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Rumour: Star-Lord will be a “major player” in Avengers: Infinity War

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Warning: possible spoilers below… It was confirmed a little while ago by Vin Diesel that the Guardians of the Galaxy will be appearing in Avengers: Infinity War as many had speculated, but we didn’t know just how much involvement they’d have considering the huge cast of characters. Well according to the chaps at Schmoes Know, […]

Rumoured plot details for Thor: Ragnarok including Valkyrie and Skurge’s involvement

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At this point, the only thing we know for certain about the plot for Thor: Ragnarok is that it will incorporate elements of the Planet Hulk storyline, and will presumably deviate enormously from the Ragnarok arc of the Thor comic books. Well, the folks at Schmoes Know are claiming to have some details about the Phase Three threequel, […]

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. showrunners confirm the identity of the new Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.

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Last week Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. introduced Jason O’Mara’s new Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., a character “whose Marvel roots go back to the 1940s.”  In the episode itself, it was revealed that O’Mara’s character was called Jeffrey, which immediately sparked speculation that he could be Jeffrey Mace, a.k.a. Patriot – and that has now officially been confirmed by the show’s executive producers. “We […]

Spider-Man: Homecoming has wrapped filming

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After moving from Atlanta to New York City this past week, Spider-Man: Homecoming has officially wrapped filming, and will now enter the post-production Phase ahead of the release of the Marvel and Sony blockbuster next summer. The news was shared by the official Spider-Man: Homecoming Instagram, with the following image… SEE ALSO: Spectacular photos from […]

Thor: Ragnarok director Taika Waititi teases Korg the Kronan

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With Thor: Ragnarok set to incorporate elements of the Planet Hulk comic book arc, director Taika Waititi has taken to Instagram to tease the inclusion of one the main characters from the storyline in Korg the Kronan. Watch this space… #Ragnarok A photo posted by Taika Waititi (@taikawaititi) on Sep 30, 2016 at 5:15am PDT […]

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 […]

The Week in Spandex – Doctor Strange marketing blitz, new Black Panther villain, Tarantino on Luke Cage, Batman movie “a year and a half out”

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Doctor Strange, Avengers: Infinity War, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Black Panther, Captain America: Civil War, Thor: Ragnarok, Luke Cage, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Batman, Justice League, Suicide Squad, The Flash, Wonder Woman, Supegirl, The Flash, Arrow, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Gotham, Jupiter’s Legacy, Ninjak, Bloodshot, […]

Quentin Tarantino on what he’s hoping to see from Marvel’s Luke Cage series

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In 2012, Quentin Tarantino revealed that back in the early 90s, he came close to bringing Power Man to the big screen, having toyed with the idea of directing a Luke Cage movie. And now, with Marvel’s latest TV series hitting Netflix, Yahoo! took the opportunity to ask the director what he’s hoping to see from […]

Daniel Radcliffe wanted to play Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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During an interview with Metro (via Comic Book) to promote the release of his new film Swiss Army Man [read our review here], former Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has revealed that he would have loved to nab the role of Spider-Man for his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in Captain America: Civil War. “I would’ve […]

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 4 Episode 2 Review – ‘Meet the New Boss’

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Danny Hale reviews the second episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 4… Meet the New Boss lived up to its name as we got our first look at the new face of S.H.I.E.L.D. and he’s . . . oddly charming. I’m not sure what I was expecting from the new director but this Jeffrey really […]