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Superman: Red Son movie, Spider-Man 2 director revealed, Deadpool 2 set photos and more – Daily News Roundup

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RED SON In some surprising news, it was revealed yesterday through a Twitter conversation between comic book writer Mark Millar and Kong: Skull Island helmer Jordan Vogt-Roberts that Warner Bros. were looking for directors to pitch their takes on Superman: Red Son, the series where The Man of Steel landed in the Soviet Union rather […]

Doctor Strange in action in Avengers: Infinity War set video

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With filming on Avengers: Infinity War currently taking place in Atlanta, a new set video has surfaced online which sees Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange casting a few spells and surveying some of the destruction we’ve glimpsed in recent spy photos; take a look at the video here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rxXSjDtvAWs SEE ALSO: Avengers: Infinity War set photo […]

Spider-Man’s Avengers: Infinity War role will be on par with Civil War

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Spider-Man’s first solo outing in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Spider-Man: Homecoming, is released next week, following which the wall-crawler will be back alongside Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in next year’s Avengers: Infinity War. However, if you were hoping to see Spider-Man taking on a starring role as the Avengers do battle with Thanos, you’re likely to […]

Lucasfilm unhappy with Han Solo actor, Justice League trailer with Superman, Avengers: Infinity War set photos and more – Daily News Roundup

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UNHAPPY HAN Following the shock news last week that Disney and Lucasfilm had fired Phil Lord and Chris Miller from the director’s chair during the production of the Han Solo spin-off movie, a new article from The Hollywood Reporter shared some more details from the troubled set. Among revealing that an editor has also been fired, […]

Avengers: Infinity War trailer enjoys third-biggest debut of all time

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Marvel released the second trailer for April’s Avengers: Infinity War last week, and as you’d expect, this latest look at the Marvel superhero epic went down very well indeed, with THR reporting that it amassed 179 million views in its first 24 hours. That number failed to set a new record – that still belongs […]

The Week in Spandex – Spider-Man spinoffs in the MCU, Fantastic Four reboot, Wonder Woman 2 confirmed, Watchmen TV show announced

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Spider-Man: Homecoming, Venom, Silver & Black, Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, Ant-Man, The Defenders, Deadpool 2, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Fantastic Four, Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman 2, Justice League, Gotham City Sirens, Aquaman, The Flash, The Batman, Batman and Harley Quinn, Batman: Mask […]

Avengers: Infinity War will mark the “final chapter” for some Marvel heroes

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Next year’s Avengers: Infinity War and its as-yet-untitled sequel are set to serve as the culmination of everything we’ve seen from the Marvel Cinematic Universe to date, with Marvel suggesting we’ll be seeing a very different landscape in Phase Four as the focus shifts from some of the original Avengers towards the more recent additions to the […]

New Han Solo director, Jurassic World 2 title revealed, Avengers: Infinity War set photo and more – Daily News Roundup

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GO DIRECT A STAR WAR After the shock news that Phil Lord and Chris Miller had been fired from their positions on the Han Solo spin-off movie, it was revealed yesterday by Disney and Lucasfilm that Ron Howard would be taking over. Ron Howard has a lot of connections to George Lucas, appearing in the director’s […]

Venom villain revealed, Fantastic Four reboot, Avengers: Infinity War behind the scenes image and more – Daily News Roundup

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UTTER CARNAGE It was announced last month that Tom Hardy would be returning to the comic book movie world for Venom, directed by Zombieland‘s Ruben Fleischer. In a new article from The Hollywood Reporter detailing the deal between Marvel Studios and Sony, it was revealed that the 2018 solo movie would feature Carnage as the villain […]

Thor’s roommate Darryl will not appear in Thor: Ragnarok

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For those who may be unaware, Marvel created a series of comedic shorts titled Team Thor, explaining the God of Thunder’s absence from last year’s colossal superhero showdown Captain America: Civil War [watch them here and here]. During the shorts, the Avenger moved into an apartment and found himself a roommate named Darryl, who became […]