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Avengers: Infinity War directors on whether Hulk is afraid of Thanos

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After receiving a rather savage beatdown from Thanos in the opening sequence to Avengers: Infinity War, the Incredible Hulk turned into the Incredible Sulk, refusing to re-emerge for the remainder of the film, despite numerous attempts by Bruce Banner to call on his big green alter-ego. This has led some fans to speculate that the […]

Spider-Man: Far From Home logo revealed as Jake Gyllenhaal arrives in London

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Today is Spider-Man Day, and Marvel Studios has marked the occasion by sharing the official logo for Spider-Man: Far From Home, next year’s Phase Four-launching superhero blockbuster, and the sequel to 2017’s Spider-Man: Homecoming. Meanwhile, it it has been rumoured that Jake Gyllenhaal has been cast in Spider-Man: Far From Home, as the villain Mysterio. This […]

The Russos explain Avengers: Infinity War deaths

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We now know what justification the Russo brothers put forward for the deaths in Avengers: Infinity War. We all knew going in that things were going to get ugly in Avengers: Infinity War once Thanos claimed all the Stones. But the scale of the deaths that took place still surprised many, with numerous fan favourite […]

Exclusive Interview – Michael Douglas on Ant-Man and the Wasp, the quantum realm and seeing his younger self on screen

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Tom Beasley sits down with Michael Douglas ahead of the UK release of Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp… After a very long wait, UK audiences are finally going to get the chance to see Ant-Man and the Wasp. It has been an anxious period of online spoiler avoidance, particularly in the quiet few weeks since […]

James Gunn didn’t write Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 to set up Avengers: Infinity War

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James Gunn has revealed that his intention in writing Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 wasn’t to set up the events of Avengers: Infinity War. Director of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, James Gunn, who has recently been fired from his role at Marvel due to some old and unseemly tweets, has revealed his […]

Exclusive Interview – Ant-Man and the Wasp director Peyton Reed on female superheroes and defying his critics

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Tom Beasley sits down with Ant-Man and the Wasp director Peyton Reed as the film buzzes into UK cinemas… Peyton Reed was put in a very tough position when he directed Ant-Man back in 2015. Edgar Wright had left the project after years of development over “creative differences”, but everyone knew that huge amounts of […]

Thanos and Gamora have a heart-to-heart in Avengers: Infinity War deleted scene

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Coinciding with its digital release today, a new deleted scene has arrived online from the Marvel superhero blockbuster Avengers: Infinity War which sees an emotional Thanos (Josh Brolin) confronting Gamora (Zoe Saldana) with a memory from their past; watch it here… SEE ALSO: The Guardians of the Galaxy featured in deleted Avengers: Infinity War scene https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgW6yg3byLc […]

Daredevil season 3 will be a “return to form” according to Netflix

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Netflix VP of Original Content, Cindy Holland, says that Daredevil season 3 will be a “return to form”. Daredevil is quite possibly the most popular of the Netflix housed Marvel properties, yet there has been quite a gap between the upcoming third season and the release of season two back in 2016. Season two isn’t […]

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, Hannah John-Kamen, Michael Peña, Walton Goggins, Abby Ryder Fortson, Bobby Cannavale, T.I., David Dastmalchian, Divian Ladwa, Laurence Fishburne, Judy Greer, Randall Park, Michael Cerveris, Rob Archer, Sean Kleier, Goran Kostic, Benjamin Byron Davis, Riann Steele, and Michelle Pfeiffer. SYNOPSIS: […]

Guardians of the Galaxy cast share their support for James Gunn with open letter calling for his reinstatement

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Ten days ago, Disney announced that it had parted ways with Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn, firing him from the planned third instalment of the hugely-successful Marvel series due to past social media activity, where the filmmaker had made tasteless jokes about rape and paedophilia. Since then, almost 350,000 people have signed a […]