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By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Marvel's Thor films have an odd reputation as being the weakest films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and yet they also have the strongest villain in Loki, played by Tom Hiddleston. Unlike all the other villains, Loki is easy to sympathize with — plus … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) For those of you hoping for Iron Man 4 with Robert Downey Jr. as the man in the metal suit, there's some bad news as RDJ doesn't think it will be likely to happen. In a recent interview with USA Today, Downey Jr. was asked about the possibility of making Iron … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Yesterday we received the heads up that today a new Captain America: Civil War trailer would be released. It's about as dark and epic as the first trailer with Iron Man and Captain America really going toe to toe. But despite all of the seriousness, there is one … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) A huge amount of information is starting to pour out of Marvel Studios for their upcoming Captain America: Civil War film. New posters have been released, a new trailer is coming out tomorrow (March 10, 2016), and there will be a Captain America film marathon in … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) While Warner Bros. has been pushing hard to promote Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice, it seems that Marvel Studios is taking a leisurely stroll through its marketing efforts for Captain America: Civil War. The reason is pretty clear, when you think about it, … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) A few new roles popped up for Captain America: Civil War when casting was underway. One of the more interesting casting choices was Martin Freeman, who was cast in an unknown role. Minor spoilers ahead, if you don't want to know the role Freeman is … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Sports aren't really my thing. Even as an excuse to party, I've never done a Super Bowl night, but that doesn't mean I don't see any value in it from a non-sports fan perspective. Why? Because I'm a huge sucker for a good movie trailer. Many times the trailer is … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Captain America: Civil War is set to kick off Phase 3 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We'll get a chance to see some new footage from the film this weekend during the Super Bowl trailer but if you're like me, patience isn't something that comes by … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) One of the fun things about Marvel films is that there are so many of them in various stages of production that you get to see little bits of news from each every so often. So while Captain America: Civil War and Doctor Strange will be released this year, there is … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) I loved Daredevil season one, and thought Charlie Cox did a fantastic job playing the Man Without Fear. The entire series had a very cinematic look to it, which would translate well to the big screen. Despite playing the hell out of him, star Cox revealed that … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) I thought Avengers: Age of Ultron had a few too many characters in it, so when I hear Avengers: Infinity War two-part film event will have about five-and-a-half times more characters, I get nervous. Captain America 2 & 3 Joe and Anthony Russo are taking up … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Getting the right director for Marvel's upcoming film Black Panther has been slow going, to say the least. Ava DuVernay was originally sought to direct the film, but she decided to pass on it. Then F. Gary Gray was a name being considered, but the director decided … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) Captain America: Civil War directors Anthony and Joe Russo are in the process of editing their upcoming film and preparing for some reshoots next month. In the meantime, this week they also launched and promoted a new film studio in Beijing, China, where they were … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) One of the biggest fights in geekdom is which space-based science-fiction franchise is the best: Star Wars or Star Trek. I love both for vastly different reasons (they're not technically in the same sub-genres — but that's another topic for another time) so I've … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) The Marvel Cinematic Universe was an ambitious idea that kicked off with Iron Man. A brief cameo at the end of that movie with Samuel L. Jackson planted the seeds of creating a coherent universe where characters Iron Man and Captain America both existed, just like … [Read more...]
By Danny F. Santos (doddleNEWS) 2016 is shaping up to be the year that superheroes fight each other: Batman versus Superman and Captain America versus Iron Man. In the case of the trailer for the latter example from Captain America: Civil War, it looks like there will be even more superhero … [Read more...]
