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Thor’s grandfather Bor almost appeared in Avengers: Infinity War

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Having made a brief appearance in the prologue of Thor: The Dark World, it has been revealed that Thor’s grandfather Bor almost made his return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe with an appearance in this year’s blockbuster team-up Avengers: Infinity War. Speaking on the director’s commentary for the Marvel superhero epic, director Joe Russo has […]

Sony’s Spider-Man spinoff universe has an official name, and 900 characters at its disposal

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As Sony prepares to launch its Spider-Man spinoff movie universe with the release of October’s Venom, Variety is reporting that the studio has tapped Columbia Pictures president Sanford Panitch to oversee what is being referred to as ‘Sony’s Universe of Marvel Characters’, or the SUMC. Doesn’t quite roll off the tongue, but ‘Spider-Verse’ probably isn’t […]

Bullseye seemingly confirmed for Daredevil season 3

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It looks like we may finally get to see Bullseye making his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in the upcoming third season of Daredevil. It’s long been rumoured that Wilson Bethel (Hart of Dixie) will be portraying the assassin in the next season of the Netflix show, and that has now seemingly been confirmed in a now-deleted […]

Marvel announces new Uncanny X-Men event X-Men Disassembled

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Uncanny X-Men is returning this November with a new ongoing series, and things will kick off with a massive 10-part weekly event entitled X-Men Disassembled, which brings together nearly every mutant left on earth in a story that threatens to destroy them. Uncanny X-Men brings together acclaimed writers Ed Brisson (Extermination), Kelly Thompson (Mr. & Mrs. […]

Marvel Studios celebrates the first ten years of the MCU with anniversary video

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A new featurette has arrived online to mark the first ten years of the Marvel Cinematic Universe which takes us behind the scenes of the MCU and includes interviews with Robert Downey Jr. (Tony Stark/Iron Man), Mark Ruffalo (Bruce Banner/Hulk), Tom Hiddleston (Loki), Paul Bettany (Vision), and directors Anthony and Joe Russo; watch it here… […]

Sony to split Silver & Black into separate solo movies

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As Sony attempts to grow its Spider-Man spin-off universe without the famed wall-crawler, one of its very first announced projects has come to a halt. Variety has revealed production on Silver & Black has been pulled, but rather than the project being shelved permanently it will instead undergo a change with Sony splitting it into separate projects […]

Get another look at Venom in new image from the Spider-Man spinoff

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A new image has arrived online from Venom, courtesy of Entertainment Weekly, giving us another look at a scene from the most recent trailer in which Tom Hardy’s titular symbiote terrorises a customer in a local store; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Todd McFarlane shares his thoughts on the creation of Venom One of Marvel’s […]

Thor concept art features ‘Wacky Loki’ design

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Former head of Marvel Studios Visual Development Charlie Wen has taken to Instagram to share two pieces of concept art of Loki from 2011’s Thor, the first of which offers a very different take on Tom Hiddleston’s God of Mischief; take a look here… https://www.instagram.com/p/BmRSJTTHFIT/?taken-by=imcharliewen https://www.instagram.com/p/BmTgcO3nqaM/?taken-by=imcharliewen   What do you make of these alternate designs? […]

Marvel’s Iron Fist season 2 teaser puts the spotlight on the Steel Serpent

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With less than a month to go until Iron Fist season 2 arrives on Netflix, a teaser has arrived online for the Marvel superhero series which focuses on Danny’s friend-turned-foe Davos and his Steel Serpent abilities; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Iron Fist dons his classic comic book mask in new trailer for season 2 […]