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Sophie Turner talks playing Jean Grey in X-Men: Apocalypse and “emulating” Famke Janssen

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It was announced last week that Sophie Turner had been cast as the younger Jean Grey in Bryan Singer’s X-Men: Apocalypse (alongside Tye Sheridan as young Cyclops and Alexandra Shipp as a young Storm) and now the Game of Thrones star has spoken out about her new role. “I was getting out of the car to […]

Andy Serkis’ Avengers: Age of Ultron character details revealed?

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Since the Avengers: Age of Ultron trailer arrived a few months ago, there’s been a lot of speculation that Andy Serkis will be playing the Black Panther villain, Ulysses Klaw. This has now seemingly been confirmed, with Schmoes Know reporting that Serkis will indeed portray Klaw, as well as offering up some details about the […]

Avengers: Endgame writers say “timing” was why TV characters like the Defenders weren’t involved

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Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, the writers of Avengers: Endgame, say that TV marvel characters didn’t show up in the movies because of timing difficulties. Avengers: Endgame was packed to the brim with superheroes, bringing forth a whole host of warriors to the battleground for the climactic fight against Thanos. The notable exceptions, of course, […]

Avengers writers believe Chris Evans returning as Cap could hurt Endgame

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In Avengers: Endgame, a number of heroes said goodbye in one way or another including Chris Evan’s Captain America after he gave his shield to Anthony Mackie’s Sam Wilson aka The Falcon. However, Endgame’s writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely believe Marvel shouldn’t bring Chris Evans back in the future as it could potentially hurt Avengers: […]

The Marvel Cinematic Universe Ranked

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Chris Cooper ranks the Marvel Cinematic Universe… The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is now at twelve films. It’s huge, with connecting story lines and teases stretching out for years to come. Ant-Man marks the end of Marvel’s ‘Phase Two’, with ‘Phase Three’ kicking off with Captain America: Civil War next year. You know how the internet […]

Don’t expect to see Spider-Ham in Sony’s Spider-Man universe, but you might get Santa Claus Burglar

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As those responsible for hacking into Sony continue to leak new files, some details have emerged concerning negotiations with Marvel about numerous minor supporting characters from the Spider-Man universe, and whether they are available to the studio for its movie franchise. And if you were hoping to see Spider-Ham on the big screen, I’m afraid […]

Don’t expect to see Peter Jackson ever directing a superhero movie

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Now that he’s finished up with J.R.R. Tokien’s Middle-earth following the release of The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, Peter Jackson is starting to turn his attention to future projects, but it seems we should rule out the possibility of him ever directing a superhero movie as the filmmaker has stated that he’s […]

Tim Roth says the Abomination was considered for Avengers: Age of Ultron

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Despite The Incredible Hulk not being as well received as some of Marvel Studios’ movies, it seems that the villain was considered to make another appearance in Avengers; Age of Ultron. In an interview with Crave Online to promote his new movie Selma, Tim Roth was asked about his role as the Abomination and if […]

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, The Fantastic Four and Avengers: Age of Ultron trailers rumoured for February

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Over the past few months we’ve heard lots of speculation / guesswork as to when we can expect to see the trailers for Warner Bros.’ Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and 20th Century Fox’s The Fantastic Four, and now a new report claims we’ll get our first look at both movies next month. According […]