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05 Aug

Marvel’s Avengers Beta Doesn’t Deliver Superhero Spectacle, But There’s Hope

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There was a moment while playing the Marvel’s Avengers early access beta on the PlayStation 4 when I had to ask myself whether this slice of the game was the best way to showcase what was supposed to be a major spectacle for Earth’s Mightiest Heroes. Following two of the biggest movies of all time, Marvel’s Avengers should feel like a victory lap for Square Enix and a grand return to video games for the superhero team. Instead, the beta showcases a low-key affair that never quite feels all that fresh or unique. While the combat, traversal, and all of…
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04 Aug

Marvel’s Avengers Will Feature PlayStation Exclusive Challenges and DLC

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In a recent blog post, Marvel’s Avengers developer Crystal Dynamics confirmed that they intend to release additional content that will be exclusive to PlayStation consoles. “We previously stated that we’re huge Marvel fans, but we’re also PlayStation fans,” reads the post from Andy Wong, Community & Social Media Manager for Crystal Dynamics. “We are honored to be working with them to provide additional advantages to PlayStation players. PlayStation players will have exclusive access to certain Community Challenges, where the PlayStation Nation will work together to accomplish a goal in order to gain rewards specific to them.” While the specifics of…
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04 Aug

How Marvel’s Kevin Feige Influenced the First X-Men Movie

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Back in 1999 as the first X-Men film was developed and produced, executive producer Lauren Shuler Donner promoted a 26-year-old assistant in her office to the role of associate producer on the movie, thanks to his encyclopedic knowledge of the Marvel Comics universe from which the X-Men had sprung. That associate producer’s name was Kevin Feige, and based off his work on X-Men, he was hired by then-Marvel Studios head Avi Arad as his second in command. From that point on, Feige became Marvel’s president of production in 2007, and was eventually named head of Marvel Studios after the company…
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04 Aug

Marvel’s Avengers: Is Spider-Man Coming to Xbox Series X, Xbox One, PC, or Stadia?

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Some fans jumped in joy when Crystal Dynamics announced that Spider-Man would be joining the roster of the upcoming action-adventure game Marvel’s Avengers in 2021. But not all Marvel fans were happy with the announcement, especially those who planned to get the game on an Xbox console or PC. As it stands, the Spider-Man DLC is only coming to PlayStation consoles in 2021, meaning that you’ll need a PlayStation 4 or PlayStation 5 edition of Marvel’s Avengers to enjoy this bit of downloadable content. Does this mean that you’ll never be able to play as Avengers‘ Spider-Man on Xbox Series…
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03 Aug

Marvel’s Avengers: Spider-Man Coming to PS5 and PS4 Versions of the Game in 2021

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Just days after Square Enix and Crystal Dynamics confirmed that Hawkeye was coming to Marvel’s Avengers as a DLC character, we now know that Spider-Man will also be joining the Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in early 2021 as an exclusive character for the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 versions of the game. PlayStation players will get the Spider-Man DLC at no additional cost. In a new post on the PlayStation blog, Crystal Dynamics associate art director Jeff Adams explained that Avengers‘ Spidey isn’t the friendly neighborhood webslinger you met in Insomniac’s critically-acclaimed action-adventure game from 2018 but the studio’s own take…
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29 Jul

Marvel’s Avengers: Hawkeye Confirmed as DLC Hero, Beta Dates Revealed

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The Marvel’s Avengers team has revealed that Hawkeye will be added to the game as a post-launch DLC character. Based on what we learned during the latest Avengers livestream, and the recently released Hawkeye trailer, it seems that the Marvel’s Avengers version of Hawkeye will be relatively familiar to anyone who has enjoyed (or, let’s be honest, not enjoyed) the character over the years. He comes equipped with his trademark bow and various arrows that will allow him to effectively deal with different kinds of enemies. What’s especially interesting is how Hawkeye will be implemented in the game. Once you’ve…
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27 Jul

Marvel TV’s Jeph Loeb Reportedly Forced Daredevil Writers to Nix Asian Storylines

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Daredevil star Peter Shinkoda says that former Marvel TV boss Jeph Loeb made anti-Asian comments to the writers of the popular Netflix series behind the scenes. During a YouTube livestream for SaveDaredevilCon, which aims to add momentum to a potential Daredevil revival, the 49-year-old Canadian actor said Loeb made the writing team drop storylines for his character Nobu and fellow The Hand villain Madame Gao (Wai Ching Ho) during the first two seasons of the show, because “nobody cares about Chinese people and Asian people.” “Jeph Loeb told the writer’s room not to write for Nobu and Gao, and this…
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26 Jul

The Marvel Movies David Goyer Almost Made Included Doctor Strange and Nick Fury

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Screenwriter and director David S. Goyer sat for an in-depth interview during Comic-Con@Home on Saturday (July 25), recapping a career (so far) that has included writing films like The Crow: City of Angels, the original Blade trilogy, Batman Begins and Man of Steel, as well as TV series like Da Vinci’s Demons and Constantine. Goyer continues to work on high-profile projects to this day, with writing and executive producing credits on two massive upcoming TV series: The Sandman, based on Neil Gaiman’s legendary comic book, and Foundation, adapted from Isaac Asimov’s classic series of science fiction novels. But in addition…
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25 Jul

Marvel’s Helstrom Trailer and Release Date

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With Marvel taking its television spinoffs to Disney+ and making them more high-profile and important to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, one does get a little nostalgic for the default kind of Marvel show. The kind that takes place in that universe, but probably won’t get any references on the big screen. The kind of show where you’d see someone like Quake or the Defenders or the Runaways or Cloak and Dagger. While we wait for them to announce a series for D-Man or NFL Superpro, we can at least get ready for this October’s Helstrom. Helstrom is the story of…
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22 Jul

Marvel’s 616 Reveals Release Date and Sneak Peek for Disney+ Docuseries

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Disney+ may have endured COVID-caused delays for developing Marvel Cinematic Universe spinoff series like The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, WandaVision and Hawkeye, but the streamer’s supplementary Marvel content is well on its way, as evidenced by two sneak peek previews of upcoming docuseries Marvel’s 616, which drops in September. With over 80 years’ worth of Marvel history to cover, Marvel’s 616 (named after Marvel’s primary numerical timeline,) focuses on the stories behind the stories, showcasing the comic creators themselves and their inspirations. Moreover, it will serve as a showcase that puts the Marvel Universe—both on page and onscreen—into the…
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20 Jul

New X-Men Villains Revealed by Marvel

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The first major X-Men crossover since Jonathan Hickman and crew’s big X-Men reset in House of X/Powers of X may have been delayed by the coronavirus, but it’s still coming, and it’s still enormous. Further proof of that came with the announcement of X of Swords: Stasis, the midpoint issue in the 22-part crossover, coming in September. And with that announcement, we got our first look at the people who may be the foes of the big crossover: the Swordbearers of Arakko.  The Swordbearers include The White Sword, Isca the Unbeaten, Bei the Blood Moon, Solem, Redroot the Forest, Summoner,…
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20 Jul

Secret Wars Could Tempt Russo Brothers Back to Marvel Cinematic Universe

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Joe and Anthony Russo somehow managed to pull off the biggest movie crossover of all time when they wrapped up 22 Marvel movies with Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers: Endgame. Loosely based on the Infinity saga from the comics, they represent not just a culmination of a decade’s worth of Marvel stories on screen, but also the most sweeping, epic comic story ever brought to the big screen (DC’s Crisis on Infinite Earths was adapted for television).  And then the Russos walked away. But in an interview with Brobible, they talked about the one comics adaptation that could bring them…
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17 Jul

Marvel Legends Celebrates the X-Men Movie’s 20th Anniversary

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I can’t believe it’s been 20 years since the first X-Men movie. What a ride it’s been, right? 20th Century Fox started us off with the first installment in a franchise that was ready to talk about the social issues of the comic while being half-embarrassed about being a comic book movie! Wolverine’s got funny hair, but that yellow outfit…? Not happening! Not only did X-Men help pioneer the public’s modern love for superhero movies, but it also led to one of the most fascinating movie series in history. There have been quality peaks and valleys as well as decisions…
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17 Jul

Marvel Reveals Dark Hulk Future with New Trailer

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The basic premise of the Incredible Hulk is that his greatest enemy is himself. Usually, it means that Bruce Banner is at odds with his big, green alter ego or that the Hulk’s rampages and bad luck tend to destroy any semblance of happiness in his life. In 1992, the team of Peter David and George Perez went more literal by having the Hulk’s greatest enemy be an evil version of the Hulk. The Incredible Hulk: Future Imperfect #1 introduced the Maestro, a version of Hulk from a possible dystopian future based on one question: What if the Hulk had…
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11 Jul

New Venom Event Trailer Revealed by Marvel

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For the last couple years, Donny Cates and Ryan Stegman have been putting together a pretty crazy and frankly must-read Venom ongoing series. Venom has a rather messy narrative history full of retcons and ideas that don’t sync well, so during his run, Cates has decided to cut into Venom lore like a surgeon with a chainsaw. Certain aspects of Venom’s past have been written out, like the idea that Eddie Brock had cancer or even a sister. Brian Michael Bendis’ attempt to rewrite the symbiote species as some kind of gooey cosmic knight armor created to protect the universe…
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02 Jul

Alien and Predator Join Marvel Universe

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After decades published by Dark Horse Comics, the Aliens and Predator comic franchises are joining Marvel according to an announcement today. Creative teams haven’t been announced, but the company did release promotional art of both the titular monsters by artist David Finch (Eisner winning artist of Batman). The new books are set to arrive in 2021. “Alien and Predator are the two of the most identifiable, iconic characters of all time, and I love them for that,” Finch told IGN. “But mostly, it’s being fortunate enough to be a kid when they were new. I’ve seen every movie they’ve ever…
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29 Jun

Anthony Mackie Pushes for More Diversity on Marvel Movies

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Anthony Mackie will soon reprise his longtime big screen role as the co-star of Disney+ team-up series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. However, he thinks that the expanding and evolving Marvel Cinematic Universe, in which the show exists, lacks diversity… behind the cameras, anyway. In an “Actors on Actors” Variety interview opposite Daveed Diggs, star of TNT series Snowpiercer, Mackie discusses the responsibilities of representation tasked with black actors when starring on platforms as prominent as theirs. Yet, in a musing that may be seen as critical of his Marvel Studios home, Mackie also believes that the company’s endeavor…
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04 Jun

Marvel Entertainment Head Ike Perlmutter Accused of Misusing Position

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Ike Perlmutter, the Chairman of Marvel Entertainment, has spent much of Donald Trump’s tenure as President advising the Department of Veteran’s Affairs in an informal role. And in that time, he raised alarms with career staff within the VA by his willingness to use the agency to promote Marvel Comics, according to a new report by the non-partisan Government Accountability Office. This report comes after Perlmutter claimed to ProPublica that he had never personally benefited from his role with the VA. The report details Perlmutter stepping in to put Marvel characters – Captain America – front and center as VA…
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12 May

Rob Liefeld Rips Into Marvel, Says Studio Has “Zero” Plans for Deadpool 3

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It took ages to bring the first Deadpool movie to the screen, but the blood, sweat and tears of everyone involved really paid off. The unconventional anti-hero’s origin story turned out pretty well in the end, and with a global box office to the tune of $782 million, a sequel blasted onto screens within two years, racking up another $785 for its studio, Fox. The sky was the limit for the franchise, despite its content being aimed at older fans. For those who were looking forward to a third Deadpool movie, or maybe even an X-Force spinoff, worrying news arrived…
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28 Apr

Watch Brie Larson’s First Day as Captain Marvel

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It’s hard to imagine what Brie Larson‘s first day of filming as Carol Danvers, aka Captain Marvel might have been like—and now we don’t have to. During the Avengers: Endgame quarantine watch party that directors Joe and Anthony Russo hosted on Twitter last night in celebration of the one-year anniversary of the film debuting in theaters, the filmmakers shared some incredible behind-the-scenes snapshots and videos from the making of the movie. One of the best? A video of Larson’s first day on set as Captain Marvel. The video is a particularly interesting one because this isn’t just the first time…
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