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Nicolas Cage was originally cast as Doctor Doom in 2005’s Fantastic Four

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According to a filmmaker with knowledge of the production, Nicolas Cage was originally cast as Doctor Doom in the 2005 Fantastic Four movie. While many are familiar with Nicolas Cage’s brush with playing Superman, the world might be surprised to hear that Cage was originally cast as Doctor Doom before being replaced by Julian McMahon […]

The Marvel Universe gets Knullified with December variant covers

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The God of Symbiotes is set to make his long-dreaded arrival in the Marvel Universe in this December’s King in Black event, and the publisher is celebrating the occasion with a series of Knull variant covers featuring ‘Knullified’ versions of some of Marvel’s most iconic heroes! Check out a selection of the variants here… Look […]

Comic Book Preview – Empyre: Fallout Fantastic Four #1

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Empyre: Fallout Fantastic Four #1 hits comic book stores this Wednesday, and you can find the official preview below courtesy of Marvel Comics… • The fate of all future Kree/Skrull Wars is placed in the hands of… Reed Richards and his family, the Fantastic Four. • This is NO standard issue of a Marvel Comic, […]

Marvel heroes team with Fortnite characters on crossover variant covers

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To  coincide with the upcoming Nexus War event in Fortnite Chapter 2 – Season 4 – which will feature a number of  Marvel heroes crossing over with the amazing world of the Fortnite via character skins and weapons – Marvel has announced a series of crossover variant covers set to arrive this September and October […]

Comic Book Preview – Fantastic Four: Antithesis #1

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This Wednesday sees the release of Fantastic Four: Antithesis #1, kicking off an epic new Fantastic Four story from legendary creators Mark Waid and Neal Adams! Check out a preview of the issue here… The first full-length Fantastic Four story ever illustrated by classic creator Neal Adams! An unstoppable meteor of unknown origin has just […]

Marvel unveils Phoenix Force variants ahead of Enter the Phoenix

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Ahead of this December’s Avengers event ‘Enter the Phoenix’, Marvel has announced that it will unleash the Phoenix Force with a series of variant covers across a number of its November titles including Avengers #38, Captain America #25, Doctor Doom #9, Immortal Hulk #40 and Fantastic Four #26. I AM PHOENIX!” Those immortal words will […]

Marvel unveils new Alex Ross Timeless variant covers

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Marvel has unveiled a new batch of Timeless variant covers by celebrated artist Alex Ross, which are set to hit shelves this October and feature some of Marvel’s greatest heroes brought to life in Ross’ iconic style; check out the fourteen covers here… “Nobody else embodies the term Timeless quite as well as Alex does,” […]

90’s Comic Book Movies: The Good, The Bad, The Awful | Flickering Myth TV

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EJ and Allen discuss the good, the bad, and the awful of 1990’s comic book movies in the latest episode of Flickering Myth TV… We’re truly in the Golden Age of Comic Book Movies right now, but it hasn’t always been this way… In the latest episode of Flickering Myth TV, EJ Moreno and Allen […]

Josh Trank received “heavy pushback” for wanting to cast a black actress as Sue Storm in Fantastic Four

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For those who don’t remember, 2015’s Fantastic Four saw major controversy before its release when the announcement of Michael B. Jordan’s casting as Johnny Storm was revealed. At the time, there was some in the online trolling community who found this upsetting as the Human Torch is portrayed as a white character in the comics. […]

Four Director’s Cuts We’d Like To See

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Following on from the news that Zack Snyder’s Justice League is coming to HBO Max in 2021, Anghus Houvouras picks four director’s cuts he’d like to see… The idea of a Director’s Cut or ‘Extended Cut’ isn’t necessarily new. There was a time when letting the director back into the editing booth to take another […]