Kevin Feige talks Thanos
When it comes to Marvel, Phase Two is the hot topic of the moment, and nothing is hotter than how Thanos will fit into the picture.
Having made his big bow in the final moments of The Avengers, the intergalactic baddie is set to play a big part in Marvel’s next stage, and head honcho Kevin Feige has taken the time to explain how he might fit in…
Michael Keaton to replace Hugh Laurie in RoboCop
Things have been a little rocky on the RoboCop reboot recently, what with Hugh Laurie dropping out of the project and director Jose Padilha reportedly describing the studio interference making his life “hell”. However, things could now be looking up, with confirmation announced of a stellar replacement for Laurie…
First official image of Angelina Jolie as Maleficent revealed
Disney has unveiled the first official image of Angelina Jolie as Maleficent, the wicked fairy who was the big bad in Sleeping Beauty.
Continuing the trend of reinventing fairytales for the cinema (which has seen sizeable box office returns for Alice In Wonderland and Snow White And The Huntsman), Maleficent is pitching itself as the untold story…
Simon Pegg says Star Trek 2 villain isn’t Khan
Just when all the hype had seemed to quieten down concerning the identity of Benedict Cumberbatch’s character, Simon Pegg has come out and denied that Khan will be the villain in Star Trek 2…
Mads Mikkelsen to play Thor 2 villain
It’s been a big day for Marvel baddie news, with the announcement that Mads Mikkelsen will be joining Tom Hiddleston’s Loki as a Thor 2 baddie…
Benedict Cumberbatch’s Star Trek 2 role revealed?
Ever since news of a sequel to Star Trek was announced, the rumour mill has continually been awash with speculation as to the identity of the villain in Star Trek 2…
Guy Pearce in line for Iron Man 3
Iron Man 3 looks to be shaping up very nicely indeed. Not only has Ben Kingsley signed on to play one of the film’s villains, but Variety is now reporting that Guy Pearce is set to join the cast as a key character…
Ben Kingsley to play the villain in Iron Man 3?
With questions still being asked as to the identity of the villains in The Avengers, another Marvel project has moved closer to confirming its bad guy, with Ben Kingsley in talks to play the antagonist in Iron Man 3…
Benedict Cumberbatch is Star Trek 2’s villain
Star Trek 2 has finally bagged itself a villain, and we’re delighted to reveal that it’s none other than Sherlock himself, Benedict Cumberbatch!
For months it had seemed as though Benicio Del Toro would be cast in J.J. Abrams’ sequel, but the Puerto Rican actor reportedly passed on the opportunity over a pay dispute…
Christian Bale could be Oldboy’s villain
With filming on The Dark Knight Rises coming to a close in the autumn, Christian Bale is on the lookout for his next big project. And from the sound of things, he won’t be stuck for options.
Variety reports that top of Bale’s list of options is the role of the villain in Spike Lee’s Oldboy remake. To clarify, that’s the chap who locks up the film’s hero in a hotel room for a soul-sapping 15 years.
If the film is anything like the Korean original, the character will be a fiend the like of which Bale has never played before, and might make for a good change-up from his recent cape-clad heroics.
But Oldboy isn’t the only project Bale is currently considering…
Total Recall reboot lands Bryan Cranston as villain
Total Recall has just received a hefty injection of cool with the casting of Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston.
The reboot – which is being helmed by Underworld’s Len Wiseman – has landed Emmy-winning Cranston as the film’s main villain and foil to Colin Farrell’s hero.
Heat Vision have the plot for the movie, which reveals that Cranston will play Vilos Cohaagen, the leader of nation state Euromerica, who is secretly preparing to invade New Shanghai.
Meanwhile, Douglas Quaid (Farrell) is a factory worker in New Shanghai who starts to wonder if he’s really a spy.
