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Cinema’s Damaged Heroine

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Sarah Myles on cinema’s damaged heroine… “Badass.” As a word, it has become synonymous with determined women in movies. Why? Because that is how critics routinely describe them. “Black Widow gets extra bad-ass in this Avengers 2 trailer,” said Rob Bricken of i09. In Atomic Blonde, Charlize Theron plays “a career badass who enjoys both […]

Thor: Ragnarok has surpassed Wonder Woman at the global box office

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Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok has now moved past DC’s Wonder Woman at the global box office. Much is said about the Marvel/DC rivalry, and while none of it really matters, it is certainly interesting to see how various superhero movies perform at the box office compared to one another. Thor: Ragnarok has been doing particularly well […]

The Week in Spandex – X-Men: Dark Phoenix, The New Mutants, Avengers: Infinity War, Justice League, The Batman, Aquaman, The Incredibles 2 and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Deadpool 2, The New Mutants, Gambit, The Gifted, Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Runaways, Marvel Rising, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Venom, Justice League, Flashpoint, The Batman, Aquaman, Shazam, […]

The God of Thunder assumes the throne in Thor: Ragnarok concept art

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Marvel’s visual development supervisor Andy Park has shared a piece of production artwork for Thor: Ragnarok which sees the God of Thunder assuming his throne alongside Valkyrie, Hulk, Heimdall, and Korg. SEE ALSO: Concept art from Thor: Ragnarok featuring alternate designs for Thor, Loki, Hela, The Grandmaster and more In Marvel Studios’ “Thor: Ragnarok,” Thor […]

Zachary Levi’s final words in Thor: Ragnarok ended up on the cutting room floor

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Warning: Spoilers for Thor: Ragnarok follow… After taking over the role from Joshua Dallas for Thor: The Dark World, Zachary Levi made his return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Fandral this year in Thor: Ragnarok, although depending when you blinked, you may have missed what proved to be his final outing as one of […]

More concept art from Thor: Ragnarok featuring alternate designs for Thor, Loki, Hela, The Grandmaster and more

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We’ve seen a fair few pieces of concept art from Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok over the past few weeks, and now we have another batch, this time from artist Aleksi Briclot, who has shared some alternate designs for Thor, Loki, Valkyrie, The Grandmaster, Hela, Surtur and Fenris; check the artwork out here… https://www.instagram.com/p/BcStS6YDiAI/?taken-by=aleksibriclot   https://www.instagram.com/p/BcK2elTj-gN/?taken-by=aleksibriclot   […]

Thor: Ragnarok concept art shows an alternate design for Valkyrie

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Following a look at some early concept art for Loki, Thor, and Surtur’s Minions, Marvel’s visual development supervisor Andy Park has now shared two new pieces of concept art for Thor: Ragnarok which shows a very different look for Tessa Thompson’s Valkyrie; take a look below… In Marvel Studios’ “Thor: Ragnarok,” Thor is imprisoned on the […]

The Week in Spandex – Avengers: Infinity War, Phase Four, Justice League, Wonder Woman 2, Titans, Batman Ninja, X-Men producer wants Marvel crossover and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers 4, Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, Captain Marvel, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Runaways, The Punisher, Daredevil, Avengers: Secret Wars, Multiple Man, Deadpool 2, Legion, Justice League, Wonder Woman 2, Flashpoint, Justice League 2, Supergirl, Arrow, The Flash, DC’s […]

Thor: Ragnarok concept art showcases Surtur’s minions

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This past week we’ve seen concept art for Thor: Ragnarok for providing a more colourful look for Loki and an alternate design for Thor in his Gladiator armour, and now artist Ian Joyner has taken to Instagram to share a few pieces of concept art, this time featuring Surtur’s minions and his dragon; take a […]

Thor: Ragnarok crosses $800 million at the worldwide box office

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Despite competition on the superhero front from Justice League, Marvel Studios’ Thor: Ragnarok has reached another box office milestone this week, passing $800 million globally and helping Walt Disney Studios to cross $5 billion worldwide for the third consecutive year (and with Star Wars: The Last Jedi still to come!). All three of this year’s […]