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After a few months of speculation, Marvel has confirmed that Benedict Cumberbatch will be our Doctor Strange. The movie, which will be directed by Scott Derrickson and written by Jon Spaihts, "will follow the story of neurosurgeon Doctor Stephen Strange who, after a horrific car accident, discovers the hidden world of magic and alternate dimensions." Cumberbatch is certainly seems like a good choice for the role. It will be fun to see him stand beside the heroes we all know and love right now. What do you think of this casting?
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Above is a potential first look at Corey Stoll as Yellowjacket in Ant-Man. It is a low quality version, obviously, and might be a fake. There isn't much to prove that it is real, although there isn't much to prove that it is a fake. I think it looks pretty slick if it is real. What do you think? Makingstarwars.net has some new rumors regarding Luke Skywalker in the next Star Wars movie. This rumor seems to build off previous rumors claiming that Luke will be in self-imposed exile. I’m told that in the back story for the film, Luke Skywalker does something amazing with the Force. He’s really powerful, more of “wizard than lightsaber wielding warrior.” Basically, Luke Skywalker has a “Force Unleashed” moment and realizes he might be bad for the universe.The aftermath of that event is difficult for Luke. Luke Skywalker has become the most powerful Jedi ever, but he doesn’t believe he’s the wisest. He doesn’t want to make the mistake his father made by thinking he knows what’s right for the universe. Skywalker becomes somewhat deranged in his seclusion. He is consumed by his fear that if he should return to “society” his power could be misused, he could be manipulated, and he may accidentally hurt the one’s he loves. For these reasons, to protect the galaxy and himself, Luke retreats into self-imposed exile for many years. I’m told he can’t always control the power. While he sits in a meditative state, he levitates things unconsciously and he’s not always in complete control and he’s never sure if he’s doing the will of the Force or acting on his own passions. Luke is seeing the past, the present, the future, “old friends long gone” and other things that prey upon his sanity. Luke Skywalker is described as “creepy and frightening in appearance” because you supposedly can see “the fire in his eyes” behind his grizzled appearance during some scenes. The website then goes onto state that Luke's evil appearance is more due to his current mental state, as opposed to him actually being evil. I really like everything this means for the movie. I like that Luke isn't strong enough to handle the pressure of ruling the universe and that that leads to the universe falling apart. What do you think of this? Star Wars: The Force Awakens is the new title of the next Star Wars adventure. Filming just wrapped a few weeks ago and post-production is underway. Word on the street is that a trailer is cut and ready for release, so be on the look-out for a teaser soon. What do you think of the new name? At a special event yesterday, Marvel announced their entire slate for Phase 3. There aren't too many surprises. We have been hearing about Doctor Strange, Captain Marvel, Black Panther, and Inhumans for a long time. It is great to have these movies finally confirmed. We also got official confirmation that Captain America 3 will be a foray into the Civil War story from the comics. A very awesome thing that Marvel is doing is working on the Civil War story, while also buildings towards the Infinity War story. The Infinity War movies have been strongly rumored to feature all the past heroes in Marvel movies. That would mean a movie with our current Avengers roster (which will change after Age of Ultron), the Guardians of the Galaxy, Ant-Man, the Inhumans, Captain Marvel, Doctor Strange, and Black Panther. That would be something truly amazing to see, and it would certainly be a huge task for whatever director/directors (Joe and Anthony Russo have been rumored to be studio favorites for the two-part event) to give each character/team a chance to shine. ![]() The most surprising aspect was the announcement of Chadwick Boseman as Black Panther. He has been a fan-favorite cast for years. We have been hearing about him potentially having the role for a little over a year now. It certainly looks like a good casting. He will play a huge role in Captain America: Civil War, before appearing in a solo film in 2017. I feel like he might take the role Spider-Man occupied in the comics for the movie. This is a great casting for Marvel. As for all the other movies, not much is known. Benedict Cumberbatch isn't officially Doctor Strange, yet. If he was, he would've been announced yesterday, but a deal must be closed to being signed if all the huge news outlets are picking it up. Guardians of the Galaxy 2 will allegedly have a new member to the team. Thor: Ragnarok has been rumored to set-up Infinity War. Feige called it the Captain America: The Winter Soldier of Phase 3. The rumor/theory going around is that it will feature Thanos coming to Asgard to retrieve the Infinity Gauntlet and Tessaract. It will then feature a battle between Thor and Thanos that will eventually turn into a battle between Odin and Thanos. Odin will fall and Thanos will destroy Asgard. That story definitely sounds interesting. And next to nothing is known about Captain Marvel and Inhumans, although Feige did say we should hear about a director and writer soon. Overall, Marvel will excited the fans. Everything from the announcements to concept art to teasers definitely looks great. The event was certainly a surprise and based off the reveals, Marvel has a huge plan for the future. What do you think of all this news and Marvel's future? ![]() Marvel surprised us yesterday with the announcement of their Phase 3 for movies. Perhaps the most shocking was the announcement of a 2 part Avengers event in 2018 and 2019. Below is the teaser Marvel showed for the movie. It doesn't show much, but it does confirm we will see the Avengers team take on Thanos. What do you think? ![]() Marketing is starting to gear up for The Avengers: Age of Ultron. After the trailer leaked and Marvel officially released it, Marvel announced that they would instead show a different clip during Agents of SHIELD. Below is the clip Marvel played at their press event yesterday, and below that is the one they played during Agents of SHIELD. They both look pretty good. What do you think? At Marvel's press event today, they announced that there will be a 2-part Avengers film that will hit in 2018 and 2019. The most shocking aspect is that it will follow the Infinity War/Gauntlet story that we all thought it originally would. The two-part event seems to hint at one big film starring all of the characters in the previous Marvel films, including the new Inhumans, Captain Marvel, and Guardians of the Galaxy. This film will follow the expanded Avengers team as they fight Thanos after he retrieves all the Infinity Gems. This will certainly be one of the biggest movie events in the coming years, and I am really curious to see how they will give every single character (We are talking about 12+ characters on the Avengers, not to mention the villain/s) a chance to shine. Below are some pictures of Thanos with the Infinity Gauntlet. The most interesting comment from Feige is that this is what Marvel has been building towards since they first started the MCU. How do you feel about this route for Marvel? Chadwick Boseman is your Black Panther. Best known for his work on 42 and Get on Up, Boseman is an actor whose star is on the rise. He has been a fan favorite cast for years, and to hear him officially cast is great news. The best part is that we won't have to wait until the Black Panther solo film in 2017 to first meet him. He will appear in Captain America: Civil War before a solo outing. It has been speculated that he would take over the role Spider-Man played in the comics. It has also been reported that he has signed on for 5 movies. The other three movies he is likely to appear in (besides Captain America: Civil War and his solo film) are The Avengers: Infinity Wars Part One and Two and another Black Panther solo film. Below is some concept art of his costume. What do you think of this casting? In an interview withBuzzfeed, Kevin Feige spoke about the future of the Avengers. There have been rumors of Cap starting a new team of Avengers at the end of Age of Ultron. Feige's comments seemingly confirmed something along these lines will happen. "The Avengers films, ideally, in the grand plan are always big, giant linchpins," the producer and studio boss told the site, adding: "It’s like as it was in publishing, when each of the characters would go on their own adventures and then occasionally team up for a big, 12-issue mega-event. Then they would go back into their own comics, and be changed from whatever that event was. I envision the same thing occurring after this movie, because the [Avengers] roster is altered by the finale of this film." If don't know what route the plan to take with this, but it seems to confirm that Cap will start his own team and that Tony Stark will take himself out of the group due to him creating Ultron. It could also be the cracks starting to form for Civil War. It will definitely be cool to see how they handle these different teams of Avengers and how they can make each one of these new characters a star. What do you think? It was only a matter of time before Guardians of the Galaxy became the number one grossing comic book movie of 2014. Thanks to a huge opening and overall box office in China ($84.4 million), the movie has now topped X-Men: Days of Future Past as the top grossing comic book movie of 2014. The movie now sits at $753 million worldwide. It is now only behind Maleficent and Transformers: Age of Extinction. What do you think of this news? Tomorrowland definitely has our interest here. We don't know much about the film, but it will be released May 22, 2015 and is directed by Brad Bird. Check out the trailer below. Bound by a shared destiny, a bright, optimistic teen bursting with scientific curiosity and a former boy-genius inventor jaded by disillusionment embark on a danger-filled mission to unearth the secrets of an enigmatic place somewhere in time and space that exists in their collective memory as “Tomorrowland.” Bird has gathered a great team behind the lens with Oscar® winning director of photography Claudio Miranda (“Life of Pi,” “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”), production designer Scott Chambliss (“Star Trek,” “Star Trek Into Darkness,” “Cowboys & Aliens”), Oscar® nominated costume designer Jeffrey Kurland (“Inception,” “Ocean’s Eleven”) and Academy Award®-winning editor Walter Murch (“The English Patient,” “Cold Mountain”). |