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Sebastian Stan on The Winter Soldier and whether we might see him as Captain America

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While several stars of the Marvel Cinematic Universe such as Chris Evans and Chris Hemsworth are out of contract following Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers 4, one actor who still has plenty of time to run on his deal is Sebastian Stan, who plays Bucky Barnes, a.k.a. The Winter Soldier. Stan originally signed a nine-film […]

Rob Liefeld compares Deadpool 2 to James Cameron’s Aliens

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This past week we got our first real look at Deadpool 2 with the arrival of a new trailer for the hotly-anticipated follow-up to 2016’s blockbuster X-Men spinoff [watch it here]. Following its release, comic book writer Rob Liefeld – who co-created both Deadpool and the newly-introduced Cable – spoke to The Hollywood Reporter about […]

Black Panther screenwriter was originally hired to write a War Machine solo movie for Marvel

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Last month it was announced that Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow is finally going to get a solo movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but it seems that she could have been beaten to the punch by another Iron Man supporting character, with Black Panther screenwriter Joe Robert Cole revealing to Complex that Marvel considered a War […]

Donald Glover offered notes on the first draft of Black Panther

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If you take notice of the credits for Marvel’s Black Panther this week when you’re waiting for the last post-credits scene, you may notice Donald Glover and his brother Stephen’s names popping up during the ‘Special Thanks’ section, and director Ryan Coogler has revealed to Collider that the two offered notes on the first draft […]

Reg E. Cathey’s final role is Luke Cage’s father in season 2 of Marvel’s Netflix series

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Yesterday brought the rather sad news that The Wire and House of Cards actor Reg E. Cathey had passed away after losing his battle with cancer. The actor is known to comic book movie fans for his role as Franklin Storm, the father of Sue and Johnny Storm, in 2015’s Fantastic Four, and it seems […]

Donald Glover discusses his Deadpool animated series

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Back in May of last year it was announced that Donald Glover is developing a ten-episode Deadpool animated series for FXX, and speaking to PopCulture to promote the second season of his hit show Atlanta, Glover was asked if he’s feeling any pressure tackling such a fan-favourite character. “That it’s funny,” he replied. “That one […]

The Flickering Myth Reaction to the Venom teaser trailer

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The Flickering Myth writing team share their thoughts on the first teaser trailer for Venom… As Sony pushes full steam ahead with its plans for a shared Spider-Man universe (sans Spider-Man, apparently), the studio give us our very first glimpse of the launch title this week with the arrival of a teaser trailer for Venom, […]

Black Panther director Ryan Coogler originally wanted Kraven the Hunter to appear

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Chadwick Boseman’s T’Challa finds himself going up against several villains in Marvel’s latest superhero blockbuster Black Panther, but it seems that director Ryan Coogler originally wanted to feature one other fan-favourite bad guy in Kraven the Hunter! “Being a Marvel fan, you want to grab all the characters,” Coogler told Yahoo! Movies. “You realise there’s contractual things. You […]

New poster for Marvel’s Black Panther

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With less than a week to go until the release of Black Panther, Regal Cinemas has revealed a new poster for Ryan Coogler’s upcoming Marvel blockbuster featuring Chadwick Boseman’s titular superhero, which will be available free to fans attending a RealD 3D screening at the theater chain next week. Take a look at the poster […]