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23 Nov

Marvel’s Deadpool 3 is the First Step Towards X-Men in the MCU

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After hearing very little about it for some time after Disney bought and absorbed the 20th Century Fox movie studio, Deadpool 3 now seems to be moving forward again. As reported last week, Marvel Studios and star/producer Ryan Reynolds have tapped sisters Wendy Molyneux and Lizzie Molyneux-Loeglin (Bob’s Burgers) to pen the next Deadpool movie after meeting with a number of writers (Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, who wrote the first two, seem to be out of the picture at this point). Deadpool 3 will be the first film about the Merc with a Mouth to be produced under the…

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22 Nov

New Mutants References One of the Biggest Marvel X-Men Events

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This article contains New Mutants spoilers. Ah, the sorry tale of the New Mutants movie. Completed just as Disney absorbed 20th Century Fox, Josh Boone’s horror-tinged YA X-Men flick never got its promised reshoots, was shelved, had its release date kicked around the calendar – first by an indifferent studio and then by the pandemic – before finally arriving with a whimper in limited theatrical release earlier this fall and (finally) on streaming last week. Like its troubled young characters, New Mutants bears the scars of its difficult past, and then gets saddled with the added burden of being neither…

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20 Nov

Marvel Studios Resigns Itself to R-Rated Deadpool 3

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Well ain’t that some sh*t? Marvel Studios has put Ryan Reynolds‘ Deadpool 3 into pre-production, with the Merc with a Mouth continuing his filthy ways at the Mouse House. Confirmation of this comes with the announcement of Deadpool 3 hiring sisters Wendy Molyneux and Lizzie Molyneaux-Loeglin (via Deadline) as the screenwriters of the new film. The hiring is the first official movement Deadpool 3 has seen since the Disney-Fox acquisition was finalized last year, as well as the first that includes Kevin Feige as a producer on a mutant-related movie since he became head of Marvel Studios. It’s also surprising…

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13 Nov

Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales Post-Credits Scene Explained

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This Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales article contains spoilers. Insomniac’s Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales tells an epic but personal story over the course of its approximately 15-hour campaign, which ends in explosive fashion, with Miles bidding farewell to his tragically misguided best friend Phin Mason/The Tinkerer high above Roxxon Plaza when she gives her life to set right all the reckless things she did in her revenge crusade against the evil tech corporation.  It’s a great game in and of itself, but it’s also a part of the larger Spidey-verse that Insomniac is building with its Marvel games, with references to…

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13 Nov

Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales Ending Explained

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This Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales article contains spoilers. Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales ends in notably epic fashion considering the deeply personal story at its heart. Most of the game focuses on the conflict between Miles Morales and his best friend Phin Mason, whom he discovers is the villain known as the Tinkerer, the leader of a terrorist group known as the Undeground that has been waging war against the shady Roxxon Energy corporation on New York’s City streets. Phin’s out for revenge on Roxxon for the death of her brother Rick, and Miles, who has been left to protect the…

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11 Nov

Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales Soundtrack Revealed – Listen to the Songs Here

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Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales is out this week, bringing a whole new webslinging adventure to the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4. This time, it’s Spidey-in-training Miles Morales who will be put to the test while Peter Parker is on vacation. Trading in a sunny New York City for a wintertime city under siege by two opposing forced, Miles Morales let’s players explore Spidey’s world like never before on the PlayStation. In our review of the game, we lauded the game for its engrossing story, the care with which it fleshes out Miles as a unique superhero, and the beautiful environments…

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09 Nov

Big Oof for Square Enix as Marvel’s Avengers Linked to More Than $48 Million Loss

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Square Enix has posted its earnings for the first half of the fiscal year, and a financial hit to its Digital Entertainment: HD Games division has pointed a clear finger at Crystal Dynamics’ Marvel’s Avengers for helping to create an operating loss of more than $48 million in the second quarter. This has been compounded by the continuing success of Square Enix’s MMO division, which has posted profits in both quarters thanks in large part to games like Final Fantasy XIV. The writing was on the wall early on for Marvel’s Avengers when the Crystal Dynamics team had precious little…

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06 Nov

Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales Review

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At the dawn of a new console generation, Insomniac Games brings us the PlayStation-exclusive Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, a continuation of the studio’s excellent Marvel’s Spider-Man. It’s a full-bodied game with a compelling, emotional story at its heart, and while much of the game will feel familiar to those who have played its predecessor, the storytelling and characters have a distinctive tone that sets the game apart. The story picks up one year after the conclusion of the first game, with teenage hero Miles Morales sitting under Peter Parker’s proverbial learning tree, helping the OG webhead keep New York City…

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06 Nov

Loki Season 2 on the Cards at Marvel as Filming Start Date Reportedly Set

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A new report from Production Weekly, which keeps steady tabs on the industry’s future filming plans, has revealed that Disney+ and Marvel are eyeing a January, 2022 production start date for Loki Season 2. “Season 2…?” you may well ask. “That’s the first I’ve heard of it.” Yes, indeed. It appears that Loki isn’t a limited series for Disney’s booming streaming service, and that Tom Hiddleston will reprise his fan favorite role as Thor’s unscrupulous brother – he’s adopted – for another batch of episodes after Season 1 has eventually debuted. If that 2022 filming date holds, we could see…

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26 Oct

Oscar Isaac in Talks for Marvel’s Moon Knight on Disney+

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Oscar Isaac is in talks to join the Marvel screen universe as Moon Knight, according to Deadline. Isaac, who starred as Poe Dameron in the latest Star Wars trilogy for LucasFilm and Disney, will now stay with the Mouse House if he signs up to star in Marvel’s Moon Knight series, which has been announced for the Disney+ streaming service. Moon Knight, a.k.a. Marc Spector, was created by writer Doug Moench and artist Don Perlin and made his Marvel Comics debut in the August 1975 issue of Werewolf by Night. The son of a rabbi, a former CIA agent and…

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19 Oct

Link Tank: How Marvel’s Helstrom Missed Its Mark

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Marvel TV shows are generally more hits than they are misses, but Helstrom, the newest attempt on Hulu, may be its worst effort yet. “Have we reached the tipping point of comic book pop culture saturation? It’s a question I asked myself after watching the first three episodes of Marvel’s Helstrom, the horror-themed new series that premiered on Hulu this weekend. After a record-breaking run at the box office, Marvel Studios is looking to match their big screen success with several new series across multiple platforms.” Read more at The Mary Sue. How did pumpkin beer come about? Learn this…

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16 Oct

Marvel’s Avengers Kate Bishop DLC and Next-Gen Upgrade Delayed

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The Marvel’s Avengers team has announced that the game’s next-gen update and Kate Bishop DLC have been delayed as part of the team’s attempt to focus on some of the title’s core issues and missing features. “Marvel’s Avengers’ launch was not without turbulence, and we recognize that a number of issues detracted from your enjoyment of the game,” says Scot Amos, Crystal Dynamics Head of Studio. “This does not align with Crystal Dynamics’ value of craftsmanship, and for that, we sincerely apologize.” Before we dive into some of the interesting talking points inspired by this post, let’s cover the specifics…

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16 Oct

Helstrom: The Comic History of Marvel’s Son of Satan

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On Oct. 16, Hulu will be releasing the latest Marvel tie-in series Helstrom. It’s not so much like one of those upcoming Disney+ MCU shows that feature high-profile superheroes telling stories that will be important to the overall fictional universe. It’s more like Daredevil or Runaways where quality be damned, you’re never going to hear anyone in the movies make anything close to a reference to it, but it counts as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe anyway. The series is about siblings Daimon Helstrom and Ana Helstrom, who have seemingly normal lives, but oppose demons and evil people on…

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15 Oct

Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales Unleashed Spider-Cat to Save the Day!

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We thought we couldn’t be more excited about Spider-Man: Miles Morales until Game Informer went and released a new gameplay video that showcases Spider-Cat in action. We’re not going to lie, the following story is very cute. It seems that at some point during his adventure, Miles Morales will be tasked with rescuing a local bodega cat who, for unknown reasons we won’t pry into in accordance with the laws that dictate our ability to interfere with the business of bodega cats, has found himself trapped in a warehouse full of thugs. In any case, Morales soon dispatches of the…

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15 Oct

Marvel’s Spider-Man Miles Morales: Spider-Cat Twitter Reactions and Memes Are Amazing

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It’s over, dear reader. Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales just secured Game of the Year and the PlayStation 5 just won the next-gen console war with the reveal of Spider-Cat, the cute bodega cat who will help Miles fight crime in the upcoming superhero adventure. The cat’s name is also Spider-Man and he rides around in Miles’ backpack, ready to pounce on evildoers. No gaming news has ever mattered to this feline-obsessed writer. If the above paragraph doesn’t already make you rush to pre-order Spider-Man: Miles Morales, perhaps the gameplay video (courtesy of Game Informer) will: I would not want to…

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10 Oct

Marvel’s MODOK Trailer Reveals Weird Puppet Styling

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I feel like we’ve come a long way in our acceptance of superhero concepts as a society. The X-Men movies were so reluctant to include giant robots until they were six movies in and to this day, we haven’t seen Wolverine wear his trademark yellow tights on the big screen. We’re ready for that now and we’re ready for Galactus and we’re ready for a space horse who can pick up Thor’s hammer and so on. Even as the main villain of the new Avengers video game, MODOK is always going to be a hard sell. While he’s a fearsome…

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09 Oct

Marvel’s Avengers Team Hopes DLC Updates Will Bring Players Back to the Game

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Crystal Dynamics Studio Head Scot Amos has informed Kotaku that the team is aware of Marvel’s Avengers dwindling player count and have plans in place to address the problem. “We are confident that we’ll see PC players (as well as those on Xbox One and PlayStation 4) return to the game as we add exciting new late-game content and demonstrate that we continue to be focused on improving the game,” Amos says. “We have a great community management team at Crystal Dynamics and Square Enix who funnel all of your concerns, suggestions, and feedback to the development team daily. We…

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08 Oct

How Helstrom Became One of Marvel Television’s Last Shows Standing

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Hell hasn’t quite frozen over on the Vancouver set of Marvel’s Helstrom but it’s close. A chill can be felt even inside the fabricated walls of St. Teresa’s Church as Tom Austen, who plays the titular Daimon Helstrom, sits down to talk with the press. It’s February and the show is months from its release date but Austen is already wearing the classic “Marvel leading man undercover” look, with a logo-less black hat atop his head. He’s prepared to discuss many aspects of Marvel’s first horror series, chief among them: just how much fun it is to set things on…

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30 Sep

Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered Recasts Peter Parker’s Actor

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Insomniac has revealed new details about Marvel’s Spider-Man Remastered, and the biggest news may just be that the extent of the remaster’s visual upgrades required the studio to recast Peter Parker’s actor. “In order to bring the best performances to players with our next-generation Marvel’s Spider-Man games, we have recast the face of Peter Parker,” reads a blog post from Insomniac Games community director, James Stevenson. “We loved working with John Bubniak on the original game; however, to get a better match to Peter Parker/Spider-Man actor Yuri Lowenthal’s facial capture, we have cast Ben Jordan to be the face model…

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30 Sep

Ms. Marvel Disney+ Series Casts Newcomer Iman Vellani As Kamala Khan

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With the announced Ms. Marvel TV series for Disney+, Disney is looking to the next generation of superpowered crimefighters to keep the Marvel good times rolling. And with its choice for who will play the titular role, Disney is looking to the next generation of actors as well. According to Deadline, Marvel has tapped newcomer Iman Vellani to portray Kamala Khan a.k.a. Ms. Marvel in its upcoming Ms. Marvel series. How much of a newcomer is Vellani? As of press time, she doesn’t even have an IMDb page. Deadline notes, however, that Vellnai was the part of the Next Wave…

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