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Marvel Cinematic Universe Phase Five and Phase Six release dates delayed

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Disney has announced quite a shuffle in release dates for several of its films, but most notably the slate of Phase 5 and 6 films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Among the new release dates only Deadpool 3 has been moved forward in its release while most have been delayed by a few months, though the MCU’s […]

The Essential 90s Action Movies

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Following our deep dive into 1980s action cinema, lock and load for our list of essential 1990s action movies… The 1990s brought about a shift in the action genre. As the decade progressed there seemed to be shift from the 80s icons into the likes of Nicolas Cage and Keanu Reeves becoming action stars. Likewise […]

Marvel Studios’ Blade delays production once again

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Marvel’s Blade is off to a rocky start; first, it lost its original creative team, and now the writer’s strike has put another halt on production. The Hollywood Reporter broke the news that Marvel is shutting down preproduction on the project, which was just set to begin production in the next month. THR notes the […]

Mia Goth joins Marvel Studios’ Blade alongside Mahershala Ali

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Mia Goth makes her move to a big studio picture after years of being the indie darling as Deadline reports Goth will star in Blade, the upcoming action-vampire film coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Mahershala Ali is set to star as the titular Blade, but there’s no news on who Mia Goth will play, […]

Marvel’s Midnight Suns’ Blade statue unveiled by PCS

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Sideshow and PCS have released promotional images for the 1:3 scale Blade collectible statue which is based on the likeness of the Daywalker’s appearance in tactical-RPG video game Marvel’s Midnight Suns. Limited to 400 pieces, it is available to pre-order now, priced at $1,395; check it out here… Based on the Daywalker’s appearance in the […]

Comic Book Preview – Bloodline: Daughter of Blade #1

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Brielle Brooks take centre stage in her very first series this coming Wednesday with the release of Bloodline: Daughter of Blade #1; check out the official preview of the issue here… IT’S IN HER BLOOD… Brielle Brooks is a good kid, no matter what her teachers say – it’s not her fault she’s developing vampiric […]

Incredible Movie Opening Scenes That Hooked the Audience

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Tom Jolliffe looks at 15 great movie openings which hook the audience immediately… Audiences are a difficult bunch to please sometimes. A film’s goal is to grab the attention of viewers and hold them until the final credits roll. In the age of streaming and a lust for instant gratification, where Tik Tok videos all […]

White Boy Rick’s Yann Demange to direct Marvel’s Blade

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Marvel’s Blade has been more concerned with hunting down a director than pursuing vampires since Mogul Mowgli’s Bassam Tariq ditched the Daywalker back in September, but now they’ve found one in the form of ’71 and White Boy Rick helmer Yann Demange.  Deadline confirm that Demange, who most recently directed episodes of HBO’s Lovecraft Country, […]

Comic Book Preview – Blade: Vampire Nation #1

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Marvel Comics releases the one-shot comic Blade: Vampire Nation #1 next week, and you can get an early sneak peek at the issue below with he official preview… A deep dive into Dracula’s new kingdom as established in AVENGERS. Starring BLADE, the sheriff of Vampire Nation! An assassination threatens to unravel the fledgling country and […]