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The New Mutants writer believes the numerous delays have been “good for us”

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The New Mutants screenwriter Knate Lee recently spoke to Empire Magazine about the long-delayed superhero film and had something surprising to say about the many delays. All of the drama surrounding the film’s many setbacks isn’t a bad thing according to Lee, as he feels it actually helped the film, rather than hinder it.“In a […]

Patty Jenkins left Thor: The Dark World as she couldn’t “make a good movie out of the script”

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Before Alan Taylor was brought on to direct Thor: The Dark World, director Patty Jenkins, who is now known to superhero fans for helming Wonder Woman for DC, signed on to helm the Thor sequel for Marvel. However, Jenkins quickly left the project after three months due to “creative differences.”Now, in a recent interview with Vanity Fair, […]

Marvel’s Black Widow image offers new look at Taskmaster

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A new image has arrived online from Marvel’s Black Widow, which gives us another look at the film’s mysterious villain Taskmaster in full costume; check it out here…SEE ALSO: David Harbour talks Red Guardian role in Marvel’s Black WidowIn Marvel Studios’ action-packed spy thriller “Black Widow,” Natasha Romanoff, aka Black Widow, confronts the darker parts […]

Comic Book Preview – Marvel Action: Avengers #1

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Year two of IDW’s Year two of Marvel Action: Avengers begins this Wednesday with the release of a new #1, and you can check out the official preview here…Grab your favorite teammate and strap in for adventure, Avengers-style! Every issue of this humorous, fun-filled series will find an Avenger paired up with an unlikely fellow […]

A new team of X-Men form in trailer for Children of the Atom

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This April, a group of young mutant heroes join forces to form a new team of X-Men in Marvel’s Children of the Atom, a new series from writer Vita Ayala and artist Bernard Chang, and you can check out a trailer right here which features comments from Ayala and Marvel editor Chris Robinson.The events of […]

Daniel Craig dreamed of playing a superhero growing up, rather than James Bond

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While audiences around the world know Daniel Craig for playing the iconic British Secret Service agent James Bond, the actor has admitted he never dreamed of playing 007 growing up, but rather superhero characters Superman and Spider-Man.“People are always saying to me, ‘You must have dreamed of playing James Bond when you were a kid.’ […]

David Harbour talks Red Guardian role in Marvel’s Black Widow

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Given the film’s recent release date delay, it’s unclear at the moment quite when we’ll get to see him, but Stranger Things and Hellboy star David Harbour will soon make his debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as he takes on the role of Alexei Shostakov, a.k.a. Red Guardian, in Marvel’s Black Widow.Speaking to Entertainment […]

Comic Book Preview – X-Men: Giant-Size Nightcrawler #1

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Marvel Comics releases X-Men: Giant-Size Nightcrawler #1 this Wednesday, and you can find a preview of the issue right here…Superstar writer Jonathan Hickman teams with legendary artist Alan Davis (X-MEN, EXCALIBUR, AVENGERS) for an eerie tale of adventure! When the X-Men lose contact with the Greymalkin Habitat, it falls to Nightcrawler to lead a mission […]