Remember back in 2008 when Marvel was just starting out and their expanded cinematic universe was just a glint in producer Kevin Feige’s eye? That year, the first Iron Man film was released and while it was considered a bit of a risk at the time (not just the film but the casting of post-controversy Robert Downey Jnr) but they needn’t have worried: the film was a smash, grossing over $585million worldwide.

One of the trump cards Marvel had up its sleeve was the casting of Jeff Bridges as…
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Remember back in 2008 when Marvel was just starting out and their expanded cinematic universe was just a glint in producer Kevin Feige’s eye? That year, the first Iron Man film was released and while it was considered a bit of a risk at the time (not just the film but the casting of post-controversy Robert Downey Jnr) but they needn’t have worried: the film was a smash, grossing over $585million worldwide.

One of the trump cards Marvel had up its sleeve was the casting of Jeff Bridges as…
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All Hail the King was Marvel’s way of apologizing for the Mandarin.
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Batman and Superman aren’t the only Superhero heavyweights dueling it out this year. Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) and Captain America (Chris Evans) both have extraordinary teams. We can’t wait to see what happens when all of these Marvel characters are pinned against each other.

These new Captain America: Civil War posters focus on Cap’s team, including Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), Falcon (Anthony Mackie), Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen), Winter Soldier (Sebastian Stan), and Ant-Man (Paul…
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There was much speculation as to whether Gwyneth Paltrow’s character Pepper Potts would feature in Captain America: Civil War but it’s now been confirmed that she will.​

According to Empire, Pepper will play a small but key role in the superhero sequel. And she’ll reunite with Robert Downey Jr, as Tony Stark is up against Chris Evans’ title character.

This week has been full of reveals for the Marvel film with Martin Freeman’s character revealed as well as the new villain.

And you can see…

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“there’s a limit to how funny facial hair can be”…
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In this series, I’ll be watching all the movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe so far. Working through the films one-by-one, I’ll dig into the good – and bad – of the immensely popular franchise, starting with 2008’s Iron Man, and ending with 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy. Read on and refresh yourselves with these characters before Avengers: Age of Ultron is unleashed – and see if you agree with my opinions. Let us know in the comments section below.

#7: Iron Man 3

(Warning:…
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In this series, I’ll be watching all the movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe so far. Working through the films one-by-one, I’ll dig into the good – and bad – of the immensely popular franchise, starting with 2008’s Iron Man, and ending with 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy. Read on and refresh yourselves with these characters before Avengers: Age of Ultron is unleashed – and see if you agree with my opinions. Let us know in the comments section below.

#3: Iron Man 2

The…

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In this new series, I’ll be watching all the movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe so far. Working through the films one-by-one, I’ll dig into the good – and bad – of the immensely popular franchise, starting with 2008’s Iron Man, and ending with 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy. Read on and refresh yourselves with these characters before Avengers: Age of Ultron is unleashed – and see if you agree with my opinions. Let us know in the comments section below.

#1: Iron Man

If you…
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