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Deadpool 2 writers wanted the cast of the Fantastic Four reboot to cameo

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Last week, screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick revealed that they floated the idea of writing a cameo for Chris Evans in Fox’s superhero sequel Deadpool 2, which would have seen the MCU star reprising his Human Torch role from the studio’s original Fantastic Four movies to audition for Wade Wilson’s X-Force team. Well, it appears that […]

Deadpool 2 thanks you for being a friend in Golden Girls-style parody promo

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20th Century Fox has released a new Golden Girls parody promo for Deadpool 2, which sees the Merc with a Mouth offering his thanks to fans for making the superhero sequel a hit at the box office; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Deadpool 2 director confirms an extended edition is in the works Marvel’s motormouth […]

Cable comes to Marvel Strike Force

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Hot off the heels of the Deadpool takeover event, Marvel’s psychic warrior Cable joins Nick Fury’s ragtag crew of Super Heroes and Villains to help combat the enemies of S.H.I.E.L.D. in the latest update for Marvel Strike Force. Check out the Cable gameplay trailer here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mIn9GvwZ44 In MARVEL Strike Force, ready for battle alongside allies and […]

Deadpool 2 director confirms an extended edition is in the works

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Having topped the worldwide box office this past weekend with $301 million, director David Leitch has revealed to CinemaBlend that he’s currently working on an extended cut of the hit superhero sequel. “There’s an extended cut,” said Leitch. “And I think that they may want to spin that out as a special thing, but right […]

Ryan Reynolds has to remain in control of Deadpool in the MCU, says Rob Liefeld

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Rob Liefeld is supportive of Deadpool entering the Marvel Cinematic Universe as long as Ryan Reynolds remains in control. The success of Deadpool and Deadpool 2 have a lot to owe to Ryan Reynolds, who not just stars as the titular character but was the driving force in pushing Fox to make these risky R-rated […]

The Hunt concludes in Marvel’s Hunt for Wolverine: Dead Ends

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This August, Charles Soule (Hunt For Wolverine, Death of Wolverine) and Ramon Rosanas (Phoenix Resurrection: The Return of Jean Grey) are set to tie each unique Hunt for Wolverine adventure together as the story concludes in the one-shot Hunt for Wolverine: Dead Ends. “The four Hunt For Wolverine miniseries all follow different threads in pursuit of our […]

X-Men Gold Annual #2 to explore Kitty Pryde’s first romance

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As she prepares to tie the knot with Colossus next month, Marvel has announced that Hugo and Nebula Award-winning writer Seanan McGuire (October Daye, Wayward Children series) and celebrated artist Marco Failla (Ms. Marvel, All-New Wolverine) are set to explore Kitty Pryde’s first romance in X-Men Gold Annual #2. “I am over the moon to […]

Deadpool 2’s Brianna Hildebrand on being part of the first same-sex couple in a major superhero movie

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20th Century Fox’s Deadpool 2 has taken a big step forward for LGBT representation in film, with the sequel to 2016’s hit X-Men spinoff featuring the first on-screen same-sex couple in a major superhero movie in Brianna Hildebrand’s Negasonic Teenage Warhead and Shioli Kutsuna’s  Yukio. The movie has been receiving praise from members of the LGBT […]