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Kevin Smith says Martin Scorsese is a “genius” but wrong about superhero films

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Kevin Smith has responded to iconic director Martin Scorsese’s comments about Marvel films not being cinema. There were some people that took umbrage with legendary director Martin Scorsese’s comments stating that Marvel movies weren’t “cinema”. While they are certainly very different movies from the dramatic works that Scorsese directs, he has received a fair amount […]

Rumour: Disney looking to buy Spider-Man rights from Sony

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If rumours are to be believed, Disney is looking to avoid any kind of repeat of this summer’s Spider-Man custody battle with Sony by buying out the movie rights to the iconic Marvel character. This report comes by way of Geekosity (which according to Yahoo, has a decent track record… but not one that we […]

Venom director Ruben Fleischer thinks we’ll see a Spider-Man crossover

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Venom and Zombieland: Double Tap director Ruben Fleischer hints that Tom Holland’s Spider-Man and Tom Hardy’s Venom is the destination and will crossover in the future. While promoting his newest film, Zombieland: Double Tap, Fleischer was asked by Fandom if Spider-Man and Venom would come face-to-face to which he admitted that the end goal is for Holland and […]

Marvel’s Runaways season 3 promo features Gert and Old Lace

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A new promo has arrived online for the third season of Marvel’s Runaways which sees Dale explaining to Gert that there’s a lot she doesn’t know about her adorable (and deadly) genetically-engineered dinosaur Old Lace; watch it here… SEE ALSO: Marvel’s Runaways season 3 trailer introduces Elizabeth Hurley as Morgan le Fay “In an action-packed […]

Tom Holland wasn’t aware of the Nick Fury ending in Spider-Man: Far From Home

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Spider-Man: Far From Home star Tom Holland was unaware of the big Nick Fury twist during the movie’s post-credits scene. During a panel at ACE Comic-Con this weekend (via ComicBook.com), Holland admitted he wasn’t aware of the scene until he saw the entire film. “I’m trying to think if I did know that. No, I […]

Descendants’ Dove Cameron wants to play Gwen Stacy in the MCU

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Having lent her voice to the character in the Marvel Rising animations, Descendants star Dove Cameron has now thrown her hat into the ring to play Gwen Stacy for the character’s inevitable introduction into the live-action Spider-Man series. “I would love to play Gwen Stacy,” Cameron tells Yahoo. “I would love to play Spider-Gwen, or […]

Robert Downey Jr. responds to Martin Scorsese’s Marvel criticism

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Legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese didn’t exactly endear himself to Marvel fans this past week, the Oscar-winning director stating that he avoids Marvel Cinematic Universe movies as “that’s not cinema”. We’ve already heard responses from directors James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy) and Joss Whedon (The Avengers), and now Robert Downey Jr. has weighed in with […]

The MCU gets a VR experience with Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Damage Control trailer

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Marvel Studios has teamed with Lucasfilm’s ILMxLAB, the studio behind Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series, to put fans right in the middle of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with the upcoming VR experience Avengers: Damage Control, and an official story trailer has been released which features heroes such as Spider-Man, Hulk, Falcon, Black Panther, […]

Spider-Man producer teases Sinister Six plans

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Amy Pascal, a lead producer for the Spider-Man franchise, has teased plans for a future Sinister Six movie. Sony’s Spider-Man universe is going to continue to grow with the likes of Morbius and Venom 2 on the horizon. At one point, Sony was looking to develop a Sinister Six movie, but given the recent deal […]

Adrianne Palicki won’t be returning for the final season of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

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Adrianne Palicki, who is best known for playing Kelly Grayson on The Orville and amongst Marvel fans for playing Bobbi Morse on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., has confirmed she won’t be returning for the final season of the show. During The Orville panel at New York Comic-Con, Palicki was asked if she will be showing up in the seventh and […]