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Sebastian Stan sees himself as the Jon Snow of Avengers: Infinity War

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By all accounts, Avengers: Infinity War is shaping up to be a mega movie, featuring multiple characters from across the entire spectrum of the MCU, and culminating in a battle for the ages. The stakes seem to be raised considerably this time around and from what we hear, it seems like it’s going to be bigger and […]

Is the Multiverse the ultimate solution to narrative issues?

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George Chrysostomou on the multiverse… The DC TV shows that can be found on The CW are unique for one very specific reason. Although it is rare for TV shows to crossover, there is an element to these superhero stories that is heavily relied upon to move the narrative forward, offering solutions to new characters, […]

Marvel’s Black Panther is outperforming Captain America: Civil War at the advance box office

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Well, it looks like Marvel Studios has another blockbuster hit on its hands this February, with Deadline revealing that the Chadwick Boseman-headlined Black Panther is outperforming Captain America: Civil War in presales at Fandango after tickets went up for sale on Monday night. In fact, it performed better than any other MCU movie in its […]

Kong: Skull Island tracking $135 million global opening

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Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures unleashes the Eighth Wonder of the World this week as Kong: Skull Island rolls out in 65 markets, and Deadline is reporting that the second instalment of the MonsterVerse shared universe is tracking a global opening of between $110 and $135 million. Domestically, projections for Skull Island place in the the […]

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 Episode 10 Review – ‘Legion of Doom’

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Jessie Robertson reviews the tenth episode of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, ‘Legion of Doom’… Please Legends….Please give us the creepy octopus base hidden in the swamp…..I’ve never wanted anything more… This looked like it was going to be a very bad episode; the crew of the ship literally had nothing to do, no time to travel […]

Some Stranger Things season 2 material being held back for season 3

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With Stranger Things set to return to Netflix for its second season this October, executive producer and director Shawn Levy has been chatting to Collider about the acclaimed supernatural drama series, revealing that creators The Duffer Brothers have had so many ideas for the story that some material is being held back for season three. […]

Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins wants Ryan Gosling for I Am Superman

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Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins has revealed to THR that she is keen to team with Ryan Gosling on the indie drama I Am Superman. Bearing no relation to DC Comics’s Man of Steel, Jenkins began developing I Am Superman following her breakout movie Monster, although the project was ultimately put on hold. Although details are […]

Stan Lee claims Marvel is working on getting X-Men and Fantastic Four into the MCU

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Many fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe are longing for the day when all of the publisher’s characters are back under the control of Marvel Studios, finally allowing the MCU to replicate the full Marvel universe of the comic books. Marvel managed to bring the wall-crawler back home by cutting a deal with Sony to […]

R.I.P. Ron Glass (1945 – 2016)

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American actor Ron Glass, best known for his roles in the police sitcom Barney Miller and Joss Whedon’s Firefly, has passed away aged 71, his agent has revealed. “It is with a very heavy heart that I confirm the passing of my dear friend and client Ron Glass,” said Jeffrey Leavitt. “Ron passed late last […]