Deadpool & Wolverine shatters record for R-rated movies with $205m debut
Film’s opening is eighth biggest ever in win for Marvel as Robert Downey Jr announces return to studio as Dr Doom
January 2022
‘I’m one of the nicer showrunners’: Joss Whedon denies misconduct allegations
Whedon denies allegations of threats and cruelty detailed by Buffy and Justice League actors, saying he has been made to seem like an ‘abusive monster’
August 2021
Marvel and DC face backlash over pay: ‘They sent a thank you note and $5,000 – the movie made $1bn’
As the comics giants make billions from their storylines and characters, writers and artists are speaking out about their struggles for fair payment
September 2020
Dame Diana Rigg obituary
Actor who shot to TV stardom in the 1960s as Emma Peel in The Avengers and found new fans as the ruthless Lady Olenna Tyrell in Game of Thrones
November 2018
Ranked
The 20 best Marvel films – ranked!
From X-Men to Deadpool: Stan Lee's Marvel movie cameos – in pictures
April 2018
Week in geek
Can Marvel help the Fantastic Four get their powers back?
Marvel has always wanted to wrest big-screen power over the superhero family from rival Fox. Now it just might have the chance
November 2017
Avengers: Infinity War – watch the first trailer for Marvel's massive superhero sequel
The latest instalment in the explosive film franchise sees Iron Man, Thor and co join forces with the Guardians of the Galaxy to thwart new foe Thanos
July 2017
Film blog
Spider-Man: Homecoming – at last a superhero film for millennials
With an authentically awkward star turn from Tom Holland, the latest outing for Marvel’s web-slinger is perfectly tuned for a teenage audience
April 2017
Week in geek
Avengers disassemble: is Marvel's cinematic universe set for a reboot?
Studio president Kevin Feige has suggested the possibility of an end-date for the superhero saga. But behind the scenes, producers seem to be planning a future way beyond 2020
September 2016
From Luke Cage to Supergirl: why superhero TV is better than the movies
While big-screen comic book blockbusters’ powers are waning, supermen and women are taking flight on the small screen
May 2016
Marvel's hulking haul: studio's films have grossed $10bn since 2008
Thirteen films in Marvel Cinematic Universe series have grossed an average of $769m each, with The Avengers alone taking in $1.5bn
April 2016
Joss Whedon: 'I was beaten down by making The Avengers: Age of Ultron'
Director reveals at Tribeca film festival why he was frustrated with blockbuster sequel – and says he scrapped a Broadway musical draft after seeing Hamilton
March 2016
Five best moments
Tom Hiddleston: five best moments
With a burgeoning career that straddles the multiplex and the arthouse, the 35-year-old star of this week’s surreal satire High-Rise is on the ascent
Week in geek
Crawling back: will late entry to Marvel universe give Spider-Man a fresh start?
The excitement around Tom Holland in the new trailer for Captain America: Civil War suggests Marvel’s deal to reclaim the webslinger was a shrewd move. Is it time to believe the hype?
Joss Whedon to write 75th-anniversary Captain America story for Marvel Comics
Director of hugely successful Avengers films will work with Astonishing X-Men artist John Cassaday on Captain America: Sam Wilson, out at the end of March
November 2015
Box office analysis: US
Sequels and franchises make 2015 the year of the mega-movie
Hugely popular franchises like Jurassic Park made this a record year at the box offices, and with Star Wars and X-Men films ahead, 2016 may be even bigger
July 2015
Jurassic World thunders past The Avengers to number 3 on all-time box office list
Dinosaur thriller overtakes Marvel superhero film in worldwide earnings to leave only Titanic and Avatar in its sights
June 2015
Oz Comic-Con: your world of choice, dressed up as a simple convention
