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Kingpin is unlikely to appear in future Marvel movies, says Vincent D’Onofrio

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Vincent D’Onofrio’s Kingpin has become a fan favourite after appearing in Netflix’s Daredevil. But it seems the crime lord is unlikely to make an appearance in any future Marvel movies. Speaking to Digital Spy while promoting his latest project Emerald City, the actor was asked about Kingpin’s future as it pertained to the MCU. The […]

Karen Gillan confirms Nebula for Avengers: Infinity War, talks directorial debut Tupperware Party

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Last week it was rumoured that Guardians of the Galaxy’s Nebula would be making an appearance in 2018’s Marvel epic Avengers: Infinity War, and now actress Karen Gillan has confirmed her inclusion in the superhero ensemble and its as-yet-untitled sequel. “I’ll be making a little appearance in the next Avengers movies,” said Gillan in an […]

Scott Derrickson says Marvel is too busy with Phase Three to green light Doctor Strange 2

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Given that Doctor Strange grossed $659.9 million from its release late last year, it’s inevitable that Benedict Cumberbatch’s Sorcerer Supreme will return for a sequel, although as yet there’s been no official word from Marvel Studios. And, according to director Scott Derrickson, we may have a little wait on our hands before we get the […]

Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn has talked to Marvel about a Moon Knight movie

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Despite repeated – and likely speculative – rumours of a potential Netflix show, there’s been no official word from Marvel as to if and when we’ll ever see Moon Knight making his debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. That being said, Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn has revealed on Twitter that he’s pitched […]

Jeremy Renner would “love to do” a Hawkeye/Black Widow team-up movie, but no discussions are happening

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Even after 14 films, there are still several superheroes in the Marvel Cinematic Universe that haven’t been nearly as fleshed out as Iron Man, Captain America and several others, despite being around for about as long. Two of these characters include Jeremy Renner’s Clint Barton/Hawkeye and Scarlett Johansson’s Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow. While there have been […]

Jodie Foster claims superhero movies are “bad content” and ruining viewing habits

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One-time Clarice Starling and director of Black Mirror season 4 episode ‘Arkangel’, Jodie Foster, has been speaking to The Radio Times magazine about the current state of blockbuster cinema, saying that “Going to the movies has become like a theme park”. While that’s a point of view that has been recycled for many a blockbuster summer […]

Ben Mendelsohn up for Captain Marvel’s villain

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As production gears up for Captain Marvel, the film may have found its villain. Variety is reporting that directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck are in talks to reunite with Ben Mendelsohn, who previously worked with the pair on Mississippi Grind and is up for a role as the film’s central villain. Variety doesn’t say who exactly he’d be […]

Ranking the Marvel Cinematic Universe (2016 Edition)

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Flickering Myth ranks the Marvel Cinematic Universe… Kicking off back in 2008, the Marvel Cinematic Universe now contains a whopping fourteen movies, two TV shows and three Netflix series with more coming our way next year. We’ve seen the formation of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes, the fall of S.H.I.E.L.D., the rise of Ultron and the introduction […]

Will Artificial Intelligence Save The Franchise Film?

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Neil Calloway wonders whether we’ll see the end of actors… James Gunn’s assertion that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will set the stage for the next twenty years of MCU films is intriguing, to say the least. It’s hard to imagine the MCU lasting that long, for a start; I doubt Robert Downey Jr. […]

Episode titles and directors revealed for Marvel’s Iron Fist

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With less than two months to go until Netflix unleashes its fourth Marvel series, the British Board of Film Classification has begun rating the episodes for Iron Fist, and in the process we’ve got a look at most of the episodes titles, as well as a list of directors which includes John Dahl, Tom Shankland, […]