Marvel Vs. DC - Daredevil, Hawkgirl and Superhero Fight Club

April 2015

By Ken Parker

Daredevil enters the battle swinging – Marvel's Daredevil was released on Netflix on Friday April 10 and I have to say – what a shame. What a shame that this show is not on a prime network. I managed to catch the first episode and it is excellent. Taking place in the same Avengers Universe, Daredevil manages to remind us that it is part of that same universe in a very subtle way. There is no name dropping in this series. The main characters don't know the Avengers. This small scope series centers on Matt Murdock, who is taking justice in his own hands as Daredevil. He is a well trained fighter who happens to be blind but has heightened senses.

The opening episode has a great story and pace with incredible visuals (I love the color scheme). This series, all 13 episodes are available on Netflix now, from what I can tell, is as good as any of the other Marvel series and that is excellent.

Chappie - Film Review with Spoilers

Chappie

Movie Review

By Ken Parker

Spoilers

Being a fan of sci-fi, I have followed Neill Blomkamp' work, including his short subjects and absolutely love the look of his films. His 'realistic' look which often includes a poverty stricken Johannesburg contrasted with high tech weapons and technology, adds an unique signature to his films that people may either love or hate. The contrast of worker class and rich society was visualized in Elysium but has been present in all his films. His other themes include the alienation of different individuals, oppression and lack of communication. His latest movie Chappie has some interesting elements that make it different than his other films.

X-Men - Apocalypse - Director and Casting News

Bryan Singer will be back to direct X-Men - Apocalypse for a May 27, 2016 release date.  The movie will take place in 1983 and will feature Michael Fassbender (Magneto), James McAvoy (Charles Xavier), Jennifer Lawrence (Mystique) and Nicholas Hoult (The Best) among others reprising their roles in the film.

This timeline also means that characters like Storm, Jean Grey and Cyclops will all be recast with younger people. This probably does not pertain to Hugh Jackman, who continues to age as slow as Wolverine.

The Wolverine New Trailer!!!!

The Wolverine USA Trailer

The Wolverine: International Trailer

This trailer looks really good and it looks like Wolverine fans might actually get the movie they have been waiting for.

Wolverine Teaser

MTV has a Wolverine Teaser to help get the frenzy going before the full length trailer hits tomorrow.

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Hugh Jackman Confirmed For X-Men: Days of Future Past

Bryan Singer has confirmed the news on his twitter account that Hugh Jackman will be reprising his role as Wolverine for the next X - Men movie.  He will be joining Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen who will be reprising their roles as well. Plus Bryan Singer is promising more surprises and this movie looks that it will be true to the original comic book story.

Source: Den of Geek

Fox Releases First Picture of Hugh Jackman From "The Wolverine"

The Wolverine Release Date Announced

Fox has announced the release date for the much maligned The Wolverine.  The Wolverine will finally hit theatres July 23, 2013. So hopefully it won't be delayed anymore as 2013 is starting to take shape as a pretty good movie year with Iron Man 3, Superman, and Star Trek.

Real Steel Movie Review (Rock Em Sock Em Spoilers)

The movie that is based loosely on Rock Em Sock Em Robots that stars Hugh Jackman as a down on his luck ex boxer and now failure robot fighter.  Hugh Jackman plays Charlie who just finds out that his former girlfriend who is also the mother of his son has died. So Charlie

Real Steel - Hugh Jackman - On My Radar

This is the first in potentially an ongoing series of “On My Radar” blogs looking at an upcoming movie and a person associated with the movie. In this case actor Hugh Jackman is starring in Real Steel coming out on October 8.

Hugh Jackman discusses Wolverine's future

"Get the point, Bub?"

Despite being part of the X-Men, the character of Wolverine has always been a bit of an outsider. He plays for the X Team, sure, but he also stands apart as His Own Man.

That came across loud and clear in the mixed bag that was "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" in 2009.

And the theme continues in an indieWIRE interview with the man who portrays the clawed hero, Hugh Jackman. Some highlights:

On his affinity for playing Logan:

“I love that character. It was the first film I did in America and somehow I lucked upon the greatest of all the superhero roles. His human dilemmas and demons and battles feel more real. I don’t feel like a guy with claws and ridiculous hair. I feel like a guy battling against life.”

Watch Hugh Jackman 'break' a professional wrestler's jaw

If you need to promote a movie about boxing robots, what better place than the world of robotic actors - professional wrestling?

Actor Hugh Jackman, who portrays a former boxer-turned-manager in the upcoming "Real Steel," was a guest on WWE "Raw" this week. It didn't take long for the man who also plays Wolverine to stick his claws, er, fist where it did not belong.

The following day, the wrestler punched by Jackman, Dolph Ziggler, tweeted that he had suffered a hairline mandibular fracture - certainly not part of the script, if true.

And give credit to Jackman - he looks like he is having a blast.

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'Real Steel' trailer: Rock'em, Sock'em Robots (remember them?) come to the big screen

I saw the trailer for "Real Steel" tonight. I had almost forgotten that the movie, starring Hugh Jackman as a former boxer now managing a boxing robot, is on the horizon, with an official release date of Oct. 7. Having seen the trailer, I now realize my subconscious must have blocked it from my memory to protect my few remaining brain cells. The trailer says Jackman was once the No. 2 boxer in the world. To me, this whole films smells like No. 2.