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X-Men: Dark Phoenix and Terminator: Dark Fate lead biggest box office bombs of 2019

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2019 may have seen box office records broken left, right and centre, with Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame overtaking Avatar to become the biggest movie of all time and helping Disney to absolutely annihilate the studio record for the most receipts in a single year.However, it seems the Mouse House also holds another record from last year […]

Daredevil star Charlie Cox says the #SaveDaredevil campaign meant a lot to him, expects Marvel to recast role

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Charlie Cox, the former star of Daredevil, says the #SaveDaredevil campaign meant a lot to him and others on the show.When Netflix/Marvel cancelled Daredevil there were quite a few upset fans. Not only had it only been on for three-seasons but the show seemed to be better than ever. Unfortunately, due to viewing numbers and […]

Sony’s shared Spider-Man spinoff universe is officially titled the SPUMC

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Back in 2016  Sony announced that it would be launch its own Marvel cinematic universe utilising the library of Spider-Man supporting characters and villains, and while some fans have been informally referring to this as the ‘Spider-Verse’, it’s been believed that the official title used by the studio is the rather clunky ‘Sony’s Universe of […]

The Red Skull’s soul is torn apart in Avengers: Infinity War concept art

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Rodney Fuentebella has shared a piece of concept art from Marvel’s superhero epics Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame which sees the Red Skull’s soul being split apart by the Soul Stone; check it out via Instagram here…SEE ALSO: Avengers concept art features a very different take on Red Skullhttps://www.instagram.com/p/B_p4qebhTSy/?utm_source=ig_embed SEE ALSO: Red Skull was a […]

Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #1 to get digital-first release this Star Wars Day

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It’s Star Wars Day tomorrow, and to celebrate May the Fourth, Marvel Comics has announced that the first issue of the new Star Wars: Doctor Aphra series will receive a digital release before arriving in print at the end of the month.SEE ALSO: Lucasfilm announces Star Wars: Doctor Aphra full cast audiobookTaking place in the […]

Sebastian Stan updates on Marvel’s Marvel’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, has “two or three” weeks of filming remaining

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While Marvel has made a number of release date changes to its Phase Four movie slate due to the ongoing global health crisis, we’re yet to hear of any delays to the studio’s various live-action Disney+ projects, which are due to launch this August with the premiere of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.Production on […]

Marvel Comics to resume new releases starting May 27th

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Well, here’s some good news for comic book fans, as Marvel has announced that it will be resuming its releases for new titles and collections each Wednesday beginning May 27th.As per the official press release, “Marvel will keep a balanced release schedule for its comics and trade collections as the industry continues to restart distribution […]

Marvel chose Iron Man as the first MCU movie because of his toy selling capacity

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Ben Fritz, a film historian, has revealed the reason why Disney and Marvel decided to make Iron Man the first MCU movie.We’ve come a long way since the MCU began and the films have gotten bigger in every conceivable way. We are now at the start of a new era in the franchise but it’s […]

Red Skull was a big reason why Avengers: Infinity War writers returned

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Stephen McFeely and Christopher Markus, the writers of Avengers: Infinity War, reveal that the Red Skull was a big reason that they decided to return to the franchise.Stephen McFeely and Christopher Markus’s first effort in the MCU was Captain America: The First Avenger, which saw the hero go up against arch-nemesis Red Skull.The two writers […]

Taika Waititi says Thor: Love and Thunder delay gives them a chance to improve the script

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Taika Waititi, the director of Thor: Love and Thunder, says the film’s delay gives them a chance to improve the screenplay.Many will have been disappointed to hear that Thor: Love and Thunder had been delayed by a year, moving from 2021 to 2022, but there is an upside according to the film’s director.Speaking to Total […]