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The Academy looking to assemble The Avengers as Oscars hosts

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With Kevin Hart firmly ruling himself out of contention, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has been left scrambling to find a host for February’s 91st Academy Awards, and if a report from THR is to be believed, they may be ready to call upon the Avengers to save the day. According to […]

Marvel unveils Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Box Set Slipcase

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Marvel has announced the upcoming release of Avengers: Earth’s Mightiest Box Set Slipcase, which features the Avengers’ greatest hits, starting with complete adventures from the original line-up of Iron Man, Thor, Hulk, Ant-Man, the Wasp, and Captain America, and contains everything fromtheir cosmic battles in the Kree/Skrull War to their team-up with the Defenders, culminating […]

Back to the Future tops audience poll of most-wanted sequels

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Back to the Future has topped an audience survey asking moviegoers which franchise they’d most like to see another instalment from, with 71% of people polled by THR stating that they’re keen to see another adventure from Marty McFly and Doc Brown. The Back to the Future series, which starred Michael J. Fox and Christopher […]

Superhero Showdown: The Avengers v The Dark Knight Rises

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Summer 2012 was an epic season for superhero movies. Both The Avengers and the third in the Batman trilogy, The Dark Knight Rises, were released, going head-to-head in box offices across the globe. The Avengers was a non-stop, high-octane adventure telling the story of how S.H.I.E.L.D. Director Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) must lead a […]

Tom Hiddleston was terrified to make the first Avengers movie

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Loki himself, Tom Hiddleston, has revealed that he was terrified to make the first Avengers movie. Now that the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the Avengers franchise, in particular, is so well established and successful, it’s easy to forget that this whole project was once quite the risk. The first Avengers movie wasn’t a sure thing […]

Marvel and IDW team up to produce new comics for younger readers

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IDW Publishing amd Marvel Entertainment have announced that the two companies are teaming up to develop middle-grade comic books designed for younger readers and featuring some of Marvel’s most popular characters including Spider-Man, The Avengers and Black Panther. Launching in November 2018, the Marvel and IDW collaboration will kick off with a Spider-Man series featuring […]

Marvel announces horror anthology Avengers Halloween Special

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Marvel has announced the upcoming release of Avengers Halloween Special, featuring spooky stories from creators Gerry Duggan, The Soska Sisters, Jay Baruchel and more. “It’s going to be a horror anthology with five frightful tales full of chills and thrills,” teased editor Jake Thomas. “The stories will showcase your favorite Marvel heroes through a funhouse […]

Joss Whedon nearly included The Wasp in The Avengers

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Joss Whedon has revealed that he nearly included The Wasp and Ezekiel Stane in The Avengers. It seems like a long time ago when Joss Whedon was orchestrating the likes of The Avengers and its sequel Avengers: Age of Ultron but at one point he was Marvel’s go-to man before departing the franchise for pastures new. […]

James Cameron is hoping for Avengers fatigue

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With Avengers: Infinity War just a few days out from release, filmmaker James Cameron has taken a moment out of production on his four Avatar sequels to share a few words on superhero movies and their dominance of the multiplexes. “I’m hoping we’ll start getting Avenger fatigue here pretty soon,” said Cameron in an interview with […]