvel’s Phase 2 by Marvel president Kevin Feige or Avengers 2 director Joss Whedon. Also, his character is not in Captain America: Winter Soldier (both Scarlett More >
NR Podcast #3: Fisting Your Mouth
6 days ago
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Welcome to episode 3 of the NR Podcast. Join the NR Podcast team as we talk crap on each other and what’s happening in the world of nerd-dom. Our previous episodes were comic book heavy, but this time we expand on video game news like the next-gen consoles, EA More >
Hulk says: YOU NO PANIC OVER MARVEL NEGOTIATIONS!
1 week ago
HULK SMA-..err okay so Hulk didn’t actually say that, but Mark Ruffalo sure did. During these past couple of weeks, there have been rumors about Robert Downey Jr. butting heads with Marvel and Disney, attempting to find some common ground on what they think should be “adequate payment” for future More >
Top 20 Comic Book Heroes
2 weeks ago
by Robert Galvan
in Comics
With so many movies, TV shows, animated TV and movies being made, it’s hard to remember the true origins of comic book heroes and which ones that really are the best. As an avid comic book fan reading both Marvel, DC, and independent comics for over 20 years (I’m 27), I thought it was best to More >
Nova in Guardians of the Galaxy?
2 weeks ago
It’s the Green Lantern!! No…no…wait, that movie was garbage. What I meant to say was, it’s NOVA! Before you go knocking me on that Green Lantern comment, yes, I know that Nova and the Nova Corps is Marvel’s version of the Green Lantern Corps. Now that we got that out of the way, let’s move on. More >
Amazing Spider-Man 2 MAJOR spoiler…or just over analyzing. You decide
2 weeks ago
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 is definitely one of the movies I look forward to for the year 2014, and after hearing how Mary Jane was cast, I was wondering if they were going to kill off Emma Stone’s character, Gwen Stacy, to make room for Mary Jane (being played by Shailene Woodley). If you know More >
The future of Iron Man uncertain?
2 weeks ago
After a successful overseas launch of Iron Man 3 coupled with the United States launch this past weekend, you’d think that Robert Downey Jr. would say with confidence that he would be back to play the role of Tony Stark once again. Unfortunately that doesn’t seem to be the case. When asked about More >
Pepper Potts sex tape story scrapped from Iron Man 3?!
2 weeks ago
by Mike Villarreal
in Movies
While Iron Man 3 is doing supremely well in the theaters, news came out today of some of the odd plot points of the movie that were scrapped in the film’s early drafts. Iron Man 3 director Shane Black and screen writer Drew Pearce talked with Empire Magazine and during their interview they More >
Ghost Rider finally returns to Marvel! Oh, and Ant-Man script re-write updates as well!
3 weeks ago
Good news everyone! Ghost Rider’s back! And by “back”, I mean that he has returned to the loving arms of Marvel Entertainment. No longer will we see crappy Nicolas Cage versions. No offense to Nicolas Cage, but he seriously did not look or feel like Jonny Blaze. It just felt like Nicolas Cage More >
Review: Iron Man 3 is a great addition to the MCU
3 weeks ago
Tony Stark is back and better than ever! Well no, not really, not in Shane Black’s Iron Man 3 anyways. Tony Stark goes through the ringer in the third installment of the mega Iron Man franchise, and takes you along for the ride.
While it isn’t better than the first Iron Man (or The Avengers, if More >
Zack Snyder says DC’s heroes are purer than Marvel’s heroes… Oh boy
3 weeks ago
With Man of Steel looming on the horizon, the recent trailer for Superman’s next outing has put Man of Steel on my top 5 summer movies to watch this year. In speaking with SFX Magazine, this comes as no surprise to Zack Snyder as he claims that this is all Superman’s world and we’re just living in More >
Return of Phil Coulson in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D revealed?
3 weeks ago
If you’re one of the 99.9% that has seen The Avengers, then you know that fan-favorite Phil “Agent” Coulson died at the hands of Loki. Many fans theorized that Agent Coulson would return but as the android Vision. Instead, we found out that Gregg was cast in Marvel’s new TV series Marvel’s Agents More >
Daredevil officially returns to Marvel
4 weeks ago
So 20th Century Fox finally decided to give one franchise back to Marvel. Newsarama recently asked Kevin Feige, Marvel’s President of Production, if the Daredevil rights had returned to Marvel, to which he replied “Yes.” Technically, he could have been back for a while, but this is the first More >
Does Bryan Singer’s confirmation of Bishop and Warpath for X-Men: Days of Future Past mean we might see Cable?
4 weeks ago
Bryan Singer decided to give us a tease for the upcoming X-Men: Days of Future Past. His most recent Vine post has a mini-montage of directors chairs with the names of some of the mutants in the film. What really stuck out though, was the inclusion of 2 mutants we didn’t expect to see, Bishop and More >
Comic Book Movies: Marvel vs. DC
4 weeks ago
Marvel vs. DC by maxmax007 (deviantart)
Ever since they first came out on paperback, there has always been a close rivalry between Marvel and DC. Fans who have a VERY deep passion for their favorite comic book characters will argue to the death how theirs is the best, and how their favorite would More >
Captain America: The Winter Soldier begins production today
1 month ago
by John 'Spartan' Nguyen
in Movies
Marvel Studios has announced today that Captain America: The Winter Soldier begins principal photography. The film starts production in Los Angeles, with other locations to follow including Washington, D.C. and Cleveland.
With that announcement, we’re treated with a photo of Chris Evans as Captain More >
Iron Man MK VII Nendoroid out now
1 month ago
Six months ago we showcased some images of the Good Smile Iron Man Mk VII Nendoroid. It’s this month’s hottest collector’s item for Marvel fans and a nice add on if you bought the Phase One Box Set.
Nendoroids come with multiple pieces, like a bonus head and hands that allow you to pose the figure More >
Wondercon 2013: Kotobukiya Spring Preview 2013
1 month ago
At WonderCon 2013, Kotobukiya showcased their Spring Preview line which included previous announcements from New York Toy Fair and a couple of new announcements exclusive for WonderCon. I am especially loving the new “Cu-poche” line, which has similarities to the Nendoroid line but features a More >
Hugh Jackman discusses The Wolverine trailer
1 month ago
First off, if you haven’t seen the insane trailer as of yet, watch it here first before you read further. There are so many things going on that you literally have to watch a few times to try and catch everything. Hugh Jackman aka Wolverine himself, sat down with MTV to discuss the trailer as well More >
The Superhero Media Crossover Project by Butcher Billy
1 month ago
Digital artist Butcher Billy created art by replacing characters in live-action superhero movie stills with the original classic comic book versions! Genius.
Butcher Billy wrote:
It’s easy to forget how much the comic stylings of the 60’s and 70’s have inspired modern films and just how timeless More >
Tony Stark and Mandarin get mad at each other in Iron Man 3 TV spot
1 month ago
by John 'Spartan' Nguyen
in Movies
Iron Man 3 is almost a month away, and what better way to hype yourself up than with a TV spot. Yeah, Tony Stark talks some crap on the Mandarin, and the Mandarin challenges Stark by saying he won’t see him coming. Them fightin’ words.
Iron Man 3 flies into theaters on May 3, 2013.
So that Ant-Man footage finally gets leaked
2 months ago
by John 'Spartan' Nguyen
in Movies
Well that took a while. The Ant-Man footage that was shown to Comic-Con attendees in Hall H last year has finally been leaked online. It looks like security wasn’t tight when it premiered again at The Best of BUG event in London. Now we get to see the Ant-Man shrink and grow as he kicks a bunch of More >
