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Underappreciated 80’s Superhero Movies That Deserve Recognition!

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Marvelous Videos presents ten underappreciated superhero flicks from the 80s… The modern-day superhero movie may have begun with 2000’s X-Men, but it was hardly the first time we saw consistent production in the field. Yes, everyone knows about the many Superman and Batman movies produced in the 70s, 80s and 90s, but how many know about The Toxic Avenger? […]

Essential Dolph Lundgren Movies That Every Action Fan Should Watch!

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Marvelous Videos presents Dolph Lundgren’s best films… There’s a story that circulated the news a while back wherein robbers broke into actor Dolph Lundgren’s home, but hauled out of there the second they realized it was his house. That really says something about his image. Combining a huge physique with natural charisma, Lundgren became an […]

The Most Evil Classic Cartoon Villains Of All Time!

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Marvelous Videos on the most dastardly classic cartoon villains… Protagonists live and breathe by the obstacles they face – if you don’t have a tough antagonist, your hero’s adventure is boring, plain and simple. And considering how expensive animation can get, you can bet a lot of storytellers have worked to ensure their villains were […]

How Superman IV: The Quest For Peace Killed the Superman Franchise and Helped Close a Studio

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Back in 1983, the Superman franchise was in full swing, despite the tense and fractured on-set fights and fallouts which saw original director Richard Donner leave after Superman: The Movie before he was able to finish Superman II, released almost three years later under the new direction of Richard Lester. Both films were huge financial successes […]

She-Ra villain Hordak joins Tweeterhead’s Masters of the Universe collection

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Tweeterhead has revealed the newest addition to its Masters of the Universe collection, featuring the tyrannical Hordak from She-Ra: Princess of Power. The maquette is available to pre-order now, priced at $475; take a look at the official promotional images here… SEE ALSO: Sideshow’s Asajj Ventress Star Wars Mythos Statue available for pre-order now Sideshow and Tweeterhead […]

Kevin Smith gives update on Masters of the Universe and Twilight of the Mallrats

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With the world currently locked down due to the global health crisis, filmmaker Kevin Smith has taken the opportunity to update fans on the status of two of his upcoming projects in the Netflix animated series Masters of the Universe: Revelation and his View Askniverse sequel Twilight of the Mallrats. “I have been working on […]

Masters of the Universe with critic Scott J. Davis | The Pick of the Flicks Podcast #74

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On The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, a different guest drops in every week to chat about their favourite film. This week, film critic and interviewer Scott J. Davis discusses the high camp and nostalgia of the 1980s cult fantasy Masters of the Universe… On this week’s episode of The Pick of the Flicks Podcast, […]

Masters of the Universe reboot will apparently shoot this summer

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Given that it’s been in development for more than a decade now under a host of different writers and directors, it came as little surprise last month when it was announced that Sony had pulled Masters of the Universe from release schedule once again – the latest delay in a seemingly never-ending list of delays […]

Comic Book Preview – He-Man & the Masters of the Multiverse #4

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DC Comics releases He-Man & the Masters of the Multiverse #4 this Wednesday; check out a preview of the issue here… Keldor travels to the Eternia of the 1980s Filmation cartoon series! Still reeling from a tragic loss last issue, Keldor and He-Man must find the legendary Star Seed-the last power in the universe able […]

Kevin Smith’s Masters of the Universe series casts Mark Hamill, Lena Headey, Sarah Michelle Gellar and more

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Back in August, Kevin Smith announced that he’s teaming with Netflix to produce Masters of the Universe: Revelation, an anime series serving as a sequel to the original Masters of the Universe Saturday morning cartoon from the 1980s, and now we’ve got word of the star-studded voice cast for the new show. The Vampire Diaries […]