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  • Marvel Superhero debuts on UTV Action with the premiere of Iron Man I and 2

    Marvel Superhero debuts on UTV Action with the premiere of Iron Man I and 2

    MUMBAI: Gear up for an intense ride with Marvel’s highly anticipated epic superhero Iron Man in his armed suited glory with the premiere of ‘Iron Man’ and ‘Iron Man 2’ on UTV Action, India’s Home of the Warriors. Known to showcase the best of action flicks starring the world’s biggest heroes, UTV Action presents Marvel fans with their favourite legendary hero in action once more.

     

    Produced by Marvel studios, Iron Man is a superhero film about the billionaire philanthropist and industrialist Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.), who uses his intelligence and ingenuity to develop an invulnerable robotic suit to fight evil after a life-threatening incident.  Stark discovers a deadly conspiracy that could destabilize the entire globe, and dons his powerful new suit on a mission to stop the villains and save the world.

     

    In the high octane sequel Iron Man 2, the world is now aware of his dual life as the armored superhero Iron Man and billionaire inventor Tony Stark faces pressure from the government, the press, and the public to share his technology with the military. Unwilling to let go of his invention, Stark, along with Pepper Potts, and James Rhodes at his side, must forge new alliances – and confront powerful enemies who are on a quest to destroy Iron Man.

     

    Starring Robert Downey Jr, Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell, Mickey Rourke, and Samuel L. Jackson this  Oscar nominated super hero sequel  and winner of the People’s Choice Award promises exhilarating action, smart comedy, fast-paced aerial stunts, dramatic energy and jaw dropping sequences.

     

    Don’t miss the thrilling action and catch the premiere of ‘Iron Man’ on 6th February and ‘Iron Man 2’ on 7th February at 8.45pm on UTV Action.

  • The rise of the Zombies at Comic Con

    The rise of the Zombies at Comic Con

    MUMBAI: The recently concluded Mumbai Film and Comics Convention (MFCC) aka Comic Con proved to be a crowd-puller, much like its predecessor last year.  

    Held over two days 21 and 22 December at the Goregaon Exhibition Centre in Mumbai, Comic Con had Wonderbai, our very own ‘desi’ interpretation of popular comic Wonder Woman as its mascot.

     

    Inside, visitors were greeted by life-size statues of Marvel Comics’ superheroes Iron Man and The Hulk in their ‘signature’ poses.

     

    Apart from world-renowned names like Marvel Comics and DC Comics, the event was also marked by the presence of indigenous creative entities such as Graphicurry, Manta Ray and Wontolla.

     

    One of the highlights was the promotion of ‘Zombie Rising: Volume I’, graphic novel and prequel to India’s first original zombie film ‘Rise of the Zombie’ by actor, co-director and 9XO channel head Luke Kenny and writer and co-director Devika Singh.

     

    While also announcing that the sequel to ‘Rise of the Zombie’ is “in the works”, Kenny said: “The prequel comic, the film, and an upcoming video game aim to serve as a new vision to a western genre and Indianising it. It is the Comic Con audience that we are aiming at and not necessarily the Bollywood audience. Presenting it to the public at a time when ‘The Walking Dead’ (a hit US TV series about zombies) is at the peak of its popularity is an added advantage.”

     

    Singh on her part said: “With a limited audience for this genre, a majority of the audience has to be educated before they can acquire a taste for Zombie films that border between blood and gore. The entire genre of zombies is still a rarity in India, a niche on its own; we aim to expose as many Indians as we can to this genre; especially now that successful films like ‘Warm Bodies’ and TV shows like ‘The Returned’ are taking the world by storm.”

     

    Incidentally, ‘Rise of the Zombie’ is a film about a wildlife photographer who transforms into a zombie after being infected by one. Both Kenny’s performance and Singh’s writing have been lauded on the social media circuit.

     

    The other high point was Tere Bin Laden writer-director Abhishek Sharma’s announcement of an “unconventional spinoff” to his 2010 cult comedy titled ‘Tere Bin Laden 3’. Said Sharma, “The two films, even though extremely similar, exist in two different universes,” without giving away any more details.

     

    However, when a member of the audience asked the also present host-actor Manish Paul, who plays one of the leads in Sharma’s upcoming film, to name the character he plays, Sharma answered out of turn: “Since my name is so common in India that you will find apartment buildings sharing it, Manish has decided to give all his future characters my last name – Sharma.”

     

    The humor wasn’t lost on the crowd which burst out into peals of laughter even as another spectator asked Paul whether he would ever return to television after making a debut on the big screen. “I will continue hosting, and balance films alongside. I am currently working on a new TV show, but am not at liberty to say more,” replied Paul.

     

    Leaving aside the event itself, Comic Con has garnered 5 lakh likes on its official Facebook page.

  • VoxPopClothing.com launches a range of superhero T-shirts in time with Thors theatrical release

    VoxPopClothing.com launches a range of superhero T-shirts in time with Thors theatrical release

    MUMBAI: All you Super hero lovers get ready to scream out loud and go crazy as now you can get a chance to sport a range of super hero t-shirts including Thor t-shirts in time for the theatrical release of the movie. These t-shirts are exclusively available on www.voxpopclothing.com. Get your adrenaline rush high wearing your favorite superhero T- Shirt, while you enjoy the Marvel flickat your nearest theatre.

    VoxPopClothing.com is the authorized licensee for superhero t-shirts including Batman, Superman, Wonderwoman, Iron Man, Hulk and now Thor T-shirts. The brand designed t-shirts for Thor’s theatrical release keeping in mind the immense fan following the Super Hero has.

    One of the THOR T-shirt has come out from a facebook contest which was run by VoxPopClothing.com in the month of September.

    THOR T-Shirts are available at VoxPopClothing.com from 8th of Nov’13 onwards.
    Login to VoxPopClothing.com while you start booking your tickets for the movie and grab a THOR T-Shirt to welcome back the mighty God!
    Available @ VoxPopClothing.com from 8th Nov’13 onwards
    Price Range: Rs.599/- to Rs.699/- only

  • “I am Iron Man” reveals Downey Jr, donning the iron suit again

    “I am Iron Man” reveals Downey Jr, donning the iron suit again

    MUMBAI: “Take that suit out, then who are you?”…. “Billionaire, genius, playboy, philanthropist” remarks Marvel‘s Mr. Stark played by Robert Downey Jr. in Hollywood‘s one of highest grossing movie of the decade, The Avengers. (2012).

    After a spread of disappointing rumours questioning Downey donning the Iron Man suit ever again, especially when Downey had hinted in numerous interviews, including a recent segment on “The Daily Show with Jon Stewart,” saying his days of playing Tony Stark are over, ‘Marvellites‘ have now a reason to rejoice as Marvel studios confirms of signing Robert Downey, Jr. to reprise the role of Marvel‘s iconic genius and witty playboy Tony Stark. Tony Stark a.k.a. Robert Downey Jr.‘s famous closing line “I am Iron Man” in the very first Iron Man series sparked life into the studios which raked in over $585 million worldwide and has only doubled over the two sequels grossing over $ 2.2 billion (Iron Man2; Iron Man3) over the last few years.

    Marvel asserts that under the two-picture agreement, Downey will star as Tony Stark/Iron Man in Marvel‘s The Avengers 2 and Marvel‘s The Avengers 3. As per reports, The Avengers sequel will be helmed and written by Joss Whedon who has also directed the original grossing over $1.51 billion worldwide. While the script is still being worked upon, The Avengers 2 is set to go into production by March 2014 and open in theatres by 1 May 2015.

    Piling the fan‘s curiosity, Marvel on its website also revealed that the sequel would feature new Marvel characters never before seen on the big screen and in the coming days and weeks and months, the studio will reveal additional casting updates, new characters coming to Marvel movies and much more thrilling news quenching the curiosity of its fans. As a promotion gig, Marvel claims to reveal such information from the most secret meetings at Marvel.

     

    Downey is represented at CAA by Bryan Lourd, Jim Toth and Matt Leaf and by his attorneys Tom Hansen and Stewart Brookman of the firm Hansen Jacobson. However after tough negotiations with the penny-pincher studio as previously reported by Deadline, Marvel felt it comfortable to shell out and grab Downey Jr. especially when Downey Jr‘s past two Marvel films, 2012‘s Marvel‘s The Avengers and this year‘s Iron Man 3, rank as two of the top five grossing films of all time, collectively raking in over $2.7 billion worldwide to date.

     

    The agreement figure however remains undisclosed but is speculated to gross in millions as the original had earned him (Downey Jr.) no less than $50 million (speculated).

  • Man of steel sets course for China

    Man of steel sets course for China

    MUMBAI: After a much eagerly awaited Super-Man reboot, Zack Synder‘s Man of Steel is all set to release on June 14. The movie will also be released in mainland China on June 20, according to a press release from the country‘s state-owned distribution agency.

    Post Iron Man‘s stupendous success in China both as a franchise and in terms of revenue collection, it is the red capped Superman‘s turn to woo the Chinese audiences.

    According to an update on the website of China Film Group Digital Cinema Line Co. Superman reboot is slated for a month long run in Chinese cinemas posing no close threat in the Chinese box office for good two weeks with the Jet Li-starring, Hong Kong-set action comedy-thriller Badges of Fury opening on June 28 and Keanu Reeves‘ Sino-U.S. co-production Man of Tai Chi hitting the theatres in China on July 5.

    The film is also debuting in Hong Kong on June 27 where the box office operates an independent distribution and exhibition system from mainland China.

    Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures‘ Man of Steel which stars Henry Cavill, Amy Adams, Russell Crowe, Kevin Costnerand Diane Lane opens in the US and UK on June 14.

  • Iron Man: Rise of Technovore DVD to release in spring of 2013

    Iron Man: Rise of Technovore DVD to release in spring of 2013

    MUMBAI: Marvel Entertainment and Sony Pictures Entertainment Japan have announced the return of iconic super hero, Iron Man, to the world of anime in an all-new feature-length film, Iron Man: Rise of Technovore.
    Produced by Madhouse and currently in production in Japan, the film is slated for release on DVD in the spring of 2013.
    Directed by Hiroshi Hamasaki, with story by Brandon Auman, the film explores a confrontation between Iron Man and the villainous Ezekiel Stane, who develops new bio-technology that seemingly outclasses the Iron Man armor. After Stane unleashes a terrorist attack and sets Tony Stark up to take the fall, Iron Man must evade S.H.I.E.L.D.‘s man hunt and find a way to clear his name.
    “Marvel is excited to present an all-new Iron Man adventure featuring the high-tech adrenaline he is known for, in the beautifully rendered anime style of our friends at Madhouse,” said Associate Producer Megan Thomas Bradner.
    “We‘ll get to see familiar Marvel super heroes such as War Machine, Nick Fury, Black Widow, Hawkeye and the Punisher, rendered in anime style for the first time. It‘s a can‘t miss for any Marvel fan.”

  • Stan Lee to create Chinese super hero

    Stan Lee to create Chinese super hero

    MUMBAI: Iron Man creator Stan Lee is now on course to create a Chinese super hero in his new film The Annihilator in cooperation with Chinese filmmakers.
     
    The film will tell the story of a Chinese superhero‘s battle to save the world. “I believe the Chinese superhero will be the best and the most popular superhero loved by people all over the world,” Lee has been quoted to have said.
     
    “I love China and Chinese culture. I have been looking for the chance to cooperate with Chinese movie makers and bring forward Chinese culture to the world,” he added.
     
    Hollywood writer Dan Gilroy, of Real Steel and The Bourne Legacy fame, is also involved in the project.

  • China-based Bona Film in talks with 4 Hollywood studios

    China-based Bona Film in talks with 4 Hollywood studios

    MUMBAI: Chinese film distributor Bona Film Group Ltd. is in talks with four Hollywood studios for co-producing movies for international distribution.

    “We hope to work with the larger studio houses … and we‘re having discussions with several,” Bona Film Group CEO Dong Yu has reportedly said. The studios that Bona is talking to include Universal Pictures, Sony Corp., Twentieth Century Fox and Viacom Inc.‘s Paramount Pictures.

    If the talks materialise, the plans would represent an acceleration of Chinese-US film co-productions, which have typically been made on a one-off basis. Some of the studios in mention have entered joint ventures or co-productions with Chinese companies in recent months. Walt Disney Co., for instance, had partnered with China‘s DMG Entertainment to co-produce the next “Iron Man” film in China in April.

    Last month, News Corp. had declared that it had bought a roughly 20 per cent stake in Bona but the deal didn‘t include any production agreement with Fox. Yu said that he would like to work with Fox as a “preferred partner” but Bona would be free to make deals with other studios.

  • Cartoon Network, Graphic India, POW! Entertainment get together for Chakra: The Invincible

    Cartoon Network, Graphic India, POW! Entertainment get together for Chakra: The Invincible

    MUMBAI: Cartoon Network, Graphic India and POW! Entertainment have announced a partnership that will bring to life Stan Lee’s first ever Indian superhero. The legendary writer is the co-creator of the world’s most popular superheroes including Spider-Man, X-Men, Fantastic Four, Iron Man, Hulk, The Avengers, and many others. The movie, entitled Chakra: The Invincible, will premiere on Cartoon Network on Saturday, 30 November at 12pm.

     

    Talking about his first ever Indian superhero Stan Lee said, “I am incredibly excited to be collaborating with my friends at Graphic India as we launch this great new, thrill-a-minute superhero saga named, Chakra: The Invincible, on Cartoon Network.”

     

    Brimming with enthusiasm he added, “The incredible story of Chakra, one of my latest and most exciting superhero creations, promises to captivate audiences in India and around the world with his adventures.”

     

    Chakra: The Invincible tells the story of Raju Rai, a young Indian boy living in Mumbai. Raju and his mentor, the scientist Dr. Singh, develop a technology suit that activates the mystical chakras of the body. When Raju dons the suit, he discovers superpowers and vows to use his newfound abilities to protect and serve. Using his amazing powers, Chakra must save the city and the world from super villains!

     

    Commenting on this partnership, Turner International senior director & network head – kids, south Asia Krishna Desai said, “We are thrilled to announce this partnership and to have the pleasure of working with one of the world’s greatest legends – and my favourite real-life superhero, Stan Lee. Chakra: The Invincible is a part of Turner’s continuing efforts to entertain kids and families across India with new and exciting characters and stories. We are certain that Chakra will be added to the long list of world renowned characters from both Stan Lee and Cartoon Network.”

     

    “What a great opportunity to expand Stan’s global brand by introducing Chakra as our first Indian superhero, and who better to partner with than Sharad Devarajan and Graphic India, as well as Cartoon Network,” said POW! Entertainment CEO/president Gill Champion.

     

    “The opportunity to work with Stan Lee to create Chakra: The Invincible is the culmination of a lifelong dream, made that much more rewarding by partnering with the amazing team at Cartoon Network,” added Graphic’s co-founder & CEO, Sharad Devarajan, who is also the director and executive producer of the animated film.

     

    “Stan Lee is one of the most prolific storytellers in the world, and in the same way his previous characters are known by nearly every man, woman and child on the planet, we believe Chakra will captivate audiences from Boston to Beijing to Bangalore!”

     

    Graphic India SVP creative Jeevan J. Kang has overseen the visual development and also created the character designs and art for the project working closely with Lee and Devarajan to bring Chakra’s story to life.

     

    In addition to the partnership with Cartoon Network, Graphic India recently announced that Chakra: The Invincible has also been selected as part of a group of content partners to soon be featured on Angry Birds creator, Rovio Entertainment’s new ToonsTV platform, reaching audiences around the world.

     

    Beyond animation, Graphic India will also be launching the character in a series of digital and print comic books and graphic novels as well as through toys and merchandise.