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The Highest Grossing Movies of 2017

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Luke Owen explores the highest grossing movies of 2017…Another movie year has come to a close, and what a year it has been. We’ve had five movies from the Marvel and DC movie universes, another entry into Star Wars cannon, and several horror films break into the mainstream media and earn huge money at the […]

Ant-Man and the Wasp director talks Scott Lang, Hope Van Dyne, Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne

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In the latest issue of Empire Magazine, director Peyton Reed has been chatting about the upcoming Marvel sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp, during which he shared a few comments about the film’s four main characters – Scott Lang (Paul Rudd), Hope Van Dyne (Evangeline Lilly), Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) and Janet Van Dyne (Michelle Pfeiifer). […]

The Week in Spandex – X-Men: Dark Phoenix, The New Mutants, Avengers: Infinity War, Justice League, The Batman, Aquaman, The Incredibles 2 and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Deadpool 2, The New Mutants, Gambit, The Gifted, Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Runaways, Marvel Rising, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Venom, Justice League, Flashpoint, The Batman, Aquaman, Shazam, […]

Ant-Man and the Wasp will be Marvel’s first romantic comedy

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Marvel Studios has made a conscious effort to vary its superhero movies, dipping its toes into the genres of political thriller (Captain America: The Winter Soldier), space opera (Guardians of the Galaxy) and high school coming-of-age comedy (Spider-Man: Homecoming).The first Ant-Man was billed as a heist movie, and now it seems that Marvel and director […]

The Week in Spandex – Avengers: Infinity War, Phase Four, Justice League, Wonder Woman 2, Titans, Batman Ninja, X-Men producer wants Marvel crossover and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers 4, Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Runaways, The Punisher, Daredevil, Avengers: Secret Wars, Multiple Man, Deadpool 2, Legion, Justice League, Wonder Woman 2, Flashpoint, Justice League 2, Supergirl, Arrow, The Flash, DC’s […]

Ant-Man and the Wasp may open a “whole entire new multiverse” for the MCU, according to Evangeline Lilly

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While Avengers: Infinity War is still a good few months away, and Avengers 4 is just a blip on the horizon at this point, people are still looking way way ahead to the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Honestly, it’s hard not to. Marvel has no plans of stopping, and it’s fun to speculate […]

The Week in Spandex – Justice League, Flashpoint, Batgirl, Arrowverse Crossover, Avengers: Infinity War, The Punisher, X-Men: Dark Phoenix and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Justice League, Aquaman, Flashpoint, Shazam, The Batman, Nightwing, Batgirl, Supergirl, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, Gotham, Watchmen, Harley Quinn, Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, The Punisher, Luke Cage, […]

Laurence Fishburne on swapping the DCEU for the MCU with Ant-Man and the Wasp

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Having portrayed Daily Planet editor Perry White in Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Laurence Fishburne is swapping the DC Extended Universe for the Marvel Cinematic Universe next year as he takes on the role of Bill Foster, a.k.a. Goliath, in Ant-Man and the Wasp.Speaking to Yahoo!, Fishburne has expressed his […]

Justice League: Director’s Cut, Lord & Miller break silence on Han Solo firing, Ant-Man and The Wasp set photos and more – Daily News Roundup

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JUSTICE LEAGUE: THE DIRECTOR’S CUTIt was revealed earlier this year that Zack Snyder was stepping down as director on Justice League, with Joss Whedon filling in for him. However one of the bigger complaints from film goers about the rather disappointing DC team-up movie was that Whedon’s jokes and Danny Elfman’s music were misplaced in […]

Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp wraps production, new set photo of Michael Douglas and Michelle Pfeiffer

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Director Peyton Reed has taken to Twitter to announce that filming has wrapped on next year’s Marvel Studios sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp. Star Evangeline Lilly (Hope Van Dyne) also marked the occasion by sharing a post to Instagram, while a new – and potentially spoilerly – set photo of Michael Douglas (Hank Pym) and […]