Olivia Wilde Will Direct Female-Centered Marvel Movie For Sony

The news coming out of Hollywood lately has been pretty fantastic, all things considered. Especially where it concerns women directing Marvel films. First, we learned that Candyman co-writer and director Nia DaCosta would be helming Captain Marvel 2, making her the first Black woman to direct a film for Marvel. Awesome news. The possibilities for a DaCosta-led Captain Marvel 2 are extremely exciting. Now,

Disney Unveils Chinese Posters for Avengers: Endgame, Captain Marvel & More

The Mouse House is celebrating the Year of the Pig. Disney is embracing Chinese New Year by unveiling seven new posters for its 2019 movie lineup. Folks, the details are genuinely delightful.

The posters featured are (in order of release): Captain Marvel (March 8), Dumbo (March 29), Avengers: Endgame (April 26), Aladdin (May 24), Toy Story 4 (June 21), The Lion King (July 19) and Frozen 2 (November 22).

What Dropping X-Men From the Title Reveals About Dark Phoenix

Right up until we saw the first trailer for Dark Phoenix, the title of the film wasn’t officially announced. There was speculation as to whether it would include the prefix ‘X-Men’ as its predecessors had. Previous stories from the universe include X-Men: Apocalypse and X-Men: Days of Future Past. Dark Phoenix will fall in that arc with several of the cast returning.

Watch the VFX Magic Behind the Battle Between T’Challa and Killmonger in Black Panther

A new VFX reel reveals the way in which human performance and technology intersect in Black Panther. Isn’t that really what Wakanda is all about? Shuri (Letitia Wright) designed the amazing vibranium powered suits to be responsive to the wearer’s every need. Turns out that’s what the VFX artists are doing in real life. DNEG peels back the digital curtain on the incredible work they did in that climactic fight scene between T’Challa (Chadwick Boseman) and Killmonger (Michael B.

Loki and Scarlet Witch Might Kick off Marvel’s Original Programming on Disney Streaming

Jokester Loki appears to have a new trick up his sleeve. Thor’s adopted brother is plotting a jump from the movie screen to your TV, according to Variety. Disney plans to house their biggest properties on their streaming service, which means you can binge all ten years of Marvel films and every Star Wars adventure. They also intend to expand into original programming and that means that some of the Avengers are making the move.

Behold: A Comprehensive Timeline of the MCU

Ever wanted to sort through all twenty films from the Marvel Cinematic Universe and figure out exactly the order of every occurrence? Business Insider just did and they conveniently organized everything you need to know.

The task is certainly not as easy as some might think. It’s not just a matter of copying and pasting the events of the films in the order they appear. Some of the stories occur before or even during those in other movies that were already released,

A History of the Wakandan Dialects the Actors Use in Black Panther

Black Panther had a really ambitious goal in creating Wakanda. It’s a fictional place born in a comic book world, but rooted in real African cultures. Production designer Hannah Beachler did extensive research to bring the technology and architecture to a place of believability. Costume designer Ruth E. Carter incorporated custom concepts into her designs for both the Black Panther and the Dora Milaje. Another really impressive piece of the puzzle was incorporating a reimagined dialect for an African nation that wasn’t ravaged by western civilization.

Check Out the Video for This Epic Marvel Class Photo

We thought that the best way to get a sense of the mammoth size of Marvel’s Cinematic Universe would be to watch Avengers: Infinity War. As Thor himself said—it’s gotta be one of the biggest films in history. Infinity War brings together nearly every Marvel superhero from a decade’s worth of films in the colossal battle against Thanos (Josh Brolin), the Alpha Villain who has been behind, in one way or another,

Eddie Brock Begins His Transformation in First Venom Teaser

Eddie Brock is going through some major changes in the first Venom trailer. There’s the breakup with his girlfriend, losing someone close to him, a mysterious major accident with an alien craft. Oh, and he’s also recently merged with a Symbiote that takes over his body giving him super powers and could possibly have evil intentions.

If you were hoping to see the big reveal of Tom Hardy’s motion capture performance as Venom,

Black Panther Rakes in Perfect Reviews

Black Panther looks poised to launch a cultural revolution. The Wakandan wonder wowed audiences at the January 29 premiere. Those reviews in full have finally been released and they’re glowing. Critics are praising director Ryan Coogler, the amazingly talented cast, the groundbreaking cultural contribution and every other facet of the film. All told, the reviews are adding up to a perfect score. Black Panther is sitting at an outstanding 100% rating on Rotten Tomatoes,

Ant-Man Costume Designer Sammy Sheldon Differ

Sammy Sheldon Differ designed some of my favorite movie costumes in films like Stardust, Kinky Boots, Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and has worked with comic book characters from Hellboy and Kick-Ass to the X-Men. Next year, you'll see her work in Assassin's Creed, from director Justin Kurzel (he directed this year's striking 

The First Captain America: Civil War Trailer is a Superhero Brawl

The first trailer for Captain America: Civil War debuted during Jimmy Kimmel last night (in the midst of his Star Wars week, giving Disney a nice one-two marketing punch) and it begins exactly where the teaser during Ant-Man's credit sequence left us, with Cap (Chris Evans) and Falcon (Anthony Mackie) interrogating the Winter Soldier, Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan). Only it quickly escalates into a colossal clash between superheroes in what looks to continue Captain America's hold as the most emotional of Marvel's many running franchises. 

The Brilliant Ta-Nehisi Coates Will Write “Black Panther” Comic Series

National correspondent for The Atlantic, author of "Between the World and Me," a nominee for the National Book Award's nonfiction prize and arguably one of the most important books of the year, and unabashed Marvel Comics geek. These all describe Ta-Nehisi Coates, and they're all reasons to find the news that Marvel has asked him to write the new "Black Panther" comic series very exciting indeed.

The series is set to be published next spring,

Summer is Here, so are the Hot, New Flicks

The official start of summer may be June 21st (summer solstice), but we've already had our engines revved and our worlds destroyed at the cinema recently. This past weekend we were treated to the release of two very disparate but entertaining films, Warner Bros. San Andreas, starring perhaps Dwayne Johnson, our reigning action king (it was only this past April Johnson co-starred in the critical and commercial darling, Universal Pictures' 

New Ant-Man Trailer is Sort of Adorable

The new Ant-Man trailer has a few things going for it, and one of those is Evangeline Lilly. She was the underrated scene stealer and heartthrob that made Lost make sense even at the very end (when it sorta-kinda stopped making sense), and here she plays Paul Rudd’s ally and all around bad ass, Hope Van Dyne (that name!). And who isn't excited to see Rudd as a super-shrinking superhero, fighting bad guys while in miniature?

Avengers: Age of Ultron Teases Quicksilver & The Scarlet Witch

Joss Whedon recently said that Avengers: Age of Ultron was by far and away the most challenging film he’s made, largely to do the sequel’s super-sized cast. It was tough enough to juggle the Hulk, Iron Man, Thor, the Black Widow, Nick Fury, Captain America (honestly it just keeps going), but Ultron makes the original Avengers look like a walk in the park.

Well,

Summer’s Pleasant Surprises

For those in the film prognostication business, this summer’s been a bit baffling. Many people assumed Tom Cruise’s Edge of Tomorrow would be a bust, and, regardless of it’s box office numbers, the film has been a critical smash. And Emily Blunt, Cruise’s ass-kicking co-star, is perhaps the most unexpected action hero of the summer.

It wasn’t terribly surprising that X-Men: Days of Future Past would be so good,

Cleveland’s Flexibility Gives Captain America its Punch

In Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), the Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), and Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) spend some time at S.H.I.E.L.D. headquarters, the massive flying aircraft carrier where this crucial agency at the heart of the Marvel Comics Universe deals with the paranormal and superhuman threats to America. This time they're dealing with a foe potentially more powerful than the Captain—the eponymous Winter Soldier.

When directors Anthony and Joe Russo were scouting for a location that could serve as the grand lobby of this flying strategic command center,

Captain America: The Winter Soldier’s Composer Henry Jackman on Scoring a Superhero

The versatile Henry Jackman follows his scores for Seth Rogan's apocalyptic comedy End of the World and the animated NASCAR-racing snail film Turbo with a full-on superhero, Marvel's Captain America: The Winter Soldier.  He took time for an interview to talk about the superhero who finds himself something of a Rip Van Winkle, dealing with a world more than 60 years after he was frozen in WWII.

How do you approach a score for a superhero? 

Trailer Talk: Holiday Weekend Special

There’s some great films coming out, and there's still a lot of greats left in theaters.  Let’s take a quick tour of what’s out there so you have an excuse to take a two hour (or more) break from the festivities and enjoy some quality time with your cinematic friends.

Thor: The Dark World

Thor's back in the second installment and he's got a whole lot of trouble brewing.