Category: Marvel

Marvel’s Cloak And Dagger Have Been Cast

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Marvel and Freeform have cast Olivia Holt and Aubrey Joseph as the lead characters in the upcoming Cloak and Dagger television series. The show, which has already been ordered to series, is a coming-of-age drama set in the Marvel Universe about two teens who gain superpowers. Created by Bill Mantlo and Ed Hannigan for Marvel Comics, Cloak (Joseph), real name Tyrone Johnson, and Dagger (Holt), really name Tandy Bowen, are two teenagers from different worlds who are given superpowers against their will. The two fall in love after running away…

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Legion First Look: An inside look

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FX and Marvel Entertainment have released a new Legion First Look that takes you behind the scenes of the anticipated series, premiering on FX on February 8. Fargo‘s Noah Hawley serves as Executive Producer, along with Lauren Shuler Donner, Bryan Singer, Simon Kinberg, Jeph Loeb, Jim Chory and John Cameron. Legion is the latest project from Hawley and Cameron, two of the executive producers of the Emmy and Golden Globe-winning FX limited series Fargo. Legion, based on the Marvel Comics by Chris Claremont and Bill Sienkiewicz, is the story of…

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Marvel’s Inhumans Vs. X-Men Gets A New Trailer

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Usually, Marvel’s comic book super-mega-crossover events end up plagued with massive delays that screw up the timeline of their corresponding line-wide relaunch events, with books set in the aftermath of Secret Wars or Civil War 2 hitting stores month before those stories conclude. That isn’t the case with Inhumans vs. X-Men, or, at least, it isn’t the case so far. There’s still time for Marvel to screw it up before the X-books are relaunched with ResurrXion. But so far, so good. All three issues of the main book, as well…

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BATMAN v SUPERMAN Made More Money for JIM STARLIN

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Veteran comic book creator Jim Starlin revealed in a Facebook post that Warner Bros. has provided him a royalty check for their use of his creation Anatoli Knyyazev/KGBeast in the film Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice – and that the single check was for more money than he’s received from Marvel Studios for the use of all his creations combined, including Thanos, Drax, and Gamora. “Just received a very big check from D.C. Entertainment for my participation in Batman V Superman: Dawn of Justice (Anatoli Knyyazev),” reads Starlin’s statement.…

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Marvel Teaser for Secret Empire

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Marvel has released a new wave of teasers for Secret Empire, which is presumably its next big summer event. The teasers use words such as “Champion,” “Amaze” (via PreviewsWorld), “Avenge” (via CBR), “Defend” (via ComicBook), “Guard” (via Blastr) and “X-citing” (via ComicVine), referencing Champions, Amazing Spider-Man, Avengers, Defenders, Guardians of the Galaxy, and the X-Men, implying that the entire Marvel Universe will be drawn into Secret Empire – which would not be surprising if Steve Rogers winds up being the story’s villain. Secret Empire takes its name from the fictional…

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Marvel Releases Trailer for Hydra Captain America

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It seems that Marvel is gearing up for something big in Captain America: Steve Rogers, as a new trailer for the series highlights the recent developments of his secret Hydra alliance. Many fans are less than happy with the change in history of America’s greatest hero Captain America. His Hydra alliance will be his down fall with readers if the writers don’t resolve the villain action in the story arc, the patience of current readers may run out. Many people are wondering what useful purpose it serves for the Marvel…

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Thor: Ragnarok Synopsis Reveals Hulk’s Role in the Movie

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Disney sent out a packet of information on their 2017 line-up to press today, and buried inside was a brand-new synopsis for Thor: Ragnarok, along with a new first look photo. The upcoming film is the third solo movie for the God of Thunder, and will feature the Incredible Hulk and Doctor Strange in some capacity. Well, the new synopsis reveals Hulk’s role in the film. Not only will Hulk be fighting in a gladiator arena a la the Marvel Comics story “Planet Hulk,” it sounds like his opponent will…

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Deadpool Vs. The Punisher

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Marvel Comics today announced Deadpool vs. The Punisher, a new series pitting the Merc with a mouth against the ruthless vigilante. Deadpool vs. The Punisher debuts in April, written by Fred Van Lente with art by Pepe Perez. “To me you know Punisher is best as a killing machine—I wouldn’t really call him a “humorless” one, though, because when Garth Ennis was writing him there was certainly quite a bit of deadpan black humor to him, and that’s definitely my take,” Van Lente tells Marvel.com. “Likewise, whenever I’ve done Deadpool…

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Nick Spencer Surprised “Captain America’s” Hydra Twist Is Controversial

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Appearing at Comic-Con International in San Diego, CBR had the opportunity to speak with “Captain America: Sam Wilson” and “Captain America: Steve Rogers” writer Nick Spencer about the reaction of his controversial run on the titles — where Steve Rogers was recently revealed as a secret Hydra operative due to a Cosmic Cube-induced twist — and what’s in store for his “Civil War II” tie-ins and beyond. Speaking with CBR’s Kiel Phegley, Spencer discussed the surprisingly kind response he got from fans at the convention — after receiving death threats…

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“Marvel’s Runaways” is Coming to Television

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After years and years of development, abandoned film scripts and more than a few canceled ongoing comic series, the long-awaited moment has arrived: “Runaways” is making a major comeback in the form of a television series. A live-action adaptation of the fan-favorite/bordering-on-iconic Marvel comic just got ordered to series by Hulu, where it will become the latest in a long line of streaming Marvel Television series. Of course “Runaways” marks a change in how Marvel Television has previously operated; instead of arriving on Netflix like “Daredevil,” “Jessica Jones” and “Luke…

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New Mutants Movie Release Date Set

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Writer/director Josh Boone is working hard on the long-talked-about New Mutants film, and in an interview with Creative Screenwriting the filmmaker revealed that its intended to be not just one film – but three. “After I made The Fault in Our Stars, we made Fox a comic book,” Boone said, referring to him and co-writer Knate Gwaltney. “It walked them through a trilogy of New Mutant [sic] films that would build on each other. We used this program called Comic Life, and took all the images we had loved from…

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The Mad Titan’s Impending Death In THANOS #2

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People are hunting Thanos – but will he die before they can catch him? Check out a preview of next week’s Thanos #2. THANOS #2 JEFF LEMIRE (W) • MIKE DEODATO (A/C) Variant Cover by Dustin Nguyen • Thanos is pure evil. • Thanos is unstoppable. • It’s time to take him down. 32 PGS./Parental Advisory …$3.99 [slider id=’13991′ name=’THANOS 2′ size=’full’]

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‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’ Gives Spidey’s Suit An Upgrade

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This past weekend brought Comic-Con Experience 2016 to Brazil, and with it came the debut of the Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 trailer (which arrived online shortly thereafter for our viewing pleasure). But another Marvel Studios trailer was shown that we haven’t seen yet, and likely won’t see until next week when it debuts with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. by Ethan Anderton Spider-Man: Homecoming had the first trailer debut at CCXP 2016, and some details have been hitting the web since then. We don’t want to spoil…

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New Guardians of the Galaxy 2 Trailer Now Online

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James Gunn revealed the Guardians of the Galaxy 2 trailer on his Facebook as he just showed it off at the Brazil Comic-Con. Watch below. “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” has a May 5, 2017 release starring Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Karen Gillan, Bradley Cooper, Vin Diesel, Michael Rooker and Sean Gunn. New cast members include Pom Klementieff, Elizabeth Debicki, Chris Sullivan and Kurt Russell. Synopsis: Set to the all-new sonic backdrop of Awesome Mixtape #2, “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2” continues the team’s adventures as…

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