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The New Mutants “is probably the hardest PG-13 ever made”, according to Josh Boone

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Watching the first trailer for The New Mutants some months back, you wouldn’t be foolish to think that you were watching a trailer for an upcoming horror film. While the movie only has a PG-13 rating, it’s clear that this upcoming installment in the X-Men series will be pushing the boundaries of the comic book […]

The Avengers: Infinity War trailer apparently had Kevin Smith “bawling with joy”

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The Avengers: Infinity War trailer has dropped, and the reception has been (almost) uniformly positive. Sure, there are some criticisms of Thanos’ lack of armor, and a few other nitpicks, but overall it’s impossible to deny the joy felt at seeing all of these established characters fighting together for the very first time. One person […]

Ant-Man and the Wasp may open a “whole entire new multiverse” for the MCU, according to Evangeline Lilly

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While Avengers: Infinity War is still a good few months away, and Avengers 4 is just a blip on the horizon at this point, people are still looking way way ahead to the future of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Honestly, it’s hard not to. Marvel has no plans of stopping, and it’s fun to speculate […]

Marvel’s The Falcon and the Winter Soldier set photos feature Sam, Bucky and Zemo

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New set photos have surfaced from the upcoming Disney+ Marvel series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier featuring Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson and Daniel Bruhl’s Baron Zemo, along with our first look at Sebastian Stan in his new suit; check them out in the link below… SEE ALSO: Kevin Feige confirms that The Falcon and […]

Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren #1 to receive second printing

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After selling out today, Marvel has announced that Charles Soule and Will Sliney’s Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren #1 will be returning to comic book shops for a second printing. “I can’t believe that I’m the guy who gets to write that,” said Soule with regards to the series which charts the fall […]

Sebastian Stan talks about the difficulties of filming Avengers: Infinity War

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Avengers: Infinity War is being touted as one of the biggest, and most impressive comic book films ever made. We have heard this repeatedly from the cast, crew, and head of Marvel Studios Kevin Feige himself, and while we still don’t have a trailer to chew on, we do have yet another cast member talking […]

Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld urges Fox to hold off on Disney deal

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Just this week, fans got word that Disney has recently had talks with 20th Century Fox regarding a deal that would give Disney ownership of Fox’s movie and TV studios, as well as the rights to the franchises under 20th Century Fox’s control. Of course, in comic-book speak, that means: the X-Men could be coming […]

Gold Sponsor titles for Free Comic Book Day 2020 announced

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The Free Comic Book Day Committee has announced the twelve Gold Sponsor titles which will be available during the comic book industry’s most anticipated event, Free Comic Book Day, which takes place this coming May and features titles from the likes of DC Comics, Marvel Comics, Dark Horse Comics, IDW Publishing, Image Comics, Archie Comics, […]

Mark Ruffalo was initially worried about Thor: Ragnarok “breaking” the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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It’s quite possible that Thor: Ragnarok is Marvel’s wildest movie to date. Critics seem to agree that the film is a wild departure from the MCU’s established formula. On paper, the concept must have seemed absolutely bonkers, and that wasn’t lost on star Mark Ruffalo. The actor, talking to Collider, the Hulk actor reveals that […]