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Tessa Thompson confirms Valkyrie to be the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first LGBT character

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Thor: Ragnarok star Tessa Thompson has just revealed her character as the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s first LGBT character. Thompson, who plays Valkyrie in the upcoming film, responded to a fan’s statement about the character being a lesbian in the comics: She’s bi. And yes, she cares very little about what men think of her. What […]

UPDATE: Karl Urban feels that the time is right for a female Thor, Kevin Feige not ruling it out

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Chris Hemsworth’s Thor is just about to get a much-needed reinvention in Taika Waititi’s upcoming Thor: Ragnarok, but already questions are springing up about a female Thor. During the press-tour for Thor: Ragnarok, Monkeys Fighting Robots got a chance to chat with Karl Urban — who plays Skurge — about his experience working on the film. […]

David Fincher thinks that the Marvel Cinematic Universe makes it challenging for directors to tell complex tales

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Seven, and Fight Club director David Fincher has some criticism for the current state of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. During an interview with Youtuber Yellow King Film Boy, while talking about his excellent new Netflix series Mindhunter, the conversation swerved to Marvel Studios. As it turns out, Fincher takes some issue with the often light-hearted, and […]

UPDATE: Avengers: Infinity War trailer is still being finished, will arrive before the end of the year

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Fans have been eagerly awaiting the first glimpse (not counting the leak earlier this year) of Avengers: Infinity War. The film promises to be huge — even the cast agrees — and the public is clamouring to know what all the fuss is about. So, where is our trailer? One would think we’d have some […]

Gwyneth Paltrow confirms Don Cheadle’s Avengers 4 return

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Avengers: Infinity War is still a good few months away from release, but Avengers 4 is already underway with several actors already confirming that they have been on set. One such actress is Gwyneth Paltrow — who plays Tony’s eternal flame Pepper Potts — and the actress recently let slip the return of another major […]

Taika Waititi considers Thor: Ragnarok to be the first film in a new Thor series

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Back when Thor came out in theaters, everyone was a bit apprehensive. Marvel simply didn’t have the greatest track-record getting their works adapted to film (YET). The first Iron Man film, at the time, was considered a bit of a “unicorn”. It was a solid film in its own right, and a massive step up […]

The music in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will all be influenced by Yondu, says director James Gunn

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Warning. Spoilers for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 lie below… Director James Gunn revealed during a Live Q&A on Facebook that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’s music is going to be influenced by none other than the late — “I’m Mary Poppins y’all” — Yondu. Which makes sense, right? The Guardians of the […]

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will set the stage for the next 10 to 20 years of the MCU, according to James Gunn

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According to director James Gunn, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 has a huge responsibility. Speaking to fans during a live Q&A on his Facebook page, he revealed that the events of Guardians 3 will be felt throughout the Marvel Cinematic Universe for years to come: “One of the things I’m doing with creating Guardians […]

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 […]