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The New Mutants may receive a theatrical release after all

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Given its numerous release date delays, enforced reshoots (which are seemingly no longer taking place), and the Disney acquisition of Fox, giant question marks have been hanging over the status of director Josh Boone’s (The Fault in Our Stars) X-Men spinoff The New Mutants. Having been stuck in limbo for the past year or so, […]

Comic Book Preview – The Savage Sword of Conan #4

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Marvel Comics releases The Savage Sword of Conan #4 this coming Wednesday, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here… CONAN descends into a hidden labyrinth protected by an undead army and does battle with the forces of KOGA THUN! At stake – the fate of Stygia! Conan’s friend SUTY […]

Avengers: Endgame featurette teases the highest stakes

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Marvel Studios has released a new featurette for Avengers: Endgame which includes interviews with Scarlett Johansson, Chris Evans, Brie Larson, Jeremy Renner, and Robert Downey Jr. and sees the stars discussing the hotly-anticipated sequel and how the survivors of the Decimation are confronted with ‘the highest stakes that the Avengers have ever faced’; watch it […]

Comic Book Preview – The War of the Realms: Journey Into Mystery #1

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Marvel’s War of the Realms event continues this Wednesday with the release of The War of the Realms: Journey Into Mystery #1; check out a preview of the issue here… The creators of the blockbuster podcast The Adventure Zone bring their talents to Marvel for a wild romp through THE WAR OF THE REALMS! Earth […]

Marvel’s Doctor Strange 2 reportedly aiming for 2020 release

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While Marvel is yet to announce any specific details on its plans post-Avengers: Endgame, beyond the Sony co-production Spider-Man: Far From Home, the studio had previously revealed that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 was aiming for a 2020 release, until James Gunn’s departure and subsequent return scuppered that plan. Since then, the general assumption […]

Description of Avengers: Endgame footage from CinemaCon revealed

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Some new footage from Avengers: Endgame has debuted at CinemCon and you can read the description of what it contains here. In the build-up to Avengers: Endgame‘s release at the end of April, fans are getting more and more hungry for a look at the film, beyond that which is provided in the trailers. And […]

Promo for Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger Season 2 Episode 3 – ‘Shadow Selves’

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Following last night’s two-hour season 2 premiere, a promo has arrived online for next week’s episode of Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger, entitled ‘Shadow Selves’; watch it here… After learning about a group of young girls who have gone missing, Tandy and Tyrone look to see if they can find out what has happened to them. […]

Annihilus joins Marvel Contest of Champions in latest character update

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Kabam has announced its latest character update for Marvel Contest of Champions, with the villain Annihilus now available to players in the mobile fighting game; check out Annihilus’ gameplay trailer, bio, and stats and abilities here… After the Fantastic Four opened a portal to the Negative Zone in search of anti-particles, they encountered Annihilus. A […]

Captain Marvel crosses $1 billion at the global box office

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It’s been a good week for Marvel Studios, with Avengers: Endgame smashing presales records ahead of its release later this month, and now its first superhero blockbuster Captain Marvel is celebrating a box office milestone. The Brie Larson-headlined franchise launcher took its global haul beyond the $1 billion mark this week, the film having grossed […]