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Japanese Spider-Man to appear in Into the Spider-Verse 2

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Just days after the release date announcement, producer Phil Lord has seemingly revealed the first new Spider-Man for the upcoming Into the Spider-Verse sequel: Takuya Yamashiro, the main protagonist from the 1970s live-action Japanese Spider-Man TV series.In a tweet sent to Lord, a fan asked the producer if Japanese Spider-Man will be written into the film, […]

Disney+ has a team dedicated to greenlighting Star Wars and Marvel projects

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Disney+ has a team that is dedicated to greenlighting future projects for the new streaming service and this includes Star Wars and Marvel.Disney+ has already got a slew of Marvel and Star Wars projects lined up, including The Mandalorian and The Falcon and The Winter Soldier. But these two enormous franchises don’t just get automatic […]

The Punisher’s Ben Barnes has spoken to Marvel Studios about a superhero role

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Ben Barnes, who was one of the stars of The Punisher, says he has spoken to Marvel Studios about a possible movie role.It is not unheard of for actors to play multiple Marvel characters and it sounds like Ben Barnes is hoping he might be next to do so. The actor has finished playing Jigsaw […]

Chris Evans accidentally ruined the ending of Avengers: Endgame for Anthony Mackie

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In a recent interview with Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show, Captain America himself Chris Evans revealed a scenario where he ruined the ending of Avengers: Endgame regarding how his character was getting a send-off in the Marvel Cinematic Universe for The Falcon actor Anthony Mackie.“While we were filming in Atlanta, I had a few people […]

Michael Douglas confirms Hank Pym will return for Ant-Man 3

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Days after the official announcement that Peyton Reed has signed on to direct the third instalment in the Ant-Man franchise, Hank Pym actor Michael Douglas has confirmed he will be returning and expects to begin his principal photography in January 2021.“The Marvel world has really been a blast!” the actor stated during an interview with Collider. […]

Comic Book Preview – Absolute Carnage: Weapon Plus #1

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Marvel releases Absolute Carnage: Weapon Plus #1 this Wednesday, and you can check out a preview of the issue right here; take a look…After one of the pilot missions of the sym-soldier program, Rex Strickland was given a highly classified mission by Nick Fury himself. Where exactly did the ancient symbiote know as the Grendel […]

Hasbro’s latest Marvel Legends reveals include Winter Soldier, Dark Beast, Crossbones and Demogoblin

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Hasbro continues to give fans and collectors a look at some of the Marvel Legends figures set to arrive next year, with the company unveiling five new Spring 2020 releases at Paris Comic-Con and Luca Comics & Games 2019 in The Winter Soldier, Dark Beast, Wild Child, Sunfire, Crossbones and a Build-A-Figure Demogoblin; check out […]

The Best Horror Moments in Superhero Movies

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For all the criticisms of oversaturation, superhero movies have managed to retain their longevity thanks to a clever mix of genre blending. They may have their conventions and tropes and archetypes, but they intermingle so well with many other cinema favorites like comedy, satire, western, thriller, and even space opera.One of the more underrated polymorphizations, […]

Marvel’s Hawkeye TV series will explore Clint Barton’s past

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We know that Marvel Studios’ upcoming Hawkeye series is going to introduce the character of Kate Bishop as the protege of Jeremy Renner’s Clint Barton, but it seems that the show is also going to take the opportunity to delve into the past of the S.H.I.E.L.D. agent turned Avenger.“I chose that one specifically because we […]