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Marvel’s Missing Video Game Opportunities

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George Chrysostomou on Marvel’s missing video game opportunities… It’s no secret that Marvel is losing to DC when it comes to the realm of video games. While TV success is mixed, films have seemingly gone to Marvel, and DC is undoubtedly winning on the animation front, the medium that Marvel should perhaps be putting most […]

Sony reportedly turned down the movie rights to almost every Marvel character

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In just ten short years, the Marvel Cinematic Universe has firmly established itself as the highest-grossing movie franchise of all time. But, while Marvel is now one of the most recognisable and successful brands in the world, it wasn’t always the case – just twenty years ago the company had barely managed to avoid bankruptcy, […]

Liev Schreiber talks Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse animated movie

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Following Peter Parker’s exploits in Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War, Sony will be passing the baton to Miles Morales later this year for the animated movie Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse. The film will see X-Men Origins: Wolverine star Liev Schreiber making his return to the Marvel universe as he lends his voice to the film’s […]

Hasbro unveils new Marvel Legends figures for the MCU, Deadpool, Spider-Man, Venom, X-Men and more

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With Toy Fair taking place in New York, Hasbro has unveiled a huge batch of promotional images for its upcoming 6″ Marvel Legends Series offerings, including the Marvel Cinematic Universe releases Ant-Man and the Wasp, Black Panther, Iron Man, Iron Man 3, Guardians of the Galaxy, Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Avengers: Age of […]

Sony’s Silver & Black Spider-Man spinoff gets new screenwriters

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THR is reporting that screenwriters Lindsey Beer (Chaos Walking, Godzilla vs. Kong) and Geneva Robertson-Dworet (Captain Marvel, Tomb Raider) have penned the latest draft of the script for its female-led Spider-Man spinoff movie Silver & Black. The film – which revolves around the characters of Spidey femme fatales Silver Sable and Black Cat – is […]

Spider-Man and the Red Goblin Go Down Swinging in Amazing Spider-Man #800

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With Dan Slott’s Spider-Man drawing to a close, he is set to unleash the biggest Peter Parker and Norman Osborn story of all time with his penultimate issue Amazing Spider-Man #800, which features the conclusion of the ‘Go Down Swinging’ story arc and the final showdown between Spidey and the Red Goblin. “Amazing Spider-Man #800 […]

Rumour: Woody Harrelson playing Carnage in the Venom movie?

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A few days ago a rumour surfaced claiming to offer details on Carnage’s role in Sony’s upcoming Venom solo movie, with the report claiming that the character of Cletus Kasady would make a fleeting appearance towards the end of the film. According to That Hashtag Show, Eddie Brock will find himself in San Quentin prison, where […]

Spider-Man 3 star Thomas Haden Church has praised Topher Grace’s Venom

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Thomas Haden Church, one of the stars of Spider-Man 3, has defended Topher Grace’s portrayal of Venom. Venom is making the headlines recently with Tom Hardy set to star as the fan-favourite villain, and a first teaser trailer recently arriving online. Fans are hoping Hardy’s portrayal is more to their liking than that of Grace’s […]

The Flickering Myth Reaction to the Venom teaser trailer

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The Flickering Myth writing team share their thoughts on the first teaser trailer for Venom… As Sony pushes full steam ahead with its plans for a shared Spider-Man universe (sans Spider-Man, apparently), the studio give us our very first glimpse of the launch title this week with the arrival of a teaser trailer for Venom, […]