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Marvel’s new Spider-Man likely to be non-white?

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Since the announcement of Marvel and Sony coming to a deal over the rights to Spider-Man which will see the wall crawler interact within the Marvel Cinematic Universe, there has been discussion of whether or not we’ll see the first big screen version of Spider-Man that isn’t Peter Parker. Several casting articles (including our own) […]

Avengers: Infinity War – An accumulation, or continuation?

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Pim Razenberg on whether Avengers: Infinity War will be an accumulation of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, or a continuation… We’re well into 2015 and Avengers: Age of Ultron is firmly knocking on our doors. The superhero ensemble movie will pick up the threads from Marvel Studios’ previous Phase Two instalments, and, looking at the studio’s […]

The Week in Spandex – Aquaman, Suicide Squad, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Guardians of the Galaxy, Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Aquaman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Gotham, Lucifer, Constantine, The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Spider-Man, Captain Marvel, Daredevil, A.K.A. Jessica Jones, Agent Carter, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers Assemble, […]

Donald Glover comments on being linked with the new Spider-Man role

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Now that Marvel and Sony have officially worked out a deal to bring Spider-Man into the MCU and with Kevin Feige and Amy Pascal’s claims that they will “collaborate on a new creative direction” many fans and websites – including our own – have been tentatively creating a list of names that could potentially replace […]

Joss Whedon talks not having Hank Pym create Ultron in Avengers: Age of Ultron

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One of the biggest changes to the backstory of the evil Ultron in Avengers: Age of Ultron is that he’s created by Tony Stark and Bruce Banner, and not Hank Pym as depicted in the comics. This, of course, sparked some outrage from fans who felt that Ant-Man should be the guy to create this […]

Samuel L. Jackson explains why he thinks Marvel is doing better than DC

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Although he only has two more movies on his contract, Samuel L. Jackson remains the cornerstone of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and is set to reprise his role as Nick Fury in Avengers: Age of Ultron in April. And just like the Marvel characters looking to pick sides in the upcoming Captain America: Civil War, Jackson […]

Three more joins Marvel’s A.K.A. Jessica Jones

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With production underway on Marvel’s second Netflix series, Variety has revealed that three more names have signed on to appear in A.K.A. Jessica Jones, which is set to star Krysten Ritter (Breaking Bad) in the title role. Accoriding to the site, “Eka Darville (The Originals) plays Malcolm, a neighbor of Jessica’s whose own journey will […]

Captain Marvel fan-favourite Katheryn Winnick would love to be in a Marvel movie

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Since its announcement late last year, there has been no movement on the casting news for Captain Marvel, who is set to begin her big screen adventures in 2018. One fan favourite for the role is Katheryn Winnick, best known for her work on Vikings, who was asked about staring in a Marvel movie – […]

Directors and ratings for first three episodes of Netflix’s Daredevil revealed

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We’re just over a month away from the debut of Marvel’s Daredevil on Netflix, which will kickstart the TV Universe that will be followed by A.K.A. Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Iron Fist and team-up The Defenders. Thanks to the BBFC (British Board of Classification), we now know the first three episode titles and their directors – […]