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Ryan Coogler closes deal to write and direct Marvel’s Black Panther 2

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After delivering an enormous critical and commercial success for Marvel Studios earlier this year with Black Panther, THR is reporting that Ryan Coogler has now closed his deal to return to Wakanda as writer and director on Black Panther 2.According to the site, Marvel was keen to secure Coogler’s services as soon as the record-breaking […]

Ranking the Marvel Cinematic Universe from Worst to Best

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Chris Cooper shares his ranking of the Marvel Cinematic Universe after twenty films…The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is now at twenty films. I’ve not spoken to one person who fully agrees on the order these films should be ranked in, and my wife is still giving me crap about where I’ve put Iron Man 3.So […]

Funko reveals Marvel exclusives for New York Comic Con

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Funko has revealed a range of Marvel New York Comic Con exclusives which includes a Hulkbuster vs. Hulk Movie Moments collectible set, Pop! Vinyl figures for Okoye in her red dress from the casino scene in Black Panther, a chrome Shuri, Carnage, Spider-Woman, and Korg & Miek from Thor: Ragnarok, and a Dorbz Ironheart; take […]

Black Panther’s Killmonger to get Marvel comic book series

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Michael B. Jordan has admitted that he’d like to return to the MCU as Black Panther MVP Killmonger one day, and while that won’t be happening quite yet, Marvel have announced that the character will be getting his own comic book series. The five-part miniseries will be written by Brian Edward Hill (Detective Comics) and illustrated by […]

Marvel’s Avengers: Black Panther’s Quest gets a new trailer

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With just a week to go until its premiere, Disney XD has released a new teaser trailer for Avengers: Black Panther’s Quest, the fifth season of Marvel’s Avengers Assemble animated series; check it out here… T’Challa & Shuri don’t fight like brother & sister, they fight like the Black Panther! 💥💻 @Marvel’s Avengers: Black Panther’s […]

Disney and Marvel launch Oscar campaign for Black Panther

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Since its record-breaking premiere back in February, there’s been a lot of talk – both from fans, and those involved with Marvel Studios itself – that this year’s hugely-successful superhero blockbuster Black Panther could find itself right in the mix come awards season, and maybe even become one of those rare comic book movies to […]

Marvel passes $4 billion global box office for the year with Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War and Ant-Man and the Wasp

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2018 has been a banner year for Marvel Studios; not only is it celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the most successful movie franchise in history, but the studio has also amassed a $4 billion global box office haul for the year thanks to the success of Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War […]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi topping home-video sales charts for 2018

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It may have been the most divisive instalment of the franchise – and one that has led many fans to accuse Disney of killing the saga – but that hasn’t stopped Star Wars: The Last Jedi from topping the home-entertainment sales charts for the year so far.As revealed by Star Wars Legacy and The Numbers, […]

Hollywood Diversity: Hopefully Not a Flash in the Pan

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Tom Jolliffe looks at the recent growing numbers in ethnically diverse projects coming out of Hollywood…In recent years we’ve had a lot of anger aimed at Hollywood for a variety of reasons. Of those, diversity has been a key point of discourse. Whether stemming from ‘white-washing’ or a lack of diverse representation at the Oscars, […]