COMIC-CON: "Avengers 2" Get's Official Title!

Whilst at COMIC-CON, "Avengers" director and GEEK genius Joss Whedon confirmed that his 2015 "Avengers" sequel will be called "Avengers: Age Of Ultron". It's called this because classic comic book villain Ultron will be the films lead villain before it's assumed Thanos will take on Earth's Mightiest Heroes in the third film.
On the note of Thanos, he's been confirmed to show up in next years "Guardians Of The Galaxy". It's not been confirmed if he's one of the lead villains or if he's just showing up to make himself known again.

Is Doctor Strange Taking Over From Iron Man As Lead In Further "Avengers" Sequels?

After it was confirmed that Robert Downey Jr was returning to the role of Tony Stark aka Iron Man in "Avengers 2" and "Avnegers 3", an insider close to the MCU has stated that Marvel are getting Doctor Steven Strange set up to be, well basically "being groomed to be the next Iron Man". 
Seeing as Robert Downey Jr really can't go on forever, looks like Marvel are already possibly making BIG plans to not recast him, but just move on without the character and have Doctor Strange lead the Avengers, which again is rumoured to feature the next gen of them, which makes total sense in my eyes. 
After this news, it's assumed that Strange WILL be making an appearance in "Avengers 3" to lead him into his own movie or to set up for "Avengers 4" and the next gen of phases. 

Robert Downey Jr Is Back As Tony Stark In "Avengers" Sequels!

It's a proud day when I can report that the great Robert Downey Jr will indeed be returning to the role of Tony Stark aka Iron Man in Joss Whedon's "Avengers" sequels. That's right, not only has he signed on for "Avengers 2", but he's also signed on to "Avengers 3" too.......AMAZING!!! The only downer is that in this contract, there's no sign of an "Iron Man 4" sadly, but hey ho, this is good enough.
I personally think that at some point in the MCU, Robert Downey Jr's Tony Stark/Iron Man will probably take a back seat and let the next generation of Avengers come in and take over. As much as I love Downey Jr as Tony Stark, he really really can't stay in the role forever.

Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch In "Avengers 2" And Quicksilver In "X-Men: Days Of Future Past" Too!

So both Bryan "X-Men: Days Of Future Past" Singer and Joss "Avengers 2" Whedon have confirmed that they are planning to have Quicksilver in both their superhero films. Singer and Fox have found their actor for their Quicksilver whereas Whedon and Marvel haven't. "America Horror Story" actor Evan Peters will be playing Quicksilver in "Days Of Future Past". "Kick-Ass" star Aaron Taylor-Johnson is rumoured to take on the role of Whedon's Quicksilver, but nothing has been confirmed. Whedon also plans to have Silvers twin sister Scarlet Witch in his "Avengers" sequel also along with Quicksilver.

Robert Downey Jr Back For "Avengers" Sequels?

After seeing "IRON MAN 3", fans would think that Robert Downey Jr is done with the character of Tony Stark and seeing as Downey Jr confirmed it himself that his contract was over, fans thought that it was over for good.
Now, RDJ has reportedly entered negotiations to star in "Avengers 2" and "Avengers 3", but not for "IRON MAN 4". I think this is a great move to make by totally finishing off the stand-alone "IRON MAN" films and just have RDJ continue on as Tony Stark in "Avengers" films only.

Robert Downey Jr Might Return For New "IRON MAN" Trilogy!

FOR PEOPLE WHO HAVE NOT SEEN "IRON MAN 3" YET............DON'T READ THIS POST!!! 
So yeah, Robert Downey Jr has mentioned that he would play Tony Stark for as long as possible, but recently he's spoken out about the chances of that actually being possible in reality. He got slightly injured during the filming of the third film in the trilogy and it's making him re-think his game plan for the next "IRON MAN" and "Avenger" films. 
His contract has finished and nothing has been signed for him to return as the much loved Tony Stark in "Avengers 2", even though he'll sign it once the world release of "IRON MAN 3" is done with. Anyway, Downey Jr has said that he's thinking about doing this role for about three more years, which would make him 50 years old and in that three years, the only film in the MCU that he would be definitely starring in would be "Avengers 2"..........so no fourth "IRON MAN" film then?! 
Well after seeing "IRON MAN 3", which by the way, is just the bomb, with yeah, some iffy moments but all in......FUCKING AWESOME!!!! I'm going to review it with in the next week or so, but yeah, he makes a new suit that he can use and not even be in it which could come in handy for future "IRON MAN" and "Avengers" films. I think that there shouldn't be a fourth, fifth and sixth film because the way the third film ended, it ended everything in the stand-alone films, much like "The Dark Knight" trilogy. It did though say at the end that Tony Stark will return. This could either be for another film or if it just means Tony Stark will just stay in the "Avengers" films now. 
Now, during a press conference, one of the guys over at ComicBookMovie.com got a chance to ask Robert a question about a possible fourth, fifth and sixth "IRON MAN" films and this is what he said, 
Here's what the guy from ComicBookMovie.com said to Tony Stark himself, 

Robert. There is a definite "finality" with this movie, but you know you're never going to get rid of this character, you're too perfect for it. So my question is, how go the negotiations for Iron Man 4, 5 and 6? 

And here's what Robert Downey Jr said back to him,

I'm not at liberty to discuss that. I do want to say that our stunt coordinator came to me at one point and said, "You see how Don just rolled into the room and fired off all those shots, the guys fell and he went just exactly where he was supposed to go?" I said, "Yeah, what are you getting at?" And he goes, "Nuthin".

The future, as usual is uncertain, and I think the great thing is that we never could've known what and who was gonna come togther for the third Iron Man, and usually the third of anything struggles to even meet the first two let alone the first one. In all earnestness, things are very much in flux right now. Marvel has their plans, and we're all living and growing, and we'll see what happens. 

My Top 10 Films Of 2012!

So yeah, a lot of greats films were released in 2012. There were laughs, cries and all out action. This is my post of my top 10 films that I saw during 2012 and that I thought were good enough for this list. It's took about a month to type this up but here it is.
Some people might read this and say "you haven't really seen any of the other good films" and yes, I know I've missed out on seeing "Total Recall", "Bourne Legacy", "Hunger Games", "Looper", "Snow White And The Huntsman", "Taken 2", "Jack Reacher", "Cabin In The Woods", "End Of Watch", etc. I will try and make an effort and see them this year on DVD or just on Sky Movies. Once I've seen the ones I missed, I'll add them into my top 10 and revise this post later in the year if they deserve to be in top 10, might even expand to top 20. I did though see most of the greats like, well obviously "Avengers Assemble", "The Amazing Spider-Man", "Skyfall" and "The Hobbit", "Prometheus", etc. I saw "Act Of Valor", "The Muppets", "Chronicle" and "Men In Black" and "The Expendables 2" also, but they weren't top 10 material, more like top 20, still good though.
So here is my list of my favorite films of 2012. I'll right a wee thing about them, but not a BIG overall review or anything like that. I'll say something short and sweet. Let's begin:

10. American Pie: Reunion

Jim, Stiffler and the whole gang are back after nearly 10 years of being off-screen. After 4 very unsuccessful spin-offs, the original creators thought it was time to bring the original kids back to show the new generation of Pie lovers how to party. The only thing that's stopping them is old age. Can they really compete with the teens of today? Stiffler still thinks he can. Jim and Michelle are having trouble with their marriage and Ox and Heather realize that they still love each other but can't show their feelings because they both have new partners.
The film in a whole was fucking brilliant and it's great to see how the gang are doing now, but I think the creators were trying just a wee bit too had to make it as funny as it was back in the first film over 10 years ago. How far can Stiffler really go in a movie. Never the less, it was a commercial and critical success and the cast and crew are planning to return for a fifth slice. I will say one thing, this one definitely beats "American Pie: The Wedding" anyway.

9. TED

Well, what can I say about good old Ted......................"FUCK ME!!!!!" That was some god damn film to sit though. It had the type of humor that I think fits perfectly with the youth of today. I really think "American Reunion" could have done some edgy humor like this, but then again, I am talking about the creator of "Family Guy" and "American Dad" here people. Still could have helped though. I never gave a shit about this film until I saw it for the first time!!! Never done posts on it's posters, trailers, nothing. I was wrong to do that!!!
Fucking Marky Mark Wahlberg is a 30 something year old man with a CGI walking/talking bear, voiced by Seth McFarlane, who's know for voicing Stan Smith (American Dad) and Peter Griffin (Family Guy) and Wahlberg's long tern girlfriend, Mila Kunis. Kunis wants to settle down with Wahlberg, but Ted is holding them back because he still stays with them. Ted realizes that he can't stay with Marky Mark forever, so he tries to make a life of his own by getting a job, a flat and a trailor-park trash girlfriend.
The film is fucking hilarious!!! It's funny, it's sad, the humor is edgy as fuck. It's got dick jokes, it's got fart jokes. Stonner moments and bonner moments. If you love "Family Guy", then you'll love this!!!

8. The Dark Knight Rises

Now, before I start, I was seriously thinking of not placing this film in my top 10, because I had and still have serious mixed feelings on this final chapter in Nolan's "Batman" franchise. It is Batman, and I'll also have a place in my heart for this franchise and the ending was fucking EPIC, hence why it's for sure in my top 10!!!
Chris Nolan and the gang return with new faces to give fans the ultimate ending to his overwhelming take on the favorite comic-book character, Batman. As a whole, the film was good, but not as great as what it could've been. In my opinion, "The Dark Knight" was well better. Tom Hardy's Bane was brutal and brilliant, but I just felt as though he was predictable, whereas Heath Ledger's Joker was off the wall crazy and no one knew what was coming next from the character. Anne Hathway's Selina Kyle/Catwoman was sexy and amazing. I literally fell in love with her after just seconds of seeing her for the first time on screen. The story itself is good, but some parts were a bit iffy though. We saw Batman rise and fall and rise and fall and rise again, good and bad, because the falling got a bit repetitive, but still, it's fucking Batman, so of course I'm going to enjoy it at other times though.
The film was shocking, the beginning......great, but I think it got a bit boring in the middle and I just felt as though everything was lost and I felt as though it dragged out. Then the ending came with the final fight and the whole thing just fell into place and the last moments were both breathe taking and exciting and sad and happy and............JUST FUCKING AWESOME!!! Watch this film if you haven't already seen it!!!

7. DREDD 

Karl Urban IS Judge Dredd!!! How awesome was this film?! 2012 was truly a year for action filled films and the film that stood out the most, even more than "The Expendables 2", was the new "DREDD" reboot. It was an amazing 3D experience that should have made more money in the box office. The action was non fucking stop all through the film as Dredd and his psychic partner Judge Anderson have to go through floor to floor taking down bad guys in crazier and crazier ways has they climb higher to the top to take down the top dog......Mama, played by Lena Headey. It did though get a tiny bit repetitive, but fuck it, it was awesome!!! The 3D and the slow-mo sequences were just bloody stunning to look at and watch, especially the 3D. Like most 3D films lately, it's more projected imagery 3D rather than things flying at you or anything exciting like that, nothing like "Avatar" anyway. "The Amazing Spider-Man" and "DREDD" are the only two films that I can think of right now that have amazing 3D sequences that are the REAL 3D!!!
It was praised by critics but done so poorly in the money making section. My answer to why it never made much was that it never got much promotion till near the time of it's release. It was the production companies fault that it never made much. Hopefully they will make some more of the money back during the DVD and Blu-Ray releases.

6. Prometheus

"Prometheus" was fantastic!!! It wasn't as amazing as the first or second "Alien" films, but it was well better than the third and fourth ones anyway. Shit, forgot, this ain't an "Alien" film.....WHOOPS!!! It bloody is an "Alien" film. It's work perfectly as a stand-alone prequel or if you want to say "running up to" to the "Alien" films. Visually, it's as stunning as you'll probably get an "Alien" film to look these days. Great mix between CGI and practical effects, not like the shitty 2011 "Thing" prequel.
Ridley Scott returned to the type of genre he knows and does best.......SCI-FI and with an amazing cast. They were all on the ball. Michael Fassbender was the ever so friendly, but strange cyborg. Noomi Repace was the very sexy and smart new version of Ripley. Idris Elba was the captain and he was awesome! And Charlize Theron was the sexy and bossy well boss. The crew wanted to find new life, but it wasn't the kind of life they wanted really.
The story was great, a bit stiff at times, but we got there in the end and WOW, what an epic ending it was for fans of the long-running "Alien" franchise, even though this isn't a prequel, but the ending says it is though. I loved the music, literally the whole soundtrack was cool, fast moving, creepy and just great to listen to in certain scenes at certain times.
I don't want to talk about it anymore because I don't want to give much away........JUST WATCH IT IF YOU HAVEN'T SEEN IT!!!

5. 21 Jump Street

"21 Jump Street"........Now there's an interesting case right there. When I first saw the very first teaser trailer for this big-screen sequel/reboot to the old Johnny Depp series, I was like "this looks shite". The trailer just tried to hard to look funny. I laugh at anything, but I just didn't gel with this films first teaser. After a few more trailers, I kind of started to enjoy them, then I watched the 4 minute preview and I was pissing myself with laughter. I literally could not stop watching Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill trying so hard to be good cops and just cocking things up. It was hilarious to watch. And again, when I went to see the film in the cinema with mt friends, we all just couldn't stop laughing from start to finish. Thankfully the film stepped away from the more serious feel of the 80's TV show and was made more of a piss take, like Ben Stiller and Owen Wilson's "Starsky & Hutch" film.
In a whole, the film had a great story. Channing Tatum can actually act in this film. Some action stars can't really go from action to comedy, but I think because this is the best of both worlds, he can do that and do it extremely well in my opinion. He's actually much better in this type of genre than anything serious and dramatic. He should seriously just stick with action and comedy. Is was also seriously surprised with Jonah Hill too. That guy is actually good in the action sequences. I know the film is a comedy action film, but it is more comedy, but even in the serious action scenes, he was really good. He also lost so much weight which also helped him look like the actioner type guy.
Tatum and Hill play two cops who think they are amazing at what they do, Tatum more in that situation. To save the Captains ass on the humiliation, he sends them away to 21 Jump Street to work in an undercover division to catch out drug dealers in high school. This is when all the funny stuff happens, especially the night before they start school again. Just seeing them trying to think the would fit in and trying on different clothes was just hilarious to watch. What's funny about the school scenes is that popular Channing Tatum is stuck with the nerds and turns out he ain't as cool as he once thought he was and even when he was all nerdy, he did manage to stay cool by shouting out "FUCK YOU SCIENCE" during the scene where he and Hill were as high as kites on drugs. The drug scene between Hill and Tatum was the most EPIC scenes in comedy history!!!
The film is just packed with action, comedy, romance, awkwardness, etc. It's definitely a film to watch before you die, even if you're not a massive fan of Channing Tatum or Jonah Hill. OH, and there's also two surprise and amazing cameos at the end..........never going to believe who they are!!!

4. The Hobbit

"The Hobbit", for people who know me, was not really a film I was planning to see anytime soon. I thought it looked really, well shite actually. Now I was never a MASSIVE "Lord Of The Rings" fan, but I enjoyed them enough to watch them whereas when I saw the trailers for this, I was like "Not for me thanks"...........I WAS SOOOOO FUCKING WRONG PEOPLE!!! This film ruled!!! It was visually amazing, as per usual when it comes to a Peter Jackson film. The landscape shots of New Zeland got a bit too much after a while, but in a whole it was stunning. Gollum is becoming more realistic as we go on. Andy Serkis was awesome once again as the creepy little creature. The chemistry between him and Martin Freeman's Bilbo Baggins was superb, same as the scenes between Bilbo and Gandalf, once again played by the great Sir Ian McKellen. The dwarfs did become a bit too much with all of their silliness, because at times I felt as though I was watching a Disney film and yes, it was meant to be more light-hearted, but it was a tad too light-hearted, but none the less, a great film to watch for fans and new comer fans to the much-loved franchise. We can already tell that the sequels will be just great and hopefully a lot darker, like the same as the way the "Harry Potter" films went. Like I always say, I don't want to tell you guys anything about the plot, just about the way the characters are, but the plot is pretty simple, the first films, without the ring, or is the ring in it, woops, said too much. JUST WATCH IT PEOPLE!!!

3. The Amazing Spider-Man

When this reboot was announced a few years back, I was like "give it sometime to rest first before starting all over again" and then I heard who was directing it and who was going to be in it and what the film was going to be about and I thought........FUCK YEAH!!! The film was really amazing.
Andrew Garfield takes over the role of Peter Parker aka Spider-Man in the new 2012 reboot, with the very amazing and sexy Emma Stone playing Gwen Stacy. Rhys Ifans plays the villainess Dr Curt Connors aka The Lizard. He was good, but I think he could have been better. The CGI for The Lizard was fantastic, but Rhys Ifans playing Connors was a bit off I think. I think Dylan Baker's Connors was better. I didn't really feel sorry for Ifans's character until the second time around, but even then, Baker was better. He should have became The Lizard.
Visually it was the best of all the Spider-Man films. There was a lot more practical effects like they had a stunt actor actually web-sling through the city via some green screen wire and a harnest. Even the CGI was better this time around. It was just all visually stunning. The 3D was real and wasn't like the usual projected imagery, which was good to see for once, well this and "DREDD".
Marc Webb really done a great job with bringing new life into the "Spider-Man" film franchise. The only downside is that this film promised us "the untold story", which wasn't shown really. And there was a few vital parts in the trailer taken out of the final cut of the film. The good thing is that "the untold story" is said to get expanded through the rebooted trilogy instead on just one film. So we'll find out about the death of his parents, who really shot Uncle Ben and who Peter Parker really is in the next two films!!!

2. Avengers Assemble

"Avengers Assemble" was fucking fantastic!!! One, if not the greatest comic book film of all time. Future comic book films will be totally different now because of this film. A lot of them will surely be influenced by this highly-anticipated adaption. Comic book films once to influence from Chris Nolan's "Dark Knight" franchise, now they should take it from this and Joss Whedon.
"Avengers Assemble" was totally perfect. The cast were fantastic because they all just gelled together and everyone got right amount of time on-screen. Joss Whedon really should be getting an Oscar for this film and taking control of the cast and crew. I watched all the behind the scenes footage and fucking hell, he was busy as fuck!!! If you haven't yet seen the new film, seriously watch it. I don't want to give too much away about the films plot but basically Loki, Thor's brother, travels to Earth to create mayhem and destruction. Nick Fury and S.H.I.E.L.D call on Earth's Mightiest Heroes to come together and take a stand against this evil. It's tough and hilarious to watch them coming together, but it's amazing and every comic book fan would love this........WATCH IT!!! The music, the visuals, the acting........WATCH IT!!!

1. SKYFALL

And my number 1 film of 2012 was "SKYFALL". The new James Bond saw an epic return for Daniel Craig's 007 and was a fantastic instalment in the long-running British spy franchise, which last year saw it's 50th anniversary and what a film to celebrate it. Oscar winning director Sam Mendes took the rains of the latest Bond film, he had been signed on for many years, but MGM went bankrupt and the film was placed on hold for quite a while which was worrying for the franchise. Good old Sam stuck by the franchise and the film was revived and it got made and shown to the world.
The film to a story of hurt, revenge, betrayal and just Bond being Bond. It was action-packed with a hell of a story and had fantastic James Bond references to the older films. You knew that the cast and crew were trying hard on making this the best Bond film ever!!! Dame Judi Dench gave a great performance as M, Daniel Craig was just as great as ever. He really acted in this film. Craig's Bond was pushed to the limit this time around. Blood, sweat and honor for James Bond in this film. Let's not forget about the lead villain, Javier Bardem......fuck me what a character he was in the film. He was extremely creepy and you felt as though Bardem took some inspiration from Heath Ledger's Joker in 2008's "The Dark Knight".
The music, scores by Thomas Newman and the official theme were brilliant. Adele should get a chance to come back and sing some more. She could be the modern day Shirley Bassey of the Bond songs. The story was different. It didn't feel like the usual Bond film, but neither did "Casino Royale" and that turned out amazing.
Sam Mendes and the crew have definitely redefined the James Bond franchise and kind of in a wee way rebooted it again to fit in with the 50th. Good things will definitely come out of this and for further instalments in the franchise. "SKYFALL" was and is and highest grossing James Bond film ever and has just reached over a billion pounds in the box-office. If this is Craig's last film, what a film to go out with. He started with a hit, middle was okay, but the last film was spectacular and ever better than his first, "Casino Royale" back in 2006.

"Planet Hulk" Film On It's Way In MCU: PHASE 3?

It's just been rumored that the HULK may finally actually be getting his own film again in the Marvel Cinematic Universe's PHASE 3. It's said to be based on the "Planet Hulk" story-arc and that the Hulk will be launched into space at the end of "The Avengers 2" because he's way to dangerous to stay on Earth. And it's rumored that the Hulk will return with a killing rage against The Avengers in their third film, which will be based around the "World War Hulk" story-arc.
If this is true then this is fucking awesome for geeks, Marvel Comic fans and "HULK" fans. The only thing that I wonder is that I wonder if Mark Ruffalo will return as the Hulk in the possible "Planet Hulk" film, because if he's in space, then Bruce Banner would die, so he'd have to stay as the Hulk for the whole film and Ruffalo would just play the motion-capture version.

Doctor Strange And Ant-Man Will Be Part Of MCU: Phase 3!

During an in-depth interview that took place earlier this week with Marvel Studios producer Kevin Feige, it was announced that the long-awaited "Doctor Stange" film is still in development and will be ready to appear in Phase 3 of Marvel's Cinematic Universe. 

"'Doctor Strange,' which I've been talking about for years, is definitely one of them,"

He continued to talk about how different and amazing the character is in the comic books and what he'd be like on the big screen next to "Ant-Man" and the "Guardians Of The Universe",

"He's a great, original character, and he checks the box off this criteria that I have: he's totally different from anything else we have, just like 'Guardians of the Galaxy.' He's totally different from anything we've done before, as is 'Ant-Man,' which keeps us excited."

Doctor Stephen Strange is expected to appear on the big screen some time in 2016/17. He will then expected to join The Avengers in "Avengers 3" in or around 2018/19. 

On the not of "Ant-Man", Feige also confirmed that he will be the first film in Phase 3 in 2015, just after "Avengers" sequel,

"'Ant-Man' is definitely part of Phase Three. Like 'Iron Man 3,' it's certainly set in the Marvel Universe,"

"So much of what we're telling right now is about the core 'Avengers' characters we've now met, and they'll be evolving in big, surprising ways, in Cap's next movie and Thor's next movie and of course in 'Iron Man 3,' as we get them all into the next 'Avengers' film. Beyond that 'Ant-Man' is the only one officially announced."

Cobie Smulders Possibly Appearing In "S.H.I.E.L.D" TV Show!

Now that the live action "S.H.I.E.L.D"  TV show has began filming, some MCU S.H.I.E.L.D actors have been asked if they would like to cameo or have a main role in the Joss Whedon produced show. Sam Jackson has commented saying that he would cameo in it if asked, Clark Gregg is already appearing in the show, but no one knows how.
"Avengers Assemble" actress Cobie Smulders, who played sexy S.H.I.E.L.D Agent Maria Hill has said that she would, same as Jackson, be up for a part in the upcoming August 2013 series pilot. She said that if she starred in the show full time that there would be no problems with her other show "How I Met Your Mother",

"The commitments to [How I Met Your Mother] don't affect it. And I can't really say but there are definite talks about it."

Smulders has also spoke about her return to the MCU in next years "Captain America: The Winter Soldier". She says that she doesn't really know much about her role, as it's all under wraps, 

"I've seen parts of it, but yeah I don't know much. This is Marvel! They don't let you know anything. It's very watermarked scripts, heavily watermarked. Yeah, they don't let you know like the day of, but they are very secretive and I think they are still figuring stuff out."

Wolverine Talks About The Next "First Class" Sequel Being Like The Avengers!

Earlier this week, The Daily Mail newspaper caught up with Wolverine himself Hugh Jackman and they asked him about what fans can expect from the 2014 "First Class" sequel, "X-Men: Days Of Future Past". Here's what he said about what to expect and who could be returning, 

"Every other actor who’s ever put on a superhero uniform will be in it,"

"There’s an element of time travel and, naturally, it will be action-packed."

So basically this next "X-Men" film could be like the Avengers of X-Men films really. Literally every person who has put on the black costume will or could very possibly be coming back for "Days Of Future Past". This sounds fucking amazing doesn't it?!

Loki Not Back For "Avengers 2" In 2015?

In a recent interview, Tom Hiddleston, who plays the villainess Loki in both "THOR" and "Avengers Assemble", has stated that he may not be returning to play the villain in the "Avengers" sequel in 2015. Hiddleston will though, be returning as Loki in "THOR: The Dark World" next year. 

"I don't know, and that really is the honest answer. I know I've been known for obfuscation in other quarters, but I have no idea. I haven't spoken to Joss. He's definitely doing it. So I suspect not, only because I think that probably the audiences are tired of Loki being the bad guy. Maybe the Avengers need somebody else to fight. But I'd love to be part of it again."

Could next year be the final time fans will see Loki? I hope not because he is the best villain on the big screen right now. Maybe he'll disappear and come back more powerful in future Marvel Cinematic Universe films. 

Kevin Feige Confirms No Avengers Cameos In "IRON MAN 3"

Marvel producer, Kevin Feige, has confirmed that none of the other Avengers will appear in any way shape or form in Shane Black's 2013 "Iron Man" sequel.

"Iron Man 3 doesn't feature any of the other Avengers, or Nick Fury showing up, or any of those world-blending conceits that the Phase One films had. You have to keep in mind that Iron Man 3 had been in the works for almost a year, year and a half before The Avengers was released. We're sticking to the vision for these films, and showing once again that these characters are just as interesting alone as they are together."

Usually Sam Jackson's Nick Fury is usually the one that cameos in the "Iron Man" films, but not this time around.

More Behind-The-Scenes Images From "Avengers Assemble"

Joss Whedon Discusses "S.H.I.E.L.D: TV Series"

A month or so back it was confirmed that a new TV spin-off to the BIG-screen "Avengers" film was in the works with Joss Whedon attached to helm the pilot episode. It was then confirmed that the untitled TV show would be a S.H.I.E.L.D based live-action series that would be set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Whedon was then confirmed to be directing the first episode and stay on as a potential producer or like Nolan to the new "Superman" film...........A GODFATHER TO THE SHOW!!!
Now Joss Whedon has came out and discussed details on this new series. Here's what he said, 

“It's trucking right along. I’m writing it with Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen, my brother and sister-in-law who worked on “Dollhouse” with me. And we’re planning to shoot it just as soon as we can get it up and running. It’s an ensemble show, so we’ve gotta find the right cast. We found a way to structure it so that what we’re dealing with are agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. who are the humans in a superhero world and how they deal with that and how it makes them vulnerable.”

And here's what he said about the show characters being brand-new and will not feature any of the BIG-screen superheroes,
  

   “It's trucking right along. I’m writing it with Jed Whedon and Maurissa Tancharoen, my brother and sister-in-law who worked on “Dollhouse” with me. And we’re planning to shoot it just as soon as we can get it up and running. It’s an ensemble show, so we’ve gotta find the right cast. We found a way to structure it so that what we’re dealing with are agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. who are the humans in a superhero world and how they deal with that and how it makes them vulnerable.”

Even though Whedon has said that the show will feature whole set of new characters, it's still be strongly rumored that Clark Gregg's Agent Coulson will pop up in either flash back sequences or that the show may be a prequel to the whole MCU. It's also been rumored that the cast from Marvel's short film "ITEM 47" will pop up to in some sort of a way. 

"The Avengers 2" Gets It's Official Release Date!

The guys over at Disney confirmed that on May 1st, 2015................THE AVENGERS WILL AGAIN SAVE THE WORLD FROM EVIL!!!
It's rumored that Thanos and Loki will join forces and try to take down the team of superheroes in the highly-anticipated sequel. Thanos was introduced in one of the two post-credits scenes. Thanos is also rumored to be the lead villain in Marvel's "Guardians Of The Universe" live-action film.

He will possibly cross-over with the Guardians into the "Avengers" universe, even though the film is part of "Phase 2" of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), which means it's all one big universe to them.

Holden McNeil To Direct "Justice League" Film?

So it looks like Warner are racing ahead to get a BIG-screen live-action "Justice League" film up and running again in time for it to go head-2-head with Marvel's "Avengers" sequel in around 2015ish. The minute Marvel announced that Joss Whedon was returning to direct "The Avengers 2", DC and Warner rushed in and announced that the long-awaited "Justice League" film was looking for a key director to get the superhero on the BIG-screens. The said that they are looking at Ben Affleck to take the rains of the big budget film.
Apparently now Affleck has gave Warner and big fat "NO!!!" to the project. Variety magazine confirmed this yesterday after the word broke out from Warner Bros. that this was in the planning. Affleck obviously just feels that he's not up for the challenge just yet, maybe some day though.
See what happens when a studio opens their big mouths and says something out loud without thinking about it first. Probably if they spoke to Affleck in a meeting instead of announcing it and him hearing it from someone else, then maybe he would have said "maybe"................silly Warner!
Warner haven't thought any of this through though. Yes they had the "Justice League" filming in development since like 2004/5, but nothing has ever really picked up. Marvel on the other hand have released film after film after film, leading up to the main event that was "Avengers Assemble" or "Marvel's The Avengers".

We had background stories from each character, they crossed-over to let each other be known to each other and get ready for the assemble. Warner and DC are just planning to dive right into a "Justice League" film with a new Batman, probably a new Green Lantern, a Wonder Woman, a Flash and well let's hope.......Henry Cavill and Zach Snyder's Superman, rather than some other guy who we know nothing about.

DC and Warner are planning to release all stand-alone character films after the "Justice League" film, which personally I think is kind of a big mistake! Let them be known to the fans first before throwing them into the deep end with new actors, Superman, Batman and Green Lantern and new looks. marvel worked hard and achieved so much, whereas DC could fail, but only time will tell.

Joss Whedon Takes The Throne Again!

Disney have confirmed that he will be returning to direct and write the highly-anticipated "Avengers" sequel. News of this was announced at the Walt Disney Investors Conference Call yesterday. It was also announced that Whedon will also be involved in the planned ABC/Disney live-action TV show based in "The Avengers" Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Here's what was said, 

“Joss Whedon has signed an exclusive deal with Marvel Studios for film and television through the end of June 2015. As part of that deal, Whedon will write and direct Marvel’s The Avengers 2 as well as help develop a new live action series for Marvel Television at ABC. He will also contribute creatively to the next phase of Marvel’s cinematic universe.”

At least we all now know that this TV show is going to be the dogs bollocks then when it comes to story and special effects, etc. But yeah this is very good news for fans of the franchise. We all knew he was going to do it.

Domain Names For "Hawkeye" Spin-Off, "Iron Man 4" & Others!

I've just read online that Marvel have registered a domain name for "Iron Man 4" and have updated names for a potential "Hawkeye" and "Thanos" spin-off film. They have also got round to registering a domain name for the long in developed "Doctor Strange" film too.
Even though they keep updating the Hawks domain name, I personally don't think he'll get his own BIG-screen film. At most he'll be part of the planned "SHIELD" film and obviously the "Avengers" sequels. What's intrigued me is that Marvel have already went ahead and registered a domain name for "Iron Man 4" even though the third film isn't even out in cinemas till Summer 2013. They must be pretty happy with what they have seen so far.............that's a good sign I guess!

"Ant-Man" Filming Soon In London For A 2014 Release Date?

Latino Review are saying that Marvel are planning "Ant-Man" to begin filming sometime next year in London. They will begin once director Edgar Wright has completed filming on "The World's End" with Simon Pegg and Nick Frost. Filming is said to begin on that very soon and finish near the end, if not just at the beginning of 2013.
Marvel plan to have "Ant-Man" in cinemas possibly by 2014, before they release "Avengers 2" sometime in 2015.