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Thor: Ragnarok’s early box office projections point to $100 million domestic opening

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With the release of Thor: Ragnarok fast approaching, Box Office Pro has unveiled the first “long range forecast” for the Marvel threequel’s domestic opening weekend, suggesting that the Taiki Waititi-directed cosmic adventure is looking at an opening of $100 million, and a total North American gross of around $250 million. Should those figures prove accurate, […]

Comic Book Review – Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Captain Phasma #1

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Ricky Church reviews Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Captain Phasma #1… Outside of Kylo Ren, the next heavily promoted character in Star Wars: The Force Awakens was probably the chrome-plated Captain Phasma, played by Game of Thrones’ Gwendoline Christie. Sadly, the film didn’t do the character justice, pushing her to the sidelines before […]

Rumour: Silver Sable’s Wild Pack to appear in Silver & Black

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If reports are to be believed, Sony will certainly be cramming the characters into its upcoming Spider-Man spinoff Silver & Black. We’ve heard rumours about a host of villains, and now That Hashtag Show is claiming that Silver Sable’s Wild Pack will also be present in the movie. According to the site, Silver Sable will […]

Diamond unveils exclusive Spider-Man: Homecoming collectible figures from Beast Kingdom

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Diamond Comic Distributors and Beast Kingdom have revealed two new PREVIEWS exclusive figures from the Sony/Marvel blockbuster Spider-Man: Homecoming which includes a 12 inch Spidey diorama in his homemade suit, and a six inch figure of the webslinger which comes with several interchangeable pieces; take a look at the official promotional images here… The Spider-Man […]

Nick Blood’s Lance Hunter returning for Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 5

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After starring in the failed spinoff pilot Marvel’s Most Wanted, EW is reporting that Nick Blood will be reprising the role of Lance Hunter in the upcoming fifth season of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. on ABC. Blood made his debut as Hunter in the second season of the show, and was last seen in the […]

Thor: Ragnarok’s connections to Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Infinity War and Planet Hulk teased

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With the embargo for set visits on Thor: Ragnarok lifting, we’ve now got some new details on the upcoming Marvel blockbuster – specifically, it’s connections to Avengers: Infinity War and Guardians of the Galaxy, as well as its Planet Hulk influences. Speaking to Collider, leading man Chris Hemsworth teased how the film will lead into […]

Spider-Man: Homecoming becomes highest-grossing reboot of all time

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Marvel’s Spider-Man: Homecoming finally made its way to the Middle Kingdom this weekend, with the Sony and Marvel produced reboot enjoying a solid $22.2 million opening day, with a further $1.5 million in Friday previews. The wall-crawler’s solo MCU debut has now amassed a worldwide haul of $770 million, making it the highest-grossing reboot of […]

Jeph Loeb confirms that more Marvel TV shows are coming to ABC

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While Marvel TV is spreading its wings beyond fellow Disney company ABC, teaming up with the likes of Netflix (The Defenders), Fox/FX (Legion, The Gifted), Hulu (Runaways) and Freeform (Cloak & Dagger, New Warriors), Marvel’s Head of Television Jeph Loeb has confirmed that plans are afoot for more shows on ABC beyond this month’s Inhumans. […]

Jessica Chastain says she isn’t portraying Lilandra in X-Men: Dark Phoenix

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Although her character was never officially confirmed by 20th Century Fox, it has been assumed that Jessica Chastain is taking on the role of Lilandra, the Shi’ar Empress, in the next instalment of the main X-Men series, X-Men: Dark Phoenix. Well, as it now turns out, that might not be the case after all, as […]