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Jordan Peele met with Marvel for X-Men and walked away…what happened!?

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Jordan Peele x Marvel Studios is something most people would clamor for. The visionary filmmaker is known for bold ideas and striking visuals, which would fit nicely into Marvel’s new era, but it didn’t pan out that way. Rumors swirl that he met with the studio over the MCU Blade project or Midnight Suns, but […]

Marvel Studios’ X-Men film finds its writer in Michael Lesslie

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X-Men have broken into the mainstream again with the new series X-Men ’97, and now Marvel is gearing up to bring them back to live-action. Deadline reports that Marvel Studios has attached a writer to their upcoming X-Men film, which would serve as the team’s official debut in the MCU. The outlet reports that Hunger […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: Darth Vader #47

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Marvel Comics releases Star Wars: Darth Vader #47 on Wednesday, and you can get yourself an early sneak peek at the issue below… THE RAZING OF EXEGOL CONTINUES! DARTH VADER and the SCHISM IMPERIAL launch their boldest challenge to the power of PALPATINE with an assault on EXEGOL, the home of the EMPEROR’S greatest secrets […]

Comic Book Preview – X-Men: Heir of Apocalypse #1

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The search for En Sabah Nur’s successor begins this coming week as Marvel Comics launches X-Men: Heir of Apocalypse, and you can check out the official preview of the first issue below… For centuries, Apocalypse tested the mutants of Earth to guarantee that only the strong would survive. Now, as he takes his throne on […]

X-23 is Uncaged with Sideshow’s new Wolverine Premium Format Figure

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Sideshow has unveiled a new addition to its Marvel collectibles line with the upcoming Wolverine: X-23 Uncaged Premium Format Figure which is available to pre-order now, priced at $685; check out the promotional images here for both the standard and deluxe unmasked edition… Sideshow presents the Wolverine: X-23 Uncaged Premium Format™ Figure. This awesome Marvel […]

Deadpool & Wolverine director Shawn Levy in talks for Avengers 5, rumored to have 60+ heroes

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If you want a jam-packed movie with your favorite (or least favorite) superheroes, it looks like the next big Avengers movie is for you. With the project’s development beginning to take shape, Marvel Studios is looking for a captain for this ship, and they may have found one with director Shawn Levy. Deadline reports that […]

Robert Downey Jr. reminds Marvel he’s ready for an Iron Man return

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If you didn’t know, Robert Downey Jr. is open to more Iron Man.  Could Tony Stark’s death and Downey’s Marvel retirement be coming to an end? The more it is mentioned, the more it seems true. One of the conversation points in most interviews with actors these days has to touch on a return to […]

Sony unveils first Venom: The Last Dance trailer

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Sony Pictures has released the first trailer for Venom: The Last Dance, which is being billed as the final chapter of the Tom Hardy-led Marvel trilogy – something the marketing is leaning into heavily with its tagline ‘Til Death Do They Part’. Check out the trailer and poster for the film below… In Venom: The […]

Comic Book Preview – Star Wars: The High Republic #8

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Marvel Comics releases Star Wars: The High Republic #8 on Wednesday, and we have the official preview of the issue for you below; take a look… ENTER… BARON BOOLAN! TEY SIRREK, LOURNA DEE and SSKEER on a dangerous mission. KEEVE TRENNIS and the other JEDI helpless to assist. The NIHIL’S mysterious MINISTER OF ADVANCEMENT finally […]