When I left the theater on Saturday after watching “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” one of my first thoughts was, “What are Tuesday nights going to look like from now on?” Last week, it turns out, our team was right in the middle of the… Read More »Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. preview, episode 17 – Turn, Turn, Turn
I am not a big fan of fast food chains that include promotional toys for PG13 rated films with kids meals. We don’t give them our money during those promotions. Cereal brands that pull the same trick are off the shopping list too. I think that it is pretty clear cut; if the kid isn’t old enough to see the movie based on its rating, then you shouldn’t be marketing to them. The same applies for TV commercials on cartoon networks that are clearly aimed at the younger set. Although, this is less clear, since some older kids and adults do watch these shows.
Even less clear cut is what I’m now encountering with Marvels cross-over between the PG13 rated feature film “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” and TV PG rated ABC television show “Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD.”
In general, I won’t bring my son, who is 10 years old, to see a PG13 rated film unless I’ve seen it first (or get the okay from someone I trust who has seen it). Although I have seen the movie, I have not decided if Captain America: The Winter Soldier is okay for him to see. But let’s assume that I want him to wait till he’s a bit older.
There are things that happen in Captain America that will greatly change the direction of Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD, a show which we watch together (a father and son night). The last two episodes of AoS run pretty much concurrently with the event of The Winter Soldier. And already events in one have affected the other.
Read More »Is Disney pushing the boundary of PG13 with Marvel Universe Cross-Over?
Disney, Marvel, and Netflix have announced they are collaborating on four new series and one mini-series based on the Defenders characters, which will shoot in New York City.
In a press conference, Bob Iger, Chairman and CEO of The Walt Disney Company, joined NY Governor Andrew M. Cuomo and Marvel’s Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada, in announcing the groundbreaking new deal, which will bring Marvel’s “flawed heroes of Hell’s Kitchen” characters to Netflix.
The project will focus on the four Defenders characters: Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist. Each character will get 13 one-hour episodes, and then their stories will be merged together into a four-to-eight episode mini-series as The Defenders.
Casting hasn’t been announced, yet, but filming is set to begin in the Summer 2014, with Daredevil being the first to air in 2015. Since the series will air on Netflix, expect all 13 episodes to drop at once for binge-viewing.Read More »Marvel to Film Four New Netflix Shows Based on Defenders Characters in New York City
Nickelodeon has released the nominees list for its 2014 Kids’ Choice Awards, and many Disney-related projects and actors have received nominations this year.
This awards show opens the voting to the fans, and these are the Disney and Disney-umbrella (Marvel, Star Wars, ABC) nominations the kids can vote for:
Favorite TV Show
Favorite Reality Show
Favorite Cartoon
Favorite TV Actor
Favorite TV Actress
Favorite Movie
Favorite Movie Actor
Favorite Movie Actress
Read More »Disney and Marvel Receive Nickelodeon’s 2014 Kids’ Choice Awards Nominations
Last night we got to step back and see where the Marvel Cinematic Universe started and where it is headed (including teaser footage from “Ant-Man”, which will be the beginning of “Phase 3”). So, how do 12 movies, 5 short films and a TV show… Read More »Assembling A Marvel Universe
Let’s not forget that, despite this being her story, Maleficent is still a baddy. Very bad as we can see in this new trailer.
Oooh, we got to see the dragon and she breathes fire! What did you like best about the trailer?
Full synopsis below the jump:
Read More »New Maleficent Trailer Is Magnificent, Will Scare The Kiddies
There have been hundreds of versions of “Let It Go” performed on YouTube, but this quite possibly could be the most awesome version of the song yet. Performed by Brian Hull, this version is done as if performed by a host of Disney and Pixar… Read More »Videopolis: Disney and Pixar Characters Sing Frozen’s “Let It Go”
She was my pick to replace Bob Iger as CEO of the Walt Disney Company, but Anne Sweeney has decided to step down as President of Disney/ABC Television Group (the same group that gave us Bob Iger) and work on the creative side as a… Read More »Anne Sweeney stepping down as Disney/ABC TV President