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Kevin Feige promises Civil War will be a “Captain America movie”, teases Hulk appearance

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Since the announcement of the massive cast of Captain America: Civil War (that includes the likes of Iron Man, Black Panther, Spider-Man and the rest of the New Avengers), many fans were starting to worry that this would not be a “Captain America movie”. Well fear not, because Kevin Feige is putting those worries to […]

Jon Bernthal joins Daredevil season 2 as The Punisher; logo revealed

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What once seemed a pipedream has now become a reality, as Marvel has officially announced that The Punisher has joined the ranks of Daredevil‘s second season. Not only that, but he’ll be played by The Walking Dead and The Wolf of Wall Street alum Jon Bernthal. And if that wasn’t enough, we’ve got a new logo too: Marvel didn’t […]

Samuel L. Jackson not in Captain America: Civil War, wants to extend Marvel contract

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With so many Avengers confirmed to appear in Captain America: Civil War, it’s almost easier to keep a list of what characters are not expected to appear in the upcoming threequel. As it turns out, we can now add a name to that list: Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury. Speaking with Collider, Jackson spoke a bit about […]

Ant-Man on course for $125 million global opening, will face competition from Minions and Trainwreck in the States

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This weekend sees the long-awaited debut of the latest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Ant-Man. But rather than super villains to fight, the Peyton Reed-directed film is going to have to fend of the challenges of Amy Schumer and the Minions in order to take the US box-office crown this weekend. Debuting across an […]

Ant-Man passes $200 million at the global box office

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Despite being the second-lowest opening for a Marvel Cinematic Universe movie behind The Incredible Hulk, Ant-Man has managed to pass the $200 million mark in its second week of release. The movie dropped 56% on its domestic opening weekend, but still topped the US box office with $24 million, beating out competition from Adam Sandler’s […]

Did Avengers: Age of Ultron negate the one thing that makes Ant-Man special?

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James Garcia on how Avengers: Age of Ultron accidentally eliminated the one thing that makes Ant-Man stand apart from the crowd. Be warned, Age of Ultron spoilers abound… For Avengers: Age of Ultron, director Joss Whedon was faced with several enormously difficult tasks; he had to make a riveting follow-up to his much beloved first Avengers team-up, give each of the film’s […]

Chris Pratt’s Star-Lord to cameo in other MCU movies

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Chris Pratt is fast becoming one of the most sought after actors in Hollywood and for good reason. He’s recently been linked with a Ghostbusters reboot – which he has since debunked as bulls**t – and he’s also being rumoured to take over from Harrison Ford in the next Indiana Jones movie. Not to mention […]

Joss Whedon says there won’t be a director’s cut of Avengers: Age of Ultron

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With so much of Avengers: Age of Ultron left on the cutting room floor (according to Whedon in interviews), some fans speculated that we would see a director’s cut of the movie that would meet the director’s “true vision” of the movie. Whedon was clearly unhappy with how the movie turned out, but he has […]

Avengers: Age of Ultron now the fifth highest grossing movie of all-time

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Having beaten out Frozen and Iron Man 3 to become the sixth highest grossing film of all-time, Avengers: Age of Ultron has now beaten Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2 to take the fifth spot. The movie added another $6 million domestically over the weekend to bring its total up to $1.3 billion […]