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Multiple VFX artists speak out against Marvel’s unrealistic demands

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Over the past few years, Marvel has seen some backlash for the visual effects in their films and television shows. We saw this as early as 2018’s Black Panther, in which many pointed at the third act’s VFX as a big hindrance, and the criticism has plagued Phase Four as Marvel Studios expands its output […]

Comic Book Preview – Fortnite x Marvel: Zero War #2

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The crossover event Fortnite x Marvel: Zero War continues this Wednesday as the second issue hits comic book shops and digital services, and you can get yourself a sneak peek at the issue right here… THE MARVEL UNIVERSE COLLIDES WITH FORTNITE! The hunt for the Zero Shard continues. Spider-Man and his allies are led to the […]

Mike Epps joins Sony’s Madame Web

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Comedian and actor Mike Epps (The Hangover, The Upshaws) has become the latest addition to Sony Pictures’ and director S.J. Clarkson’s Marvel Comics adaptation Madame Web.Details on Epps’ character are being kept under wraps, but he joins a cast that includes Fifty Shades star Dakota Johnson in the title role as the Spider-Man character, along […]

Comic Book Preview – X-Men: Hellfire Gala #1

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Marvel releases X-Men: Hellfire Gala #1 this Wednesday, and you can check out the official preview of the issue here… NEW TEAM REVEALED! At last year’s gala, mutants changed the face of the solar system, terraforming Mars and claiming it for mutantkind. Do you think you can afford to miss this year’s gala, all contained in […]

Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige forewarned Sony about making their Spidey Universe

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The working relationship between Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures is intriguing. Since 2015, Sony and Marvel Studios have collaborated on Spider-Man movies and included Spider-Man in MCU projects. But, it seems like Marvel Studios’ Kevin Feige didn’t have too much faith in Sony launching their own cinematic Marvel universe.In a new report by The Ankler’s […]

Taika Waititi says there’s no Thor: Love and Thunder Director’s Cut: “Directors need to be controlled sometimes”

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We are in a new era of the Director’s Cut. Since we saw the The Snyder Cut movement for Zack Snyder’s Justice League, it seems that every film gets an online campaign for more footage. One person we won’t see trying to get an extended or different cut of their films however is Taika Waititi, who […]

She-Hulk: Attorney at Law images feature Titania, Hulk and Blonsky

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As Ms. Marvel head towards its finale, Marvel Studios will soon be shifting its full attention towards its eighth Disney+ original series, the half-hour comedy series She-Hulk: Attorney at Law.Orphan Black star Tatiana Maslany leads the cast of She-Hulk in the title role as Jennifer Walters, and we now have a look at three of […]

Movie Review – Thor: Love and Thunder (2022)

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Thor: Love and Thunder, 2022.Written and Directed by Taika Waititi. Starring Chris Hemsworth, Christian Bale, Natalie Portman, Tessa Thompson, Jaimie Alexander, Taika Waititi, Russell Crowe, Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Pom Klementieff, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, and Sean Gunn.SYNOPSIS:Thor enlists the help of Valkyrie, Korg and ex-girlfriend Jane Foster to fight Gorr the God […]

Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio returning as Daredevil and Kingpin in Marvel’s Echo

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After making their MCU debuts proper in Spider-Man: No Way Home and Hawkeye respectively, it was only a matter of time until we saw the return of Charlie Cox’s Matt Murdock and Vincent D’Onofrio’s Wilson Fisk, and now we have confirmation that the two will be reprising their roles as Daredevil and Kingpin for the […]