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Disney’s Bob Iger isn’t afraid of competition from DC: “We’re Marvel”

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For the past few years, Marvel Studios had been running pretty much unopposed when it comes to shared superhero movie universes, although that’s about to change as Warner Bros. kickstarts its DC slate next year with the release of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and Suicide Squad. However, Disney chief Bob Iger isn’t afraid […]

Hayley Atwell on female superheroes: “I think the audiences want them”

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With SDCC just around the corner Hayley Atwell – AKA Agent Peggy Carter – has been doing the rounds to help promote her upcoming Comic-Con appearance and also to hype the UK airing of Agent Carter Season 1 on FOX this Sunday. During an exclusive interview with Den Of Geek, Atwell spoke about the importance […]

Peyton Reed on replacing Edgar Wright as director of Ant-Man

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When Edgar Wright vacated the director’s chair on Ant-Man after close to a decade of being attached to the project, Marvel Studios found itself with the unenviable task of finding a suitable replacement for the fan favourite filmmaker. Step forward Peyton Reed (Down with Love), who has admitted in an interview with Uproxx this week […]

SPOILERS: And the TWO post-credit scenes for Ant-Man are…

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SPOILERS – THERE WILL BE SPOILERS FOR ANT-MAN IN THIS STORY… …YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED. Still here? Good. Mid credits: One of the plot threads that runs through Ant-Man is Hank Pym telling his daughter Hope that she can’t be a superhero because “it’s too dangerous”. He is of course wrong, and the characters go […]

Rumour: Rachel McAdams offered female lead in Marvel’s Doctor Strange

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With Marvel Studios skipping the San Diego Comic-Con International this year, it’s unlikely we’ll get any big Marvel news this week, but we do have a casting rumour to chew on for Doctor Strange. According to rumour specialists Heroic Hollywood, Rachel McAdams (True Detective) has been offered the female lead in the Phase Three release. […]

Hayley Atwell talks Agent Carter season 2, confirms Dominic Cooper return as Howard Stark

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Ahead of her appearance at the San Diego Comic-Con International this coming Friday, Hayley Atwell has been speaking to Den of Geek about the upcoming second season of Agent Carter, revealing a few details about what we can expect from the new season, as well as confirming the return of Dominic Cooper as Howard Stark. […]

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, […]