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James Gunn says the Thanos scene in Guardians of the Galaxy was the hardest scene to write

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During a chat with Vulture, James Gunn has been speaking about the challenges of bringing Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy to the screen, and in particular the scene he found most difficult to write – the one featuring the Mad Titan Thanos… “There’s pressure with Thanos because you’re setting up this gigantic character that, in […]

Joss Whedon talks Avengers: Age of Ultron, introducing The Vision, Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver

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There’s less than five months to go before Marvel brings the curtain down on Phase Two of the Cinematic Universe with Avengers: Age of Ultron, and the director has been speaking in depth to IGN about the hotly-anticipated sequel, including expanding the world of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes with the introduction of new characters like The […]

Covers for Marvel’s Star Wars #3, Darth Vader #3 and Princess Leia #1

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As Marvel prepares to launch a new phase of Star Wars comics, the publisher has released the covers for Star Wars #3, Star Wars: Darth Vader #3 and Star Wars: Princess Leia #1, and we have them for you right here… THE GREATEST SPACE ADVENTURE OF ALL TIME CONTINUES! • The attack on Cymoon-1 comes […]

Stephen King’s fantasy epic returns in Marvel’s Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three – House of Cards #1

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Marvel Comics has announced the third instalment in its series of comic books based upon Stephen King’s dark fantasy epic The Dark Tower, with New York Times Bestselling writers Peter David (Spider-Man 2099) & Robin Furth (The Dark Tower: A Complete Concordance) and critically acclaimed artist Piotr Kowalski (Marvel Knights: Hulk) set to launch Dark […]

Marvel and Disney Kingdoms present the cover to Big Thunder Mountain Railroad #1

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Marvel Comics and Disney Kingdoms have announced that the world famous Disney attraction Big Thunder Mountain Railroad will be roaring to life in comic book form in March 2015, and to celebrate the news Pasqual Ferry’s cover to the first issue has been released online… From acclaimed writer Dennis Hopeless (Spider-Woman, Avengers Undercover) and rising […]

Marvel’s original Star Wars comics getting the remastered graphic novel treatment

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Having secured the license from Dark Horse, Marvel Comics is set to launch a new phase of Star Wars comics this January, but the publisher has also announced that the original Marvel adaptations of the Original Trilogy are returning for new, oversized graphic novels with remastered colouring. Things will get underway in May with the […]

Should Marvel Studios give up on Spider-Man?

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Thomas Roach on whether Marvel Studios should give up on Spider-Man… With the Sony hack we have discovered that there has been talks between Marvel Studios and Sony in order to get the character of Spider-Man to appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. With Marvel developing Captain America: Civil War, it was discussed whether Spider-Man […]

Marvel Studios reportedly set to meet with Sony again about Spider-Man

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There has been a great deal of drama from the Sony hack this week and one of the most intriguing things was the news that Sony and Marvel Studios had discussions about Spider-Man appearing in 2016’s Captain America: Civil War. Sadly negotiations did not work out and the movie rights to Spider-Man remain solely with […]

Watch The Avengers Sing Christmas Carols

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When they’re not protecting the world from alien invasions and deadly AI threats, it would seem that Earth’s Mightiest Heroes like to spend their time spreading a little holiday cheer by singing Christmas carols! Check out this video from YouTuber James Covenant, which cuts together dialogue from the various Marvel Cinematic Universe movies to create […]