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Marvel’s Black Panther is outperforming Captain America: Civil War at the advance box office

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Well, it looks like Marvel Studios has another blockbuster hit on its hands this February, with Deadline revealing that the Chadwick Boseman-headlined Black Panther is outperforming Captain America: Civil War in presales at Fandango after tickets went up for sale on Monday night. In fact, it performed better than any other MCU movie in its […]

Lupita Nyong’o was unable to get tickets to Black Panther after it sold out

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People are pretty keen to see Marvel’s Black Panther, so much so that Lupita Nyong’o couldn’t buy a ticket. Tickets to the anticipated next movie in Marvel’s Cinematic Universe, Black Panther, went on sale this past Monday and Fandango has since announced that the movie has surpassed Captain America: Civil War in selling the most […]

Kendrick Lamar and Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith to produce Black Panther: The Album

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Marvel has announced that Grammy Award-winner Kendrick Lamar and Billboard Magazine’s Executive of the Year, Anthony “Top Dawg” Tiffith are set to curate and produce Black Panther: The Album, featuring music from and inspired by Marvel Studios’ upcoming superhero blockbuster. The album will feature the lead single, “All The Stars,” featuring Kendrick Lamar and label […]

Black Panther producer says movie won’t be a traditional origin story

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A producer for Black Panther has said that the movie bypasses traditional origin stories. With the success of Wonder Woman many are now looking ahead to what other debuting superhero solo movies are on the horizon. Black Panther is certainly one Marvel fans are looking forward to, and producer Nate Moore has spoken to Complex about […]

Nightshade confirmed to appear in Marvel’s Black Panther

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It looks like Erik Killmonger, M’Baku/Man-Ape and Ulysses Klaue won’t be the only villains that T’Challa has to contend with in Marvel’s Black Panther, as actress and singer Nabiyah Be has announced on Twitter that she is playing the character of Tilda Johnson, a.k.a. Nightshade. https://twitter.com/nabiyahbe/status/873594983881768960 In the comic books, Nightshade is a criminal scientist who […]

The Costumes of Doctor Strange

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Benedict Cumberbatch is Doctor Strange, the Master of the Mystic Arts, in the latest movie from Marvel Studios. A disciple of mysticism and powerful magic, Strange has come to reject materialism, so it’s doubtful he’d ever claim that clothes maketh the man – but at least as far as moviemaking goes, costumes will play a […]

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 will delve into Nebula’s relationship with Thanos and Gamora

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Karen Gillan will be reprising her role as Nebula in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and recently took part in an interview with The Wrap to discuss how the sequel (which is arguably the most anticipated comic book movie of the year) will develop the character. “What I love about the second movie for […]

Flickering Myth’s most anticipated movies of 2017

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Flickering Myth get excited for the year ahead of us… After a fairly below-average year at the cinema last year, we here at Flickering Myth are feeling rather hopeful for 2017. There are some fantastic films lined up; including a load of comic book movies, the return of Christopher Nolan and King Kong, a new […]

Ben Affleck says he took on Batman role as he hated Daredevil

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Ben Affleck’s casting as The Dark Knight in Zack Snyder’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice caused quite the uproar online, with Affleck’s previous superhero outing – the 2003 Daredevil movie from 20th Century Fox – still having left a bad taste in the mouths of many comic book movie fans. Affleck did of course […]