With the news that Spidey will be swinging back into the Marvel Cinematic Universe where he belongs finally announced, we can all stop saying how smart this move is and start wondering what it means, both for our friendly neighborhood webslinger and the current occupants of the MCU. Yes, it means that some stories can now be told properly and should improve the quality of the … [Read more...]
Spider-Man Is Back…Where He Belongs!
A picture (above) is worth a thousand words. In this case, you can keep the other 900-and-something of them. In what is my shortest post to-date, all I can say is that superhero movie lovers like myself and comic book geeks everywhere are rejoicing as if a global holiday has just taken place. Yes, our biggest dream has come true, Spider-Man is joining the Marvel Cinematic … [Read more...]
From The Marvel Cinematic Universe To The Marvel Netflix Series Universe
Contributed by Rhen Miller As psyched as I am to see The Avengers: Age of Ultron take to the big screen in May, of all the upcoming Marvel projects, it’s the upcoming Marvel Netflix Series Universe, highlighted by The Defenders that has me most intrigued. And I say that despite seeing the original Ben Affleck Daredevil debacle in theaters. Thus far, the Marvel Cinematic … [Read more...]
Strange Doctor Strange Casting Choices?
With the recent news that Chiwetel Ejiofor might be cast in a major role in the upcoming Marvel Studios film Doctor Strange (2016), I began to wonder what character he might play. Additionally, I believe the choice of Benedict Cumberbatch as Doctor Strange is a strong choice given his recent performances in 12 Years A Slave (also starring the aforementioned Ejiofor), Star … [Read more...]
I Am Worried That Ant-Man Will Be A Dud
And there are a few reasons why. Mis-Direction. When a movie switches the director, not once, not twice, but three times, alarms should go off. I hearken back to Superman II. Although it was still a very good film, you could clearly see that the movie had a jumbled vision (at times slapstick comedy, at times a dark, provocative action film), which left some viewers … [Read more...]