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Denis Villeneuve shades Marvel, but praises studio for hiring Eternals’ Chloe Zhao

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Denis Villeneuve has been grabbing headlines this week for criticising Marvel, stating that “there are too many Marvel movies, that are nothing more than a cut and paste of others”, but it seems he isn’t entirely without praise for the studio – specifically when it comes to hiring one of the most well-regarded directors working […]

Hot Toys unveils its Captain Carter Marvel’s What If…? Masterpiece Series figure

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Sideshow and Hot Toys have unveiled the 1:6 scale Television Masterpiece Series Captain Carter figure which is based on the appearance of Hayley Atwell’s Peggy Carter in the Disney+ animated series Marvel’s What If…?. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $235; check it out here… What If… Captain Carter was the First […]

Marvel’s Eternals images offer new look at the MCU’s next superhero team

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With Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings now in the rear-view mirror, attention is quickly turning to the next instalment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and thanks to Total Film we’ve now got three new images from the Chloe Zhao-directed Eternals, offering a new look at Ikaris (Richard Madden), Sersi (Gemma Chan), Kingo […]

Marvel’s What If…? – Episode 6 Review

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Martin Carr reviews the sixth episode of Marvel’s What If…? By combining elements of Avengers: Endgame, Black Panther and Iron Man amongst others, episode six offers up some serious food for MCU thought, turning heroes into villains, villains into world powers and bringing female empowerment centre stage. Featuring voice work from Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan […]

Marvel’s What If…? gets a midseason trailer

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As we await Wednesday’s sixth episode ‘What If… Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark?’ Marvel has shared a midseason trailer has been released for Marvel’s What If…? which teases what’s to come in the remaining episodes of the animated series; watch it here… SEE ALSO: Marvel’s What If…? Zombie Pop Vinyl figures unveiled by Funko Marvel’s What […]

Benedict Cumberbatch praises Marvel directors Jon Watts and Sam Raimi

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Following his starring turn in the fourth episode of Marvel’s What If…? [read our review here], fans of Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange are in for a double dose of big screen Sorcerer Supreme in the coming months with appearances in both Spider-Man: No Way Home and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. Having just […]

Marvel’s What If…? Zombie Pop Vinyl figures unveiled by Funko

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Funko has unveiled a new wave of Pop! vinyl figures, inspired by the Marvel Zombies episode of the Disney+ animated series Marvel’s What If…? [read our review of the episode here] which includes zombified versions of Iron Man, Doctor Strange, Falcon, Scarlet Witch, and Captain America, and Zombie Hunter Spider-Man, along with four Pop! Keychains […]

Killmonger returns on Marvel’s What If…? poster

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Disney+ has revealed a poster for this week’s sixth episode of the animated series Marvel’s What If…? featuring the return of Michael B. Jordan’s Erik Killmonger; check it out here… Marvel’s What If…? features the voice talents of Andy Serkis (Ulysses Klaue), Angela Bassett (Ramonda), Benedict Cumberbatch (Doctor Strange), Benedict Wong (Wong), Benicio Del Toro (The […]

Shang-Chi holds better than Black Widow at the box office, while Malignant stalls

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Shang-Chi earned more than Ten Rings atop the U.S. Box Office this weekend, collecting $35.8 million in a healthy sophomore frame for the Marvel blockbuster. The Simu Liu and Awkwafina staring superhero movie suffered a decline of -53% at the North American box-office, which isn’t unusual for a Marvel blockbuster, particularly those released in this pandemic-era […]