Marvel News

Ran across a couple of articles in regard to Sony was offered all the Marvel Characters back in the 90's. When I read this I was like OMFG...

So I thought it would be a good post for how things could have been compared to how they are now. 

Hope you enjoy, here is a excerpt from the article:

If you had $25 million laying around in the '90s, you could've purchased the movie rights to all of Marvel's characters. Sony definitely had that kind of cash to spare, but the company passed. You have to believe they regret it now.

The story comes from Wall Street Journal reporter Ben Fritz, who is set to release a book about the movie industry called The Big Picture: The Fight for the Future of Movies. In an excerpt from the book, Fritz reveals that when Sony Pictures tried to secure the movie rights to Spider-Man back in 1998, they could've purchased the rights to all of Marvel's characters for $25 million (or $38 million in today's dollars). About a decade later, Disney bought Marvel for a staggering $4 billion.

Of course, at the time, Marvel wasn't exactly in the shape it is now. Back then, Marvel was struggling and declared bankruptcy in 1996. Action figure company Toy Biz eventually bought the company, but it wasn't until the release of the first X-Men movie in 2000 that Hollywood really started to pay attention to the Marvel universe and its potential on the big screen. After all, previous Marvel movies like Dolph Lundgren's The Punisher didn't exactly set the world on fire.

According to Fritz, Sony was only interested in the rights to Spider-Man. Marvel countered with the rights to all of their characters (or at least the big ones), but a Sony executive reportedly said, "Nobody gives a s*** about any of the other Marvel characters. Go back and do a deal for only Spider-Man." Sony then snagged Spider-Man for $10 million.

Original Article on the WSF (Wall Street Journal)

Black Panther Opening Night

Marvel's Black Panther opened in U.S. theaters for preview night screenings on Thursday night to an estimated $25 million.

Earlier on Thursday night, analysts were predicting the film would land in the $22 million to $24 million range but is now looking to have surpassed the quarter-century mark. Such a number will make Black Panther the second largest opening of any Marvel Studios film to date, behind only Avengers: Age of Ultron's opening night haul of $27.6 million, and ahead of Captain America: Civil War's $25 million.

Black Panther is flirting with double the Thursday numbers which Deadpool saw in its opening weekend on February 12 of 2016: $12.7. Deadpool would go on to pull in $152.1 million that weekend. It's looking like T'Challa and his Wakandan nation will enjoy more riches, as the film could earn as much as $200 million over the weekend and is expected to land above $180 million.

In its first two days open overseas, Black Panther earned $23.2 million in 17 box office markets. More specifically, Black Panther garnered $4.7 million in Korea, marking the market's second largest opening of any Marvel Studios title. In the United Kingdom, the film has earned $7.2 million, topping Doctor Strange, Ant-Man, Wonder Woman, and Deadpool.

Black Panther is current in theaters

'Black Panther' Off to Strong International Box Office Start

The first receipts are in and they are relatively good.  Deadline is reporting the film is number one in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom.  The comparisons are a bit difficult to make sense of, given the odd release dates of the film.  Some of the comps are Tuesdays versus Fridays and February is not a traditional blockbuster month (though that is changing).  Black Panther is outperforming Deadpool in the UK, but the X-Men fourth wall breaker was a film with a low international percentage, compared to MCU films.  The King of Wakanda is also doing better than Guardians of the Galaxy and Ant-Man in the Asian territories reporting.

At this point, these numbers don’t mean a whole lot.  It will help to see full weekend numbers for more apples to apples comparisons.  And with all due respect to the good people of Hong Kong and the $500K they dropped on Black Panther, the international picture is far more shaped by some larger markets.  In particular, how will the film do in China?  For a film like Black Panther major success in China could boost the film 10-20% overall with the possibility of a nine figure haul.

Also the wikie for Black Panther is updated with Plot information, I read it and I am pretty excited for the movie which I will be seeing this Saturday. below is the link if your one of those people where reading the Wiki doesn't spoil the movie. So read at your own rise being there are spoilers....

Black Panther Wikie

Marvel Studios' Black Panther -- Marvel 101

The Black Panther is the ruler and protector of Wakanda; and now it's T'Challa's time on the throne. This week on Marvel 101, take a look at T'Challa from Marvel Studios' "Black Panther"!

Black Panther is in theaters on Feb 16th

have you go your ticket yet?

New 'Avengers: Infinity War' Promo Poster

There hasn’t been any shortage of Infinity War promo art hitting the web, but when a really good one comes along, we find it important to share it with you guys. Take this new one from a Japanese online store that surfaced via Twitter. It’s easily the best promo art to amalgamate several of those promo shots we’ve seen………. even though the layout looks strikingly similar to the Battlefield Earth poster. Check it out!

'Black Panther': Team Hulk Featurette Released

Marvel Studios has released a new international featurette for Black Panther.

The “Team Hulk” featurette sees Black Panther star Chadwick Boseman sitting with Mark Ruffalo, who plays the Hulk in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The Marvel stars note that they’ll both appear in Marvel’s summer blockbuster this year, Avengers: Infinity War, but also reminds fans that there’s another movie coming out before then and that’s Black Panther.

Black Panther hits screens on Feb 16th

Black Panther "Mythology" trailer/featurette

If you're excited about Black Panther, you'll definitely want to check this out.I loved Black Panther and I can't wait for the rest of you to get to see it for yourselves! In the meantime, enjoy this latest promo!

Black Panther hits the big screen on February 16th

Marvel Studios 10th Anniversary Video

Here is another video for Marvels 10th Anniversary from their Instagram account


10th Anniversary Video

Enjoy

Black Panther Trailer with MCU Easter Eggs

If you're not excited about Black Panther, you should be! This is one of Marvel's best films and it lives up to all of the hype that you've been reading. There's no doubt that Marvel fans are going to enjoy the hell out of this. You can read the Geek Tyrant review for it here.

Anyway, today we have some great new promo spot for you to enjoy. The international trailer features Chadwick Boseman pointing out all of the Wakanda Easter eggs that were scattered across all the films in the MCU. I remember the days fans were speculating about a lot of this stuff before Black Panther wasn't even announced as a film.

It's a great little trip down memory lane. 

Black Panther hits the big screen on February 16th

Marvel Studios’ 10th anniversary

Marvel Studios has announced their Marvel Cinematic Universe 10-year anniversary celebration with a class photo and video featuring a ton of talent that worked on the film over these past years. It's hard to believe that it's been ten years since Iron Man was released, and it's incredible to see what Marvel has accomplished in that time. I can't wait to see what the next ten years has in store for us! The celebration is said to last a year and there's going to be all kinds of cool things for the fans.

Marvel Studios’ 10th anniversary begins with the release of “Avengers: Infinity War” and covers an impressive decade of Marvel Studios’ blockbusters released from 2008 through the “Avengers” untitled film in 2019. In celebration of the anniversary, fans can expect exclusive consumer products and collectibles, along with in-theater events and much more in the coming months.

Mark Ruffalo actually teased this event in a video he posted in October. Below the video, you'll find all the details that were revealed from the press release that was sent out. 


October 7th, 2017 a group of more than 80 actors and filmmakers all came together in secret in Atlanta, Georgia, on the set of Marvel Studios’ “Avengers: Infinity War” to memorialize the last ten years with a photo and to celebrate the accomplishments of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

Video from the photo shoot 

The Marvel 10-Year Sweepstakes will take place across social media and last for five weeks, from February 8 to March 15. Each week of the sweepstakes features a different Marvel Cinematic Universe film. Fans can post a photo of themselves on Twitter or Instagram and/or tweet their favorite personal memory from the film of the week using the film hashtag and #Marvel10YearSweepstakes to be entered for a chance to win.

Each week, a drawing will take place and a winner will be selected. The weekly winner will receive the Ultimate Marvel Fan prize package, including Marvel Studios’ “Captain Marvel” set visit; Marvel Studios visit and tour; tickets to Marvel Studios’ “Avengers: Infinity War” premiere; all transportation and lodging; and more. Full prize details, information on how to enter and official sweepstakes rules can be found at: www.marvel.com/10YearSweepstakes

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Venom Teaser Trailer

Looks like its going to be another good day for marvel news. Yesterday we have the release of the poster for Venom and today we have the first teaser trailer. 

Venom is set to hit the big screen on Oct 5 2018

Netflix - Jessica Jones Season 2 Poster

Hot on the heels of the Jessica Jones Season 2 trailer release, we now have a new poster featuring everyone’s favorite alcoholic PI!

In the trailer, it appears that Killgrave still has a presence as a sort of devil on Jessica’s shoulder. Meanwhile, as she explores the mysteries surrounding the organization responsible for her abilities, there will most certainly be a new villain. While we do not have confirmation on who this villain will be, rumors are leading us to believe that Typhoid Mary may be appearing. If this turns out to be the case, it would be amazing to see Jessica take on a female antagonist! The two characters could have a lot in common, as they both have a background in abuse and PTSD.

What are your thoughts? Do you think that Typhoid Mary will appear? 

DeadPool 2 International Trailer

A fun international trailer has been released for Deadpool 2 and it features a bit of new footage that wasn't included in the first trailer released earlier today. One of those shots shows Deadpool grabbing Colossus' metal ass in the X-mansion.

Also did you catch the Superman JLA references......

Netflix - Jessica Jones Trailer

this day just seems to be getting better and better, not only did we get info on new Venom movie and Deadpool 2 but we also get the first trailer for Jessica Jones Season 2. So give it a watch:

It seems like this next chapter in her story will also dive into the mysterious accident that killed her family and gave her superpowers. She's definitely a little messed up from that and the experiments that were performed on her. We also see some new asshole trying to take over Alias Investigations, and then, of course, there's a violent murder spree across New York. As you might expect, Jessica isn't too keen on this “super vigilante shit.”

Jessica Jones Season 2 certainly looks like it's going to be dark and intense, and I'm looking forward to watching it. There are seventeen years of deep questions that Jessica wants answered and I hope she finds what she is looking for. It's definitly not going to be an easy road for her, though.

Jessica Jones Season 2 is set to hit the small screen on Netflix on March 8th 

DeadPool 2 Trailer

today just seems to be getting better and better, woke up to the new trailer for Deadpool2 and all I have to say is OMFG......

here you go

had to watch this several time cuz all I can say is that I have to give Ryan Reynolds a high 5 for this.


Deadpool 2 is set to hit the screen on June 1st 2018

Venom Poster

well I know I have been away for a while due to work and family commitments but I am now back and here is the first news of the day, we the first poster for the New Venom movie. I know its not in the MCU but its a marvel character so I thought I would open up the blog a bit being some of the new Marvel movies coming out appear to be good. so off we go.....

It was confirmed at the end of January that principal photography for Sony’s Venom has been completed. With post-production already well underway, all that’s left for Sony is to begin the film’s marketing push, which they officially started today. Tom Hardy just took to Instagram to reveal the film’s teaser poster as well as to announce that a trailer is set to arrive tomorrow. Check it out!

So what are your thoughts on the new movie with Tom Hardy, I am hoping that its going to be a hella lot better then the last time Venom was on screen.

Venom is set to hit screens on Oct 5 2018