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The Russos confirm Scarlett Johansson will return for Captain America: Civil War

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It seems as though Robert Downey Jr. won’t be the only one suiting up for another outing in Captain America: Civil War. Following a few teases this morning, Anthony and Joe Russo have confirmed that Scarlett Johansson (Lucy) will be reprising her role as Natasha Romanoff/Black Widow in Captain America: Civil War, marking the fifth […]

ABC president defends ratings for Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. and Agent Carter

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Much like sister show Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., ABC’s latest Marvel offering Agent Carter isn’t quite managing to replicate the runaway success of its big screen counterparts in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with the show slumping to a 1.5 rating and 5.1 million viewers with Tuesday’s third episode ‘Time and Tide’ [read our review here]. However, […]

The Fantastic Four reboot “isn’t a complete trainwreck” according to a “20th Century Fox employee”; calls it, “Chronicle 2”

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Earlier we brought you a possible logo for Fantastic Four via a Reddit user named MrBlueFox who claims to be a “20th Century Fox” employee who worked as an editor on the second cut of the movie. In some further comments (which were removed, but rescued by an IMDB user and CBM), he/she went on […]

Is this the logo for The Fantastic Four reboot?

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Following talk that our first glimpse of the movie will be released next month (attached to Matthew Vaughn’s comic book adaptation Kingsman: The Secret Service), the rumour mill on Josh Trank’s seemingly silent The Fantastic Four continues to roll. The next piece of information comes from a Reddit user named “MrBlueFox” who claims to be “an employee […]

Henry Cavill talks whether Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice will be better than The Avengers

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DC vs. Marvel. It’s a war that hasn’t been this hot in decades as the two comic book titans bring their big name characters to silver screen in their expanded universes. In the next few months, Marvel will be moving to Phase Three with Avengers: Age of Ultron bringing a close to Phase Two, while DC […]

Hulkbuster dominates the Avengers: Age of Ultron size comparison chart

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Back in October a size comparison chart for Avengers: Age of Ultron arrived online, although it blanked out the characters of Vision and Ultron, as well as Iron Man’s Hulkbuster armor. Well, the full, uncensored image has now surfaced online, and you can check it out here… Marvel Studios presents “Avengers: Age of Ultron,” the […]

Ethan Hawke talks nearly playing Doctor Strange: “I came as close as anybody could”

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Several names were linked to the role of Doctor Stephen Strange before it was officially announced as Benedict Cumberbatch, including Joaquin Phoenix and Keanu Reeves. One of the names often rumoured was Ethan Hawke (Boyhood), which was only furthered when his Sinister director Scott Derrickson was announced to helm the movie. SEE ALSO – Benedict Cumberbatch […]

Hayley Atwell talks Marvel’s Agent Carter

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This coming Tuesday sees the launch of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s second small screen offering as Hayley Atwell reprises the role of World War II heroine and Captain America’s former flame Peggy Carter for ABC and Marvel’s Agent Carter. During an interview with Channel Guide Magazine, Atwell has been speaking about returning to the fan […]

Everything Wrong With Guardians of the Galaxy

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We’ve already seen an Honest Trailer for Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy [which you can watch here], and now the film has received the ‘Everything Wrong With’ treatment from the folk at Cinema Sins. Yes, they’ve found plenty of cinema sins with the blockbuster space opera – 113 in total, and a whole fifteen minutes worth! […]