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Sigourney Weaver on The Defenders’ Alexandra: “She’s a heroine”

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The Defenders is only a few weeks away, but there is still a lot of mystery surrounding the series’ main antagonist Alexandra. Netflix, and Sigourney Weaver herself, have offered up clues as to who she is. Is she connected to the Hand? In the trailer released at Comic-Con, we see her with Elektra. Some fans […]

The Week in Spandex – Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, Captain Marvel, Justice League, Wonder Woman 2, The Batman, Flashpoint, Watchmen

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Rounding up all the big superhero news from the past week… Unfortunately, due to some major technical issues (resulting in a switch to a brand new server), it’s another abridged edition of The Week in Spandex this weekend. Apologies. Barring any more gremlins in the system, we’ll be back to normal next weekend… MARVEL CINEMATIC […]

Finn Jones talks The Defenders, teases Iron Fist’s classic costume

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Former Game of Thrones star Finn Jones will be back on our screens next month as he reprises the role of Danny Rand for The Defenders, before headlining the recently-announced season season of Iron Fist. Speaking to Den of Geek, Jones has been chatting about Danny’s evolution going into The Defenders, as well as teasing […]

Jeph Loeb talks The Defenders’ shorter episode run

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We’re just a few weeks away from the arrival of The Defenders, Netflix’s Marvel crossover series featuring the street level heroes Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist. Unlike the previous solo shows, The Defenders will run for just eight episodes, and Collider caught up with Marvel Television chief Jeph Loeb to ask whether […]

The Week in Spandex – The San Diego Comic-Con Edition

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Rounding up all the big superhero news from the 2017 San Diego Comic-Con International… Well, the dust has settled on another Comic-Con, and as you’d expect, we got plenty of news, trailers and other goodies from the ever-increasing slate of superhero movies and TV shows. While 20th Century Fox decided to keep its new X-Men […]

UPDATE: Marvel confirms Daredevil season 3 and Iron Fist season 2, Iron Fist gets new showrunner

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Marvel Television’s The Defenders panel is currently taking place in Hall H of the San Diego Comic-Con, during which we’ve already had two big announcements, with confirmation that both Daredevil and Iron Fist have officially been renewed for a third and second season respectively. As part of the announcement, it was also revealed that Simone […]

Finn Jones and Mike Colter still hoping for a Defenders and Avengers team-up

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While it looks unlikely at this point that we’ll get to see The Defenders teaming up with Earth’s Mightiest Heroes on the big screen, Marvel’s Netflix stars Finn Jones (Iron Fist) and Mike Colter (Luke Cage) haven’t ruled out a crossover – and in fact, they’d like to see it playing out on the streaming […]

The Week in Spandex – The Pre-San Diego Comic-Con Edition

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Welcome to an abridged, pre-San Diego Comic-Con edition of The Week in Spandex… Well, it’s almost that time of year again. In just a few short hours the San Diego Comic-Con International 2017 will get underway, and as usual it promises to be a huge weekend for fans of superhero movies and television. Warner Bros. […]

The Week in Spandex – Spider-Man: Homecoming, Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, Justice League, Wonder Woman 2, The Incredibles 2 and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Spider-Man: Homecoming, Venom, Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, Thor: Ragnarok, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, The Defenders, The Punisher, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Inhumans, Agents of S.H.I.E.L..D., The Gifted, X-Men: The New Mutants, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Justice League, Wonder […]

Marvel’s The Defenders gets a SDCC poster, new details on Sigourney Weaver’s villain revealed

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Earlier today we brought you a Comic-Con poster for The Punisher, and now we’ve got a look at the SDCC artwork for Netflix’s other upcoming Marvel series The Defenders, which will be handed out to fans attending the show’s signing at the Marvel booth of the convention on Saturday, July 22nd at 10am. Take a […]