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Iron Fist joins Power Man in Luke Cage season 2

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It looks like Power Man won’t be the only Defender in the second season of Luke Cage, as Entertainment Weekly has unveiled a first-look image revealing that Finn Jones’ Iron Fist is set to feature in the series when it arrives on Netflix next year. SEE ALSO: Misty Knight gets her bionic arm in first […]

Five TV Shows That Could Help the Marvel Netflix Universe

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Liam Hoofe looks at five new shows Netflix could add to their Marvel Universe… When Marvel kickstarted the Netflix branch of their universe with Daredevil back in 2015, expectations were understandably high. Marvel, being Marvel, delivered on those expectations and then some, giving us one of their finest properties to date. They then continued this […]

The Most Disappointing: Marvel’s The Defenders

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Anghus Houvouras on Marvel’s The Defenders… This one kind of smarts. Imagine after all the Marvel Phase One films you finally get to The Avengers and it ends up a poorly written dumpster fire. This was my experience with Marvel’s The Defenders. It’s absolute garbage. A poorly written piece of pure inevitability that never manages […]

The Week in Spandex – Justice League reshoot details, Affleck exiting The Batman (again), Wonder Woman bonus scene, first look at The Wasp and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Justice League, Justice League Mortal, The Batman, Justice League Dark, Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman 2, Shazam, Suicide Squad 2, Batgirl, The Joker, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, Titans, Batman and Harley, Batman and Harley Quinn, The LEGO Batman Movie, Deadpool 2, […]

Misty Knight gets her bionic arm in first Luke Cage season 2 image

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As production continues on season two of Marvel’s Luke Cage, Entertainment Weekly has unveiled the first image from the returning Marvel series, which features Mike Colter’s Power Man alongside Simone Missick’s Misty Knight, complete with the character’s signature bionic arm… SEE ALSO: Marvel’s The Defenders Season 2: Is Shadowland Inbound? The inclusion of Misty’s bionic […]

Marvel’s The Defenders Season 2: Is Shadowland Inbound?

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George Chrysostomou on whether Marvel’s Netflix universe is heading towards Shadowland… Now that we are just over a week removed from the release of The Defenders, pitting Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Jessica Jones and Daredevil against the Hand in a war for New York, we are starting to see predictions for where ‘Phase Two’ of this project is […]

Marvel’s The Defenders Teaches Us That Less Is More

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Samuel Brace on Marvel’s The Defenders… Less is more. This is never truer than when it comes to TV content. Too much of something, even a good thing, can become damaging. Netflix has unfortunately ignored or just failed to understand this concept when it comes to its Marvel properties. However, with their latest series, The […]

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 […]

Exclusive Interview: Marvel costume designer Stephanie Maslansky on The Defenders, how to break into the industry, and more

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Alex Moreland chats with Stephanie Maslansky, costume designer for The Defenders, about all things Marvel… What drew you to working on the Marvel Netflix shows? How did you first become involved with them? When I heard that Daredevil was the first in a group of superhero TV shows being shot in NYC, my interest was piqued. I loved […]

Exclusive Interview: Makeup artist Sarit Klein discusses Marvel’s The Defenders

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Tai Freligh interviews The Defenders makeup artist Sarit Klein… Sarit Klein is a make-up department head for TV and film, known for her work on films like The Smurfs, When in Rome and Descent, and many popular television shows like Nurse Jackie, Necessary Roughness and Unforgettable.  Most recently she has been the go-to makeup person […]