Marvel Gives James Gunn A Birthday Gift That Would Make Thanos Jealous Alex Gerage, August 15, 2014 What do you get the guy who just finished directing your studio’s riskiest project to date and helped make it one of the year’s most critically acclaimed, highest grossing films? If you are Marvel Studios and shopping for Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn’s birthday, you scour the universe and track down one of the most powerful and valuable items in existence–an Infinity Stone! Read on to see why Gunn can now join The Collector in being able to say, “One down, five to go.”Marvel’s gift to Gunn is certainly a memorable one: a replica of Guardians of the Galaxy’s primary MacGuffin, the Orb, complete with the Infinity Stone inside it. Nerdist, who we thank for the heads-up, believe the gem represents the power stone, though I don’t know if that has been confirmed officially. Gunn posted the picture of his gift to his Instagram account with the caption, “Pretty wonderful birthday gift from the folks at Marvel.” It’s a nice gesture to be sure, and it is fun to imagine if the studio has or will recognize its other directors with similar gifts related to the additional five gems (though I doubt Alan Taylor received much of anything for Thor: The Dark World). It certainly would be fitting if Joss Whedon is gifted a gold gauntlet by the time Avengers 3 rolls around.What sort of MCU-related gift do you wish Marvel Studios would get you for your birthday? Let us know in the comments below. News Alan TaylorBirthdayGuardians of the Galaxyinfinity stoneInstagramJames GunnJoss WhedonMarvelThor: The Dark World
“The Dark Knight Rises” Prologue with “Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol”? October 19, 2011October 19, 2011It has been a few months since we’ve seen any official footage from Chris Nolan’s final entry in Batman’s saga. In the trailer’s wake, we’ve been bombarded with leaked set videos and pictures, spoiling plot points. But for those of us who have been fighting temptation to look at said… Read More
Roll Out The Red Carpet: Oscars 2010 Announced February 2, 2010October 18, 2011This is it! The biggest awards show in Hollywood has released their nominations today and as expected, Avatar has been well represented in the categories. Perhaps the biggest news is that Avatar will NOT be able to steal the crown from Jackson’s masterpiece Lord of the Rings: Return of the… Read More
Feedback: What Did You Think of “9”? September 9, 2009October 2, 2009Shane Acker’s 9 releases today on the perfectly-timed date of 9/9/09. The Tim Burton-produced CG animated film has earned a lot of buzz due to it’s stunning visuals and an impressive teaser trailer, which you can check out below: The film centers around a group of dolls that have been… Read More