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Highest Grossing Superhero Movies of All-Time

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Luke Owen keeps track of the highest grossing superhero movies of all-time…   Still to come in 2017: Wonder Woman, Justice League, Spider-Man: Homecoming and Thor: Ragnarok. NOTE: You can debate what classifies as a ‘superhero’ in the comments section at the bottom of the page. We’re happy to take feedback on board and add […]

Rumour: Marvel developing Captain Britain TV series

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Every few months or so we get a new rumour sprouting up suggesting that Marvel is developing a TV series based around this character or that character, and generally these rumours turn out to be little more than speculation, based upon the fact that Marvel is no doubt considering many of its virtually endless roster of superheroes […]

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 3 Episode 11 Review – ‘Bouncing Back’

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Danny Hale reviews the eleventh episode of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 3… I was eagerly awaiting Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s return after its strong winter finale before Christmas and although it is an often used device, getting a glimpse 3 months into the future to the apparent peril of one of our agents was still an […]

Report from the Paris premiere of Marvel and Netflix’s Daredevil Season 2, with Charlie Cox, Jon Bernthal and Elodie Yung

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Scott J. Davis reports from the premiere of Daredevil Season 2 in Paris…. After its stunning debut at the start of last year as part of Marvel’s Netflix original series deal, The Man Without Fear returns to the small screen (although it always feels much larger) with a second season, bringing with him a few […]

UPDATE: Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War runtime revealed

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Following on from today’s new images [check them out here], it seems we now have confirmation on the running time for Avengers: Infinity War, and as you might expect given that it will have a “payoff for every narrative thread” of the Marvel Cinematic Universe so far, the superhero blockbuster is going to clock in […]

Guardians of the Galaxy and Its Exploitation Influences

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Ben Robins on Guardians of the Galaxy and its exploitation influences… Exploitation is a bit of a nasty word no matter the context, and in the movie world, it usually means something cheap and in many cases, derivative. It’s never properly been defined, and doing so here without page after page of background would prove […]

Doctor Who director has a “strong vision” for a She-Hulk movie

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Before the appointment of Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck as directors on Captain Marvel, one name who appeared on the shortlist to helm Marvel’s first female-led superhero movie was Rachel Talalay (Tank Girl, Doctor Who). However, Talalay has confirmed to Vice that she was never in talks with the studio for that project, but would […]

David Dastmalchian confirms Kurt return for Ant-Man and the Wasp

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As Marvel gears up to go into production on the superhero sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp, actor David Dastmalchian has confirmed that he’ll be reprising his role as Kurt from the original film in the 2018 follow-up. “Peyton Reed is here and I just got a chance to speak with him the other day and […]

Daredevil Season 2 Episode 1 Review – ‘Bang’

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Ricky Church reviews the first episode of Daredevil season 2… The Devil of Hell’s Kitchen is back after a stellar first season. Now that Wilson Fisk aka Kingpin is behind bars and Matt Murdock has fully donned the Daredevil costume, Hell’s Kitchen has never been better protected. However, new forces have come to the city […]

Zendaya joins Marvel and Sony’s Spider-Man reboot in key role

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Deadline is reporting that actress and singer Zendaya (Shake It Up) has signed on for a key role in Sony and Marvel Studios’ Spider-Man reboot. The site reveals that Zendaya is set to play a character called Michelle, and that it is unclear at this point whether she’ll be a love-interest for Peter Parker, who […]