Best geek movies throughout history.
Note: This article contains heavy spoilers for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Over in the comics, death is something of a revolving door; it's easier to list characters who haven't been dead for a while than it is to list all the superheroes who writers and editors have summarily killed off. In fact, a recent issue of X-Men Gold mocked the trope, with Old Man Logan asking one bad guy if he wasn't supposed to be dead or depowered or something, and then cutting himself off, deciding he didn't really care to hear how the villain got resurrected.
By Tom Bacon9 years ago in Geeks
Even as the world revels in excitement over Guardians of the Galaxy, Hollywood's attention is beginning to shift to the next #Marvel blockbuster: Spider-Man: Homecoming! The first solo Spider-Man film to be set within the #MCU, Homecoming promises to be a thrilling cinematic triumph. It's also a unique film, created due to an unprecedented partnership between Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures, so the movie is under a lot of pressure to perform well.
If trailer views are anything to go by, Thor: Ragnarok looks set to be the most hotly anticipated film of the year. Adding new depth to the cosmic side of the MCU, Ragnarok promises to unleash the full power of Hela against the Immortal Asgard. But Asgard will not go undefended; as the film progresses, Thor looks set to gather a team of allies and fellow heroes who he will lead out to war!
We already knew that La La Land was one of the biggest films of 2016. Having performed incredibly well at the Golden Globes, the musical — already considered a classic, even though it hasn't yet left the box office — is now tied for the record number of Oscar nominations. Most dramatically, though, it faces stiff competition for the category of Best Song.
He may have lost Mjolnir, but I think it's official: the Fates are smiling down upon Thor: Ragnarok! If you've been keeping an eye on social media, you'll have noticed that the Internet is abuzz with excitement and speculation for the final instalment in Thor's trilogy. But now, we've got an idea of just how excited the world really is for the god of thunder's third outing — because that first trailer is officially a record-breaker!
2017 is proving to be a Marvel fan's dream come true. We're less than a month away from the release of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2; the trailer for Thor: Ragnarok was so mind-blowing that it's broken Marvel and Disney records for number of views; and in July, we're due to see Tom Holland star in his first solo Spider-Man film!
Excitement is building for Thor: Ragnarok, which promises to be a Thor movie unlike any other. It will feature Cate Blanchett as the MCU's first female villain, Hela, the goddess of death herself. But is it possible that Hela is a far more important character than we've been led to believe? One popular fan-theory is that she'll be taking the place of the avatar of Death in the MCU — and that just became ever-more-likely, given the comics have just locked Thanos and Hela in a passionate embrace!
The first trailer for Thor: Ragnarok is out, and it's a visual and aesthetic treat! Rejoicing in a pulse-pounding beat, the trailer gives us a glimpse of a tale worthy of the name 'Ragnarok', the End of Days! What fans haven't noticed, though, is that there's one subtle and important detail — a detail that transforms the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It opens Marvel's movies and TV shows up to a veritable cosmos of possibilities, drawing the threads between the cosmic and Earth-bound range tightly together. And it's all to do with the Hulk...
Ragnarok. The End of Days. The final destiny of the gods, the moment when Immortal Asgard will fall. When Marvel first announced that the third Thor movie would bear the title 'Ragnarok', that alone was enough to cause fans to sit up straight. Now, at last, we've seen our first glimpse of the film in a breathtaking trailer that suggests we may very well see the death of Asgard.
Who do you call when you want the ultimate action hero? That's the challenge facing Fox as they choose an actor to play the part of Deadpool's greatest ally (and best bromance), Cable. A warrior without peer, Cable is the kind of guy who can wage a one-man-war and single-handedly take down an army. You're going to need a seasoned actor, an action veteran, a hero... You're going to need someone like...
Marvel fans are in for a good year. We're less than a month away from the theatrical release of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, we've already seen two trailers for Spider-Man: Homecoming, and now we've just gotten our first trailer for Taika Waititi's Thor: Ragnarok. And what a trailer it is! A heady blend of retro humor and fantasy drama, the movie promises to pit our heroes against Cate Blanchett's incredible new villain Hela!
Yes, you read that right. A sequel is on the way! The original cast of Love Actually are reuniting for a 10-minute Red Nose Day special over in the UK, entitled Red Nose Day Actually! UK viewers can expect to see it on March 24th, with Red Nose Day Actually airing on CBS a couple of months later.
