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Kevin Smith says Martin Scorsese is a “genius” but wrong about superhero films

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Kevin Smith has responded to iconic director Martin Scorsese’s comments about Marvel films not being cinema.There were some people that took umbrage with legendary director Martin Scorsese’s comments stating that Marvel movies weren’t “cinema”. While they are certainly very different movies from the dramatic works that Scorsese directs, he has received a fair amount of […]

Rumour: Disney looking to buy Spider-Man rights from Sony

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If rumours are to be believed, Disney is looking to avoid any kind of repeat of this summer’s Spider-Man custody battle with Sony by buying out the movie rights to the iconic Marvel character.This report comes by way of Geekosity (which according to Yahoo, has a decent track record… but not one that we can […]

Venom director Ruben Fleischer thinks we’ll see a Spider-Man crossover

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Venom and Zombieland: Double Tap director Ruben Fleischer hints that Tom Holland’s Spider-Man and Tom Hardy’s Venom is the destination and will crossover in the future.While promoting his newest film, Zombieland: Double Tap, Fleischer was asked by Fandom if Spider-Man and Venom would come face-to-face to which he admitted that the end goal is for Holland and Hardy […]

Marvel’s Runaways season 3 promo features Gert and Old Lace

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A new promo has arrived online for the third season of Marvel’s Runaways which sees Dale explaining to Gert that there’s a lot she doesn’t know about her adorable (and deadly) genetically-engineered dinosaur Old Lace; watch it here…SEE ALSO: Marvel’s Runaways season 3 trailer introduces Elizabeth Hurley as Morgan le Fay“In an action-packed Season 3, […]

Tom Holland wasn’t aware of the Nick Fury ending in Spider-Man: Far From Home

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Spider-Man: Far From Home star Tom Holland was unaware of the big Nick Fury twist during the movie’s post-credits scene.During a panel at ACE Comic-Con this weekend (via ComicBook.com), Holland admitted he wasn’t aware of the scene until he saw the entire film. “I’m trying to think if I did know that. No, I don’t […]

Comic Book Preview – Absolute Carnage: Avengers #1

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Marvel releases Absolute Carnage: Avengers #1 this coming Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here; check it out…Years ago, Cletus Kasady used the Carnage symbiote to take over a small town called Doverton, Colorado, as well as the team of Avengers who arrived to stop him! Barely able […]

Descendants’ Dove Cameron wants to play Gwen Stacy in the MCU

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Having lent her voice to the character in the Marvel Rising animations, Descendants star Dove Cameron has now thrown her hat into the ring to play Gwen Stacy for the character’s inevitable introduction into the live-action Spider-Man series.“I would love to play Gwen Stacy,” Cameron tells Yahoo. “I would love to play Spider-Gwen, or Ghost […]

Robert Downey Jr. responds to Martin Scorsese’s Marvel criticism

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Legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese didn’t exactly endear himself to Marvel fans this past week, the Oscar-winning director stating that he avoids Marvel Cinematic Universe movies as “that’s not cinema”.We’ve already heard responses from directors James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy) and Joss Whedon (The Avengers), and now Robert Downey Jr. has weighed in with his […]

Comic Book Preview – History of the Marvel Universe #4

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History of the Marvel Universe continues this Wednesday with the release of the fourth issue of the epic series; check out the official preview here…From the Fantastic Four to the Death of Phoenix, witness the awe and majesty of the beginnings of the Modern Marvel Universe!History of the Marvel Universe #4 is out on October […]

The MCU gets a VR experience with Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Damage Control trailer

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Marvel Studios has teamed with Lucasfilm’s ILMxLAB, the studio behind Vader Immortal: A Star Wars VR Series, to put fans right in the middle of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with the upcoming VR experience Avengers: Damage Control, and an official story trailer has been released which features heroes such as Spider-Man, Hulk, Falcon, Black Panther, […]