You Wouldn’t Like Edward Norton When He’s Angry
I wasn’t exactly sure how a few speed bumps in the creative process over at Marvel’s The Incredible Hulk turned into an all-out, shotgun wielding feud between star Edward Norton and the studio heads...
View ArticleBoiling Point: It’s About Time
This is almost a reverse Boiling Point because I’m happy about something. So happy about it that it’s thrown me into a rage. I’m talking about Iron Man. Now, there is nothing in Iron Man for me to...
View Article‘The Incredible Hulk: Seasons 3 and 4′ Will Smash Your DVD
In preparation for the upcoming release of The Incredible Hulk in theaters on June 13, Universal Home Video has dropped seasons 3 and 4 of the classic television series on DVD. The last season, which...
View ArticleTen Epic Superhero Movie Mistakes
The Hollywood studios have been making movies based on comic book superheroes since the Golden Age. For the most part, I’ll give a pass to the old 1940s serials and George Reeves on TV as Superman,...
View Article7 Things We Demand From an Avengers Movie
Normally, it would be pretty ridiculous to be excited about a film not due out until 2011. A film that doesn’t have a cast. A film that doesn’t even have a director. But after the incredible success...
View ArticleComics Icon’s Estate Initiates the Death of Superhero Films
A report in the New York Times is claiming that the estate of Jack Kirby – the creator of some of the most notable comic book characters in history – has filed claims against the use of those...
View Article‘Deep Blue Sea’ Star Joins Cast of ‘Thor’
Does anyone else find it shocking that a Swedish actor would be cast in a movie about vikings and Norse mythology? No? Didn’t think so. Coming off a fantastic role in Metropia, Stellan Skarsgard has...
View ArticleExclusive: We Shoot the Sh*t with Kevin Smith
For a man that should need no introduction, I won’t give one. But for an historic moment that demands one, I’m more than happy to oblige. Sixteen years ago, on October 3rd, 1993 (at or around 11 AM),...
View ArticleDiscuss: Will You See A Norton-less ‘Avengers’?
There’s been a ton of talk today about who came off looking like a jackass in the great public debate between Marvel and Edward Norton. However, the one key thing that Marvel is counting on is if...
View ArticleBoiling Point: A Word on Remakes
Oh remakes. Certainly tons and tons have already been written about them. My hat’s in that ring too. I’ve said a few things here and there, though often I’ve gone against the grain. I don’t hate...
View ArticleLou Ferrigno Will Tear Off His Purple Pants For ‘The Avengers’
Announcing cameos in movies seems pretty pointless, especially if the announcement has the ability to ruin a great (zombified) surprise. However, the news that Lou Ferrigno will be involved in The...
View ArticleProducer/Fashion Expert Kevin Feige Talks The Hulk’s ‘Avengers’ Makeover
It’s been a rocky road for The Hulk on the way to next summer’s The Avengers. He started out being portrayed by Eric Bana in an art-film-in-disguise that Ang Lee made called Hulk. That was weird, and...
View ArticleReview: ‘The Avengers’ is Marvel’s Mightiest Movie
In a New York living room, sometime in the early 1970s, a young boy is sitting in front of his television (possibly watching an episode of Monty Python’s Flying Circus) and playing with plastic toy...
View Article12 Things We Learned at ‘The Avengers’ Press Conference
The Avengers the film needs no introduction, and that’s mainly because The Avengers themselves need no introduction. A dream team of superheroes and superallies, The Avengers first appeared in the...
View ArticleEgos Assemble: The Tortured, Exaggerated Masculinity of ‘The Avengers’
Crowding a movie with talent often seems like a good idea only in the abstract sense. In practice, such films can easily feel overstuffed. For example, the basic conceits for both The Expendables and...
View ArticleWatch: ‘Disassembled’ Takes an Animated, Comic Approach to Marvel Superheroes
Why Watch? The Avengers parodies were inevitable, but animator Junaid Chundrigar just won with a fantastic exploration of The Hulk, Spider-Man, Iron Man and other Marvel heroes on their bad days....
View ArticleMovie News After Dark: More ‘Chronicle’ Found Footage, Oodles of Marvel...
What is Movie News After Dark? This week, it is like the idiotic parents’ suburban Pasadena home in Project X. The responsible party is taking some time off, so he has handed the keys to some of us on...
View ArticleThe Big Winners and Losers of Summer 2012
All in all, this was a decent summer. There were plenty of highs and lows, with zero grand achievements for either sides of that scale. We could argue endlessly about what movies lived up to the hype...
View ArticleRumor: The Hulk is Going to Become a Bad Guy For Marvel
After conquering the summer, millions of people want to know what Marvel has planned for its next phase and how they’ll manage to pull it off. Iron Man 3 is coming this year alongside Thor: The Dark...
View ArticleEven Louis Leterrier Thinks Tim Blake Nelson Should Terrorize Marvel Movies...
Remember when Tim Blake Nelson‘s noggin started looking all funky in The Incredible Hulk? Well, if you don’t, it happened around the point where the Hulk and the Abomination starting ripping each...
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