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Kevin Feige on Marvel’s involvement with the Spider-Man reboot and skipping Spidey’s origin in the MCU

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With the release of Captain America: Civil War fast approaching, Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige has been out and about on the press tour, discussing all things Marvel. We’ve already brought you some of his comments on Inhumans [see here] along with Black Panther and Captain Marvel [see here], and now the producer has been […]

Alfre Woodard’s Luke Cage character confirmed by Marvel

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Back in August it was reported that Alfre Woodard (Desperate Housewives, True Blood) has signed on to appear in the upcoming Luke Cage Netflix series, and now Marvel has confirmed her casting as Mariah Dillard, a.k.a. Black Mariah. The official site describes Mariah as “a local Harlem politician–and cousin to recently announced Cornell “Cottonmouth” Stokes […]

Alfre Woodard joins Marvel’s Luke Cage

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Marvel’s third Netflix series has added its first cast member beyond Mike Colter’s titular hero, with Deadline reporting that Alfre Woodard (Desperate Housewives, True Blood) has signed on for a villain role in Luke Cage. The official character breakdown states that Woodard is set to play Minetta, “a powerful woman in local politics who will […]

Tom Holland has filmed his Spider-Man scenes in Captain America: Civil War

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We knew that it would be a fast turnaround for young actor Tom Holland after being cast as Peter Parker/Spider-Man in Captain America: Civil War, but it would appear that he’s already done. While discussing their latest movie Vacation, Spider-Man screenwriters Jonthan Goldstein and John Francis Daley have said that they will be screened his scenes […]

Why does every superhero movie feature the Military-Industrial Complex?

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Anghus Houvouras on superhero movies and the military-industrial complex… To say that comic book movies have become formulaic is like saying that Michael Bay enjoys explosions and hot women. It’s painfully obvious and hardly a revelation. I sat through Fantastic Four last week, and like many of you checked out around the halfway point, and […]

Marvel’s Jessica Jones episode titles revealed

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As we await an official announcement on when we can expect Marvel’s second Netflix series Jessica Jones (our money is on early November), it seems the titles for the 13-episode series may have leaked online, with a Reddit user locating them hidden away on the Netflix website. If you want to avoid any minor potential […]

DEBUNKED: Is this Tom Holland’s Spider-Man suit?

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UPDATE: As pointed out by YackBacker in the comments below, turns out this is a fake. Original post follows… There’s been a lot of rumours swirling lately about the design for Tom Holland’s Spider-Man suit in the upcoming Captain America: Civil War and the subsequent 2017 solo movie, and now an image has arrived online […]

Rachel McAdams says Doctor Strange is not going to be like other Marvel films

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With filming on Doctor Strange now well underway, Rachel McAdams (True Detective) has spoken briefly about the Phase Three movie, praising director Scott Derrickson and suggesting that it will be a unique entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. “I just love the director,” McAdams tells MTV. “I met with Scott Derrickson] and loved his vision, […]

Neil Gaiman and Guillermo del Toro pitched Marvel a Doctor Strange movie

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The Sorcerer Supreme is set to make his big screen debut next year, with Marvel Studios currently in production on the Benedict Cumberbatch-headlined Doctor Strange. However, the Master of the Mystic Arts could have had a movie back around the release of the original Iron Man, had Marvel Studios been interested in a pitch from […]