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Kevin Feige responds to Martin Scorsese’s Marvel criticism

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Martin Scorsese caused quite the stir last month when, during his promotional campaign for The Irishman, the legendary filmmaker spent much of his time criticising Marvel Studios and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, describing its output as “not cinema” and comparing it instead to theme park attractions. While some of Scorsese’s contemporaries agreed his comments (see […]

James Gunn confirms that Zachary Levi was considered for the role of Star-Lord in Guardians of the Galaxy

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Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn has confirmed that Shazam! actor Zachary Levi was considered for the role of Star-Lord before the final decision landed on Chris Pratt. Recently, Gunn opened up a Q&A on his Instagram to which a fan asked the director if the reports of Levi being considered for Star-Lord were true, […]

Sophia Di Martino joins Marvel’s Loki series

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Marvel’s upcoming Disney+ series Loki has made its first new casting with Variety reporting that Sophia Di Martino (Yesterday, Flowers) is set to star alongside Tom Hiddleston in an unknown role. The Loki series will see Tom Hiddleston reprising the role of Avengers: Endgame’s alternate version of the God of Mischief, and “will follow Loki as the trickster and shapeshifter pops up […]

Nebula was originally going to use the Gauntlet in Avengers: Endgame

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While Karen Gillan’s Nebula played a rather large part in both Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame, the character’s involvement in the story ultimately proved very different to that of her role in The Infinity Gauntlet comic book story, where she steals the Gauntlet and Infinity Gems from Thanos and the Mad Titan then has […]

Disney dates five new movies for Phase Five of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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After announcing its Phase Four slate at the San Diego Comic-Con this past July (and throwing Spider-Man 3 into the mix after Disney and Sony reached a deal to extend their partnership), Marvel has now dated five new mystery movies for 2022 and 2023, which will join the previously announced Black Panther II as part of […]

Sebastian Stan featured in first set photos from Marvel’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

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Following the release of some concept art featuring Sam Wilson, Bucky Barnes, Sharon Carter, Helmut Zemo and U.S. Agent [see here], we’ve now got a batch of set photos from Marvel Studios’ first foray into television, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, which sees Sebastian Stan reprising his role as Bucky, complete with new haircut; […]

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 4 Episode 15 Review – ‘Self Control’

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Danny Hale reviews the fifteenth episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 4… After the excellent reveal that was the closing scene of ‘The Man Behind the Shield’ last week ‘Self Control’ had a lot of pressure to give us an appropriate payoff and oh my stars and garters did it deliver. Jed Whedon made […]

Is Cinema Really Dead If Scorsese Says It Is?

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Henry Bevan on whether cinema is really dead… The ‘cinema is dead’ narrative has gone around for a while. It is normally spouted by some blogger who wants to get across their “hot take”. But, sometimes, someone of note joins in, and as 2016 came to a close, a director trifecta chimed in — Martin […]

Matthew McConaughey on choosing The Dark Tower over Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

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Before Kurt Russell was cast in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 as Ego, the Living Planet, Marvel reached out to Matthew McConaughey for the role of Star-Lord’s father, only for the Oscar winner to turn the opportunity down in favour of portraying The Man in Black in the upcoming Stephen King adaptation The Dark […]

Forest Whitaker talks about working with the “amazing” Ryan Coogler on Marvel’s Black Panther

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Forest Whitaker is one of many esteemed actors joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe over the next couple of years, and he’s chosen arguably the most promising project on Marvel’s docket to make his first appearance: Black Panther. Whitaker has known the film’s director, Ryan Coogler, for a number of years now, even serving as a producer […]