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International trailer for Marvel’s Black Panther offers up lots of new footage

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A new international trailer has arrived online for Black Panther which features plenty of new footage from Marvel’s first superhero blockbuster of 2018; watch it below…SEE ALSO: LEGO unveils its Marvel’s Black Panther tie-in setsAfter the events of Captain America: Civil War, King T’Challa returns home to the reclusive, technologically advanced African nation of Wakanda to […]

Disney’s acquisition of Fox is good for the MCU, but bad for the movie industry

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Tom Beasley looks at the positives and negatives of Disney buying up the assets of 20th Century Fox, and what that means for cinema…After weeks of speculation, it has finally happened. Disney has acquired Fox’s entertainment assets, including its film and television studios. The massive deal, which is certainly one of the biggest in the […]

UPDATE: Marvel wants Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine for MCU appearance, Jackman says “the ship has sailed”

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While the chances of Marvel Studios ever getting its hands on the X-Men appeared to look very slim in the wake of Fox’s ongoing success with the franchise, it now appears to be a very real possibility, with Disney said to be closing in on a deal to purchase 20th Century Fox’s movie assets.Of course, […]

Hot Toys’ Marvel’s Black Panther T’Challa collectible figure available to pre-order now

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Ahead of the film’s release next week, Hot Toys has released a batch of promotional images for its 1/6th scale Movie Masterpiece Series Black Panther collectible figure which is based on the likeness of Chadwick Boseman as the Wakandan King in the upcoming Marvel superhero solo movie; check it out here…SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Pre-order via Sideshow […]

Marvel’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier adds Noah Mills in mystery role, August premiere set

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Deadline is reporting that The Brave and The Enemy Within actor Noah Mills has become the latest addition to the cast of Marvel Studios’ Disney+ series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier.As with fellow MCU newcomers Adepero Oduye (The Big Short), Desmond Chiam (Now Apocalypse) and Miki Ishikawa (The Terror: Infamy), Mills’ character is being […]

Marvel axes Howard the Duck and Tigra & Dazzler animated series

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Well, it seems we have more causalities from Marvel Television’s shift to the Marvel Studios umbrella, as THR is reporting that the newly-renamed Marvel TV Studios has scrapped its plans for the animated comedy series Howard the Duck and Tigra & Dazzler Show.The two shows were set up at Hulu alongside M.O.D.O.K. and Hit-Monkey, both […]

Comic Book Preview – Doctor Strange: The End #1

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Marvel explores the final days of the Sorcerer Supreme this coming Wednesday with the release of Doctor Strange: The End #1, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here…THE FINAL DOCTOR STRANGE STORY! The Sorcerer Supreme makes his final journey through a cyberpunk sprawl that forgot about magic! Reteaming the […]

Nova enters Marvel Contest of Champions

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Richard Rider has become the latest addition to the roster of Marvel Contest of Champions, with Nova now available for battle in the mobile fighting game; check out his gameplay trailer, bio, and stats and abilities here…All was normal for New York high-school student, Richard Rider until he came into contact with the Nova Corps, […]

Marvel’s Man-Thing gets weaponized in preview of Weapon Plus: World War IV #1

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Marvel’s Man-Thing gets weaponized this Wednesday with the release of the one-shot comic Weapon Plus: World War IV #1; check out a preview of the issue here…WHATEVER KNOWS FEAR! Biochemist Ted Sallis was developing a serum for military application, but was tragically killed in a freak accident before he could perfect it. Still, the data […]