Mumbai: Irrfan's star is on the rise. The actor is enjoying rave reviews and not just from his Bollywood buddies. 'The Amazing Spiderman' director Marc Webb was full of praise for the actor and didn't mind openly talking about his admiration for him. "I think Irrfan is very talented. He has such intensity. I first saw him in 'The Namesake' and then 'In Treatment' and he really bowled me over....
11:45 AM, May 30, 2012
New Delhi: Lending credence to reports that Kamal Haasan's magnum opus 'Vishwaroopam' will hit the screens on June 29, Madhu Sudhanan, the VFX supervisor of the film, says the bilingual is nearly complete. "Post-production work is currently on in studios in the US and India. We are almost there," says Madhu, known for his work in Hollywood movies like 'Lord of the Rings', 'Spiderman 3' and 'Gulliver's Travels'. Madhu, who...
12:24 PM, May 23, 2012
The new trailer of 'The Amazing Spider-Man' is out, finally offering a good look at the film's supervillain - the Lizard. ...
07:22 PM, May 08, 2012
Confident about the popularity of their super-hero franchise, Sony Pictures on Friday said a sequel to The Amazing Spider-Man will kick off the 2014 summer movie season. Andrew Garfield portrays the crime-fighting webslinger in "The Amazing Spider-Man," which is scheduled to hit theaters in July 2012, and he will be back wearing the spider suit for The Amazing Spider-Man 2, now set for release on 2nd May, 2014. It's rare...
12:39 PM, Aug 06, 2011
New York: A federal judge ruled on Thursday that influential comic book artist Jack Kirby's creations such as the Fantastic Four and the Hulk belong to Marvel Entertainment, and not his heirs. The decision in New York by District Judge Colleen McMahon scuttles a copyright claim by Kirby's heirs that threatened to undermine everything from Marvel's movie projects to its integration into parent company Walt Disney Co. "I conclude that...
02:10 PM, Jul 29, 2011
London: Of all the powers of all the superheros in all the world, film fans think the most impressive is the quick healing ability of Wolverine, according to a poll. Wolverine's power, which allows him to recover from almost any injury or disease, came top with 22 percent of the vote, followed by the telepathic powers of Professor X, another X-Men character, at 21 percent. Superman's ability to fly was...
03:49 PM, Jul 28, 2011
New Delhi: The trailer of the upcoming Spider-Man movie - The Amazing Spider-Man that was earlier leaked has now been officially released. The film marks the return of the web-shooting superhero after a gap of five years. The earlier movies had Toby Maguire in the title role of Spider-Man. The new movie features a fresh cast and story. In this adaptation Peter Parker is played by Andrew Garfield, who starred...
08:18 AM, Jul 21, 2011
Hong Kong: Stan Lee wants to see the likes of Spiderman and the X-Men weaving between skyscrapers in Shanghai and battling enemies on the Great Wall. The comic book legend has announced a joint venture with a Hong Kong investment company that aims to roll out a new superhero franchise targeted at Chinese and foreign audiences. Lee's POW! Entertainment said in a statement issued on its website this week that...
06:05 PM, Jul 04, 2011
Philadelphia: The lights are going out for Peter Parker, the high school student bitten by a radioactive spider whose wall-crawling and web-slinging antics have made him a touchstone of Marvel Comics' universe of heroes and villains. The publisher said on Tuesday that Parker's alter ego, Spiderman, will die, finally succumbing to one of his most pernicious foes in the final issue of "Ultimate Comics Spiderman" due out Wednesday. Fans of...
12:32 PM, Jun 22, 2011
Dubai: Alain Robert, who is popularly known as the 'French Spiderman', scaled the 2,716 feet-tall Burj Khalifa, the world's tallest tower here in a record-clinching feat on Tuesday. The climb was held as part of the 'Education Without Borders 2011' international student conference organised by the UAE s Higher Colleges of Technology. Unlike on many previous climbs, the 48-year-old daredevil is using a rope and harness to comply with organisers'...
10:27 AM, Mar 29, 2011
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