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James Gunn offers a few Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 tidbits

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Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn has taken time out of his busy schedule to answer some fan questions for the 2017 sequel, offering up a few minor tidbits about Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Among the details revealed in the Q&A, Gunn reiterated that there is “zero chance” that The Hulk will […]

James Gunn reveals that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 will start shooting in February

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James Gunn has announced via his official Facebook page that filming on 2017’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is set to get underway in February. The sequel to last year’s comic superhero ensemble will reunite Gunn with Guardians stars Chris Pratt (Star-Lord), Zoe Saldana (Gamora), Dave Bautista (Drax), Bradley Cooper (Rocket) and Vin Diesel […]

Captain America: Civil War “big surprise” coming tonight on Jimmy Kimmel Live

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Marvel fans may want to tune in to Jimmy Kimmel Live tonight, as it has been announced that Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans are set to bring a Captain America: Civil War surprise to the show… .@Iron_Man & @CaptainAmerica themselves, @RobertDowneyJr & @ChrisEvans are on TONIGHT with a BIG #CivilWar surprise… @Marvel — Jimmy […]

Chris Evans explains the rift between Steve Rogers and Tony Stark in Captain America: Civil War

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During an appearance at the Salt Lake Comic Con, Captain America star Chris Evans has been speaking about the rift between Steve Rogers and Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) that ultimately leads to the titular Civil War in next year’s Phase Three-launching Captain America: Civil War. The film will see the comic book’s Superhero Registration […]

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 […]