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UPDATE: Matthew Vaughn wanted to make a young Wolverine movie before X-Men: Days of Future Past

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Matthew Vaughn’s X-Men: First Class breathed new life into a franchise in dire need of resuscitation after the fiasco that was Brett Ratner’s X-Men: The Last Stand. By going back to where it all started, Vaughn was able to flesh out the stories of the series’ two cornerstone characters: Charles Xavier and Magneto. What resulted […]

Gwyneth Paltrow confirms Don Cheadle’s Avengers 4 return

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Avengers: Infinity War is still a good few months away from release, but Avengers 4 is already underway with several actors already confirming that they have been on set. One such actress is Gwyneth Paltrow — who plays Tony’s eternal flame Pepper Potts — and the actress recently let slip the return of another major […]

Matthew Vaughn wants to tackle a Fantastic Four reboot

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Matthew Vaughn (Kingsman: The Golden Circle, X-Men: First Class) has recently talked about a few dream projects of his. The first is a potential Man of Steel sequel (which he describes as a “modern version” of the Richard Donner Superman), the second an X-Men filmed centered around a young Wolverine, and the third … well, […]

Taika Waititi considers Thor: Ragnarok to be the first film in a new Thor series

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Back when Thor came out in theaters, everyone was a bit apprehensive. Marvel simply didn’t have the greatest track-record getting their works adapted to film (YET). The first Iron Man film, at the time, was considered a bit of a “unicorn”. It was a solid film in its own right, and a massive step up […]

The music in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will all be influenced by Yondu, says director James Gunn

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Warning. Spoilers for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 lie below…Director James Gunn revealed during a Live Q&A on Facebook that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’s music is going to be influenced by none other than the late — “I’m Mary Poppins y’all” — Yondu.Which makes sense, right? The Guardians of the Galaxy franchise […]

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will set the stage for the next 10 to 20 years of the MCU, according to James Gunn

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According to director James Gunn, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 has a huge responsibility. Speaking to fans during a live Q&A on his Facebook page, he revealed that the events of Guardians 3 will be felt throughout the Marvel Cinematic Universe for years to come:“One of the things I’m doing with creating Guardians of […]

Channing Tatum on the status of Gambit: “We’ve just sort of started over”

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The Gambit film is going back to the drawing board according to lead Channing Tatum. Speaking with HeyUGuys, the Gambit actor talked about some of the struggles involved getting the film off the ground: “I look for a personal connection to the movies I make and it may not be immediately obvious…In every story, I […]

Charlie Cox on how The Defenders fit together as a team

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It’s been a few years since Marvel and Netflix began experimenting with an expanded universe on their streaming platform. Daredevil was met with critical acclaim in its first season, with Luke Cage and Jessica Jones not too far behind (sorry Iron Fist). Now, just like its big-screen brother, the Marvel Netflix-Verse is about to come […]

Paul Bettany on Avengers: Infinity War: “It felt like the biggest movie that I’ll ever make”

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Avengers: Infinity War is a huge milestone for Marvel Studios. What tentatively started with Jon Favreau’s Iron Man, and successfully branched out with 2012’s The Avengers, has blossomed into a lucrative, interwoven, and exciting Cinematic Universe. All this… every character and event so far… has been leading up to a climactic battle with Thanos. Avengers: Infinity […]