Guy Pearce: ‘There’s always someone you want to punch’
Neighbours launched him, and since then the star of Memento and Zone 414 has seized his Hollywood roles with a unique intensity. He talks about death, drugs, being a dad and divorce
November 2018
Ranked
The 20 best Marvel films – ranked!
From X-Men to Deadpool: Stan Lee's Marvel movie cameos – in pictures
September 2018
Culture highlights of the week
What to see this week in the UK
From The Rider to Mitski, here’s our pick of the best films, concerts, exhibitions, theatre and dance over the next seven days
August 2016
Ladbrokes' Iron Man 3 ad banned in case it appeals to children
Bookmaker says marketing email was only sent to over-18s – and Marvel fans are mainly adults
July 2016
Rebecca Hall: ‘I was born in the wrong place and at the wrong time’
She has starred in Hollywood blockbusters, costume dramas and, now, The BFG – but despite leading a ‘charmed life’, the actor insists she’s not a ‘perfect, entitled luvvy’
June 2016
Five best moments
Ben Kingsley: five best moments
The Oscar-winning actor teaches Patricia Clarkson the rules of the road in new comedy Learning to Drive but what have been his career highs?
May 2016
The Iron Man 3 gender-swap shows toy companies think women don’t exist
Lauren Mooney
Marvel axed female villain from Iron Man 3 after fears of poor toy sales, says director
March 2016
Robert Downey Jr: there are no plans to make another solo Iron Man film
Highest-paid actor in world says role as billionaire industrialist turned saviour of mankind will be restricted to appearances in Captain America and Avengers franchises
February 2016
Unfinished business: how Disney and Marvel killed happy ever afters
Princess Leia thought the rebels had won. Iron Man had hung up his suit. Bruce Wayne had swapped Gotham for Florence. But the fans and the studios wanted more. Whatever happened to going out with a bang?
April 2015
Comic book artists suing Marvel over Iron Man armour
Ben and Ray Lai claim that their designs from 2001 have been illegally copied in films, including Avengers: Age of Ultron
October 2014
Avengers: Age of Ultron film trailer released by Marvel after leak
Trailer leaks online, a week before intended preview, but Marvel follow up by tweeting official HD version within hours
Box office analysis: global
Global box office: Dracula Untold too bloodless to raise opening stakes
An unproven lead and high costs could scupper Universal’s monster franchise, while Gone Girl shows topical staying power in Phil Hoad’s weekly report
Robert Downey Jr hammers Iron Man into Captain America 3
Robert Downey Jr not solder on Iron Man 4
Robert Downey Jr steels himself for fourth Iron Man
September 2014
A strange doctorate: university to offer course in Marvel movie studies
Robert Downey Jr plays down prospect of fourth Iron Man movie
July 2014
Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe set to team up in LA noir The Nice Guys
Ben Child: The script, penned by Iron Man 3 director Shane Black, is set in a shady world of porn stars and private eyes
