This may cost me the small amount of geek cred I've managed to accumulate over the years, but I'm going to go ahead and say it anyway: I don't know who Rocket Raccoon is.
Well, I know who Rocket Raccoon is now, sure. But if you'd asked me a year ago, before Marvel announced that a movie adaptation of the superhero group Guardians of the Galaxy was in the works, I'd have assumed Rocket Raccoon was a YouTube video about rednecks strapping roman candles to a hapless varmint.
I still don't really know Rocket Raccoon, though. Or Groot. Or Drax the Destroyer. I thought I knew comics and superheroes, but I don't know the Guardians of the Galaxy from the Guardians of Ga'Hoole. And I have zero interest in seeing a movie about them.
'Anchorman 2' trailer drops and promises lots of snake venom If there’s one new line from Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues that takes off, I predict that catchphrase will be: “Hey, fat face! You stay classy.” Will Ferrell’s Ron Burgundy screams the line at the end of the new trailer for ... Read more
Marvel Phase Three: Hulk, Iron Man 4, Doctor Strange could be on the way With Iron Man 3 officially kicking off Marvel’s Phase Two, studio boss Kevin Feige has given Entertainment Weekly an early glimpse of where the company plans to go with its Phase Three slate of films, which kicks off with Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man ... Read more
The 10 worst superhero movies of all time Okay, Iron Man 3 is solidly a hit with both critics and fans. So before Man of Steel, R.I.P.D., Kick Ass 2 and Thor: The Dark World land in theatres, we thought now was a good time to take a look back at some comic book film adaptations that have missed ... Read more
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