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Fox denies rumour that Fantastic Four rights are back at Marvel, still planning sequel

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Earlier today it was reported by Den of Geek that the rights to Fantastic Four had reverted to Marvel Studios, following yesterday’s news that Marvel has granted Fox permission to bring the X-Men to the small screen with two new TV series. Well, it looks like Den of Geek’s source was playing the guessing game, […]

Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 likely won’t feature The Collector

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In a recent interview with ComingSoon, Benicio del Toro wasn’t very optimistic about the chances of him reprising his role as The Collector in 2017’s Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2. When questioned for an update on potentially returning, the actor said “I don’t think so, they would have told me, I hope… I do […]

Benicio Del Toro unsure if he’ll appear in Guardians of the Galaxy 2

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Despite being an important character in the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie and maybe an even more important character in the overall MCU, Benicio Del Toro has said that he is unsure whether his character Taneleer Tivan – better known as The Collector – will appear in Guardians of the Galaxy 2. During an […]

William Hurt on returning as Thunderbolt Ross in Captain America: Civil War

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Back at the start of May, it was announced that The Incredible Hulk star William Hurt will be reprising the role of General Thunderbolt Ross for next year’s Phase Three-launching Captain America: Civil War, and Hurt has been speaking about returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in an interview with IGN. “Well first of all […]

Peter’d Out: Why I’m already bored with the Spider-Man reboot

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After today’s casting news, Anghus Houvouras is already sick of the new Spider-Man reboot… There’s been so much pointless controversy over the direction of the new Spider-Man movie. Rallying cries for a different direction with the character. And with the countless directions Sony and Marvel could have gone with Spider-Man, they’ve opted for yet another […]

Tom Holland talks Spider-Man

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During an interview with Coming Soon to discuss his new film In the Heart of the Sea, Tom Holland spoke briefly about his new role as Peter Parker / Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, beginning with next year’s Captain America: Civil War and leading into the Marvel and Sony solo reboot in 2017. “I have […]

John Francis Daley and Jonathan M. Goldstein confirm that they are writing Spider-Man reboot

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Earlier this month it was reported that Horrible Bosses screenwriters John Francis Daley and Jonathan M. Goldstein will write the script for the upcoming Spider-Man reboot, and the duo have now confirmed that they are officially on board during a chat with NPR about their upcoming directorial debut Vacation. “We’ve been saying no comment for […]

SDCC: Marvel’s Joe Quesada says Spider-Man costume will “blow people away”

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Given that Marvel Studios has decided to skip San Diego this year, it’s unlikely we’ll get any big reveals from the Marvel Cinematic Universe over the Comic-Con weekend, but Marvel’s Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada did take a moment to discuss the upcoming Spider-Man reboot, teasing the new costume set to be worn by Tom […]

Marvel’s Kevin Feige explains how the new Spider-Man will differ from the previous movies

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Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige must be exhausted this week. Having been on the press tour for the upcoming Ant-Man, he’s been talking about Edgar Wright’s departure from the project [see here], the studio’s “big plans” for The Wasp [see here], gender-swapping The Ancient One in Doctor Strange [see here], introducing an LGBT character into […]