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Universal options Mark Millar and Sean Gordon Murphy’s Chrononauts

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Universal Pictures has snapped up the rights to Chrononauts, the new comic book series from Mark Millar (Kick-Ass) and Sean Gordon Murphy (Punk Rock Jesus), which launched this past week courtesy of Image Comics. SEE ALSO: Read our review of Chrononauts #1 here The studio has tapped Chris Morgan (Furious 7) to produce the adaptation […]

Interview: Mark Millar talks Kingsman: The Secret Service, James Bond and The Fantastic Four

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Flickering Myth sits down with Mark Millar… Out in cinemas at the end of the month, Flickering Myth deputy editor and podcast host Luke Owen sat down with comic book writer and legend Mark Millar to talk about Kingsman: The Secret Service, his favourite James Bond, working with Matthew Vaughn and Jane Goldman and his […]

Exclusive: Mark Millar talks The Fantastic Four reboot, “everything I’ve seen looks good”

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Yesterday we brought you the exclusive word from Kingsman: The Secret Service director and The Fantastic Four producer Matthew Vaughn, who has seen the reboot and praised the work of Josh Trank (Chronicle). Today we bring you a snippet from our chat with Mark Millar, whose comic book is the basis for Kingsman: The Secret Service, who gave […]

Mark Millar talks Spider-Man joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Captain America: Civil War

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Have you recovered from the news that Spider-Man has joined the ranks of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in a deal between Marvel and Sony? Well, someone who might be quite excited about the news is Mark Millar, the comic book writer behind Civil War, which is being adapted into Captain America: Civil War for next […]

Mark Millar explains why he thinks Marvel movies are more successful than DC films

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In the ten years since the release of Iron Man back in 2008, Marvel Studios has enjoyed enormous, unprecedented success with its Cinematic Universe, both in terms of critical acclaim and box office (it’s the highest grossing franchise in history, with over $14 billion in receipts). DC on the other hand hasn’t had the easiest […]

Comic Book Review – Kick-Ass #1

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Harrison Abbott reviews Kick-Ass #1… In October 2014, Mark Millar appeared to definitively finish with one his most lucrative properties; Kick-Ass.  Having developed the violent-universe and its larger-than-life characters over the course of 8 years (it started life in 2006 as a completely different project) 23 issues, 2 movie adaptations and a separate spin-off volume, Millar […]

Mark Millar wants Tessa Thompson to play the new Kick-Ass

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Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. return to the world of Kick-Ass next month with the launch of a brand new comic book series, albeit with a new hero under the mask as high schooler Dave Lizewski makes way for Patience Lee, a black female military veteran and mother. Although we’re still a few weeks away […]

Mark Millar announces new Hit-Girl ongoing series

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ComicBook is reporting that Mark Millar is set to launch a brand new ongoing Hit-Girl series, which will begin with a four-issue arc entitled ‘Colombia’ from Millar and artist Ricardo Lopez Ortiz, before handing over to other creators including the likes of Kevin Smith, Frank Quitely, Rafael Albuquerque, Pete Milligan, Eduardo Risso, Daniel Way and Kim Jung […]

Mark Millar and Netflix announce The Magic Order

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Mark Millar has announced his first comic book project for Netflix, with THR reporting that the Kick-Ass and Kingsman writer is penning a six-issue series entitled v, which will be illustrated by Olivier Coipel. “We wanted to make a splash with our first book for Netflix and this is it,” said Millar. “I love dark fantasy […]