Last week we had the pleasure of interviewing actor Frank Grillo. Grillo made his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut as Brock Rumlow (aka Crossbones) in Captain America: The Winter Soldier two years ago. He reprised the role for Captain America: Civil War, which was released last Friday in the United States (our interview with him took place on the Tuesday of that week).
While Rumlow’s contribution to The Winter Soldier was significant, Grillo never actually got to don the iconic Crossbones suit in that movie. However, he was finally given the opportunity to wear the suit in Civil War.
“The suit, I think, is the coolest part of Civil War,” he said. “I love Crossbones and I love the way they brought him back as far as the look. Unfortunately he’s not in the movie as much as I’d like him to be. That’s the only downside of it but his impact is felt throughout the movie which is great.
“It’s part of the business,” he said. “Sometimes you don’t get to do the movie as much as you want.”
The last fans saw of Rumlow in The Winter Soldier was the character badly burned and scarred following his fight with The Falcon. On the subject of what Rumlow’s objectives were in Civil War following the events of The Winter Soldier, Grillo said, “I think there’s two things. I think one is revenge. He was friends with Steve Rogers so I think revenge is part of it and I think on the bigger broader scope is to start a problem between the Avengers that would create mayhem. I think if there’s a plot device in Crossbones that’s it.”
Finally, Grillo talked about the contract he signed with Marvel Studios when he originally landed the role and whether he knew he would be playing Rumlow in more than one movie. He said, “Yes, I did. I signed on for six movies and when we sat down with Marvel in the beginning it was an origin story. We were expecting to see Brock Rumlow and see more of him with the way it was presented.”
He added, “After Cap 2 was so successful and the Russo’s took over I think Civil War became something that really came on strong and they wanted to develop that story. Marvel doesn’t necessarily stick to the comic mythology in the comic books but they do use the characters in different ways.”
You can listen to these extracts from our interview with Frank Grillo below (and our full interview with him further down the page):
Captain America: Civil War is out in cinemas now.
Thoughts on what Frank said? What did you think of Crossbones’ role in Captain America: Civil War?
By Ruari Williamson
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ABC have decided not to renew Marvel’s Agent Carter series for a third season. This news comes in spite of the second season ending on a major cliff-hanger.
The series, led by Hayley Atwell (Peggy Carter), premiered in 2015 as a midseason series that aired in-between both halves of that season of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
While Agent Carter debuted to critical acclaim it struggled to find an audience. The first season finale only had 4 million viewers and the series finale (which aired a couple of months ago) was watched by less than 2.5 million people.
Thoughts on this news? Are you saddened by the cancellation of Marvel’s Agent Carter?
ABC have decided not to move forward with the Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D spin-off Marvel’s Most Wanted.
The show would have starred Adrianne Palicki and Nick Blood- reprising their roles of Bobbi Morse/Mockingbird and Lance Hunter from S.H.I.E.L.D respectively.
Oded Fehr, Delroy Lindo and Fernanda Andrade had been cast in co-starring roles. Paul Zbyszewski was the writer of the series.
Thoughts on this news? Are you disappointed that the planned Marvel’s Most Wanted series isn’t going ahead on ABC?
Supergirl is moving to The CW for its second season.
Supergirl joins the other DC Comics properties on the network which includes Arrow, The Flash, iZombie and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow.
CBS head Les Moonves previously stated that the network planned to renew all of its freshman series, including Supergirl. However, new reports indicate that CBS and Warner Bros. had been sparring over licensing fees.
While the show had the biggest debut of the 2015/2016 season, it lost half of its viewers over the course of the first season. While it remained as one of the networks biggest shows even after losing half of its viewership, the series was very expensive to make. It’s reported that Supergirl costs about $3 million to make per episode (not taking licensing fees into account).
The first season was shot in Los Angeles, but this report indicates that the second season will instead be filmed in Vancouver. Tax incentives in Vancouver will reduce the cost of producing the show.
No details on where The CW will place Supergirl in their timeslot have been revealed. It’s also unknown if any of the cast members will be unwilling to trek to Canada to shoot there.
Thoughts on this news? Are you looking forward to another season of Supergirl?
The first trailer for Assassin’s Creed: The Movie has been released by 20th Century Fox.
You can watch the trailer below:
The movie is based on the Assassin’s Creed video-game series from Ubisoft.
“After discovering he is a descendant of the Assassins, Callum Lynch unlocks his genetic memories in order to relive the adventures of his ancestor, Aguilar, in 15th Century Spain, learning the skills and knowledge he needs to oppose the Knights Templar in the present day.”
Assassin’s Creed: The Movie is scheduled for release on December 21st, 2016.
Thoughts on the trailer? Are you looking forward to the release of Assassin’s Creed: The Movie?
By Ruari Williamson
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Lupita Nyong’o (Star Wars: The Force Awakens, 12 Years a Slave, Non-Stop, The Jungle Book) is reportedly in talks for a role in Marvel’s upcoming Black Panther movie.
Nyong’o would be starring alongside Chadwick Boseman (who debuted as the title character in the recently released Captain America: Civil War) and her character would reportedly be romantically linked to Black Panther.
The Black Panther movie is scheduled for release on February 16th, 2018.
Thoughts on this report? Would you like to see Lupita Nyong’o as part of the Black Panther cast?
Steppenwolf is rumoured to be the main villain of The Justice League: Part One, the first part of the two-part movie that will create the team of DC Comics heroes known as the Justice League.
Many DC fans assumed that Darkseid would be the main villain of The Justice League: Part One after being teased in Batman’s Knightmare scene during Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. However, this new rumour indicates that the scene was also teasing Steppenwolf (who will actually be the main villain of the movie).
It should also be noted that Steppenwolf did appear in a deleted scene from Batman v Superman involving Lex Luthor and the Kryptonian ship.
The report states:
“Steppenwolf will have a contentious history with Darkseid, and while Darkseid will be in the film in some form or another, it might not be until the end, setting up the second part of Justice League.”
The Justice League: Part One is scheduled for release on November 17th, 2017. Part Two will follow on June 14th, 2019.
Thoughts on this rumour? Would you like to see Steppenwolf as the main villain of The Justice League: Part One?
Filming on the Wonder Woman movie has officially wrapped up. The movie stars Gal Gadot as the title character (reprising her role from Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice).
Gadot herself made the announcement on her Facebook page. She said:
“Today was my last day shooting the solo Wonder Woman movie! It’s been such an amazing, exciting, dreamy, happy and fascinating experience I will cherish it forever. Thank you to everyone who was involved, our amazing cast, crew and phenomenal director.”
Gadot will be heading straight from the Wonder Woman set to the set of Justice League. The Justice League movie has already been filming for approximately a month.
The Wonder Woman movie will explore the origins of the character and how she became the superhero that saved Batman and Superman earlier this year.
The Wonder Woman movie is scheduled for release on June 2nd, 2017.
Thoughts on this news? Are you excited for the release of the Wonder Woman movie?
X-Men franchise producer Simon Kinberg (X-Men: First Class, X-Men: Days of Future Past, X-Men: The Last Stand) has revealed that Hugh Jackman’s final Wolverine movie has begun filming.
Kinberg has promised that the movie will be very different from previous instalments in the franchise. He said:
“It’s a very radical, bold, different Wolverine than you’ve ever seen in any of these movies.”
However, Kinberg wouldn’t confirm if Patrick Stewart will be reprising the role of Professor X for the film- instead confirming the rumoured “R” rating. He said:
“I’m not sure what I’m allowed to say about that. I will agree with you that Patrick Stewart was rumoured to be a part of that film. It takes place in the future, and as you and others have reported, it is an R-rated movie. It’s violent, it’s kind of like a western in its tone. It’s just a very cool, different film.”
The Wolverine 3 is scheduled for release on March 3rd, 2017.
Thoughts on this news? Are you excited for the release of The Wolverine 3?
Michael Giacchino (Star Trek, Star Trek Into Darkness, Jurassic World, Lost, The Incredibles, Super 8, Up) has revealed that he will be scoring Marvel’s Doctor Strange movie.
“Doctor Strange follows the story of neurosurgeon Doctor Stephen Strange who, after a horrific car accident, discovers the hidden world of magic and alternate dimensions.”
The Doctor Strange movie is scheduled for release on November 4th, 2016.
Thoughts on this news? Are you looking forward to hearing Michael Giacchino’s score on the Doctor Strange movie?
