This story and podcast was published on May 17th 2012, just after the release of Joss Whedon's The Avengers. I thought it would be fun to take a look back at our predictions from 27 months ago to see how things are panning out for phase two and three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Some…
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Read our Captain America Winter Soldier review. It's an ideal middle chapter to a larger story and hard not to fall in love with. Chris Evans stars.
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Tony Stark's new Avengers Tower makes its Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in Captain America: The Winter Soldier.
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier will have big ramifications for the Marvel Cinematic Universe that will directly lead into Avengers: Age of Ultron.
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier is set for release one year from now, on April 4, 2014. So that's exactly how long directors Anthony and Joe Russo will have to complete the film. Principal photography began Monday, and Disney released the first image along with a full press release. The release confirms the returns of Chris…
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No one hires Robert Redford for a throwaway role. The announcement that the actor would play a part in Marvel Studios' upcoming Captain America: The Winter Soldier came as a surprise, and brought a mystery: what's his role? Most of the big parts are filled by the likes of Chris Evans, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie,…
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Captain America: The First Avenger stood out from most of the comic book movie pack because it offered something a bit different. In addition to being yet another superhero origin story, it was a WWII movie that heartily embraced the '40s setting, rather than simply using it as window dressing. The sequel, subtitled The Winter…
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Nick Fury is one of the more prominent characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, having appeared in five out of the six titles to date. Yet he's never actually appeared in his own standalone film. For a while, it seemed like a S.H.I.E.L.D. movie might be coming out after The Avengers, but as we've since…
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Movie superheroes tend to be faithful boyfriends, sticking with a single love interest for the entire duration of their franchise, or at least a couple of installments. But alas, the specific circumstances surrounding Captain America's romance with Peggy Carter (i.e., the whole "being frozen in a block of ice for six decades" thing) make it…
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The hiring of brothers Anthony and Joe Russo to direct Captain America: The Winter Soldier was a pleasant surprise. The two have experience on television (Community, Arrested Development) and features (Welcome to Collinwood, You, Me and Dupree) and their resume is just the sort that Marvel seems to really like at the moment. They're proven…
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The Marvel Studios panel just began in Hall H at the San Diego Comic Con, and president Kevin Feige didn't waste any time announcing loads of new details. He was preceeded by a video reel that proclaimed "Phase Two Begins Now!" and gave titles to a pair of Marvel sequels, Thor: The Dark World, and…
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Lots of odds and ends today in Sequel Bits. Here we go: It seems a video game based on The Expendables 2 will be coming out. Dominic Cooper isn't sure if Howard Stark will return in Captain America 2. 20th Century Fox is sending out a great Taken 2 Father's Day card. Kevin Smith promises…
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Well, this is interesting, and possibly a good idea. Anthony and Joe Russo, the brothers who worked on Community and also wrote and directed the caper comedy Welcome to Collinwood, are in talks to direct the Captain America sequel for Marvel Studios. THR and Variety have the news, and that's really all there is at…
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NOTE: This post deals with a major plot point in The Avengers. If you haven't seen it, please turn away, major spoilers follow. Ever since the first Iron Man, one character has been the rock of the Marvel Universe: Agent Coulson, played by Clark Gregg. Though he didn't appear in The Incredible Hulk or Captain…
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I'd like to welcome all the new Marvel Studios fans to the fold. The Avengers hit the $1B mark this weekend, and it is on track to break all sorts of impressive-sounding box office records. That implies that there are a lot of happy returning Marvel fans who've been on board for the ride since…
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Getting a few pimples after trying a new face product is annoying, but it isn't always cause for concern.
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A poster, some behind-the-scenes footage, and a rather intriguing bit of potential casting lurk in this edition of Sequel Bits. After the jump: A rumor says David Tennant wants to do Fast Six Peter Berg is still really excited to do Hancock 2 Kevin Feige teases a change of pace for Captain America 2 Here's what…
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Maybe you heard, but Marvel's The Avengers is coming out in a few weeks and it's pretty damn good. Joss Whedon's superhero epic had its world premiere this week and the cast and crew have begun their whirlwind international press tour, which included several interviews with /Film. Some will be posted soon, others - the…
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One of the most heart-wrenching moments in last summer's Captain America: The First Avenger came near the end, when (SPOILER ALERT, obviously) Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) promises Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) a date that he fails to make because he sacrifices himself to save the world. When he wakes up in 2012, their scheduled appointment, of course,…
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Update from editor Peter Sciretta: Deadline has learned that F. Gary Gray has withdrawn from consideration and is now in negotiations to instead direct the NWA biopic Straight Outta Compton for New Line Cinema. Last week Disney announced a April 4th, 2014 release date for the a sequel. There's something that really appeals to…
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We still don't know who will direct, and there is no confirmation of refutation of the director shortlist revealed recently, but Disney and Marvel have just announced the release date for the sequel to last year's Captain America: The First Avenger. The film will hit on April 4, 2014. From the sound of things, the…
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Sequels! Everyone loves them. That is, if we define 'everyone' as studio and production executives who don't like to take risks, and so are prone to throwing money at new projects that are recognizably related to old projects that have already made money. That particular 'everyone' really, really likes sequels. 2012 won't be any different…
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What does James McAvoy have to say about a sequel to X-Men: First Class? Did Michael Shannon reveal any General Zod details from Man of Steel? Want to hear what Rhys Ifans' The Lizard might sound like in The Amazing Spider-Man? Can we finally put the question of Captain America 2's timeline to bed? How…
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Captain America may have been Marvel's real hit this summer, but don't expect to see the inevitable sequel until 2014. In part that's because the first sequel to Cap is really The Avengers, which is already set to release next year. But Chris Evans, doing press rounds for his film Puncture, says "They may wait…
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I don't actually believe this for a second, but it's a slow day so far, and any M.O.D.O.K. news is great news. So here you go: Captain America: The First Avenger and Captain America 2 co-writer Christopher Markus is thinking of a way to make the Cap sequel very interesting. Namely, he's talking up the…
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Captain America: The First Avenger is one of the most successful films of the summer, and a better Captain America movie than I think many people expected to see. The film will get a semi-sequel in the form of The Avengers, which next year will show what happens when Cap is integrated into the modern…
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Who is the latest cast member revealed in The Amazing Spider-Man? Where and when will The Wolverine begin shooting? What two characters do the Captain America 2 screenwriters want to be in the movie? Want to see some spoiler images of vehicles in The Dark Knight Rises and The Avengers? Read about all of this…
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