Give and Take in Superhero Cinema
The other day I was talking to a friend and he brought up the idea that there’s no such thing as a perfect movie, arguing that the best films have flaws that enhance them rather than sully them. In principle, I disagree with this (a Hitchens quote comes to mind: “It’s only true if you […]
Wolverine PS5 Game Gives Jean Grey a Makeover
Remember that story from yesterday where a video game artist spilled the beans about his female characters having their looks severely downgraded from the concepts he sent to the developers? We’ve got another example of that practice in action, and damn, does this one hurt. A while back, some test footage from Marvel’s Wolverine, the […]
Entertainment Weekly Claims Taylor Swift is Not in Deadpool & Wolverine
Are Swifties going to sit out Deadpool & Wolverine? (And did I just lose a small piece of my soul by using the word “Swifties” for the first time?) Taylor Swift, the music icon who has turned herself into a billionaire with some shrewd business decisions, has long been rumored to be making an appearance […]
Deadpool & Wolverine Advertising Focuses on What Audiences Want
Tickets are already selling like ice cubes in the desert (I’ve got mine for opening night), but the Deadpool & Wolverine marketing train isn’t slowing down. Today, Marvel released a new trailer for their upcoming superhero movie – their only theatrical release this year – and like every piece of advertising for the team-up film, it’s […]
Marvel Fast-Tracking X-Men Movie
Marvel’s Merry Mutants are returning to the screen. Deadline exclusively reports that Marvel and Disney are developing a live-action X-Men movie, with Michael Lesslie in talks to write the script. No director or actors are attached, and it doesn’t even have a release date (which means it’s very early, although it’s promising that Disney is looking […]
Musings on Wolverine, the Multiverse, and Tony Stark
It’s been a few days since the Deadpool & Wolverine trailer arrived, and I’ve watched it many times since. It’s a great trailer that promises a fun movie with two fan-favorite characters played by the actors who made them big-screen stars, and it gives frustrated Marvel fans some hope that a good one might’ve slipped through […]