Hugh Jackman has played Logan aka Wolverine in seven different films. It’s an impressive number that will shortly increase with a third solo Wolverine film and possibly X-Men:Apocalypse, although at the time of writing he has yet to be officially cast. A few other names are snapping at the heels of Jackman, notably the cast …
Captain America: The Winter Soldier Written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo USA, 2014 There is an almost brutal efficiency present in each of the films encompassing the now-vast Marvel Cinematic Universe. Rare is the entry in this mini-canon with a striking level of personal style or brio; though …
Throughout the first half of February, the Sound On Sight staff will take a look at the Academy Awards. Whether one of the major studios takes the top prize at the Academy Awards or not, they have no squawk this year. Several years ago, as you might recall, the Big Guys were getting fed up …
Want a prediction for 2012 at the movies? It’s going to look a lot like 2011. An awful lot. It’s going to be a case of, If ain’t broke, don’t fix it. Well, actually, the creative machinery in Hollywood is broke, but, as the numbers show, not broken enough to warrant fixing. So. Next year, …
Captain America: The First Avenger Directed by Joe Johnston Written by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely 2011, USA Truth & Justice = The American Way? Is this concept an anachronism in the wake of the wars that our colonial cousins have waged during the intervening chasm between the noble Second World War and today’s resource …
This has been the summer of the superheroes. With Thor, X-Men: First Class, Green Lantern, and Captain America: The First Avenger all coming out within the past few months, they’ve certainly shown that they’re a force to be reckoned with. Or are they? Though most of these releases haven’t fared badly (let’s not speak of …
Captain America: The First Avenger Written by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely Directed by Joe Johnston USA, 2011 With the first true Summer of Superheroes finally winding down, most discerning viewers will approach Joe Johnston’s entry into the new Marvel Studios mega-canon, Captain America, with suspicion. After all, it’s a revisionist period piece with a …
After the credits of every Marvel films, fans have come to expect post-credit scenes to help promote and also tie in their upcoming superhero films. We already assume that we’ll be getting some sort of tie in with The Avengers film after the credits role for this week’s Captain America: The First Avenger. Only the …
Hollywood needs a hit Actually, Hollywood needs a bunch of hits. Actually, Hollywood needs a bunch of big, fat, through-the-roof hits. And with the summer – and the year – half over, the time to come up with them is running out. The movie business finished 2010 with the second highest domestic box office on record: $10.2 …
With all the comic book adaptations coming out this year, one has to wonder which films stand a chance at actually cashing in at the box office. Thor opened big with over 60 million on opening weekend, but with Captain America, X-Men First Class, Green Lantern and Cowboys and Aliens all released within a span …
The big-budget (usually summer) blockbuster is the financial cornerstone of the American motion picture industry, and has been for much of the last 35 years or so. In all its forms – action/adventure, suspense, Western, war story, horror, science fiction, fantasy, et al – the big budget thriller’s earning power is unmatched by any other …
Trying to get Hollywood to change direction is not unlike trying to steer an elephant by poking it in its thick-hided ass with a matchstick; it doesn’t exactly respond like a Maserati. And that’s a problem because there are some box office signs suggesting the American movie industry needs – may, in fact, desperately need, …
The trailer for Marvel’s Captain America: The First Avenger will hit theaters this Friday and most likely will be online by Thursday night. For those of you who can’t wait to see some new footage, you can watch this clip below from Entertainment Tonight. Keep the source in mind…don’t expect much.
Marvel has released a new image from Captain America: The First Avenger as well as some new video footage, which will premiere on an Entertainment Tonight preview piece. If it were any other movie, I probably wouldn’t post this, but as a huge comic book nerd, I am super excited to see this film. Hit …
A new image from Captain America and a few from Thor have been released online. Despite the several images and the new trailer for Thor, I am not yet sold that it has potential to be any good. Captain America: The First Avenger on the other hand, looks great. Photos via SuperHeroHype
The Red Skull is a name shared by several fictional characters, all supervillains from the Marvel Comics universe. The first two Red Skulls were Nazi agents and the third is a Communist. The Red Skull was first introduced in Captain America Comics #1 in 1941 and is known as the heroes most famous villain ranking …
YouTube editor CelticPredator has improved the Super Bowl commercial for Marvel’s Captain America: The First Avenger. The ad shows Chris Evans brandishing Cap’s signature shield as he fights enemy soldiers, leaps through the air, and speeds through explosions on his motorcycle, all cut together to the song “America, Fuck Yeah” from Matt Stone and Trey …
As much as I love art-house cinema and foreign language films, I also do love comic book movies, and it’s no secret that I am highly anticipating Marvel’s Captain America: The First Avenger. the studio is going to show the first footage from the movie during the Super Bowl on Sunday, and now Empire Magazine, …
Captain Canuck is one of the most popular Canadian comic book superheros. Created by writer Ron Leishman and artist/co-writer Richard Comely, the series is described as a cross between Captain America and Flash Gordon. Like most independent comics, Captain Canuck’s adventures have been published sporadically. However, he has built-up a strong cult following among both …
According to the Hollywood Reporter, Paramount has five Super Bowl commercial spots for their most highly anticipated films of 2010: Super 8, Transformers: Dark of the Moon, Captain America: The First Avenger, Thor and Rango. Disney will also be promoting Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides; DreamWorks will promote Cowboys & Aliens and Relativity …
Marvel Studios has released another photo of Chris Evans as Captain America, only this time he’s in action. The year is packed with comic book movie releases still to come and despite the disappointing Green Hornet, I must admit that I am highly anticipating this film. Check out the image below. Synopsis: The year is …
I’ll be the first to admit that these photos are not worth getting excited over, but since we spend so much time updating the status of comic book movies, I figured it wouldn’t hurt to post them. Captain America: The First Avenger will focus on the early days of the Marvel Universe when Steve Rogers …
Some more Captain America photos have arrived on the internet and in high definition. We already posted a story with the first set which you can find here. Here are three new pictures. Enjoy! Synopsis: The year is 1942, and Steve Rogers is a scrawny lad who desperately wants to fight Nazis for his country …