The classic cartoon franchise is getting a high-budget live-action remake, and it plays exactly by the Marvel rulebook. The trailer is focused on the central story of Adam Glenn, the lost prince of Eternia, forced to live in hiding on Earth.
From total obscurity to the cusp of the Premier League is already a blockbuster tale. What they have created, and how they have gone about doing it, however, has already fast-tracked their superficial status to that of the supervillain, over the all-conquering hero, in many eyes.
If I was 12, I would want to do a movie, and an anime, and a video game. Now, 20 years after Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life, the first book in his series, he's got all of those and then some. The latest is Scott Pilgrim EX, the second video game to star the indie music-loving nerd who previously was tasked with fighting his girlfriend's seven evil exes in duels across a cartoony version of Toronto.
After a decade floundering both critically and at the box office, DC Studios has regained their footing under James Gunn. With the moderate success of last year's Superman and the groundwork laid by a relatively well-received second season of Peacemaker, it seems as if the days of DC's cinematic outings getting pummeled by the MCU are over, as well as their days of approaching the plate without a plan in hand.
Alan Cumming has revealed he inadvertently injured Pedro Pascal during production of the upcoming Marvel movie Avengers: Doomsday. The Traitors host, 60, is set to reprise his role as X-Men superhero Nightcrawler in the film. Speaking during a recent appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Cumming said: What was funny was my first scene with Pedro, he hurt his neck and had to go home. So I broke Pedro.
In 2016, every studio that had a stake in Marvel or DC properties attempted to broaden the scope of their universe in order to set up future installments: The year saw a clash of heroes in both Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice and Captain America: Civil War, there was also the introduction of Marvel's mystical side in Doctor Strange, the expansion of the DCEU with Suicide Squad, and Fox's most ambitious X-Men blockbuster with Apocalypse.
In the 21st century, superhero stories are often judged on how realistic they are - how "gritty," how dark, how "adult." It's never been more visible than with Batman. Between Christopher Nolan's take in the Dark Knight trilogy and the still-ongoing takes by Matt Reeves, it seems like the Caped Crusader was built for the Nirvana-scored, brooding tone of tragic flashbacks and smeared eyeliner.
He did as much 13 years ago in Iron Man 3, the second he dropped his guise as the Mandarin to reveal that he was actually Trevor Slattery. The efficacy - not to mention the morality - of this twist has been the topic of heated debate ever since, but no one can deny that Kingsley isn't utterly sympathetic in the role.
Sebastian Stan is about to trade in an arm prosthetic for a face prosthetic. Marvel Studios According to , Sebastian Stan is in talks to join the cast of The Batman Part II, even though he's still very much involved with the MCU, most recently appearing in Thunderbolts. He will join fellow Marvel star Scarlett Johansson, who played Natasha Romanov in multiple MCU movies.
Spider-Noir, the pulpy detective reimagining of Spider-Man starring Nicolas Cage, has received its first teaser trailer, which you can watch below - in both black and white and color. Premiering on Prime Video on May 27th, the Spider-Noir series sort of kind of spins off Cage's voice role as Spider-Man Noir in the animated Spider-Verse film franchise. However, he's not playing the same grizzled Peter Parker here;
The much-debated loss of interest in epic superhero sagas has plagued the genre for the better half of the decade, and Marvel's own dogged need to keep itself at the center of the conversation is partially to blame. Its cinematic universe used to dominate pop culture, but ever since Avengers: Endgame, it's struggled to justify its own existence. Not even self-aware jabs at the MCU's expense - like in Deadpool & Wolverine or the shaky She-Hulk: Attorney at Law - are enough to put the franchise back on track.
Robin Hood has been a cinema hero since the silent film days, but in the new movie by writer/director Michael Sarnoski ( Pig, A Quiet Place), the legends of his heroism have been greatly exaggerated. In the new trailer for The Death of Robin Hood, Hugh Jackman plays the titular outlaw, who confesses that he and his Merry Men were far less noble and merry than the legends about them.
Today, Amazon dropped a new trailer for its upcoming Spider-Noir starring Nicolas Cage as a brooding Spider-Man variant. Set in an alternate reality where it's still the 1930s, Spider-Noir follows private investigator Ben Reilly (Cage) as he gets back into the crimefighting game as the hero known as "The Spider." As his city's only superhero, Reilly knows that he's the only person with the necessary skills to deal with threats like mob boss Silvermane (Brendan Gleeson).
Ryan Reynolds is standing by his woman, leaked text messages be damned. In a statement to Puck News, Reynolds' reps said he did not regret getting involved in the It Ends With Usbehind-the-scenes drama and ensuing legal battles. "Yes, Ryan got involved - what husband wouldn't support his wife and the mother of his children?" they said. "He saw his wife fighting daily to stand up against sexual harassment in a private and respectful way, only to face retaliation for doing so."
In a non-Netflix world, a film like The Rip flashy, action-heavy, led by two household names should be available this weekend on the biggest high-format screens across the country. But then in that same world, at this particular time, it's doubtful that a film like this would even get made, granted a budget that's reportedly close to $100m, highly unusual for R-rated non-IP.