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Monday, November 11, 2013

INTERVIEW: Elizabeth Olsen Admits She's Become 'Such A Nerd' Prepping To Play Scarlet Witch in AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON


I had the pleasure of catching up with Elizabeth Olsen in NYC today, who is in town to talk up her role in Oldboy (more to come on Spike Lee's dark remake soon). As my roundtable interview session was wrapping up, I definitely could not let her leave the room without asking what she could share regarding her upcoming role as Scarlet Witch in Avengers: Age of Ultron (which technically has yet to be officially confirmed by Disney or Marvel). I am happy to report I got far from a "no comment."

I mentioned that her Oldboy co-star, Nick Fury himself Samuel L. Jackson, unexpectedly spilled the beans last month to The Wall Street Journal that he'll be working with her in the highly anticipated sequel.

"I don't know if we'll work together, but we'll be doing Avengers together," she said. I'd take that as a definite "yes," she's signed on the dotted line. "I don't know if we'll be doing any scenes together though," she added.

So how excited is she to be taking on the iconic Marvel character?

"Yes, I've become like such a nerd about it," she said with a big smile. "I'm having so much fun right now. It's really really fun to read those comics and its really exciting. The majority of this stuff isn't relevant to what we're gonna be doing. But I'm loving it and it's a lot of fun."

As for the big screen version of the legendary costume, she revealed she has yet to actually get a good look at it.

"No. I just know about it, but it's not probably what people would expect," she said.

As she left for her next interview she laughed when told she would make a cool action figure, an inevitable right of passage when you're set to become a big screen superhero.

Olsen joins the ensemble cast alongside her Godzilla co-star Aaron Taylor-Johnson (as Scarlet Witch's brother Quicksilver) and James Spader (who is set to embody the film's title villain, the robotic Ultron).


Avengers: Age of Ultron is set for a May 1st, 2015 release, once again to be written and directed by Joss Whedon.

There will be much more to come here regarding the remake of Oldboy from today's interviews with stars Olsen, Michael Imperioli and Pom Klementieff, plus screenwriter/producer Mark Protosevich and director Spike Lee.

Oldboy is set for theaters on November 27th.



Sunday, November 3, 2013

Watch The THOR: THE DARK WORLD Red Carpet World Premiere Here Tomorrow Night!


We will be live streaming the big Hollywood red carpet World Premiere for THOR: THE DARK WORLD tomorrow night 9:30 pm EST / 6:30 pm PST.  Be sure to check back here to see the stars of Marvel's next big screen solo adventure for the Mighty Avenger walk the arrivals line and chat with the press.

Part of Marvel's cinematic Phase Two story arc (set after the events of The Avengers), Thor: The Dark World reunites Chris Hemsworth as the Norse God of Thunder with Natalie Portman (Jane Foster), Kat Dennings (Darcy Lewis), Anthony Hopkins (Odin), Tom Hiddleston (Loki), Stellan Skarsgård (Dr. Selvig), Idris Elba (Heimdall) and Jaimie Alexander (Sif). Christopher Eccleston (Doctor WhoG.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra) joins the cast as Malekith the Accursed, the evil leader of the Dark Elves of Svartalfheim.



Official synopsis:
"Marvel’s “Thor: The Dark World” continues the big-screen adventures of Thor, the Mighty Avenger, as he battles to save Earth and all the Nine Realms from a shadowy enemy that predates the universe itself. In the aftermath of Marvel’s “Thor” and “Marvel’s The Avengers,” Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos…but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all."

You can see the first trailer HERE and or check out my coverage of Thor: The Dark World at the 2013 Toy Fair HERE.

Directed by Alan Taylor, the film is set for theaters in 3D on November 8th.



Wednesday, October 23, 2013

Trailer To The Trailer: CAPTAIN AMERICA: THE WINTER SOLDIER


The full trailer goes online tomorrow at iTunes, so how's about a teaser for said trailer a day early?

Enjoy a whole 17 seconds of Captain America: The Winter Soldier.



Thursday, October 10, 2013

Captain America's New Costume From THE WINTER SOLDIER Revealed At Hasbro NYCC Party!

It looks like The First Avenger is getting another updated costume in the upcoming Captain America: The Winter Soldier. At Hasbro's NYCC party last night, we got a glimpse of the new movie tie-in toy line and what we can expect to see on the big screen. Although various images have gone online from the set showing the new threads, we have a clear look at the new design that ditches red from the color scheme and adds back some leather. This version takes cues from both his '40s era look in Captain America: The First Avenger and the modern one seen in The Avengers.
















Saturday, October 5, 2013

Behold! All The 'THOR: THE DARK WORLD' Posters In One Post


Marvel Studios definitely has racked up an impressive collection of character one-sheets for the upcoming Thor: The Dark World.  It astounds me how great these posters are compared to the atrocious Photoshop hack job that was done on the final promotional one-sheet for The Avengers.

Included in this updated set (in addition to the first one-sheets featuring Chris Hemsworth as Thor and the first image below featuring the entire cast), the character posters highlight in order of appearance Loki (Tom Hiddleston), Malekith (Christopher Eccleston), Jane Foster (Natalie Portman), Volstagg (Ray Stevenson), Sif (Jamie Alexander), Heimdall (Idris Elba), Odin (Anthony Hopkins), and additional poster images of Malekith and Thor. 

For all you Two Broke Girls fans, we're still on hold to see if Kat Dennings gets her own poster or not. 

Thor: The Dark World, part of Marvel's ongoing Phase Two of big screen adventures (set in the post-Avengers timeline), will hit theaters in 3D on November 8th.













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Wednesday, September 25, 2013

New AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D. Promo Teases Upcoming Season One Action


ABC's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. got off to a pretty solid start last night. The enjoyable pilot episode directed by Joss Whedon and anchored on-screen by Clark Gregg as Agent Coulson, also boasted a Whedon-penned script that provided plenty of his signature humor, ensemble cast interaction, and fun fanboy references fit for new and old Marvel fans alike. The show's groundwork was firmly set, and even with a weekly TV budget that falls far below the open checkbook big screen Marvel adventures are allotted, the show looked great and pulled off a good run out of the starting gate.

Here is an additional new promo that shows us what else is in store for fans later in the season.

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. airs Tuesdays on ABC at 8PM.



Monday, August 5, 2013

New Poster For ABC's 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' Is Revealed

Agent Coulson and his team are set to hit the ABC airwaves on September 24th at 8PM in the highly anticipated Avengers spin-off Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.  New promo art has been unveiled.





Friday, August 2, 2013

New Poster For 'Thor: The Dark World' Revealed


We still are on hold in regards to the Comic Con footage from Thor: The Dark World making its way beyond its Hall H presentation, but we did get to see Tom Hiddleston slay the crowd when he appeared on stage in character as Loki.

Until out next sneak peek arrives, here is the new one-sheet featuring the cast for the sequel to 2011's Thor to hold us over for the time being.


Part of Marvel's cinematic Phase Two set after the events of The Avengers, Thor: The Dark World reunites Chris Hemsworth as the Norse God of Thunder with Natalie Portman (Jane Foster), Kat Dennings (Darcy Lewis), Anthony Hopkins (Odin), Tom Hiddleston (Loki), Stellan Skarsgård (Dr. Selvig), Idris Elba (Heimdall) and Jaimie Alexander (Sif). Christopher Eccleston (Doctor Who, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra) joins the cast as Malekith the Accursed, the evil leader of the Dark Elves of Svartalfheim.

Official synopsis:
"Marvel’s “Thor: The Dark World” continues the big-screen adventures of Thor, the Mighty Avenger, as he battles to save Earth and all the Nine Realms from a shadowy enemy that predates the universe itself. In the aftermath of Marvel’s “Thor” and “Marvel’s The Avengers,” Thor fights to restore order across the cosmos…but an ancient race led by the vengeful Malekith returns to plunge the universe back into darkness. Faced with an enemy that even Odin and Asgard cannot withstand, Thor must embark on his most perilous and personal journey yet, one that will reunite him with Jane Foster and force him to sacrifice everything to save us all."

You can see the first trailer HERE and or check out my coverage of Thor: The Dark World at the 2013 Toy Fair where a full look at Malekith was revealed HERE.

Directed by Alan Taylor, the film is set for theaters in 3D on November 8th.


Sunday, July 21, 2013

Witness Tom Hiddleston Conquer Hall H As Loki At Marvel's Comic-Con Panel!


Tom Hiddleston is so damn good playing Loki, and he took the role to a new level at Comic-Con. He came in costume and in character out onto Hall H's stage to kick off Marvel's big Q&A panel. 

"Humanity! Look how far you've fallen. Lining up in the sweltering heat for hours. Chattering together in the dark – like beasts!" he said to the 6500+ crowd of screaming fans.

Even if you don't watch the entire 40 minute show in the second clip, which includes news regarding The Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Thor: The Dark World, and Guardians of the Galaxy, the first video of Hiddleston enjoying himself as Loki, chewing up the scenery and playing with the crowd truly makes for a Comic-Con must-see.






'Avengers 2' Title Revealed at Comic-Con!


Joss Whedon gave Comic-Con's Hall H a huge surprise by showing the first teaser to the Avengers sequel set to hit theaters in 2015, and the surprising title of the film was revealed as well: Age of Ultron. An exciting development for sure for core fan base, but also means little to the casual moviegoer unfamiliar with the non-cinematic Marvel lore.

Here is io9's rundown of the teaser presentation.
"Whedon basically showed a short teaser in which soundbytes from the first Avengers played over video showing metal being put together, with sparks flying. At first, it looked like a new Iron Man mask — and then we pulled back and it revealed the trademark mask of the Avengers' great foe, the robot Ultron. And then we read the above movie title."
While its best never to assume anything, but the Thanos post-credits tease from the first Avengers installment has us on the side of thinking he would be the big villain that re-assemble Earth's Mightiest Heroes. But now with Ultron entering the mix, the landscape and possibilities have changed with the addition of the Marvel android baddie. We will wait now and see how far Thanos figures into Guardians of the Galaxy, and whether he will instead be the ultimate force to fight down the line in Avengers 3.



Saturday, July 20, 2013

Cobie Smulders Will Appear As Maria Hill in 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' Pilot, Possibly More Cameos Down The Line.


We know Agent Coulson lives, but he won't be the only big screen Marvel character to hit the small screen this fall. It looks like Joss Whedon was able to talk CBS and ABC into playing nice regarding How I Met Your Mother and The Avengers star Cobie Smulders. During the Marvel panel at Comic-Con, the first episode was screened for fans in Hall H and Agent Maria Hill in fact makes an appearance in the highly anticipated TV show set to debut on September 24th.

"Due to legal reasons, we can't show you a clip," Joss replied, "so we're just going to show you the episode," Whedon told the Comic-Con crowd. He not only serves as executive producer on the show, but also wrote and directed the pilot.

“I wanted very much to have Cobie in the pilot because as much as anyone else, she IS S.H.I.E.L.D.,” Whedon told Entertainment Weekly. “She’s cool and commanding, and has the dry humor that plays so well with Clark’s. Also, if she’s in it I get to hang out with Cobie.”


With her long-running CBS hit comedy entering its final season, there might be breathing room for more appearances from Cobie down the line, and certainly more if Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. goes into season two.

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. stars Clark Gregg (Coulson), Ming-Na Wen (Agent Melinda May)and Brett Dalton (Agent Grant Ward), Ian De Caestrecker (Agent Fitz), Elizabeth Henstridge (Agent Simmons), and Chloe Bennet (Skye).










SOURCE: Entertainment Weekly

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Extended Trailer For Marvel's 'Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.' Offers Much More Plot PLUS New Cast Photos


We've already see the seven second version and the thirty second version, now as ABC hits full throttle today announcing their fall line-up at their Upfront presentation in NYC, we get the extended trailer for Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

The show will air on Tuesdays at 8PM in the fall. Avengers' mastermind Joss Whedon penned and dirceted the pilot.




Clark Gregg as Agent Phil Coulson.


Brett Dalton as Agent Grant Ward.


Elizabeth Henstridge as Agent Jemma Simmons.

Elizabeth Henstridge as Agent Jemma Simmons and Iain De Caestecker as Agent Leo Fitz.


Iain De Caestecker as Agent Leo Fitz. 


Ming-Na Wen as Agent Melinda May.


Chloe Bennet as Skye.