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Daredevil showrunners take the reins of The Defenders

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Marvel has announced that Douglas Petrie and Marco Ramirez are set to follow up their work on Daredevil season two by returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe to serve as showrunners on Netflix’s The Defenders. Fellow Daredevil alum Drew Goddard will also serve as executive producer. “We’re incredibly excited to be able to bring our […]

Marvel’s Iron Fist adds David Wenham to its cast

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Marvel Television and Netflix have announced another new recruit to their upcoming original series Iron Fist with The Lord of the Rings star David Wenham joining the cast. Wenham, who has also featured in such films as 300 and Van Helsing, joins the show as Harold Meachum, “a ruthless corporate leader who was partnered with Danny […]

Charlie Cox on how The Defenders fit together as a team

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It’s been a few years since Marvel and Netflix began experimenting with an expanded universe on their streaming platform. Daredevil was met with critical acclaim in its first season, with Luke Cage and Jessica Jones not too far behind (sorry Iron Fist). Now, just like its big-screen brother, the Marvel Netflix-Verse is about to come […]

Finn Jones says it will be a couple of seasons before Iron Fist wears his classic costume

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Although Iron Fist never wears his classic yellow and green costume at any point during the first season of the Marvel and Netflix show, a set photo did arrive online yesterday showing the costume in all of its glory. However, it seems it will still be quite some time before we see the character officially […]

Rogue One’s alternate “happy ending” revealed, live-action Frozen ruled out, Marvel film/TV crossover “wouldn’t work” – Daily News Roundup

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Rounding up yesterday’s big news stories… ROGUE ONE’S HAPPY ENDING Disney and Lucasfilm delivered quite the surprise in December by – SPOILERS – killing off the heroes in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, but screenwriter Gary Whitta has revealed that wasn’t always going to be the case, as Jyn and Cassian both survived in […]

Matthew Vaughn in talks for Man of Steel 2, Spawn reboot will be dark and nasty, new Doctor Who trailer, critics vs. fans and more – Daily News Roundup

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Rounding up yesterday’s big news stories… MAN OF STEEL 2 FINDS A DIRECTOR? We’ve known for a while that Warner Bros. has been developing a sequel to Man of Steel, and if rumours are to be believed, the studio may have found a director. According to reports, comic book movie regular Matthew Vaughn (Kick-Ass, X-Men: […]

Iron Fist has been cast – according to Luke Cage’s Mike Colter

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We heard earlier today that Jessica Jones writer Scott Reynolds had joined the writing team for Iron Fist, which is set to debut on Netflix next year, but the question still remains: who is going to play Danny Rand? Well according to his buddy Luke Cage, the decision has already been made. “The actor has […]

Netflix releases official loglines for Luke Cage, Iron Fist and The Defenders

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Netflix has updated its catalogue with official loglines for its three upcoming Marvel TV shows in Luke Cage, Iron Fist and The Defenders, although they’re very brief and don’t offer anything in the way of new information. Luke Cage – “In this Marvel live action series, a street-fighting ex-con battles crime on the streets of New York […]

Rumour: Villain for Marvel’s Iron Fist season 2 reportedly revealed

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With filming on the second season of Marvel’s Iron Fist slated to begin this month, That Hashtag Show has come across a casting call for the Netflix series which the outlet believes may have revealed which villain Finn Jones’ Danny Rand will be going up against. The casting call reads: [TANYA PARKER] (late-20’s, open ethnicity) As […]