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Mel Gibson criticises Marvel movies for “violence without conscience”

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Back in September Mel Gibson had some words of criticism for the superhero genre – and in particular Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, which he called “a piece of shit”, and now the Hacksaw Ridge director has turned his attention to Marvel, slamming them for their levels of “violence without conscience.” “To talk about […]

The Russos considered killing an Avenger in Captain America: Civil War

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In the build up to the release of Captain America: Civil War there was a lot of speculation as to whether Marvel would follow the Civil War comic book story arc with the death of Captain America, while one rumour even suggested that death scenes had been filmed for Falcon, War Machine and Scarlet Witch. […]

Captain America: Civil War overtakes Zootopia, now highest-grossing movie of 2016

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Having wasted no time in passing Deadpool and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Marvel’s Captain America: Civil War has now overtaken Zootopia to become the highest-grossing movie of 2016 to date. By close of play on Tuesday, Civil War has earned $306.6 million domestically, with a further $665.3 from international markets, for a total […]

Captain America: Civil War pulls in $182 million domestic opening weekend, hits $678 million worldwide

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The dust is settling on the domestic opening weekend for Captain America: Civil War, with the Marvel blockbuster debuting to $181.8 in North America, giving it the fifth biggest domestic opening of all time. It had been predicted prior to release that Civil War could break the $200 million mark, although those estimates were lowered on […]

Captain America: Civil War opens with $200 million internationally

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This past Wednesday, Marvel launched Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Captain America: Civil War began rolling out around the world, expanding to 63 markets internationally by the weekend and pulling in $200.2 million across the five days. The opening for Civil War is on par with last year’s Avengers: Age of Ultron, which […]

Disney’s Bob Iger reveals that discussions are underway for the next decade of Marvel movies

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With Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe laid out through to the as-yet-untitled Avengers 4 in May 2019, it seems that discussions are now underway for the fourth phase of the Marvel’s superhero movie slate, with Disney CEO Bob Iger revealing that they are beginning to map out the next decade of releases. “We had […]

Sigourney Weaver talks Avatar 2 and Marvel’s The Defenders

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Alien and Ghostbusters actress Signourney Weaver has some big projects coming up, yet fans know little to nothing about them. She’ll soon be starring in Marvel’s The Defenders, the crossover series between all of Marvel’s Netflix superheroes, along with the long-gestating Avatar sequel, the first of three that director James Cameron has planned. The Avatar sequel has been in development since the before […]

Samuel L. Jackson on the Marvel and DC rivalry

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Much has been made of the “rivalry” between Marvel and DC this year, which isn’t too surprising given that we’ve seen Warner Bros. fleshing out the DC Extended Universe with the release of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad, while Marvel Studios launched Phase Three with Captain America: Civil War and the […]

Marvel’s Jeph Loeb teases Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D and Defenders crossover

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While it’s looking increasingly unlikely that we’ll see any of Marvel’s small screen heroes making the jump to the big screen for Avengers: Infinity War, Marvel’s Head of Television Jeph Loeb has hinted at the possibility of a crossover between the Netflix shows and ABC’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. during a panel at New York Comic […]

The Punisher could appear in The Defenders

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We’ve heard quite a bit from Marvel’s TCA press conference including the schedule for the post-Defenders line-up and why they passed on Agent Carter, and now we’ve got a nice little tease. During the press conference, Netflix’s Ted Sarandos was asked if Jon Bernthal’s Frank Castle would feature in the team-up series The Defenders, to […]