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Deadpool 2 passes $700 million mark at the worldwide box office

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Despite facing stiff competition from the likes of Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, Incredibles 2 and Ocean’s 8, 20th Century Fox’s superhero sequel Deadpool 2 has managed to hit another box office milestone this weekend as it passes the $700 million mark worldwide. Deadpool 2 has now grossed $304.2 million domestically, and a further $403 million […]

Elizabeth Olsen reveals how the cast found out about Avengers: Infinity War’s shocking climax

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Marvel Studios certainly went to great lengths to protect its surprises in Avengers: Infinity War from the audience, and during an appearance at Seattle’s Ace Comic-Con this weekend, actress Elizabeth Olsen provided an example of one of the steps that directors Anthony and Joe Russo took to ensure they protected the film’s shocking climax. “I […]

Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp has two post-credits scenes, early reactions to the film are very positive

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With Marvel Studios gearing up to release its latest superhero blockbuster with the arrival of Ant-Man and the Wasp in less than two weeks (unless you’re based in the UK, in which case it’s almost six!), the big question of how many post-credits scenes we can expect has now been answered. Ant-Man and The Wasp […]

Marvel’s Luke Cage Season 2 Episode 3 Review – ‘Wig Out’

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Liam Hoofe reviews the third episode of Luke Cage season 2…  With all the pieces slowly starting to fall into place, episode 3 of Luke Cage season 2 shifted gears a little, giving us a character-driven episode that helped add some more stakes to proceedings. Having beaten Cockroach to within an inch of his life […]

Richard Armitage auditioned for Batman in the DCEU, open to replacing Hugh Jackman as Wolverine

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When it was first announced that Henry Cavill’s Man of Steel would be joined by the Dark Knight in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, a host of actors such as Josh Brolin, Ryan Gosling and Wes Bentley were brought up as possible contenders to succeed Christian Bale before Ben Affleck was announced as securing […]

Tom Holland reveals Spider-Man: Homecoming sequel titled Spider-Man: Far From Home

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Tom Holland has gained a bit of a reputation for his loose lips, with the young actor dropping a number of spoilers about his appearances in the Marvel Cinematic Universe over the past couple of years However, Holland has taken to Instagram to apologise to fans for the lack of Spider-Man news coming out of […]

Preview of Marvel Super Hero Adventures: Webs and Arrows and Ants, Oh My! #1

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Marvel Super Hero Adventures returns this week with its latest tale, Webs and Arrows and Ants, Oh My!, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here… HEROES OF ALL SIZES – TO THE RESCUE! The astonishing Ant-Man is in trouble! But when his daughter Cassie calls Spider-Man for help, Spidey […]

Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp featurette teases Avengers 4 connection

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With the marketing campaign now in full swing, a new featurette has arrived online for Ant-Man and the Wasp, entitled ‘Who Is the Wasp?’, which sees Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige discussing the founding Avenger, and the importance of the two title characters going forward into Avengers 4. Check it out below along with another TV […]

James Gunn confirms that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will be set after Avengers 4

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Last week, Avengers: Infinity War directors Anthony and Joe Russo were asked whether the fact that Marvel has announced the likes of Spider-Man: Homecoming 2 and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 detracts from the end of the superhero blockbuster, and suggests we’ll be seeing the return of the vast majority of the fallen heroes in […]