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UPDATE: More details on Sony’s Spider-Man plans: The Sinister Six, Venom, Carnage and a potential new reboot

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Earlier in the week it was reported via leaked emails from Sony that the studio received an approach from Marvel about adding Spider-Man to the cast of 2016’s Captain America: Civil War, as well as sounding out the possibility of bringing Sam Raimi back into the fold, an animated movie from Phil Lord and Chris […]

Morgan Freeman, Ken Watanabe and Bill Nighy reportedly approached for The Ancient One in Marvel’s Doctor Strange

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Now that Benedict Cumberbatch has officially signed on to play Dr. Stephen Strange in 2016’s Doctor Strange, it seems that Marvel Studios and director Scott Derrickson are turning their attention to the supporting cast. According to Latino-Review, the studio has reportedly approached Morgan Freeman (The Dark Knight Rises), Ken Watanabe (Godzilla) and Bill Nighy (Pride) […]

Tilda Swinton in talks to play the Ancient One in Marvel’s Doctor Strange

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The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Tilda Swinton (We Need to Talk About Kevin, Snowpiercer) is in talks with Marvel Studios about taking on the role of the Ancient One in next year’s Doctor Strange. Initially Marvel had been looking for a male actor to portray Dr. Stephen Strange’s mentor, with Morgan Freeman (The Dark […]

Warner Bros. pushes back Jungle Book: Origins to 2017

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Warner Bros. has announced that its movie Jungle Book : Origins will be pushed back by a year. Initially the film was set for an October 2016 release but will now come out the following year in October 2017. This is not the only Jungle Book movie in development, with Disney making a live-action version which […]

New trailer for Michael Mann’s Blackhat starring Chris Hemsworth

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Universal and Legendary Pictures have released the second trailer for the upcoming cyber thriller Blackhat starring Chris Hemsworth. Check it out here after the official synopsis… From Academy Award-nominated writer/director Michael Mann (Heat, The Insider), Blackhat is set within the world of global cybercrime and follows a furloughed convict Nicholas Hathaway (Hemsworth) and his American […]

Gerry Conway returns to Spidey for new series Amazing Spider-Man: Spiral

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Marvel Comics has announced that Peter Parker will be taking on the criminal underworld this March as legendary Spidey writer Gerry Conway returns to the webhead along with blockbuster artist Carlo Barberi for an all-new tale of crime, corruption, and the dark corners of the Marvel Universe in Amazing Spider-Man: Spiral, a five issue series […]

Grab yourself a promotional bookmark for Guardians of the Galaxy & X-Men: The Black Vortex

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Ahead of February’s big crossover Guardians of the Galaxy & X-Men: The Black Vortex, Marvel is offering fans the chance to get your hands on an exclusive reflective Black Vortex bookmark, which is available only in comic book stores… The Black Vortex, an ancient artifact of immense and immeasurable power has resurfaced on the far […]

Captain America: The Winter Soldier directors Joe and Anthony Russo will direct Avengers: Infinity War

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As the fallout from the Sony hack continues, we now have some potential news concerning Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War, with leaked emails reportedly revealing that Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Captain America: Civil War helmers Anthony and Joe Russo will direct the two-part showdown between Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and Thanos. According to Overtice, […]

Rumour: Marvel developing Moon Knight series for Netflix

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With the success of Daredevil bringing the show a second season and Jessica Jones set to make her debut, a new rumour has come to light that Netflix could be getting another Marvel property in the form of Moon Knight. “It’s funny you should mention Moon Knight because that’s not being developed for film,” Heroic […]