The name Fantastic Four suggests a certain joie de vivre, a delight in its own comic book silliness. When Marvel’s first family were translated to the big screen by Tim Story in 2005, and again for a 2007 sequel, that lightness of touch unfortunately slipped into kitschy smugness, with the excessive focus on camp humour […]
Avengers: Age of Ultron Is a Cinematic Event Comic That Introduces Generic New Characters
Avengers: Age of Ultron grossed $187.7 million dollars on opening weekend, the second-highest domestic box office debut of all time. (The first Avengers holds the #1 spot, with an opening weekend of $207.4 million.) Age of Ultron also scored $439 million overseas, a number sure to climb when the film finally opens in China and […]
16th Century-Imagined Superheroes by Photographer Sacha Goldberger
Photos by Sacha Goldberger In the last few decades, we’ve seen superheroes be transformed and remade continually, but until now, we’ve never quite seen them like this. Photographer Sacha Goldberger has created a series of 16th Century-looking superheroes at a special art exhibition in Paris titled “Super Flemish”. Through a compilation of make up artistry, design, […]
Ryan Gosling, Josh Brolin on rumored shortlist to play Batman in Batman vs. Superman
Pre-production on the unofficially titled Batman vs. Superman film hasn’t even begun yet (pre-pre-production?), yet rumors are flying out over which actors Warner Bros. want to portray Batman in the upcoming film. Earlier in the weekend, a report came out that WB was looking for an older actor to portray the Dark Knight, preferably somebody in their […]
The Dark Knight Trilogy: Ultimate Collector’s Edition revealed
While Christian Bale won’t be coming back as Batman anytime soon (if at all), DC and Warner Bros. have a special little sump’m sump’m to make sure his legacy as The Dark Knight won’t be forgotten any time soon (as if that would happen in the first place). This fall, the “The Dark Knight Trilogy: […]
Christian Bale is done with Batman
While Christian Bale (The Dark Knight Rises) and Christopher Nolan (Inception) have previously said they wouldn’t return to the Batman universe, many people still held out hope that Bale would take up the cowl in the proposed Justice League film DC and Warner Bros. have tried to get off the ground for awhile now. However, Bale […]