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Kevin Feige promoted to Chief Creative Officer of Marvel, will oversee creative direction of all film, TV and publishing

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Having steered the Marvel Cinematic Universe to unprecedented levels of success – its 23 movies grossing over $22.5 billion at the global box office – Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige has now been appointed Chief Creative Officer of Marvel, giving him responsibility for all of Marvel’s film, television and creative aspects of publishing. As reported […]

Rumour: Marvel’s WandaVision to introduce Wiccan and Speed to the MCU

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Marvel Studios has put out a casting call for babies for the upcoming Disney+ series WandaVision, prompting speculation that the characters of Wiccan and Speed are set to be introduced to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Given the title, scenario, and the fact that Paul Bettany’s Vision didn’t make it out of Avengers: Infinity War, it’s […]

Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds teases meeting with Marvel Studios

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Ryan Reynolds, the actor behind Deadpool, has teased a meeting with Marvel Studios via his social media. Ever since Disney purchased 20th Century Fox, Deadpool fans have been wondering just what will become of the Ryan Reynolds led franchise and if Deadpool will join the MCU. With the Deadpool films being R-rated, it certainly isn’t […]

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 […]