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Ruth Wilson turned down a Marvel role, wants to play a supervillain

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During an interview with Time Out to promote her new film Dark River, British actress Ruth Wilson (Luther, The Affair) has revealed that she had the opportunity to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but turned it down as she felt the role wasn’t big enough. “I did have an interview for a Marvel thing ages […]

Mark Hamill tweets James Gunn about potential Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 role

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Twitter has become an increasingly volatile place to spend time, but every so often it can do some good, and that might just be the case for both audiences and Mark Hamill, if his Twitter exchange with Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn is anything to go by. When asked by a fan whether Gunn […]

Is it OK to be angry about Jared Leto’s Netflix Yakuza movie?

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Anghus Houvouras on whether it’s okay to be angry about Jared Leto’s Yakuza movie The Outsider… No. It’s absolutely not you mewling children. Spare me your indignation you pathetic, easily offended politically correct windbags already looking for the next ‘controversy’ to feign outrage over. Thanks for clicking. Remember to like, subscribe and share with your […]

Mark Millar explains why he thinks Marvel movies are more successful than DC films

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In the ten years since the release of Iron Man back in 2008, Marvel Studios has enjoyed enormous, unprecedented success with its Cinematic Universe, both in terms of critical acclaim and box office (it’s the highest grossing franchise in history, with over $14 billion in receipts). DC on the other hand hasn’t had the easiest […]

Marvel’s Black Panther scores huge second weekend, passes $700 million worldwide

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After scoring an enormous opening last weekend – the biggest ever pre-summer debut, and second-biggest weekend in history – Marvel’s latest superhero blockbuster Black Panther has again enjoyed a whopping weekend at the box office, passing the $700 million mark worldwide in the process. Domestically, Black Panther grossed $108 million over the Friday to Sunday […]

Sam Rockwell would love to see Justin Hammer back in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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To be blunt: Iron Man 2 has always felt like the ugly-stepchild of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Following the success of Iron Man, many assumed that this sequel would be another hit. After all, why not? It brought on board Mickey Rourke — coming off of a dazzling performance in The Wrestler — and also […]

Ellen Page would “love” to reprise Kitty Pryde role for Tim Miller’s X-Men spinoff movie

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Despite an impending takeover by Disney, 20th Century Fox continues to press ahead with its plans for the X-Men movie universe, with the studio announcing last month that Deadpool director Tim Miller and comic book writer Brian Michael Bendis are developing a new spinoff movie, thought to focus on the character of Kitty Pryde. Kitty […]

Sony Turning Down Almost Every Marvel Character Wasn’t A Bad Decision

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Neil Calloway says the studio’s decision in 1998 was probably for the best… Much amusement at the expense of Sony has been had this week. Though the bare facts were well known, details that emerged this week added colour to what looks like one of the worst decisions in recent film history when they turned […]

Avengers: Infinity War running time reportedly revealed, new promo art released

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We’re now just a couple of months away from the hugely-anticipated release of Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War, and it seems the film’s run time may have been revealed through a listing for the SM Cinema chain. As you might expect given the sheer number of characters involved in the movie, Infinity War looks set to […]