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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 […]

Marvel’s Iron Fist season 2 teaser trailer and premiere date revealed at Comic-Con

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Yesterday at its Hall H panel at the San Diego Comic Con, Iron Fist surprised many by revealing that season two is coming sooner than some may have thought. Iron Fist will return to Netflix on September 7th. The panel also shared a teaser for the upcoming season of Marvel’s Netflix series. Check it out below… Iron Fist season 2 […]

Hasbro unveils new Marvel Legends and Marvel Vintage figures at Comic-Con

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Hasbro has unveiled a selection of its upcoming Marvel action figures at the San Diego Comic-Con, including Marvel Legends figures for Black Panther’s T’Challa, T’Chaka, Ayo, Ulysses Klaue, Erik Killmonger, and M’Baku as well as a second wave of Marvel Vintage figures featuring Ant-Man and The Wasp, and a Marvel Legends Vehicles figure which sees […]

Jamie Chung’s Blink introduces first teaser for Marvel’s The Gifted season 2

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With the first trailer for The Gifted season 2 Blink inset to arrive this Saturday at San Diego Comic-Con, a teaser has arrived online for Fox’s X-Men series featuring an introduction from Jamie Chung (Blink); check it out here… Teaser from Season 2 of #TheGifted pic.twitter.com/LzBy1dGdZx — The Gifted Wiki (@TheGiftedWiki) July 19, 2018 “The […]

Promo for Cloak & Dagger Season 1 Episode 9 – ‘Back Breaker’

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Freeform has released a promo for next week’s ninth episode of Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger, entitled ‘Back Breaker’; watch it here… SEE ALSO: Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger showrunner teases introduction of more “fantastical” comic book villains “When triumph turns sour, both Tandy and Tyrone regress back to their old ways. But after everything that has happened, […]