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Luke Cage: Things That Worked and Things That Didn’t

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Samuel Brace on what worked and what didn’t in Marvel’s Luke Cage… To see something through to the end with the energy and vigour with which one started is something quite rare indeed. Television is often blighted with this very problem, a lot of shows start off replete with quality but like buckets of water […]

The Week in Spandex – Logan poster and plot details, The Punisher set photos, Suicide Squad extended cut, Ben Affleck talks Batman, Justice League video and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Doctor Strange, Black Panther, Captain America: Civil War, Thor: Ragnarok, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Avengers: Infinity War, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Luke Cage, Iron Fist, The Punisher, Hulk: Where Monsters Dwell, X-Men: Apocalypse, Logan, Justice League, Wonder Woman, Suicide Squad, The […]

Forest Whitaker, Daniel Kaluuya and Florence Kasumba join Marvel’s Black Panther

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Marvel’s Black Panther has expanded its cast with three new additions in Forest Whitaker (Rogue One: A Star Wars Story), Daniel Kaluuya (Black Mirror) and Florence Kasumba (Captain America: Civil War). Whitaker is set to play Zuri, an elder statesman in Wakanda, with Kaluuya as W’Kabi, a confidant of T’Challa, and Kasumba reprising her Civil War role […]

Netflix’s The Punisher adds three cast members

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Production on Netflix’s The Punisher series is now underway, as seen in the set photos featuring a cameo from a Daredevil character, and now Marvel has confirmed three more cast members to the upcoming series. The latest actors to join the cast are Ben Barnes, Ebon Moss-Bachrach and Amber Rose Revah. Barnes will play Billy Russo, a Special Forces veteran who now runs […]

James Gunn debunks recent Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 rumours

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Yesterday we brought you a rumour from Schmoes Know which suggested that Sylvester Stallone and Sharon Stone would be playing two members of The Elders in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 alongside Benecio Del Toro’s The Collector, Elizabeth Debicki’s Ayesha (and Jeff Goldblum’s Grandmaster from Thor: Ragnarok).Well, it looks like the report was false, as […]

Rumour: Details on Sharon Stone and Sylvester Stallone’s roles in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2 and how they connect to Thor: Ragnarok

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While we know that Kurt Russell will be playing Ego the Living Planet in James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, we still don’t know what role Sylvester Stallone will be playing in the film. But the chaps over at Schmoes Know claim they’ve got the inside track on where he’ll feature alongside Sharon […]

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, one […]

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, and […]

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 are excited […]