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Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. suffers season premiere ratings low

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Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. made its return to ABC this past Friday, with The Avengers spinoff hitting a season premiere ratings low with the two-hour season five launch scoring a 0.7 rating in its key demo and 2.6 million viewers overall [read our review of the premiere here]. The first season of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. […]

James Gunn and Kevin Feige on the Guardians director’s role as Marvel’s “cosmic consultant”

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While Marvel Studios is keeping its Phase Four plans tightly under wraps (well, save for Spider-Man: Homecoming 2 and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3), we do know that there’s going to be an increased emphasis on the cosmic side of the MCU, with Guardians director James Gunn said to be working closely with Kevin […]

Elizabeth Olsen confirms Scarlet Witch return in Avengers 4

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It’s common knowledge by now that Avengers: Infinity War and its as-yet-untitled sequel is set to really shake up the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with the two-part superhero epic serving as a finale for several characters, as well as launching the MCU into a new direction for Phase Four and beyond. It’s expected as part of […]

Said Taghmaoui exits Legion, Shadow King to be recast

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Wonder Woman star Said Taghmaoui has parted ways with FX’s X-Men series Legion during production of its second season, Variety has revealed. Taghmaoui had been cast in the role of Amahl Farouk, a.k.a. The Shadow King, back during Comic-Con, and started work on the series back in September. There’s been no word as to the […]

The Week in Spandex – X-Men and Fantastic Four come home to Marvel, Avengers 4 updates, Venom details, Justice League box office, DCEU slate confirmed and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at X-Men, Fantastic Four, Deadpool 2, The New Mutants, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Gambit, The Gifted, Avengers 4, Black Panther, Thor: Ragnarok, Spider-Man: Homecoming 2, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Venom, Jessica Jones, The Punisher, Runaways, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., New Warriors, Justice League, Aquaman, Shazan, Nightwing, Flashpoint, […]

The Week in Spandex – Avengers: Infinity War, Phase Four, Justice League, Wonder Woman 2, Titans, Batman Ninja, X-Men producer wants Marvel crossover and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers 4, Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Runaways, The Punisher, Daredevil, Avengers: Secret Wars, Multiple Man, Deadpool 2, Legion, Justice League, Wonder Woman 2, Flashpoint, Justice League 2, Supergirl, Arrow, The Flash, DC’s […]

Avengers: Infinity War trailer, Justice League behind Man of Steel in box office tracking, Denis Villeneuve directing Star Wars and more – Daily News Roundup

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GET THAT MAN A SHIELD Well, it’s finally here. With a year-long wait, Marvel Studios have released the first teaser trailer for 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War – which you can watch here. TO KILL OR NOT TO KILL The Russo Brothers have been looking ahead to Avengers 4 in some interviews however, and have spoken […]

Marvel’s Runaways Season 1 Episode 4 Review – ‘Fifteen’

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Liam Hoofe reviews the fourth episode of Marvel’s Runaways… What has made Marvel’s Runaways such interesting viewing so far, is that it has a very different feel to many of the other Marvel properties. In the show’s opening few episodes, we have only seen glimpses of the Runaways’ powers, and they have yet to you know, […]

The Punisher Season 1 Episode 13 Review – ‘Memento Mori’

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Liam Hoofe reviews the season finale of Marvel’s The Punisher… Well, here we are. After 12 episodes, we finally arrive at the grand finale of The Punisher, and after a show that has been consistently great so far, I’m pleased to tell you that the finale also manages to deliver in a big way. After […]