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Janelle Monáe is the rumoured frontrunner for Deadpool 2’s Domino

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Actress Janelle Monae is according to reports the front runner for the role of Domino in Deadpool 2. After a character breakdown was reportedly uncovered for Domino last month, a new report has surfaced from That Hashtag Show cliaming Janelle Monae has replaced Kerry Washington as the number one choice for the role. Sources for That […]

Hey, Finn Jones – Critics Can Be Fans Too

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Gary Collinson responds to Finn Jones’ comments about the negative reviews for Iron Fist… In the wake of the near-universally negative reviews for Netflix’s latest Marvel show, Iron Fist star Finn Jones has spoken out about the critical backlash to the new series this past weekend, stating that “these shows are not made for critics, […]

First look at Hela and Valkyrie in Thor: Ragnarok, director Taika Waititi talks tonal shift

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Thanks to the cover of the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly, we’ve got our first look at Cate Blanchett’s Hela and Tessa Thompson’s Valkyrie from Marvel’s Phase Three blockbuster Thor: Ragnarok, with the duo pictured alongside Chris Hemsworth’s now short-haired God of Thunder… Much has been said about Thor: Ragnarok adopting a more comical tone […]

Star Wars Episode IX loses director, Wonder Woman is a box office hero, new Thor: Ragnarok promo posters and more – Daily News Roundup

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TROUBLE IN LUCASFILM Following the news a couple of months ago that Phil Lord and Chris Miller exited the Han Solo spin-off movie with only a few weeks of production left, it was revealed yesterday that Colin Trevorrow has left the director’s chair of Star Wars: Episode IX over creative differences. According to EW, there have […]

Coby Bell joins Marvel and Fox’s X-Men pilot

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Deadline has revealed that Coby Bell (Burn Notice) has signed on to appear in Marvel and Fox’s as-yet-untitled X-Men TV pilot, where he will play the character of Jace Turner, “a weathered man who quietly wrestles with the moral ambiguities of a job that regularly requires cold-blooded, calculating efficiency on a day-to-day basis.” The pilot […]

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 4 Episode 18 Review – ‘No Regrets’

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Danny Hale reviews the eighteenth episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 4… While ‘Identity and Change’ last week showcased just how ruthless the Framework’s version our Fitz is, ‘No Regrets’ gave us a better idea of just how and why he ventured down this path. In addition, we got to welcome an old face […]

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. […]