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Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures #6

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Star Wars: The High Republic Adventures #6 hits comic book shops this Wednesday, and we’ve got the official preview for you here courtesy of IDW Publishing…As the galaxy prepares for its Republic Fair, Qort and Farzala leave their Padawan friends to join in on the effort to fight against the fearsome Drengir, in this first […]

Comic Book Preview – Dejah Thoris vs. John Carter of Mars #1

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Dynamite Entertainment releases Dejah Thoris vs. John Carter of Mars #1 this Wednesday, and we’ve got the official preview of the issue for you right here; enjoy…An epic adventure, reuniting fiction’s greatest lovers: Dejah Thoris from Barsoom, and John Carter from Earth! But their reunion is short-lived…THE LONGBORN, an ancient and mysterious race of immortal […]

State of the MCU Address: Where Does Marvel Studios Go Now?

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EJ Moreno and Allen Christian talk all things MCU in the latest Flickering Myth Movie Chat…After a delayed start due to the coronavirus pandemic, Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is now well and truly underway, with Black Widow bringing the MCU back to the big screen Disney+ having dropped Marvel Studios’ first three […]

SPOILERS: Black Widow’s Taskmaster actor discusses super secret villain role

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Warning. Major spoilers for Black Widow follow…Having been delayed for over a year due to the coronavirus pandemic, Marvel Studios’ Black Widow finally released this month, and while fans will certainly be glad to see the MCU back on the big screen any Tony Masters fans out there would surely have been left sorely disappointed […]

X-Men: The Trial of Magneto trailer released by Marvel

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The Master of Magnetism finds himself charged with the murder of the Scarlet Witch this August as Marvel launches its new limited series X-Men: The Trial of Magneto from writer Leah Williams (X-Factor) and artist Lucas Werneck; check out the official trailer for the new series below…“When has Magneto ever allowed bureaucracy to get between […]

James Gunn on why he didn’t bring back Jared Leto’s Joker for The Suicide Squad

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With the release of The Suicide Squad fast approaching, James Gunn is now out on the promotional circuit for the R-rated DC Films release, and during an interview with The New York Times, the filmmaker has revealed why he opted against including Jared Leto’s Joker in his follow-up to 2016’s Suicide Squad.“I just don’t know […]

Pierce Brosnan to star alongside Adam Devine in action comedy The Out-Laws

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Deadline is reporting that Pierce Brosnan is set to star alongside Adam Devine in The Out-Laws, an action-comedy which is being produced by Happy Madison for Netflix.According to the trade, the film will see Devine as Owen Browning, “a straight-laced bank manager about to marry the love of his life, Parker. When his bank is […]

The Wheel of Time prequel film trilogy in development

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In addition to the upcoming TV series adaptation at Amazon, iwot productions and Radar Pictures have begun work on a planned feature film trilogy set within the world of Robert Jordan’s bestselling book series The Wheel of Time, tapping Thor and X-Men: First Class screenwriter Zack Stentz to script the first instalment, titled Age of […]

Elizabeth Olsen says Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness is “old Sam Raimi” and “very scary”

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When the project was first announced back at the 2019 San Diego Comic-Con International, Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige pitched Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness as the MCU’s first “scary movie”, and while it may have lost Sinister helmer Scott Derrickson from the director’s chair in the years since, it’s also brought in […]