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The Downside of The Avengers adopting Spider-Man

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Pim Razenberg on the downside of The Avengers adopting Spider-Man… So, there we have it! Monday this week Marvel announced their new partnership with Sony, after striking a deal to cement The Amazing Spider-Man’s future firmly within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The news was welcomed by many of the web-slinger’s fans, who were left disappointed […]

Charlie Cox talks Daredevil joining The Avengers and putting on the iconic red suit

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It had been rumoured for sometime, even after the first teaser, that we would see Charlie Cox as Matt Murdock putting on the iconic red suit at some point during Netflix’s Daredevil series, which debuts this Friday. During a Reddit AMA, the British actor confirmed the red suit and spoke about putting it on for the […]

Black Panther overtakes The Avengers to become highest-grossing superhero movie of all time in the U.S.

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It may lose top spot at the North American box office this weekend to Pacific Rim Uprising, but it’s celebration time for Disney and Marvel Studios as Black Panther has officially overtaken 2012’s The Avengers to become the highest-grossing superhero movie of all time in the United States. By close of play on Saturday, the […]

Avengers: Infinity War and the Marvel Marketing Machine

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Pim Razenberg on Marvel’s well-oiled marketing machine, which hooked us all to the Marvel Cinematic Universe… Black Panther passed the $1 billion mark at the box office, Avengers: Infinity War is expected to have a $215 million opening debut in North America and Kevin Feige is starting to tease audiences around the world with what […]

Marvel launches comiXology Original series Avengers: Back to Basics

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Marvel Entertainment and comiXology have announced that the comiXology Original digital series Avengers: Back to Basics has launched today, with the first issue of the six-issue miniseries available today. Avengers: Back to Basics features a terrifying tale of Ragnarok as told by legendary writer Peter David. A solar eclipse is about to hit North America – […]

‘No Surrender’ begins in preview of Avengers #675

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The ‘No Surrender’ event gets underway this coming Wednesday in Avengers #675, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here… AVENGERS goes WEEKLY for the stunning sixteen-part saga that will write the end of an era! The Earth has been STOLEN! The sky burns while mysterious cosmic objects crash down […]

Clark Gregg can’t see Agent Coulson reuniting with The Avengers any time soon

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While there was a lot of speculation that Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War would see the big screen cast of the MCU joined by their television counterparts, we now know that the small screen stars will be absent when Earth’s Mightiest Heroes do battle with Thanos next year. One actor who has traversed both sides is […]

Ryan Reynolds wants an R-rated Deadpool and Avengers crossover

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This is one we can presumably file away safely in the “ain’t gonna happen drawer”, but Ryan Reynolds has revealed that he’d like to see Deadpool teaming up with The Avengers for an R-rated crossover between the Merc with a Mouth and Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. “That sounds like a great idea but a very expensive […]