Sometime franchise only get better with age. The Fast and Furious and James Bond franchises have proven that the quality of the product can actually increase over time. Those aforementioned properties weren’t afraid to take changes and shake up the known formulas to ensure their longevity. Marvel and Sony have teamed up to reboot and revitalize the Spider-Man franchise and they […]

Two years ago, Marvel Studios and director James Gunn proved that the impossible was possible with the release of Guardians of the Galaxy. They reinvigorated the space opera and made superstars out of a talking tree and raccoon. However, it takes a lot of talented people to bring a space raccoon like Rocket to life, including […]

This past July nearly 7000 fans crammed into the Hall H conference room at San Diego Comic Con for a day of geek festivities. Marvel made a huge impact with their presentation which revealed the cast of Black Panther, footage from Spider-Man: Homecoming, Doctor Strange, and to the surprise of everyone in attendance, Thor: Ragnarok. Despite the fact that they […]

The edges of the Marvel cinematic universe continue to expand in unexpected ways and now they will be adding another new show, and network, to the MCU. First, Marvel Studios created a fully-functional interconnected universe at the movie theaters. Then they decided to spin off the Agent Phil Coulson character into his own television show […]

The Superbowl of the geek world, San Diego Comic Con, turned southern California upside down this past weekend as thousands of fans flooded the San Diego Convention Center. The showcase features a showroom floor with hundreds of artists and vendors bringing the best in comic book art, movie props, collectibles, interactive experiences, and a lot […]

Marvel’s Luke Cage is only a few months away from debuting on Netflix, after two successful seasons of Daredevil and a successful season debut for Jessica Jones. The cast and showrunner stopped by this year’s San Diego Comic Con to talk about the upcoming show and their respective characters, and also offered up some pretty […]

One of the magical things about watching a movie is how it can inspire you in the real world once the credits stop rolling. Watching a fictional (or sometimes historical) character overcome seemingly insurmountable odds can give hope to people dealing with everyday challenges. There have been a variety of fictional heroes whose stories are […]

One of the most surprisingly fun and in-depth RPG’s to come around in recent years was Ubisoft’s South Park: The Stick of Truth. The game put a new face on the standard role playing, turn-based adventure game that players have been familiar with for decades. It was based entirely in the cartoon world of South Park and featured the […]

Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures aren’t simply rebooting the Spider-Man series in 2017. They are attempting to take the character of Peter Parker literally from a boy to man, over the course of his MCU life, which began this year with Captain America: Civil War. They are literally building the character from the ground up, in ways that […]

The face of San Diego Comic Con has continued to evolve over the years. It began as a small comic book based convention, that went on to become a multimedia phenomenon where the biggest movies and studios make their presence felt. The convention has actually outgrown the city of San Diego, becoming an event that […]

Marvel Studios has made a habit of finding ascending or underappreciated talent when casting roles within the MCU. Whether it was casting Robert Downey Jr. when he was literally uninsurable to work on movie sets, choosing an overweight Chris Pratt to be an action star in Guardians of the Galaxy, or Chadwick Boseman as Black […]

Marvel Studios has made a lot of smart decisions during the creation of their cinematic empire. However, one strength that has proven to be the backbone of both their television and film worlds, is their impeccable casting of their superheroes they bring to life. It began with the inspired casting of Robert Downey Jr. as […]