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Avengers 4 title “speaks to the heart of the story”

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Since the announcement that Marvel was dropping the Part I and Part II from Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers 4, the studio has been referring to the 2019 release as ‘Untitled Avengers‘. Now that Infinity War is here, it’s presumably only a matter of time until we get the title reveal for the next movie, […]

Karl Urban to play Billy Butcher in Amazon’s superhero drama The Boys

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Dredd and Thor: Ragnarok star Karl Urban has signed on for another comic book-based project, with the actor set to portray Billy Butcher, the leader of the titular organisation in Amazon’s adaptation of Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s The Boys. Thanks to Deadline, we’ve got the following character description for Butcher, which reads: “Mysterious, brutal […]

10 Cloverfield Lane’s Dan Trachtenberg to direct Amazon’s The Boys

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Variety is reporting that 10 Cloverfield Lane director Dan Trachtenberg is set to take over as director on Amazon’s pilot episode of The Boys after Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg were forced to bow out due to scheduling conflicts. Based on the Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson comic book series, The Boys takes place in a world […]

Venom tops Wonder Woman for trailer views in first 24 hours

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It may not have broken any records, but the latest trailer for Sony’s Spider-Man spinoff Venom racked up 64.3 million views online in its first 24 hours – more than that of Warner Bros.’ Wonder Woman, which went on to gross over $820 million last year. Now, no one is expecting Venom to do that […]

Infinity War screenwriters open to more Marvel movies after Avengers 4

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Having penned the scripts for Captain America: The First Avenger, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War and Avengers: Infinity War, it’s fair to say that screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely have played a major role in shaping the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The duo still have the as-yet-untitled Avengers 4 to come, […]

Get an exclusive first look at Sideshow’s X-Men Collection

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Thanks to the lovely people at Sideshow Collectibles, we’ve got an exclusive first look video featuring a first look at the upcoming X-Men Collection, which showcases two of Sideshow’s incredible new X-Men statues in Magneto and Wolverine, as well as offering a peek behind the scenes of the design process. Check it out here, or […]

Free Fire director Ben Wheatley has reportedly been offered a Marvel movie

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British filmmaker Ben Wheatley, best known for mad bullet ballet Free Fire, has reportedly been offered a “big Marvel film”, according to a passing comment on The Adam Buxton Podcast. Buxton was interviewing comedian and actor Bob Mortimer, who suggested a road trip movie project had been scuppered by the offer to Wheatley, though Mortimer […]

First trailer for sci-fi thriller Astro starring Gary Daniels

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Ahead of its premiere at Cannes later this month, a poster, trailer and batch of images have arrived online for the upcoming sci-fi thriller Astro. Directed by Asif Akbar and shot in Roswell, New Mexico, the film sees Gary Daniels leading a cast that includes Dominique Swain, Marshal Hilton, Gianni Capaldi, Louis Mandylor, Max Wasa, Omi Vaidya, […]

John Cena lands lead in The Janson Directive for producer Dwayne Johnson

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John Cena has lined up a new leading man role – and he’s teaming up with old WWE rival Dwayne Johnson to do it – as he joins action-thriller The Janson Directive. The Blockers actor will play former Navy SEAL Paul Janson, who works as a private security consultant while experiencing troubling flashbacks of the […]