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The Week in Spandex – Spider-Man & Marvel, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Deadpool, Suicide Squad, Shazam, Gotham’s Joker, Kick-Ass 3 and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Spider-Man, The Sinister Six, Venom, Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Inhumans, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, Daredevil, Agent Carter, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H., Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse, Wolverine 3, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide […]

Gina Carano joins Deadpool, Colossus will also reportedly appear

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Yesterday Ryan Reynolds took to Twitter to mark the fact that the Deadpool movie would arrive in cinemas in a year’s time by teasing the costume design for the Merc with the Mouth, and now tonight we have some casting news on the X-Men spin-off. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Gina Carano (Fast & Furious […]

Drea de Matteo to play a villain in Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.

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The official Marvel website has announced that Drea de Matteo (The Sopranos, Sons of Anarchy) has joined the cast of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. in a villainous role. “We’re thrilled to have Drea join us as yet another great villain to challenge our cast,” states Marvel’s Head of Marvel Television, Jeph Loeb. “We relished the […]

Planet Hulk smashes into the Warzone for new Secret Wars series

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Sam Humphries (Legendary Star-Lord) and Mark Laming (All-New Invaders) are heading into the Warzone for Planet Hulk, a new Secret Wars series that will take us to the north pole of Battleworld for an epic rescure mission. “I wasn’t sure what to expect from Sam when he first sent in his pitch for Captain America […]

Could we get a Spider-Man cameo in Avengers: Age of Ultron?

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Gary Collinson on whether we might see Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe sooner thank we think… Earlier this week Marvel fans got the news we never thought we’d hear (well, prior to the Sony hack, anyway) with the huge announcement that Spider-Man is heading home. Yes, the wall-crawler is set to join the Marvel […]

Samuel L. Jackson has two films left on his Marvel deal

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Following his post-credits appearance in Iron Man in 2008, it was confirmed that Samuel L. Jackson had signed a whopping nine-film deal with Marvel Studios to star as Nick Fury in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and now the actor has spoken to IGN about the current status of contract during a promotional interview for Kingsman: […]

The Downside of The Avengers adopting Spider-Man

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Pim Razenberg on the downside of The Avengers adopting Spider-Man… So, there we have it! Monday this week Marvel announced their new partnership with Sony, after striking a deal to cement The Amazing Spider-Man’s future firmly within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The news was welcomed by many of the web-slinger’s fans, who were left disappointed […]

Agent Carter Season 1 Episode 6 Review – ‘A Sin to Err’

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Amy Richau reviews the sixth episode of Agent Carter… There has a been a lot of build-up and character development up to this point in Marvel’s Agent Carter. Some of it has been interesting, other parts have been a bit boring. But there’s nothing boring about the most recent episode of Agent Carter “A Sin […]

Garth Ennis penning Secret Wars tie-in miniseries Where Monsters Dwell

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Marvel Comics has announced that Garth Ennis is teaming up with frequent collaborator Russ Braun for a five-part Secret Wars miniseries, Where Monsters Dwell. “In a book like this, the sky is the limit,” exclaims Senior Editor Nick Lowe. “But it’s going to be crazy! One of the coolest things about Secret Wars is the […]