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Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War passes $800 million worldwide

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After setting a record opening this past weekend and overtaking the total gross of DC’s Justice League on Monday, Marvel’s latest superhero blockbuster has added a further $88 million in receipts on Tuesday, pushing its global box office to $808 million.Domestically, Infinity War has earned $305.9 million in just five days, tying with Star Wars: […]

First Punisher season 2 set photos feature Frank Castle and Amy Bendix

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With filming now underway on the second season of Netflix’s The Punisher, a batch of set photos have arrived online which feature the returning Jon Bernthal as Frank Castle, as well as new cast addition Giorgia Whigham as Amy Bendix, described as “a street-smart grifter with a mysterious past”. Check them out here…SEE ALSO: The Punisher […]

Kevin Feige comments on a dramatic early Avengers: Infinity War death

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Kevin Feige has commented on one of the early deaths that permeate the start of Avengers: Infinity War.We all knew that there would be plenty of death and carnage on the menu for Avengers: Infinity War, but audiences might not have expected some key characters to kick the bucket right at the start.As you will […]

Joss Whedon nearly included The Wasp in The Avengers

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Joss Whedon has revealed that he nearly included The Wasp and Ezekiel Stane in The Avengers.It seems like a long time ago when Joss Whedon was orchestrating the likes of The Avengers and its sequel Avengers: Age of Ultron but at one point he was Marvel’s go-to man before departing the franchise for pastures new.According to […]

Doctor Strange director praises Avengers: Infinity War

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The director of Doctor Strange has praised Avengers: Infinity War for its depiction of the Benedict Cumberbatch character.Considering just how many heroes are crammed into Infinity War, it was hard to believe that any of the individual characters would be done justice or get a substantial moment to shine.So it’s high praise indeed that the […]

Kevin Feige supported Avengers: Infinity War’s ending from the beginning

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Right from the start, Kevin Feige was in full support of the ending for Avengers: Infinity War.Now that fans are enjoying Infinity War in huge swarms around the world, audiences are starting to talk about that dramatic ending, with our cast of Marvel characters in an incredibly dire and desperate situation as the film closes.With […]

Kevin Feige has been having meetings about Marvel movies for 2024 and 2025

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While Marvel Studios has announced a series of release dates through to 2022, so far it is keeping its Phase Four plans tightly under wraps, with Kevin Feige revealing last month that we shouldn’t expect an announcement on the next slate of Marvel Cinematic Universe movies until after the release of Avengers 4 next year.However, […]

Lucasfilm congratulates Marvel on Avengers: Infinity War breaking Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ box office record

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As well as dethroning The Fate of the Furious for the biggest worldwide opening weekend in history with its haul of $640 million, Marvel’s superhero epic Avengers: Infinity War also scored the biggest domestic debut of all time, grossing $257 million to take top spot from 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($248 million).To mark the […]

UPDATE: Avengers: Infinity War passes Justice League at the worldwide box office

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After setting a record worldwide opening of $640 million this past weekend, it was only a matter of time before Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War surpassed the total box office haul of Warner Bros.’ Justice League.Well, sure enough it only took one more day to achieve that feat, as Infinity War grossed $24.7 million in North […]

Marvel’s Ant-Man and The Wasp gets a new trailer

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While Avengers: Infinity War is off breaking box office records, fans won’t have to wait too long for the next chapter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Marvel has released today the latest trailer for Ant-Man and The Wasp, the sequel to Peyton Reed’s 2015 film starring Paul Rudd as Scott Lang, aka Ant-Man, and Evangeline Lilly as Hope […]