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Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 4 Episode 13 Review – ‘BOOM’

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Danny Hale reviews the thirteenth episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 4… Our opening scene this week did a great job of quickly establishing where Coulson’s mind is at in the wake of the events of ‘Hot Potato Soup’ while he and Mac observe an anonymous target. Discovering he was living alongside a LMD […]

Thanos’ role in Avengers: Infinity War, Iron Fist trailer, Alicia Vikander as Lara Croft and more – Daily News Roundup

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Rounding up yesterday’s big news stories…THANOS DROPS A SPOILER?With cameras now rolling on Avengers: Infinity War, we’ve had several actors confirming their involvement in the Marvel epic, but it seems that the Mad Titan himself Josh Brolin may have let slip one surprise guest (if you want to spoil yourself, click here). And on the […]

The Collector seemingly confirmed for Avengers: Infinity War by Josh Brolin

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It’s all been building to this. Building and building and building. This climatic Marvel movie where Earth’s Mightiest Heroes will finally battle Thanos is now in production, and it seems yet another character is joining the cast.Avengers: Infinity War — the closing of Phase Three of the MCU — is going to be a packed […]

Kevin Feige discusses Marvel villain criticisms and Thanos’ role in Avengers: Infinity War

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If you read any reviews for a Marvel Cinematic Universe blockbuster, the one criticism they are likely to have in common is a gripe that the big bad villain is underdeveloped with one-dimensional motivations.MCU architect Kevin Feige spoke about these criticisms at a press junket for Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 and noted how Avengers: Infinity War […]

Casting call suggests Asgard will feature in Avengers: Infinity War

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Recently the Atlanta Journal-Constitution made notice of an Avengers: Infinity War casting call seeking “to fill a fun background role with men and women, any ethnicity, who appear to be 18 – 50s – especially men with long hair and beards. You’ll need to be comfortable with fake blood and with wearing special effects makeup.”The […]

Up Up and Pret-a-Porter: Why are superhero movie costume designs so boring?

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Anghus Houvourus on superhero movie costumes…Be warned: This is going to be some epic level nitpicking right here.By now my laundry list of complaints about the Marvel Cinematic Universe are well known. It’s safe to say that I may be the most vocal critic of the Marvel movies in terms of consistency and output. I […]

The Week in Spandex – Ben Affleck exits The Batman director’s chair, Pierce Brosnan for Cable, Marvel too busy for Doctor Strange 2, Cloak & Dagger and Runaways cast

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at The Batman, The LEGO Batman Movie, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Suicide Squad, Green Lantern Corps, Powerless, Gotham, Supergirl, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, Black Lightning, Logan, Deadpool 2, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Thor: […]

Marvel announces the cast of Runaways

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Marvel has just announced the cast for their next television production, Marvel’s Runaways. Premiering on Hulu, the series is based on the comic created by Brian K. Vaughan and Adrian Alphona and will follow a group of teenagers who discover their parents are actually apart of a supervillain cabal. The cast is as follows: Ariela Barer (New […]

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 4 Episode 12 Review – ‘Hot Potato Soup’

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Danny Hale reviews the twelfth episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 4… ‘Hot Potato Soup’ saw the return of the Koenigs, Billy, Sam and Thurston and as a result we were graced with Patton Oswalt’s varying performances bringing his unique charm back to the show. In addition, we got to meet the original Agent […]

Taika Waititi talks Thor: Ragnarok tone, confirms two cameos

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Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi was interviewed by the A.V. Club and was asked about the tone of the upcoming Marvel Phase Three sequel, as well as confirming a couple of cameos in the film.“I think the overall sense that I’m trying to give to the audience and what I want the audience to leave […]