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James Gunn responds to critics of Zendaya’s potential casting as Mary Jane Watson in Spider-Man: Homecoming

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Yesterday it was reported that Zendaya is portraying the character of Mary Jane Watson in Sony and Marvel’s Spider-Man: Homecoming, as opposed to the previously announced ‘Michelle’. Sadly, while the rumour is yet to be officially confirmed, some fans were quick to express their displeasure over the decision to change the race of the long-time […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: Revelations #1

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Marvel Comics teases the future of its Star Wars titles next week with the release of Star Wars: Revelations #1, and you can check out the official preview of the issue here… The can’t-miss star wars issue of the year! After WAR OF THE BOUNTY HUNTERS came CRIMSON REIGN…now in the midst of HIDDEN EMPIRE, […]

Marvel’s new Scarlet Witch series gets a trailer

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Marvel Comics has announced that Wanda Maximoff will return this January as Steve Orlando (Darkhold) and Sara Pichelli (Ultimate Spider-Man) launch a ground-breaking new chapter for the fan-favourite character with a brand new Scarlet Witch ongoing series. Check out the trailer below… “Since I first stepped into the House of Ideas, the Scarlet Witch has […]

Full list of all 44 Free Comic Book Day 2023 titles revealed

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Free Comic Book Day is back for 2023 this coming May, and today has brought a full reveal of all 44 titles that will be available from local comic book shops worldwide as part of the FCBD 2023 festivities! First up are the thirteen Gold Sponsor, which feature everything from superheroes to movies, video games […]

Sana Starros to lead new Star Wars miniseries from Marvel

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Marvel and Lucasfilm have announced that Sana Starros is set to strike out on her own this coming February with the launch of the five-issue miniseries Star Wars: Sana Starros from writer Jurstina Ireland and artist Pere Perez. “Justina and Pere give you the kind of Star Wars joy ride that old and new fans will thrill […]

Money to Burn: When Hollywood Spending Gets Silly

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Tom Jolliffe on when spending in Hollywood gets out of hand… Money is great isn’t it? It makes the world go round, and since the birth of the studio system in Hollywood, a lot of money has been thrown into creating movies. Even making films deemed lower budget can be deemed a costly exercise. Actors […]

Now Is The Time for Indie Films To Strike

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Tom Jolliffe looks at a pre-Covid rise in popularity for independent films, and a big upcoming push for content going forward… Slowly but surely, changes were afoot this time last year. It had been a progressive rise for a few years. Cinema was still monopolised by the mega budget blockbusters. In particular, Disney and every […]

Overkill: Star Wars, Marvel and Disney’s upcoming slate

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Tom Jolliffe on the next few years of content for Star Wars, Marvel and Disney… Sometimes you can have too much of a good thing. Ask my belly. He likes chocolate, but this sack of indulgence is such that my daughter used it as a bongo drum this morning and shouted ‘wobbly wobbly.’ True story. […]

Simu Liu praises Destin Daniel Cretton’s Marvel upgrade to Avengers: The Kang Dynasty director

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As Destin Daniel Cretton moves onto Avengers: The Kang Dynasty, what does that mean for his Marvel introductory character Shang-Chi? If you ask actor Simu Liu, the man who starred in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Cretton is a perfect choice for the job of reassembling Earth’s Mightiest Heroes – which may […]