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Ant-Man will contain references to Spider-Man and OsCorp

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In a news day that also has rumours of Batman’s role in Suicide Squad, the chaps over at Latino Review have another new “scoop” for Marvel’s upcoming release of Ant-Man. Get your pinch of salt ready. According to the website, Ant-Man will contain “lots of talk and references” to both Spider-Man and OsCorp in the […]

Universal has pulled Jem and the Holograms from theatres following dismal box office performance

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Despite a very meager $5 million budget, Universal were putting a lot of promotion and hype behind their big screen adaptation of Jem and the Holograms. But after two very poor weeks at the domestic box office, the studio has now pulled the plug. The film opened to a sea of negative reviews and a mere $1.3 million […]

Director Jon M. Chu talks about receiving death threats over Jem and the Holograms and its box office disappointment

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The big screen adaptation of Jem and the Holograms didn’t go down well with fans of the original show – or movie goers in general – taking just $1.7 million on its opening weekend and failing to crack the top 10. The following day, director Jon M. Chu to deliver a keynote speech for Film Independent Forum, […]

Rumour: Daredevil will appear in Jessica Jones

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With Daredevil set to join Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and either Iron Fist or The Punisher (depending on whether the rumours are true), it was likely that The Man Without Fear would cross paths with his Defenders co-horts before their mini-series at some point. But if The Death of Superman Lives director John Schnepp is to […]

Chris Evans answers: Is Captain America a virgin?

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There are several questions that will always plague the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Just how much control over the Hulk does Bruce Banner have? What is the science behind Iron Man’s suit? How does Thor keep his hair so beautiful? Questions that, most likely, will never have answers. But thankfully, we have answer to one of […]

Asa Butterfield already cast as the new Spider-Man?

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There was a rumour earlier this week that the shortlist for Marvel and Sony’s new Peter Parker/Spider-Man included Nat Wolff (The Fault in Our Stars), Timothee Chalamet (Interstellar), Liam James (2012) and Asa Butterfield (Hugo). Well, according to new rumours, young Asa Butterfield has already nabbed the role. Famed rumour starters and speculation artists Latino-Review are […]

Robert Downey Jr. wants to see Peter Parker Spider-Man and for him to join The Avengers

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We’re just less than two weeks away from seeing Avengers: Age of Ultron here in the UK (sorry US, three weeks for you) and the promotional tour is running hot. In an interview with E! Online, Iron Man himself Robert Downey Jr. was asked about Spider-Man joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe ahead of Captain America: […]

Sally Field talks the Aunt May movie rumours and The Amazing Spider-Man

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In one of the more bizarre rumours last year, it was speculated that Sony were planning on doing a spin-off movie in their Spider-Man franchise that would focus on Sally Field’s Aunt May. It was quickly debunked and nothing further was ever said of it, but with the news of Spider-Man getting another reboot treatment […]

New rumours suggest Red Hood will be a part of Suicide Squad

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Just like its Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice counterpart, the cast of David Ayer’s Suicide Squad seems to be constantly growing. We’ve had reports so far that have included Onslaught and Antiphon as the main villains with Deathstoke as their hired gun, as well as Hugo Strange and Plastique rumoured to have roles in the film. […]