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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 […]

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 […]

Artgerm variant covers for Fantastic Four #1 showcase The Thing and The Human Torch

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This August, Marvel is celebrating the launch of Fantastic Four #1 by Dan Slott and Sara Pichelli with Artgerm variant covers featuring team portraits, and we’ve got a look at the first two here featuring The Thing and The Human Torch. SEE ALSO: Marvel celebrates Return of the Fantastic Four with classic Jack Kirby poster […]

Deadpool 2 writers discuss cut post-credits scene, wanted Chris Evans’ Human Torch to cameo

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In the build up to this weekend’s release of Deadpool 2, it was revealed that one of the film’s post-credit scenes had been left on the cutting room floor, having been considered too dark even for Deadpool’s standards. Speaking to Uproxx, writers Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese have been discussingd the scene in question, which […]

Marvel celebrates Return of the Fantastic Four with classic Jack Kirby poster

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As the countdown to the Return of the Fantastic Four continues, Marvel has unveiled a special poster of Marvel’s First Family featuring classic artwork by Jack Kirby, which will be available to readers this August. Take a look here… SEE ALSO: Marvel marks the Return of the Fantastic Four with twenty variant covers This August, […]

Marvel marks the Return of the Fantastic Four with twenty variant covers

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Reed, Sue, Ben and Johnny are set to make their return to the 616 this summer as the publisher launches a brand new Fantastic Four series from creators Dan Slott (Amazing Spider-Man) and Sara Pichelli (Spider-Man: Miles Morales). To mark their triumphant return, Marvel has already announced a series of True Believers comics featuring some of […]

Marvel’s Kevin Feige says X-Men and Fantastic Four won’t impact the MCU for a number of years

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There was a lot of excitement amongst Marvel fans this past December when it was announced that The Walt Disney Company is set to acquire 20th Century Fox’s film assets, which includes the rights to the X-Men and Fantastic Four franchises. Naturally this opens the door for Marvel Studios to bring the mutants and the […]

Rumour: X-Men: Dark Phoenix will be Fox’s final Marvel movie before X-Men and Fantastic Four debut in Phase Four of the MCU

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Back in December it was revealed that The Walt Disney Company is in the process of acquiring the film and TV assets of 21st Century Fox, which means that – should the deal go through – the rights to the X-Men and Fantastic Four franchises will return to Marvel, opening the door for the various […]

Predicting Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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Liam Hoofe takes a look ahead at what movies we could possibly see in Marvel Phase’s Four… Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is currently riding high atop the summer box office, bringing us one step closer to the end of Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe – with the current Thanos storyline set to […]

Marvel celebrates the upcoming return of the Fantastic Four with a trailer and cover artwork

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Last month it was announced that Marvel’s First Family are set for a return to the Marvel comic book universe with a brand new Fantastic Four series from Dan Slott (Amazing Spider-Man) and Sara Pichelli (Spider-Man: Miles Morales). And now, we’ve got a look at the cover to August’s first issue, as well as a teaser […]