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The Week in Spandex – Batman v Superman, Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Black Panther, Doctor Strange, X-Men, Deadpool, Gambit, Justice League Dark, Superman Lives, Heroes Reborn and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Superman Lives, Suicide Squad, Justice League Dark, Hellboy III, Arrow, The Flash, Gotham, Supergirl, Gotham, Vixen, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Blackbirds, Ant-Man, Captain America: Civil War, Black Panther, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Doctor Strange, Thor: Ragnarok, […]

Ava DuVernay will not direct Black Panther

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Last month, it was rumoured that Ava DuVernay had signed on to direct Marvel’s Phase Three franchise launcher Black Panther, but it seems the report jumped the gun as the Selma director has revealed to Essence that she’s no longer in contention for the film. “I’m not signing on to direct Black Panther. I think […]

Ben Affleck on his initial reaction to being offered Batman, and the difference between DC and Marvel movies

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Yesterday Entertainment Weekly unloaded a batch of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice images as part of its Comic-Con issue, giving us a peek at the hotly-anticipated DC movie ahead of next week’s SDCC panel [check them out here, here and here]. Well, now they’ve posted some comments from The Dark Knight himself Ben Affleck, […]

Marvel’s Kevin Feige explains how the new Spider-Man will differ from the previous movies

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Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige must be exhausted this week. Having been on the press tour for the upcoming Ant-Man, he’s been talking about Edgar Wright’s departure from the project [see here], the studio’s “big plans” for The Wasp [see here], gender-swapping The Ancient One in Doctor Strange [see here], introducing an LGBT character into […]

Returning stars confirmed for Agent Carter season 2, Hank Pym to feature?

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Peggy Carter is heading to Los Angeles for the second season of ABC’s Captain America spinoff, but Hayley Atwell’s heroine won’t be alone in the City of Angels, as Entertainment Weekly has confirmed that both James D’Arcy (Edwin Jarvis) and Enver Gjokaj (Agent Daniel Sousa) have both closed deals to return as series regulars. SEE […]

James Gunn has seen Ant-Man and thinks it’s “a complete blast!”

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The premiere for the next instalment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe Ant-Man took place on Monday and although critics can’t have their say just yet – at least not publicly – due to embargo, one person had quite a lot to say about it and it was all positive. Guardians of the Galaxy director James […]

The Marvel Cinematic Universe could see a LGBT character “in the next decade or sooner”

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Having come under criticism for a perceived lack of diversity, Marvel Studios looks to be taking steps to address that with Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which will include solo movies for Black Panther and Captain Marvel. However, while we may be seeing the expansion of black and female characters, the MCU is […]

Evangeline Lilly wants to see Hope Van Dyne joining The Avengers

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With Marvel’s Ant-Man now just over a couple of weeks away from release, the cast and crew of the superhero adventure are out doing the publicity rounds for the film, and SFX Magazine caught up with Evangeline Lilly to discuss her role as Hope Van Dyne, the daughter of Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne, […]

Kevin Feige on Black Panther’s role in Captain America: Civil War

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There’s certainly a lot of excitement about next year’s Phase Three-launching Captain Amercia: Civil War. Not only is it adapting one of Marvel’s most acclaimed story arcs, but it’s also bringing together pretty much every character from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as well as introducing Spider-Man! However, the wall-crawler won’t be the only new addition […]