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Early reactions to Deadpool are very, very positive

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Last night fans were invited to a secret screening of the upcoming comic book movie Deadpool, and the reactions are rather positive. Fans in attendance thought they were there to see some footage, and were surprised when the whole film was introduced by Ryan Reynolds, who was also joined by Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld, Marvel Comics […]

Ryan Reynolds on his Deadpool casting and how the Merc with a Mouth fits into the X-Men movie universe

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There’s just over a month to go before 20th Century Fox kicks off the 2016 superhero season with the release of , and during an interview with Empire Magazine, Ryan Reynolds has been speaking about his casting as the Merc with a Mouth, as well as touching upon how the upcoming movie fits in with […]

Deadpool gets an IMAX poster and trailer

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20th Century Fox has continued its ’12 Days of Deadpool’ countdown to the new trailer on Christmas Day by releasing an IMAX poster and trailer for February’s X-Men spinoff; check them out here… SEE ALSO: Follow all of our Deadpool coverage here Based upon Marvel Comics’ most unconventional anti-hero, DEADPOOL tells the origin story of […]

Rob Liefeld returns to Marvel for Deadpool: Bad Blood Original Graphic Novel

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Rob Liefeld is set for a return to Marvel alongside fan-favorite X-Men ’92 writers Chris Sims & Chad Bowers for an explosive new adventure starring the Merc With a Mouth in Deadpool: Bad Blood – the newest entry in Marvel’s growing Original Graphic Novel line. “The idea that you can tell one consecutive story un-interrupted is unique nowadays,” […]

The Week in Disappointment – Iron Fist, The Punisher, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Man of Steel, Deadpool, The Walking Dead, Ghostbusters, Spider-Man

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Anghus Houvouras with this week’s disappointments from the entertainment world… “Rumour: Marvel to replace Iron Fist Netflix series with The Punisher” Let’s start with he week’s most disappointing news. The Iron Fist Netflix series potentially getting scrubbed for a Punisher series. Marvel has been trying to get Punisher right for ages. And after seeing Daredevil, […]

SDCC: Wade Wilson to get a symbiote makeover in Deadpool: Back in Black

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The Merc with a Mouth is set to encounter the alien symbiote in a new five-issue miniseries entitled Deadpool: Back in Black from the creative team of Cullen Bunn (Deadpool’s Secret Secret Wars) and Salvador Espin (The Deadpool Killogy). Comic Book reports that the series will take place after Marvel’s 1980 Secret Wars series and explores an […]

Deadpool 2 director on assembling X-Force for the superhero sequel

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As we’ve seen in the trailers for Deadpool 2, Ryan Reynolds Merc with a Mouth will be enlisting a few of his mercenary buddies in the superhero series as he assembles his very own X-Force team. Speaking to USA Today, director David Leitch has been talking about the introduction of X-Force, stating that: “Building a […]

How Deadpool managed to sneak in a Marvel Studios character

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Among the many Easter eggs in 20th Century Fox’s Deadpool movie was an appearance from Bob, a buddy of Wade Wilson’s who is better known to comic book fans as Bob, Agent of Hydra. The cameo was interesting, given that the rights to Hydra – and to Hydra Bob – belong to Marvel Studios, and […]

Marvel announces Deadpool & Cable: Split Second Infinite Comic

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Marvel has announced that Deadpool and Cable are teaming up once again this October for a new Marvel Infinite Comic series entitled Deadpool & Cable: Split Second. Call them a duo with a special kind of dynamics. Call them an odd couple, but with guns. Call them the 1990s distilled down in to two characters. […]