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Ethan Hawke criticises Logan, says its not a great movie

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While superhero movies continue to do great business at the box office (well, mostly), it’s only recently that the films in the genre have begun to get the wider recognition that many feel they deserve. Take last year’s Logan for example; a huge critical and commercial success, the James Mangold-directed Wolverine movie even managed to […]

Venom director on the film’s marketing campaign and negative reaction to the teaser trailer

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After a shaky start with a teaser trailer that didn’t feature so much as a single shot of the fan-favourite character, the Tom Hardy-headlined Venom movie seems to have turned things around with its promotional efforts in the build up to its release this October. The main trailer attracted more views on YouTube than any […]

Preview of Daredevil Annual #1

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Marvel Comics releases Daredevil Annual #1 this coming Wednesday, and we have a preview for you right here… MISTY, MEET THE DEVIL! You know Daredevil as the Man Without Fear, the protector of Hell’s Kitchen. But once upon a time, Daredevil was just the newest super-suit on the block – and NYPD Detective Mercedes “Misty” Knight […]

Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp passes $500 million worldwide thanks to bumper China opening

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It may not have enjoyed the same kind of runaway success as recent entries in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but the superhero sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp has now passed the half billion dollar mark at the global box office thanks to a bumper opening in China. On Friday, the movie banked $24 million in […]

Marvel to push hard for Black Panther Best Picture nomination at the Oscars

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Marvel Studios scored an enormous critical and commercial success with February’s Black Panther, a movie hailed by many as a landmark film in terms of representation, and one that Marvel supremo Kevin Feige has described as “the best movie we’ve ever made”. Well, it seems that Disney and Marvel Studios are gearing up for a […]

Ryan Reynolds wants Hugh Jackman cameo in X-Force, but not as Wolverine

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Despite the fact that Hugh Jackman decided to hang up the claws with the release of last year’s Logan, Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds has stated on a number of occasions that he hopes to tempt the star out of retirement for one more appearance as the fan favourite mutant Wolverine. While it seems highly unlikely […]

Marvel puts Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 on hold

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This probably won’t come as too much of a surprise given the firing of writer-director James Gunn, but THR is reporting that Marvel Studios has officially put Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 on hold. According to the site, the small group of pre-production crew members assembled for the film have been dismissed while Marvel […]

The original Defenders return with Defenders: The Best Defense

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Doctor Strange, The Immortal Hulk, Namor the Sub-Mariner and The Silver Surfer are set to reunite as the original Defenders return for all-new stories this December with Defenders: The Best Defense. With an assembly of stellar creative teams, writers and artists such as Chip Zdarsky (Marvel 2-In-One), Gerry Duggan (Deadpool), Jason Latour (Spider-Gwen), Simone Di […]

Benedict Cumberbatch reportedly negotiating contract for Doctor Strange 2

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Back in June, Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige confirmed that a second Doctor Strange movie is definitely part of the studio’s future plans for the MCU, and now comes word from the British tabloid The Mirror that Benedict Cumberbatch is currently negotiating his contract to return as the Sorcerer Supreme in the solo sequel. According […]