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The New Mutants gets August theatrical release date from Disney

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Earlier this month, the long-delayed The New Mutants popped up for pre-order on Amazon, prompting speculation that Disney had finally given up on a theatrical release for the troubled X-Men spinoff and would instead send it straight-to-streaming/digital. Well, it seems that isn’t the case after all, as Disney has now announced that the Josh Boone-directed […]

Disney CEO says their blockbuster movies will not skip theatrical release and head straight to Disney+

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Bob Chapek, the CEO of Disney, says that despite being flexible recently, big blockbusters will not skip their theatrical release for a premiere on Disney+. The fact that cinemas remain closed due to the global health crisis has caused some studios to release their films online instead of in theatres. Disney has done this themselves […]

Rob Liefeld slams Marvel Studios, says there is “zero” plans for Deadpool

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Late last year, Ryan Reynolds spoke about a potential Deadpool movie in the works with Marvel Studios, saying, “yeah, we’re working on it right now with the whole team.” However, according to Deadpool comic book co-creator Rob Liefeld, that may not be the case after all In an interview with YouTube channel Inverse, Liefeld got […]

Black Widow’s Florence Pugh found it “daunting” joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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Florence Pugh has enjoyed a rather meteoric rise over the past few years, with her role in 2016’s Lady Macbeth leading to acclaimed performances in the likes of Fighting with My Family, Midsommar and Little Women, the latter of which saw her nominated for her first Academy Award. Pugh will soon be seen in the […]

Marvel’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier can resume filming as Sebastian Stan likens the series to Lethal Weapon

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Having been forced to shut down filming due to the global health crisis with around three weeks still remaining, Marvel Studios’ Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier has received some good news with the government of the Czech Republic giving the green light for film and television projects to resume production in the […]

Deadpool in the MCU would be “explosive” with “infinite possibility” says Ryan Reynolds

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Ryan Reynolds says that Deadpool making his way into the Marvel Cinematic Universe would be “explosive”. One of the things that has fans most excited about Disney’s purchase of 20th Century Fox is the possibility that Deadpool could join the MCU. However, with Deadpool’s past two films at Fox being R-rated, how does the Ryan […]

Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2 producer teases the upcoming sequel

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Phil Lord, one of the producers of Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, has teased the upcoming sequel. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse was a huge hit for Sony with the film impressing both fans and critics, as well as winning the Oscar for Best Animated Feature. The movie did so well that a sequel has been ordered, […]

Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins says that the MCU model shouldn’t be the status quo for superhero movies

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Patty Jenkins, the director of Wonder Woman, says that the MCU shouldn’t be the status quo for superhero movies. The Marvel Cinematic Universe has certainly had a huge impact on the superhero movie genre and blockbusters in general, with so many trying to replicate its success with its shared universe. However, Patty Jenkins, the director […]

Marvel’s Fury Files coming to Disney+ this month

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As the global film and TV shutdown continues due to the global health crisis, Disney+ has announced that it will be bringing some new Marvel content to the streaming service next week in Fury Files; here’s the series description, via CBM… “You shouldn’t be surprised that Nick Fury has files on every single Marvel Super […]

Marvel announces new digital-only releases for May 13th and May 20th

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Over the weekend, Marvel announced that it will be resuming publishing new titles in print format from May 27th, but fans won’t have to wait that long to get their hands on some new titles, assuming they’ve made the jump (or willing to temporarily make the jump) to digital comics. Announced today, new issues for […]