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Top 10 Moments of the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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Ricky Church with his top ten moments of the Marvel Cinematic Universe… 10 years ago, the Marvel Cinematic Universe made its introduction to audiences with the release of Iron Man, starring Robert Downey Jr. in the title role that served as a launchpad for several other films. What a launch it was as the MCU […]

Avengers: Infinity Bawl – The Most Emotional Moments in the MCU

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Matt Rodgers on the most emotional moments in the Marvel Cinematic Universe… There was a phase in my own cinematic universe when I couldn’t tell you who Tony Stark was, let alone a Groot, Thanos, or Stephen Strange. So it’s testament to the mega-budget jigsaw puzzle which Marvel have created, that not only have I […]

Marvel celebrates 10 years of the MCU with retrospective video

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In celebration of the first ten years of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Studios has released a new retrospective video which looks at the legacy of the MCU as we head into this month’s hugely anticipated superhero epic Avengers: Infinity War. Check it out here… SEE ALSO: Avengers: Infinity War directors considered not having any post […]

Hot Toys reveals its Captain America Movie Masterpiece figure from Avengers: Infinity War

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We’ve already seen promotional images for Hot Toys’ Iron Man, Thor, a Rocket and Groot collectible set, Black Widow, and Thanos Movie Masterpiece Series figures from Avengers: Infinity War, and now its the turn of Captain America! Take a look at this rather stunning rendition of Chris Evans’ Steve Rogers here… An unprecedented cinematic journey ten […]

Marvel announces new Captain America series from Ta-Nehisi Coates and Leinil Yu

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As part of its upcoming relaunch/renumbering, Marvel has announced that Ta-Nehisi Coates and Leinil Yu will be taking over at the creative team on Captain America, beginning this July with a Free Comic Book Day sneak peek in May. “I think it’s a really exciting time to be writing Captain America right now,” said Coates. “The country […]

Sebastian Stan on The Winter Soldier and whether we might see him as Captain America

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While several stars of the Marvel Cinematic Universe such as Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth are out of contract following Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers 4, one actor who still has plenty of time to run on his deal is Sebastian Stan, who plays Bucky Barnes, a.k.a. The Winter Soldier. Stan originally signed a nine-film […]

Captain America reaches a milestone with issue #700

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Marvel’s Captain America reaches a milestone this April as the ‘Out of Time’ arc concludes with the release of the special over-sized issue Captain America #700 from Mark Waid and Chris Samnee. “No dream, no hoax, no lie, this IS Cap and this IS happening!” said SVP and Executive Editor Tom Brevoort. “Guest-starring the Thing […]

The Week in Spandex – X-Men and Fantastic Four come home to Marvel, Avengers 4 updates, Venom details, Justice League box office, DCEU slate confirmed and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at X-Men, Fantastic Four, Deadpool 2, The New Mutants, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Gambit, The Gifted, Avengers 4, Black Panther, Thor: Ragnarok, Spider-Man: Homecoming 2, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Venom, Jessica Jones, The Punisher, Runaways, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., New Warriors, Justice League, Aquaman, Shazan, Nightwing, Flashpoint, […]

Marvel’s Kevin Feige compares Chris Evans’ Captain America to Christopher Reeve’s Superman

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It’s fair to say that a few eyebrows were raised when Marvel first announced that the former Human Torch Chris Evans would be taking on the role of Steve Rogers, a.k.a. Captain America, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, Evans has since won over any critics with his superb performances in the Captain America and […]