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Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin in talks with Marvel and DC

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It looks like both the Marvel Cinematic Universe and DC Extended Universe could be looking to add some Oscar-winning screenwriter talent, with Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network) revealing that he’s set to meet with both Marvel Studios and DC Films about potential projects. “I happen to have meetings coming up with both DC and Marvel,” […]

UPDATE: Jeremy Renner’s Hawkeye rumoured for Ant-Man and the Wasp, first logo revealed

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It looks like Scott Lang and Hope Van Dyne may not be the only superheroes in action in Ant-Man and the Wasp, with Showbiz 411 reporting that Jeremy Renner will be reprising the role of Hawkeye for the 2018 sequel. Renner is currently shooting Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers 4, but the report states that […]

Tom Holland on Sony’s non-MCU Spider-Man spinoffs

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With the release of Spider-Man: Homecoming just a few short months away, Sony has decided to push forward with its plans for a Spider-Man extended universe, announcing spinoff movies for Venom and Black Cat and Silver Sable. While it’s thought that both movies will have no ties to Spider-Man: Homecoming and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Variety […]

Spidey leaving the MCU, new It trailer, Jumanji plot details, War for the Planet of the Apes trailer and more – Daily News Roundup

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SPIDER-MCU NO MORE? After scoring massive praise in Captain America: Civil War and a lot of hype for his solo outing Spider-Man: Homecoming, it appears Spidey’s time in the MCU will be short-lived. In an interview, former Sony president Amy Pascal noted that their partnership with Disney could come to an end after the Homecoming […]

Spider-Man could leave the Marvel Cinematic Universe after Homecoming sequel

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Spider-Man’s stay in the MCU may be short lived as it has been revealed that he may be departing once the sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming has been released. Fans had waited a long time to see Spider-Man finally join Marvel’s Cinematic Universe. The much loved superhero character had been handling things all by himself up […]

Iron Fist Season 1 Episode 13 Review – ‘Dragon Plays with Fire’

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Shaun Munro reviews the season finale of Iron Fist… It’s been a tough slog riding out Iron Fist‘s awkward, often straight-up boring first season, but can it end strong and deliver an entertaining send-off for Danny Rand ahead of his appearance in The Defenders later this year? Despite the urgency of Danny being set-up on drug […]

Rumour: Gwyneth Paltrow’s Pepper Potts to appear in Spider-Man: Homecoming

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Having sat out Avengers: Age of Ultron and Captain America: Civil War, it looks like Gwyneth Paltrow’s Pepper Potts may be set for another appearance in the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the first time since Iron Man 3 in July’s Spider-Man: Homecoming. According to Lainey Gossip, Paltrow has been absent from Robert Downey Jr.’s last few […]

James Gunn on the freedom he enjoyed on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, more international character posters released

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During an appearance at the Writers Guild Festival, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 director James Gunn has been discussing the extra freedom he enjoyed on the Marvel sequel as a result of the critical and commercial success of 2014’s origin movie. “On the second movie I had a lot more freedom,” said Gunn. “Because the first […]

Iron Fist Season 1 Episode 12 Review – ‘Bar the Big Boss’

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Shaun Munro reviews the twelfth episode of Iron Fist… Iron Fist‘s penultimate episode raises the stakes action-wise and certainly puts the wheels in motion for a fleet-footed, intense finale, but it’s also bogged down by more rancid peripheral drama that’s difficult to care much about. For starters, Ward’s back (remember him?) in the frame after being […]

Details on Michael Keaton’s Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming revealed

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With a new trailer for Spider-Man: Homecoming set to arrive online on Tuesday, USA Today has released a new image of Michael Keaton as the film’s main antagonist The Vulture, as well as revealing some details on the Marvel Cinematic Universe incarnation of the iconic comic book villain. The site reports that Keaton’s Adrian Toomes […]