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Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger showrunner talks crossover ambitions

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While the official line is that “it’s all connected”, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has become increasingly fractured as its spreads out across the small screen with Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Netflix shows joined by the likes of Runaways and Cloak & Dagger. It seems pretty clear by now that the movie side of the […]

Marvel reportedly wants Disney to reinstate James Gunn on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

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We’re almost three weeks on from his dismissal, but the drama surrounding James Gunn’s firing from Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 doesn’t seem to be slowing down any, and now comes word that Marvel Studios may be backing the filmmaker and hoping to persuade the Mouse House to reverse its decision. First up […]

The Academy’s ‘Achievement in Popular Film’ is a demeaning category

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Ricky Church on the new Oscar category ‘Achievement in Popular Film… The Academy Awards is the film industry’s most prestigious event of the year, celebrating outstanding achievements in a wide array of behind the scenes filmmaking from direction, acting to sound design and more. That’s how the ceremony is presented to audiences at least and […]

Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger gets a season 2 poster

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A poster has arrived online for the second season of Freeform’s Marvel series Cloak & Dagger featuring Tandy (Olivia Holt) and Tyrone (Aubrey Joseph) which reveals the show is set to return Spring 2019; check it out here… “Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger” is a coming-of-age series based on the beloved Marvel characters.  Tandy Bowen and […]

Disney CEO comments on plans for Fox properties like X-Men, Deadpool, Fantastic Four and Avatar

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Disney CEO Bob Iger has revealed that Disney has plans on how to incorporate their purchased Fox properties such as X-Men, Deadpool, and The Fantastic Four. The sale of Fox’s film and TV assets to Disney has been a huge talking point for many months, largely due to the fact that Marvel properties like X-Men […]

Samuel L. Jackson and Cobie Smulders officially join Spider-Man: Far From Home

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Marvel fans will see some more familiar faces in Spider-Man: Far From Home as Vulture has confirmed last week’s rumour that Samuel L. Jackson and Cobie Smulders will be reprising their roles as S.H.I.E.L.D. agents Nick Fury and Maria Hill respectively. Jackson and Smulders were last seen as Fury and Hill in the post-credits scene for Avengers: […]

Dave Bautista will ask for his Marvel release if James Gunn’s script isn’t used for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

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Dave Bautista has been very vocal in support of his Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn since the filmmaker’s firing from Guardians Vol. 3, stating yesterday that he’d return for the threequel due to contractual obligations, but would find it “nauseating” working for Disney. Well, Bautista has now been chatting to Shortlist about the […]

Avengers: Infinity War co-director Anthony Russo believes that there is a “nobility” to Thanos

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Co-director of Avengers: Infinity War, Anthony Russo, has explained what he believes to be Thanos’ noble nature. There’s no denying that the villain of Avengers: Infinity War made an impact, both in the fictional world he inhabits and on current cinematic culture. Thanos is fondly thought of as one of the MCU’s best villains but […]

Movie Review – Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018)

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Ant-Man and the Wasp, 2018. Directed by Peyton Reed. Starring Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, Michael Pena, Walton Goggins, Michelle Pfeiffer, Hannah John-Kamen, T.I., Judy Greer, David Dastmalchian, Randall Park, Abby Ryder Forston, Laurence Fishburne and Bobby Cannavale. SYNOPSIS: As Scott Lang balances being both a Super Hero and a father, Hope van Dyne […]

Dave Bautista will return for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, but will find it “pretty nauseating” to work for Disney

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While the full cast of Guardians of the Galaxy released a rather measured open letter in support of director James Gunn following his removal from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 due to offensive historic tweets, Dave Bautista certainly hasn’t held back from letting his feelings on the subject be known. Immediately following Gunn’s dismissal, […]