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Michael Giacchino begins scoring Spider-Man: Homecoming

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As the summer release date for the highly anticipated Spider-Man: Homecoming draws closer, film composer Michael Giacchino (Lost, Up, and most recently Rogue One: A Star Wars Story) has begun his work on the score for the blockbuster. Giacchino posted the following announcement to Twitter… Spider-Man recording begins TODAY. Alex Acuna and @walterdrums on the strangest kit […]

Ben Wheatley would be open to directing a Marvel Zombies movie

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Coming off the back of the likes of Kill List, Sightseers, High-Rise and his new film Free Fire, British director Ben Wheatley is carving himself a fine reputation with his body of work, and during an interview with Little White Lies, the filmmaker was asked if he’s open to moving on to “bigger”, more mainstream projects, such as […]

Marvel’s New Warriors gets straight-to-series order from Freeform

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Back in August it was reported that Marvel and ABC Studios were developing a New Warriors half-hour comedy series with Squirrel Girl taking centre stage. Well, now it has been announced that Freeform has given the show a ten-episode straight-to-series order, becoming the network’s second Marvel property after the currently in production Cloak & Dagger. “Freeform’s […]

Morena Baccarin wants to see Vanessa become Copycat in Deadpool 2

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We already know that Ryan Reynolds (Wade Wilson),  Brianna Hildebrand (Negasonic Teenage Warhead), Stefan Kapicic (Colossus) and Karan Soni (Dopinder) are returning for Deadpool 2, and now Morena Baccarin has confirmed to CinemaBlend that she’ll be reprising the role of Vanessa in the hotly-anticipated sequel, and hopes to see her manifesting her own mutant abilities. […]

Why Iron Man is the Best Film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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Henry Bevan on why Iron Man is the best film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe… As the Marvel Cinematic Universe has grown into the blockbuster behemoth it is known as today, many people have forgotten about the film that started it all. Iron Man has become overshadowed by team-ups, civil wars, and a talking tree. […]

Director James Mangold discusses Logan’s Oscar nomination

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Director of Logan, James Mangold, has offered his thoughts on why the film received an Oscar nomination for best adapted screenplay. This is the first time that a comic book film has been nominated in the adapted screenplay category, giving further credence to the notion that Logan is more than just your average superhero movie. […]

Losing A Grip On Greatness: Dropping the Ball with Logan

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Tom Jolliffe on Logan’s final third and losing a grip on greatness. Warning. Major spoilers follow… So there you are. You’re bowling a near perfect game. You’ve had the odd spare here and there but largely you’ve had strikes. Then you hit a gutter ball and your game starts falling apart. Sometimes it can end […]

Marvel rounds out Inhumans cast with five new additions – and Lockjaw!

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The official Marvel site has announced five new additions to the cast of ABC and IMAX’s upcoming Inhumans TV series in Eme Ikwuakor, Isabelle Cornish, Mike Moh, Sonya Balmores, and Ellen Woglom. Eme Ikwuakor (Concussion, Extant) as Gorgon – Cousin of Black Bolt (Anson Mount), member of the Royal family, and leader of Attilan’s military. […]

Toby Kebbell rules out Doctor Doom return, unless it’s as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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A few days ago, writer-producer Simon Kinberg suggested that 20th Century Fox isn’t quite ready to give up on Fantastic Four, although the studio is only likely to move ahead with another movie should they be confident that “we get it 100% right”. While Fox and Kinberg aren’t quite ready to rule out a sequel to […]