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Square Enix reports $63 million loss following underperformance of Marvel’s Avengers

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While the movies have raked in billions, it seems The Avengers property isn’t quite as profitable for Marvel on the video game front. Tokyo-based gaming journalist David Gibson has reported that Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics’ Marvel’s Avengers has only sold around 3 million copies since its release in September. For comparison, the Spider-Man game for […]

Tom Holland masks up for first Spider-Man 3 production photo

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Having recently wrapped filming on the Uncharted movie, Tom Holland has jumped straight back in front of the camera as he reprises the role of Marvel’s friendly neighborhood Spider-Man for the as-yet-untitled sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming and Spider-Man: Far From Home. To mark the start of production on the Marvel Studios and Sony co-production, Holland […]

Comic Book Preview – Marvel’s Taskmaster #1

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Marvel launches its new Taskmaster series this coming Wednesday, and we’ve got the official preview of the first issue for you here; check it out… SEE ALSO: New look at Taskmaster from Marvel’s Black Widow movie TASKMASTER HAS MURDERED MARIA HILL! Or at least that?s what the whole world thinks. Now the greatest spies in […]

Hot Toys’ Movie Masterpiece Series Venom collectible figure revealed

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Sideshow and Hot Toys have unveiled the Movie Masterpiece Series special edition Venom 1:6 scale figure which is inspired by the appearance of the Symbiote in Sony’s Tom Hardy-headlined Marvel blockbuster Venom. The collectible is available to pre-order now, priced at $405; check it out here… Long-awaited by fans, Sideshow and Hot Toys present the […]

X-Men: The Animated Series showrunner on the challenges of bringing the X-Men to the MCU

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Eric Lewald, the showrunner for X-Men: The Animated Series, has talked about how difficult it will be to integrate the X-Men into the Marvel Cinematic Universe. While the entirety of the Disney/Fox deal was exciting, the biggest draw for fans was certainly the thought of the X-Men joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe. We are still […]

Marvel’s Eternals merchandise leak features promo art of the new superhero team

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If it wasn’t for COVID-19, Marvel Studios would have expanded the cosmic side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and introduced a brand new team into the MCU this Friday with the release of Eternals. Unfortunately, due to the global health crisis, we now have to wait exactly a year until the film makes its bow […]

New look at Taskmaster from Marvel’s Black Widow movie

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Marvel’s Black Widow may have been pushed back into the 2021, but Titan Comics has pressed ahead with its release plans for the tie-in guide Marvel Studios’ Black Widow: The Official Movie Special Book. Available this week, the movie special includes exclusive interviews with cast members Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, David Harbour, and Rachel Weisz, […]

Kat Dennings doesn’t think she’ll appear in Thor: Love and Thunder

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Even though Chris Hemsworth, Natalie Portman, and Tessa Thompson are set to return as Thor, Jane Foster, and Valkyrie respectively in Thor: Love and Thunder, it seems like one Thor franchise character won’t be returning. In an interview with ET, Kat Dennings, who played Darcy Lewis in both Thor and Thor: The Dark World, revealed that she has no idea if […]

Marvel’s King in Black variant cover assembles every symbiote ever

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With a month to go until the launch of the event, Marvel has unveiled a new variant cover for King in Black, with artists Todd Nauck and Rachelle Rosenberg assembling every known symbiote in the Marvel universe – from Venom and Carnage to fan favorites like Venomsaurus Rex and Anti-Venom – together for the first […]