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The Week in Spandex – Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Captain Marvel, Suicide Squad, Aquaman, Fantastic Four, Hit-Girl and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Captain Marvel, The Punisher, Ghost Rider, Blade, Daredevil, Agent Carter, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H., Ultimate Spider-Man vs. The Sinister 6, Avengers: Ultron Revolution, Fantastic Four, Deadpool, Suicide Squad, […]

What are the Box Office Expectations for Marvel’s Phase Four?

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Tom Jolliffe looks at Marvel’s Phase Four, and what the box office expectations might be… In the wake of the announcement of Marvel’s next phase of superhero movies, and off the back of a run of billion dollar home runs (including the two gargantuan grosses of Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame) what can the […]

Shades, Leather and New Messiahs in Late 90s Sci-Fi

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Tom Jolliffe looks back on three key sci-fi films at the end of the last century – Blade, Dark City and The Matrix… Towards the tail end of the 20th Century, sci-fi cinema was in something of a rut. A plethora of films were being made, but with a few exceptions, everything seemed to be […]

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, […]

Overkill: Star Wars, Marvel and Disney’s upcoming slate

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Tom Jolliffe on the next few years of content for Star Wars, Marvel and Disney… Sometimes you can have too much of a good thing. Ask my belly. He likes chocolate, but this sack of indulgence is such that my daughter used it as a bongo drum this morning and shouted ‘wobbly wobbly.’ True story. […]

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 […]

Marvel’s new vampire hunter is ready to slay on Bloodline: Daughter of Blade #1 cover

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As Brielle Brooks prepares to make her Marvel Universe return following her debut in Free Comic Book Day: Avengers/X-Men, the publisher has unveiled Ryan Stegman’s official cover artwork for Bloodline: Daughter of Blade #1.  The issue kicks off a five-part series which will reunite the character’s creators, writer Danny Lore and artist Karen S. Darboe, […]

Marvel delays Avengers: Secret Wars, Deadpool 3 and Fantastic Four, while Blade is put ‘on hold’

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It was perhaps inevitable when director Bassam Tariq departed Mahershala Ali’s Blade, but Marvel has announced that Avengers: Secret Wars, Deadpool 3 and Fantastic Four have been delayed, while the aforementioned reboot for the Daywalker has been put on hold.  It was reported yesterday by The Hollywood Reporter that Marvel Studios were putting the November […]

Marvel’s Blade is seeking new director following the departure of Bassam Tariq

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Marvel Studios’ Blade is looking for a new director following the news that Mogul Mowgli’s Bassam Tariq has left the eagerly awaited vampire reboot.  According to The Hollywood Reporter Tariq has departed the project due to continued shifts in the production schedule for Blade, which has already seen the film move release dates on a […]