E. Oliver Whitney is a senior editor at ScreenCrush. When not talking Game of Thrones theories or waiting for the next Terrence Malick film, Oliver is probably having an SVU marathon. Oliver was formerly an entertainment editor at Huff Post and has written for Variety, New York magazine, Indiewire, Moviefone, and Backstage.
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New ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Set Photos and Videos Tease Tony Stark’s Return
Peter Parker is having a literal homecoming on the set of the new Spider-Man movie. Earlier this week, Tom Holland and the ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ crew moved production from the Atlanta set to the streets of New York City.
Benedict Cumberbatch Practices Martial Arts in New ‘Doctor Strange’ Photos and Posters
We learned a bunch of new details about Doctor Strange today following a slew of set visit reports that hit the internet. And to top it off, we now have a collection of 10 brand new photos and three posters.
Kevin Feige Explains Tilda Swinton’s ‘Doctor Strange’ Casting and Reversing Racial Stereotypes with Wong
Marvel’s decision to cast a white woman in the role of an Asian character has been just one of many threads in the theme of Hollywood whitewashing this year. In the upcoming ‘Doctor Strange,’ Tilda Swinton will play the Ancient One, originally an Asian character in the comic books. Now Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige and ‘Doctor Strange’ director Scott Derrickson have chimed in about their reasons for casting Swinton, and how they might be trying to make up for that by tweaking another role.
Why No Avengers Died in ‘Captain America: Civil War,’ According To the Russo Brothers
There were a ton of rumors leading up to ‘Captain America: Civil War’ that the ending would find some of the Avengers killed, especially Steve Rogers. But after all the fighting, none of the Avengers met their fate, with Rhodey as the only one sustaining a serious injury. So why did all the superheroes survive?
The First Footage of ‘Ghost in the Shell’ Is Here in Five New Ominous Teasers
Remember the good old days of the movie trailer? How about the movie teasers? Remember just a handful of months ago when movie trailers got their own pre-trailers? Psh who needs any of that when you can release five mini teasers and slap ‘em all together to make one giant teaser?!
Margot Robbie Will Produce and Star in Harley Quinn ‘Suicide Squad’ Spinoff Movie
Margot Robbie is returning for Warner Bros.’ Harley Quinn spinoff, but this time she’ll be in front of and behind the camera.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Says The Dark Knight Trilogy Had the Perfect Ending
In today’s superhero movies there’s no such thing as a finite ending. Everything feeds into a sequel, spin-off or remake within Marvel and DC’s larger cinematic universes. Superhero franchises have become giant movie making machines where endings become teases for the next installment. But the one outlier of that cyclical trend was Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight trilogy, which began before Marvel dominated movie screens.
‘Thor: Ragnarok’ Set Photos Hint at a Possible Doctor Strange Cameo
Is Chris Hemsworth’s Thor looking for a new primary care physician? Probably not, but he might be looking for a certain doctor.
The First Look at the ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Poster Is Here
‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ is officially in production and we finally have our first look at Spidey hanging around, literally.
Cara Delevingne Responds To ‘Suicide Squad’ Reviews, Says Critics Don’t Like Superhero Movies
When a movie gets bad reviews, it must mean something is wrong with the critics, right? Those darn critics, they don’t like anything!