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Mahershala Ali discusses his Blade casting and being inspired by Wesley Snipes

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During last year’s San Diego Comic-Con, it was announced that two-time Oscar winner and Luke Cage star Mahershala Ali is returning to the Marvel universe as he takes on the role of Eric Brooks, a.k.a. Blade, with a solo movie introducing the Daywalker to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.During an interview with The Tight Rope (via […]

Doug Jones would “jump at the chance” to play Silver Surfer again in the MCU

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Following the acquisition of 21st Century Fox by the Walt Disney Company, the Fantastic Four are now able to join the roster of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and one actor is open to returning as his Marvel character.In an interview with ComicBook.com, Doug Jones, who played the body actor for the Silver Surfer in 2007’s […]

Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales video game variant covers coming this November

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To coincide with the release of Insomniac’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Marvel has announced the release of four variant covers inspired by the new PlayStation video game which will feature on issues of Amazing Spider-Man and Miles Morales: Spider-Man this November.“Just as Marvel’s Spider-Man was a love letter to Peter Parker and his web-slinging alter-ego, Marvel’s […]

Comic Book Preview – Black Widow: Widow’s Sting #1

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Black Widow: Widow’s Sting #1 hits comic book shops this Wednesday, and we’ve got the official preview of the issue for you here courtesy of Marvel Comics; take a look…Something’s stirring in the criminal underworld. Maggia boss SILVERMANE is making his move. S.H.I.E.L.D. has sent an agent in to investigate, but they’ve disappeared. It’s time […]

Marvel’s Helstrom Season 1 Episode 8 Review – ‘Underneath’

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Martin Carr reviews the eighth episode of Helstrom…Trying to take down a Helstrom is never the best idea. Repercussions from a run in with Daimon cause ripple effects which are felt throughout episode eight. Moments of revelation, reconciliation and demonic possession run hand in hand as the siblings get closer to releasing Victoria. Old relationships […]

Heart-Breaking Moments in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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Red Stewart presents five heart-breaking moments in the Marvel Cinematic Universe…Not everything is all quips and fun in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Big stakes means big drama and small stakes means small drama, but it all plays to the same human emotion of guilt, angst, and tragedy.No matter how you feel about these movies, you cannot […]

Marvel’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings wraps filming

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Having recently moved production to San Francisco after shooting in Australia from early in the New Year (with an extended lockdown break), director Destin Daniel Cretton has announced on Instagram that principal photography has now wrapped on Marvel Studios’ Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.   View this post on Instagram   WE. […]

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier merchandise confirms Wyatt Russell as the new Captain America

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Given the literal passing of the shield at the end of Avengers: Endgame, you’d be forgiven for thinking that the upcoming Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier would begin with Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson taking over the mantle of Captain America from Chris Evans’ Steve Rogers.However, as we’ve seen through production set photos […]

The New Mutants concept art features unused Demon Bear designs

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Artist Deryl Braun has shared a few pieces of concept art from Josh Boone’s X-Men horror spinoff The New Mutants, which gives us a look at some early designs for the monstrous villain Demon Bear; check them out via Deryl’s Instagram below…SEE ALSO: Watch a deleted scene from The New Mutants featuring Anya Taylor-Joy, Maisie […]