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Simon Pegg talks Captain Britain once more, explaining away the rumour

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Simon Pegg has said that he isn’t gunning for the role of Captain Britain, explaining away the rumour. If you’re an actor of any note in the current age of Hollywood, there’s an excellent chance you have been asked which superhero you would like to play in a potential movie. Simon Pegg has mentioned Captain […]

Michael Douglas’ Hank Pym suits up as Yellowjacket in unused Ant-Man and the Wasp concept art

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An unused piece of concept art has surfaced for the Marvel superhero sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp which features Michael Douglas’ Hank Pym suited up in the Yellowjacket costume alongside Janet Van Dyne’s Wasp, Hope Van Dyne’s Wasp and Scott Lang’s Ant-Man; take a look here… SEE ALSO: Peyton Reed on how Avengers: Infinity War impacted […]

Marvel’s Iron Fist season 2 gets a batch of official images

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Following the first trailer which debuted at San Diego Comic-Con this past weekend [watch it here], Netflix has released a batch of images from the second season of its Marvel series Iron Fist featuring Danny Rand (Finn Jones), Davos (Sacha Dhawan), Mika Prada (Julee Cerda), Joy Meachum (Jessica Stroup), Typhoid Mary (Alice Eve), Colleen Wing (Jessica […]

Venom director says there is no hero in the movie, explains the lack of the white spider logo

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The director of Venom, Ruben Fleischer, has revealed that the film features “no real hero”. Venom, of course, is one of Spider-Man’s most formidable foes and with the character starring in his own solo movie without Peter Parker, you might expect a hero to take his place. Well, according to Ruben Fleischer when speaking to […]

Marvel’s Spider-Man video game gets a range of Pop! Vinyl figures from Funko

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Funko has revealed its new line of Pop! Games vinyl figures for the upcoming Marvel PlayStation 4 video game Spider-Man which includes an unmasked Peter Parker, Miles Morales, Mary Jane, and Mister Negative; check them out here… SEE ALSO: Hot Toys’ Spider-Man (Advanced Suit) Video Game Masterpiece Series figure available to pre-order Dive deeper into the […]

Unleash your inner hero with Marvel Powers United VR launch trailer

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Ahead of its release this week, Marvel has unveiled a launch trailer for Marvel Powers United VR, which allows Oculus gamers to unleash their inner hero by taking on the role of some of Marvel’s biggest and best-loved characters; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Marvel’s Spider-Man gets a story trailer, new DLC suit and […]

Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana and Karen Gillan speak out on James Gunn’s firing from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

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While Marvel Studios was absent from Comic-Con, this past weekend brought some huge news regarding the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Disney firing director James Gunn from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 in relation to some old tweets from the filmmaker where he made offensive jokes about rape and paedophilia. Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy […]

Peyton Reed on how Avengers: Infinity War impacted Ant-Man and the Wasp

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Warning: Spoilers for Marvel’s Ant-Man and the Wasp follow… While Avengers: Infinity War is going to have enormous ramifications for the Marvel Cinematic Universe going forward, it wasn’t until the mid-credits scene of Ant-Man and the Wasp that we felt the impact of Thanos’ Snap as Scott Lang’s Ant-Man finds himself trapped inside the Quantum […]

Aquaman’s Jason Momoa met with the Russos about playing a Marvel villain

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Prior to his casting as Arthur Curry in the DC Extended Universe, Aquaman star Jason Momoa was given the opportunity to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe when he was offered the role of Drax the Destroyer in 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy. Momoa ultimately turned down the offer, with Dave Bautista subsequently cast in the […]