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Brie Larson says Captain Marvel is powerful enough to move planets

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We’ve already heard from Marvel Studios boss Kevin Feige that Captain Marvel is “by far the most powerful character we’ve ever introduced” to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the latest comments from actress Brie Larson certainly support that notion. “She’s so strong,” Larson told Live from the Red Carpet when asked about Carol Danvers’ power […]

Scott Lang isn’t happy with his working conditions in new Ant-Man and the Wasp TV spot

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With less than three weeks to go until Ant-Man and the Wasp arrives in US cinemas, a new TV spot has been released for Marvel Studios’ superhero sequel which sees Scott Lang (Paul Rudd) complain about his new working conditions; watch it here… SEE ALSO: Evangeline Lilly is “pissed off” about Ant-Man and the Wasp’s […]

Evangeline Lilly is “pissed off” about Ant-Man and the Wasp’s UK release date

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Here in the UK we’ve become accustomed to getting Marvel movies one or two weeks earlier than our friends across the Pond, but that isn’t going to be the case this summer with the studio’s latest superhero blockbuster Ant-Man and the Wasp. While the sequel is set to open in North America on July 6th, […]

Former Daredevil showrunner discusses his interest in a Moon Knight series

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During the promotional campaign for this year’s Pacific Rim Uprising, former Daredevil showrunner Steven S. DeKnight expressed his interest in returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe for a Moon Knight TV series. Fans of Marc Spector have long hoped to see the character make his MCU debut, and during an interview with ComicBook, DeKnight has […]

Jeremy Renner says the Russos received death threats over Hawkeye’s Avengers: Infinity War absence

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Throughout the promotional campaign for Avengers: Infinity War, it became increasingly clear that Hawkeye would be sitting out the battle between Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and Thanos, and sure enough Jeremy Renner’s Clint Barton was nowhere to be seen when the superhero blockbuster finally made its way into theaters. Naturally, Hawkeye’s absence left fans of the […]

Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger Season 1 Episode 3 Review – ‘Stained Glass’

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Red Stewart reviews the third episode of Cloak & Dagger… Surrealism is a hard genre to breach. While presenting an opportunity to experiment with the typical molds for linear storytelling, too often it is used as an excuse by pretentious directors to create something that stands out in the arthouse market. But when it is […]

Rumour: Marvel reportedly considering a Hawkeye movie, but with a “different incarnation” of the character

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Fans of Jeremy Renner’s Hawkeye have long called for a solo movie for the Avengers’ expert archer, and if a new rumour is to be believed, it seems that Marvel Studios may well be planning a Hawkeye film – although it won’t necessarily be Renner’s Clint Barton in the spotlight. Appearing at the 10th annual Produced […]

Pinar Toprak to score Captain Marvel, becomes the MCU’s first female composer

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Next year will see Marvel unleashes its first female-fronted superhero movie Captain Marvel, which also happens to have the studio’s first female director (Anna Boden, who is co-directing with Ryan Fleck), and now we have word that it will also mark the first Marvel movie to be scored by a female composer. Pinar Toprak, whose […]

Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp tracking $80 million domestic opening weekend

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Here in the UK we’ve still got the best part of two months to wait, but Marvel Studios is set to unleash its third superhero movie of the year in the States in just three weeks, and it looks like Ant-Man and the Wasp is going to deliver another solid hit for the Marvel Cinematic […]

The Russos say “don’t expect everything to move forward in a linear fashion in the Marvel universe” after Avengers: Infinity War

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As we already know, the next batch of Marvel movies will include Spider-Man: Homecoming 2, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 and Black Panther 2, so although Marvel Studios wiped out half of its roster of superheroes in Avengers: Infinity War with Thanos’ snap, the expectation is that most – if not all – of the […]