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Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger Season 1 Episode 8 Review – ‘Ghost Stories’

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Red Stewart reviews the eighth episode of Cloak & Dagger… As we move further into the future of streaming and online services and away from the past of cable and satellite venues, I’m beginning to wonder whether or not we’ll come to a point where seasonal mandates by content providers will be less standardized and […]

The Mutant Age begins in The Gifted season 2 Comic-Con trailer, The Morlocks set to appear

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After getting teased by Jamie Chung yesterday, Fox has released the trailer for the second season of its X-Men themed show The Gifted at the San Diego Comic-Con.  Not only that, but the panel revealed that the mutant group The Morlocks will be making an appearance in the upcoming season. Watch the trailer below… Stephen Moyer leads the […]

Dave Bautista is not happy with James Gunn’s firing from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

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After old tweets from Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn resurfaced, angering fans for their offensive humour involving rape and pedophilia, Disney took the step to quickly fire Gunn from directing Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, a movie he was already actively working on writing. While the speed of Disney’s decision was surprising, there hasn’t been […]

Watch the Venom Comic-Con panel featuring Tom Hardy, Riz Ahmed and Ruben Fleischer, footage description revealed

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Sony Pictures took to Hall H of the San Diego Comic-Con yesterday to showcase its upcoming Spider-Man spinoff Venom, with the studio showcasing some footage from the movie which was said to have greatly impressed the audience in attendance. Unfortunately, the footage isn’t going to be released online, but the folks at ComicBook have a […]

James Gunn’s Old Tweets Were Abhorrent But It Makes Little Sense That He Was Fired

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Samuel Brace on James Gunn’s dismissal from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3… On Friday, news broke that James Gunn had been fired by Disney and that he will no longer be directing Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Gunn’s dismissal occurred when old tweets of the director’s resurfaced which were undeniably hideous in character. […]

Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger renewed for season 2, Comic-Con sneak peek teases new episodes

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With just two episodes of Cloak & Dagger remaining, it was announced yesterday during the show’s San Diego Comic-Con panel that Freeform has officially ordered a second season of the Marvel series; here’s the official poster and announcement video, which promises that “Season 2 will be Mayhem”. As fans of Cloak & Dagger will know, […]

James Gunn fired from Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 due to offensive tweets

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Filmmaker James Gunn has been fired from Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 due to a series of offensive tweets making jokes about rape and paedophilia which have been unearthed on his feed from between 2008 and 2011. “The offensive attitudes and statements discovered on James’ Twitter feed are indefensible and inconsistent with our […]

Preview of Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #22

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Marvel Comics releases Star Wars: Doctor Aphra #22 this coming Wednesday; check out a preview of the issue here… STUCK IN A JUNKYARD JAIL AT WAR. IT CAN’T GET WORSE – RIGHT? I mean, unless you add a vengeful FORCE GHOST. And insane MURDERDROIDS. And a BOR BRAIN-LEECH. And a SENTIENT BIOHAZARD…Surely even rogue archaeologist DOCTOR […]

Preview of X-Men: Wakanda Forever #1

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The Dora Milaje take centre stage this Wednesday with the release of X-Men: Wakanda Forever #1 from Marvel Comics, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here… Former Dora Milaje member and eternal troublemaker Nakia, A.K.A. Malice, has set a trap to lure the Black Panther into her obsessive clutches! Step […]