Last time we talked about Daredevil Fox Studios were in talks with director Joe Carnahan. They wanted to get the film into production now in order to retain the rights to the character and not have them revert to Marvel. The Grey director produced some sizzle reels for his vision of The Man Without Fear, but Fox didn’t really like what they saw and decided to pass. With it now looking impossible to get the film into production by the October deadline, it seems Fox have given up and decided to let the rights go back to Marvel.
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News: Fox Pass On Joe Carnahan’s Daredevil, Rights Head Back To Marvel
Posted in Movies, News with tags Daredevil, Fox Studios, Joe Carnahan, Mark Millar, Mark Waid, Marvel, Marvel Studios, Nemesis, The Avengers, The Grey on August 23, 2012 by Bjorn GraingerNews: Daredevil To Be Directed By Joe Carnahan?
Posted in Movies, News with tags Daredevil, David Slade, Death Wish, Fox Studios, Frank Miller, Galactus, Joe Carnahan, Marvel, Marvel Studios, Matt Murdock, The A-Team, The Grey, The Silver Surfer on August 6, 2012 by Bjorn Grainger
As we reported a couple of weeks ago, David Slade has dropped out of the Daredevil reboot for Fox Studios, which sent execs into overdrive searching for a willing victim to take up the difficult (ridiculous) task of getting the film into production by October. Why does it need to be in production by October? That’s when the rights revert back to Marvel and they can get their hands on a very recognisable Avenger. So, who is mad enough to take on this challenge? Read more »
News: Thor: The Dark World Closing In On Its Villain
Posted in Movies, News with tags Alan Taylor, Casino Royale, Chris Hemsworth, Christopher Eccleston, Daredevil, Dark Elves, David Slade, Doctor Who, Fox Studios, Hannibal, Le Chiffre, Mads Mikkelsen, Malekith, Malekith The Accursed, Marvel Studios, Thor, Thor 2, Thor: The Dark World on August 4, 2012 by Bjorn Grainger
We reported a few months back that Mads Mikkelsen, best known for playing Le Chiffre in Casino Royale, was being lined up to play the villain in Thor 2, now officially known as Thor: The Dark World. Mads had to drop out after committing himself to the Hannibal TV series. Thor isn’t the only superhero franchise to be affected by Hannibal either – David Slade had to drop out of making the new Daredevil feature for Fox Studios after agreeing to direct the pilot. So, who are Marvel Studios lining up to play the new big bad opposite Chris Hemsworth? Read more »
Superman Returns…
Posted in Movie Review, Movies with tags Batman Begins, Christopher Reeve, Clark Kent, Daredevil, Kevin Spacey, Lex Luthor, Spider-Man, Spider-Man 2, Superman, Superman Returns, The Hulk on August 9, 2006 by Bjorn Grainger(This blog was originally written on Myspace)
For the first time in what feels like AGES, I ventured to the local cinema and caught a moofie. It was Superman Returns, a film I’ve been stupidly excited aboot since, like, christmas or something. My review – It was good. Really good. But not great.
The set pieces were FANTASTIC, the plane rescue and saving of Metropolis were superbly done. Brandon Routh is eerily reminiscent of Christopher Reeve, playing Clark with warmth and Superman with strength and dignity. Kevin Spacey is brilliant as Lex Luthor, his performace the perfect level of ham and genuine menace. On the downside, it was a little long, there’s a plot spoiler point really irks my fanboy sensibilities, and the ending was a bit ‘fneh’.
In my personal superhero movie ranking, Superman Returns would come behind Spider-Man/Spider-Man 2, and Batman Begins, but far ahead of the likes of The Hulk and Daredevil.
So, go see it, i say! Even if it’s just to play ‘spot the Christ allegory’…
