Coming Soon: Doctor Strange

It's no surprise that one of the most anticipated movies of 2016 is a Marvel superhero movie. And this time, it's not your usual superhero; coz this time we're dealing with a story that's more closer to the horror genre or horror-supernatural-fantasy genre. We're talking about the mysterious mystical tale of "Doctor Strange" which will come out in Philippine theaters October 26, 2016. [hit the jump to continue]

Does "Avengers: Age of Ultron" have a Post-Credits Scene?

Everybody hates and avoids Spoilers. But here's one spoiler I'm sure you'd wanna find out up front: No, there's no post-credits scene in "Avengers: Age of Ultron" so, yes, you do not have to sit through the long credits roll just to find out if there's one or not. BUT, there is an extra scene found right after the animated credits. But when that's done and the full credits start rolling, you can get on up and leave without really missing some extra scene.[hit the jump to continue]

Details of the Spider-man Deal, What Happens to the Other Spin-off Projects?

Yesterday, the big news shocked the geek world. Spider-man will be part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, yet still being owned by Sony. This is actually Sony's  agreement with Marvel that sees them maintaining ownership and creative control of the character while gaining exposure to the Marvel Studios fanbase as well as input from Feige, and Marvel studio's "think tank" which made their Marvel movies work. There are several details that have been revealed since yesterday, and questions that need to be answered; Questions and details that many of you might wanna find out. [hit the jump to continue]

Spider-man will now Appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Reboots the Character

BIG News today! Spider-man will now be part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe! Sony Pictures has announced that Spider-Man will next appear in an untitled Marvel movie before getting a new solo installment, which will be released on July 28, 2017. Kevin Feige will produce the next Spider-Man movie, and yes the role is being recast and its story universe being rebooted to fit into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But Sony remains to be the legal holder of Spider-man's cinematic rights. This is merely a deal wherein Sony allows the Marvel Studio to use the character.[hit the jump to continue]

Did Sony Strike a Deal with Marvel Studios for a Spider-man Crossover?

No matter how much some fans would deny it, last summer's "The Amazing Spider-man 2" was a failure, and just a big pile of sh1t. Sony has recently been making their Spider-man franchise into a big liability than being a supposed asset. Meanwhile, Marvel Studio's Marvel Cinematic Universe is beautifully blooming into the culmination of Phase 2 with Avengers 2, and is prepped to have a bigger future with Phase 3. Some Spider-man fans have been demanding-- Why dont they just include Spider-man in the Avengers, or in the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Well, as many of you know, that's not easily possible because Spider-man is in the hands of Sony Pictures.

But recent sources revealed that Sony did make efforts to reach out to Marvel Studios in order to strike a deal that could be advantageous both to Marvel and Sony's Spider-man as well. [hit the jump to continue]

Gambit will be penned by Robocop Scribe Josh Zetumer

20th Century Fox is officially moving forward with the Gambit movie.  Months ago, reports came in that Fox was developing an X-Men spinoff featuring the card-wielding mutant with Channing Tatum set to star, and now Fox has hired screenwriter Josh Zetumer to get to work on a script while Tatum is indeed officially attached to lead the feature.  But earlier, Marvel Comics writer Chris Claremont apparently wrote the treatment for the Gambit movie, which will form the basis of the screenplay. 

According to several sources, Fox has set screenwriter Josh Zetumer to pen the Gambit movie script based off of Claremont’s treatment.  Zetumer only has one produced feature under his belt, this year’s RoboCop remake, but apparently Fox thinks he’s the right man to tackle Gambit.  The storyline for the film is being kept under wraps, but the Gambit character has been a fan-favorite for sometime.  A native of New Orleans, Gambit aka Remy LeBeau has the power to control and manipulate kinetic energy, with a propensity for card throwing. [hit the jump to continue]

Marvel has officially announced their Phase Three line-up. And it's been causing geeks to scream in excitement.[hit the jump to continue]

Marvel Reveals Upcoming Phase Three Films

Marvel has finally revealed their Phase 3 plans with several projects that will excite all its fans. The line-up include: stealing back the spotlight with an enormous slate of its own.  Here’s the overview of Phase 3:
Captain America: Civil War will hit theaters on May 6, 2016.
Doctor Strange will arrive on November 4, 2016.
Guardians of the Galaxy 2 is due on May 5, 2017.
Thor: Ragnarok hits theaters on July 28, 2017.
Black Panther arrives on November 3, 2017 starring Chadwick Boseman.
Captain Marvel will be released on July 6, 2018.
Inhumans is coming on November 2, 2018.
Avengers: Infinity War - Part I arrives on May 4, 2018 followed by Part II on May 3, 2019.
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Benedict Cumberbatch is Marvel's Doctor Strange

It's official; Benedict Cumberbatch is Marvel's Doctor Strange. Yeah other sources and sites have been reporting it as a done deal already, but in truth, Cumberbatch was still in talks when those reports came out, and now, the "officially confirmed" part just came right now. It's been no secret that the title series Doctor Strange will be part of Marvel's Phase three which begins with Ant-Man on 2015. Just days ago, Cumberbatch was in final negotiations with Marvel to play the title character, now the deal has been finalized, and he will soon be playing Marvel Cinematic Universe's sorcerer supreme. [hit the jump to continue]

Marvel's Civil War Storyline to be Used in Captain America 3; Robert Downey Jr. to have a role

There's always been some anticipation and rumor actively buzzing around whatever Marvel does with its cinematic universe. One of the earlier rumors was that the Civil War storyline would be used for the third or the fourth Avengers movie. Now, it is confirmed that the Civil War storyline would be used for Captain America 3. In Marvel's Civil War, the Superhero Registration Act mandates that anyone with superhuman abilities register with the U.S. government and agree to act as law enforcement.  Captain America opposes the legislation, but Iron Man supports it, setting up Downey to play the villain. [hit the jump to continue]

Robert Downey Jr. Recants Iron Man 4 Confirmation "

News stories on whether Iron Man 4 is a go have been confusing. Here's why: When Robert Downey Jr. appeared in the Ellen DeGeneres show last Tuesday, and gave a positive "okay, yes" response to the question of him doing Iron Man 4. This quickly spread all the news giving official confirmation for Iron Man 4 and that Downey will be in it. However, he later appeared in the Late Show with David Letterman saying the complete opposite: "There's no plans for an 'Iron Man 4'"[hit the jump to continue]

Marvel Reveals Official Synopsis for The Avengers: Age of Ultron

Marvel's upcoming massive event movie is one of those big movies that everybody cant wait to see. For the past months, we've already seen all the production photos and the concept art. Now, Marvel has officially released the movie's synopsis. Directed by Joss Whedon, it stars stars Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Cobie Smulders, James Spader, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson. Avengers: Age of Ultron officially opens May 1, 2015. Hit the jump to continue...

Marvel Sets Its Sights to Bring The Inhumans to the Silver Screen

Marvel has dropped a bomb in revealing their new players in the cinematic universe; The Inhumans! Yes, Marvel is setting The Inhumans to be one of the newest Marvel movies set for their Phase 3. The phenomenal success of Guardians of the Galaxy proved that Marvel could branch out into the cosmic sci-fi aspects of their universe and succeed at the box office with flying colors. [hit the jump to continue]

Guardians of the Galaxy Post-Credits Scene Explained

As a general staple in Marvel movies, there is always a post-credits stinger. And aside from the fact that a whole lot of critics gave the movie high praise, almost all of them agreed about one thing: that the post-credits stinger was disappointing, echoing the sentiment: THAT WAS IT? But let's get on to explain that post credit scene after the jump...

Upcoming Movies: Guardians of the Galaxy

One of the most highly-anticipated movies of 2014 is Guardians of the Galaxy. Not only does this movie promise to be a highly spectacular epic space adventure, but it's also part of the Marvel universe. [hit the jump to continue]

The Future of Spider-man Movies Look Uncertain

Changes are going on at Sony Pictures with regards to the Spider-man movies. Screenwriter/producer Roberto Orci, who penned The Amazing Spider-man 2 with former writing partner Alex Kurtzman, will not be involved with part 3 or any of the Spider-man spin-offs anymore. Orci was initially reported to be part of Sony's plans to move on to part 3 and its spin-offs which include a Venom and The Sinister Six movies. Reports from IGN add that Alex Kurtzman, on the other hand, will remain at the studio to write and direct the Venom spin-off. [hit the jump to continue]

Will Nathan Fillion be Nova in Guardians of the Galaxy?

Basically, the answer is No. For quite a while now, there had been reports that Nathan Fillion will have a role in the upcoming Marvel sci-fi adventure "Guardians of the Galaxy" and most of the geek community is rooting for him to play the superhero Nova or Nova Prime. Well they just have to rest that idea, and be happy enough with the idea with him being on the movie for a "fun" cameo.

James Gunn himself, who worked with Fillion on Slither, Super, and PG-Porn, confirmed the debunk, via twitter, stating:
"The rumors of my pal Nathan Fillion playing Nova in "Guardians of the Galaxy" have been greatly (and entirely) exaggerated. Sorry, humans." he continues "He (Fillion) has a very small fun cameo he did as a favor to me."
Guardians of the Galaxy opens in Philippine cinemas July 30, 2014.

Peyton Reed is the new director of Ant-Man

After the grueling drama of finding a replacement for Edgar Wright, the search is over for Ant-Man’s replacement director as Marvel confirms Peyton Reed as the new helmer. Adam McKay, who originally sought to replace Wright but turned down the offer, will instead board the picture in a screenwriting capacity and will make contributions to the script. Insiders say that he must have shared a few notes with the studio to earn that mention. In addition, Marvel has also released the official synopsis for Ant-Man [hit the jump to continue]

Doctor Strange picks Scott Derrickson as director; Now the big question is Who will play Doctor Strange?

It's been confirmed that "Doctor Strange" will be among the movies that will comprise Marvel Production's Phase 3. Scott Derrickson (director of "The Exorcism of Emily Rose", "Sinister", and the upcoming "Deliver Us From Evil") has already confirmed that he will direct this upcoming Marvel project. Now, speculations run amuck as to who will portray Doctor Strange. The biggest contenders, according to several sources, are; Tom Hardy, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Jared Leto. We here on Syowing have our own little choices [hit the jump to continue]

Josh Brolin is the Voice of Thanos

If there's one character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe that fans are so excited to finally see, it's the big bad villain Thanos who was teased in the last part of The Avengers movie, and will also be appearing in Guardians of the Galaxy, and is obviously anticipated to be the big villain for Marvel's Phase 3 with the third Avengers movie. Obviously, the character will mostly be CGI, but it is the voice actor who will provide more of the soul of the character (they'll also probably do a Motion-Capture for that actor (just as in the case of Mark Ruffalo for Hulk) to enable him to do physical acting to go along with the animated character as well. That actor who will do so has already been named. It's gonna be JOSH BROLIN! [hit the jump to continue]