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WHIH Newsfront viral video for Captain America: Civil War explores the impact of the Avengers

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During the promotional campaign for Ant-Man, Marvel released a series of WHIH News viral videos featuring Iron Man and Iron Man 2’s Christine Everhart (Leslie Bibb), and now with the release of Captain America: Civil War fast approaching we have a new instalment, which looks at the impact of the Avengers; check it out here…SEE […]

Tilda Swinton addresses “whitewashing” of The Ancient One in Marvel’s Doctor Strange

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Last week, Hollywood was once again accused of “whitewashing” with the release of the first image of Scarlett Johansson in the live-action Ghost in the Shell movie, but that isn’t the only movie which has come under fire lately for culturally reappropriating a character traditionally depicted as Asian.Marvel’s Doctor Strange features a bald Tilda Swinton as […]

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 3 to culminate with four-episode event ‘Fallen Agent’

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Marvel and ABC have announced that the third season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will culminate with a four-episode event entitled ‘Fallen Agent’, and not all of the team are going to make it out alive! Check out the official press release below… In light of Daisy’s shocking prophecy, no one on the team is guaranteed to […]

Robert Downey Jr. to play Tony Stark in Spider-Man: Homecoming, Michael Keaton no longer in talks

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Earlier this month Kevin Feige confirmed that the upcoming Spider-Man reboot Spider-Man: Homecoming would feature characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and now The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Robert Downey Jr. has signed on to the film, where he’ll reprise the role of Tony Stark.Homecoming will reunite Downey with his Captain America: Civil War […]

Avengers: Infinity War screenwriters talk Thanos and character count

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Having tackled the Captain America trilogy, screenwriters Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely are now turning their attention to Earth’s Mightiest Heroes for Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War, and the duo have been speaking about the two-part superhero epic during an interview with The Huffington Post whilst out on the press tour for Captain America: Civil War.Asked […]

Captain America: Civil War tracking $175 million plus domestic opening

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With Captain America: Civil War set to kick off Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Variety is reporting that the latest MCU blockbuster is tracking a domestic opening of $175 million, with some analysts claiming it could go close to $200 million.“It’s tough to predict any movie getting above $200 million, but this one […]

Joss Whedon says he’s “proud” of Avengers: Age of Ultron, but it did not meet his expectations

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It was a very bizarre press tour for Avengers: Age of Ultron when it hit cinema screens last year. At the London press screening, Whedon came out on stage and introduced the film with, “I fucking hate this movie” and then publicly criticised Marvel Studios in interviews saying they forced him to build toward Thor: […]

Two new additions to the cast of Marvel’s Iron Fist

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Marvel and Netflix are moving full steam ahead with casting on Iron Fist, with Variety reporting that Jessica Stroup (90210) and Tom Pelphrey (Banshee) have signed on to the superhero series as brother and sister Joy and Ward Meachum the children of Harold Meachum (David Wenham).The site states that, “Joy and Ward have spent their […]

Jon Favreau to executive produce Avengers: Infinity War films

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After helming two out of three of the first installments in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Iron Man and Iron Man 2, director Jon Favreau decided to take a lesser role on future projects, serving as an executive producer on The Avengers, Avengers: Age of Ultron and Iron Man 3, the latter of which he also returned […]