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Marvel might be looking to Angelina Jolie to direct Captain Marvel

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Marvel have been whittling down names they want to direct their upcoming Captain Marvel movie and according to OK!Magazine Angelina Jolie has been offered the job.The February edition of the celebrity gossip magazine is claiming “that bosses at Disney-owned Marvel were so impressed with Unbroken that they’re offering Angie $20 million for the gig”. The […]

The Week in Spandex – Daredevil, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Deadpool, Spider-Man, Suicide Squad, Legion of Superheroes, Green Lantern, LEGO Batman and more

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Our weekly round up of all the news and talking points from the world of screen superheroes…Last week I promised to revert back to the usual format of the Week in Spandex following some technical issues with the site, but unfortunately they’ve continued into this week, so again time has been very limited as we […]

James Gunn talks Guardians of the Galaxy 2 and Peter Quill’s father

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As James Gunn continues development on the sequel to last year’s smash hit space opera Guardians of the Galaxy, the filmmaker has been speaking to Alison Rosen on her podcast Alison Rosen Is Your New Best Friend, during which he touched upon his plans Guardians of the Galaxy 2.“It’s not really based on anything. The […]

Luke Mitchell joins Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. in Inhuman role

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The Tomorrow People star Luke Mitchell has signed on to the cast of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., with Marvel.com announcing that the Australian actor is set to play an Inhuman called Lincoln, “who has an important role to play in Skye understanding the true extent of her transformation.”“With the revelations surrounding Skye’s true identity in […]

Sony looking to return to negotiations with Marvel over Spider-Man?

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Several big stories broke during December’s “Sony Hack” scandal, but the biggest of which was the negotiations between Sony and Marvel over using Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, specifically Captain America: Civil War. The plan from there would be to use this as a platform to reboot the Spidey franchise after the disappointment of […]

Steven S. DeKnight talks Daredevil’s black costume, The Kingpin and more

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Yesterday Marvel released the trailer for the upcoming Netflix series Daredevil [watch it here], which is set to open up a new corner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Charlie Cox’s Matt Murdock takes to the streets of Hell’s Kitchen for the first step on the road to The Defenders. Following the trailer debut, IGN […]

Agent Carter Season 1 Episode 5 Review – “The Iron Ceiling”

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Amy Richau reviews the fifth episode of Agent Carter…Agent Carter’s fifth episode of eight, “The Iron Ceiling”, starts with a flashback of a Russian boarding school for girls which is, shall we say, a bit intense. And by intense what I mean is that the girls are shackled to their beds at night, and when […]

Chadwick Boseman talks Black Panther, says they’re in a “brainstorming phase”

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Black Panther is set to make his big screen debut next year in Captain America: Civil War and the man playing him, Chadwick Boseman, has spoken out about the development of his character.“I think right now, it’s just going through the possibilities of what he can do,” Boseman teased to CBR when asked for specifics. […]

Charlie Cox gives his thoughts on the Ben Affleck Daredevil movie; talks Daredevil’s powers

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Yesterday we got a brief look at Marvel and Netflix’s Daredevil ahead of the full trailer landing later on today. In an interview with the Scratch the Surface Podcast (via CBM), Charlie Cox (who will be playing the titular role) spoke out about the 2003 Daredevil movie starring Ben Affleck as well as how they […]