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Marvel’s Kevin Feige has “vague ideas” for the X-Men and Fantastic Four

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With Kevin Feige out and about on the press tour for Ant-Man and the Wasp, The Los Angeles Daily News managed to grab a few words from the Marvel Studios chief about the impending Disney takeover of Fox, although Feige’s response will sound very familiar to those who’ve been following developments over the past few […]

Marvel honours Mike Wieringo with Fantastic Four #1 variant cover

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With Marvel’s First Family set to make their grand return next month, Marvel has announced that it is set to celebrate one of Fantastic Four’s best known artists, the late Mike Wieringo, with a piece of art never before seen as a cover. Check out the Fantastic Four #1 variant here…“It’s so exciting to see […]

Marvel unveils more Fantastic Four #1 variant covers

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Over the past week we’ve seen a few variant covers for Marvel’s upcoming Fantastic Four #1, including character variants from Artgerm and a Joe Quesada hidden gem variant, and now we have a look at another three from Eric Powell, Humberto Ramos and Nick Bradshaw; check them out here…This August, Marvel invites you to join […]

Ant-Man and the Wasp director believes there’s an “amazing” Fantastic Four story to tell

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Ant-Man and the Wasp director, Peyton Reed, has once more commented on his affinity for the Fantastic Four, saying there’s a great story to tell on screen.Peyton Reed may be busy promoting his new film Ant-Man and the Wasp but the director has once again talked about The Fantastic Four and how passionate he is […]

Galactus graces Joe Quesada’s Fantastic Four #1 hidden gem variant cover

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57 years to the day of their original comic book debut, the Fantastic Four make their return to the Marvel universe this August with a brand new series from Dan Slott, Sara Pichelli and Esad Ribic, and to mark the occasion the publisher is offering a hidden gem variant cover from Marvel Chief Creative Officer […]

Ant-Man and the Wasp director “dreaming” of bringing Fantastic Four into the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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With The Walt Disney Company’s planned acquisition of 20th Century Fox edging ever closer, it’s starting to seem likely that the heroes of the X-Men and Fantastic Four will soon be making their way home to Marvel Studios.Marvel’s Kevin Feige has stated that he isn’t giving any thought to the characters and their possible introduction […]

Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, The Thing and Human Torch get Fantastic Four #1 variant covers from Artgerm

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The First Family return to Marvel this August with the release of Fantastic Four #1 by Dan Slott and Sara Pichelli, and to celebrate Marvel is releasing four Artgerm variant covers featuring portraits of the iconic superhero team; check them out here…SEE ALSO: Marvel celebrates Return of the Fantastic Four with classic Jack Kirby posterThis August, […]

UPDATE: Comcast makes huge new bid for 20th Century Fox film and TV assets

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UPDATE: Following the news that AT&T’s proposed Time Warner merger has been approved, Comcast has now launched a whopping $65 billion dollar all-cash bid to acquire Fox’s film and TV assets. Disney’s bid currently stands at $52.4 billion in stocks, and it is said that the Mouse House has five days to make another offer.Original […]

Reboots and Rebrands and Remakes, Oh My! What’s with the lack of originality these days?

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Sade Green on reboots, rebrands and remakes…There is a distinct lack of originality in the film industry at the moment. Perhaps that’s too harsh actually; there is a distinct lack of originality in Hollywood. The market is over run with sequels, spin-offs, reboots, rebrands, films-that-are-now-television-shows and the dreaded ‘late-sequel’. You know, that sequel that the […]

Deadpool 2 writers wanted the cast of the Fantastic Four reboot to cameo

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Last week, screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick revealed that they floated the idea of writing a cameo for Chris Evans in Fox’s superhero sequel Deadpool 2, which would have seen the MCU star reprising his Human Torch role from the studio’s original Fantastic Four movies to audition for Wade Wilson’s X-Force team.Well, it appears that Evans’ […]