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Luke Cage: Things That Worked and Things That Didn’t

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Samuel Brace on what worked and what didn’t in Marvel’s Luke Cage… To see something through to the end with the energy and vigour with which one started is something quite rare indeed. Television is often blighted with this very problem, a lot of shows start off replete with quality but like buckets of water […]

Luke Cage: Early Reaction to the Show’s Beginning

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Samuel Brace on Marvel’s Luke Cage… The imperative is on us to grade these things on their own merit, against a defined metric of excellence, an understood truth of quality. We know what is good and what is not. But with these Netflix Marvel shows, it’s impossible to not compare one to the others. Sure, […]

Ghost Rider returning to Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. for season 4 finale

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It looks like the Spirit of Vengeance will be heating things up in the season four finale of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., with TV Line reporting that Gabriel Luna will be reprising the role of Robbie Reyes, a.k.a. the Ghost Rider. The season finale will see Ghost Rider assisting Coulson and his team as they […]

Gore Verbinski in talks to direct Gambit, Daniel Craig rumoured for Mister Sinister role

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It looks like 20th Century Fox is ready to press ahead with its oft-delayed X-Men spinoff Gambit, with Deadline reporting that Gore Verbinski (Pirates of the Caribbean, A Cure For Wellness) is in talks to direct the solo movie. Should Verbinski sign on to the project, he would become its third director after Rupert Wyatt […]

Fox has plans to use Mister Sinister in the X-Men franchise

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Despite the post-credits scene of X-Men: Apocalypse setting up a potential Mister Sinister appearance in Logan, director James Mangold subsequently confirmed that Nathaniel Essex would not feature in Hugh Jackman’s Wolverine swansong, as he didn’t fit with the tone of the latest instalment in the X-Men series. However, for any fans who’ve been anxiously awaiting a […]

Daniel Radcliffe wanted to play Spider-Man in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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During an interview with Metro (via Comic Book) to promote the release of his new film Swiss Army Man [read our review here], former Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has revealed that he would have loved to nab the role of Spider-Man for his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in Captain America: Civil War. “I would’ve […]

Winston Duke joins Marvel’s Black Panther as villain Man-Ape

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Marvel’s Black Panther has added another villain to its ranks, with Variety reporting that Person of Interest star Winston Duke is set to play the character of M’Baku, a.k.a. Man-Ape. Created by Roy Thomas and John Buscema, M’Baku made his comic book debut in Avengers #62 in 1969 and is one of Wakanda’s most powerful […]

Exclusive: Asa Butterfield talks Spider-Man, superheroes and the DC Extended Universe

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Before Tom Holland was announced as the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Spider-Man for Captain America: Civil War and the upcoming Spider-Man: Homecoming, fellow Brit Asa Butterfield was frequently mentioned as one of the front-runners for the role, with certain rumour sites even going as far as to claim on several occasions that he’d been cast [see […]

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Season 4 Episode 3 Review – ‘Uprising’

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Danny Hale reviews the third episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. season 4… With no episode airing last week I was eagerly anticipating Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s return and I was not let down, not at all. Uprising showcased amazing action, blended Robbie Reyes into the cast and brought S.H.I.E.L.D. back into the public eye. It […]