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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 […]

Rumour: Bryan Singer wanted for Fantastic Four sequel

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From the moment 20th Century Fox announced its reboot of the Fantastic Four, there’s been speculation that the studio will look to combine Marvel’s First Family with its X-Men universe – most recently just last week, when it was rumoured that the crossover is being eyed for a 2018 release. Well, if This Is Infamous […]

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. […]

Josh Trank promises “multipower slugfest” with Fantastic Four, new TV spot released

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With Comic-Con just around the corner, Entertainment Weekly has been working overtime to preview some of the big films set to be showcased in San Diego this week, and now the site has caught up with director Josh Trank, who spoke briefly about his upcoming superhero reboot Fantastic Four. “Chronicle was all about the discovery […]

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. […]

Secret Wars #3 and Wytches Vol. 1 top bestselling comic books and graphic novels of June 2015

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For the second month running, Marvel’s event series Secret Wars has topped the bestselling comics of the month, with the third issue of Jonathan Hickman and Esad Ribic’s title topping the comic book chart for June. In total, Marvel had seven titles in the top ten, with DC filling out the remaining three spots. Meanwhile, […]