Author: James Hadden

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With Captain America: Civil War now only nine days away, speculation has turned to whether the film will use the same ending as the 2006 comic arc of the same name, which saw the Sentinel of Liberty the wrong end of a snipers bullet. With Chris Evans’ contract set to expire could we be seeing a similar fate befall the MCU version? Whilst making an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live to promote the upcoming threequel, the pair discussed the actors initial hesitation to take on the role and then Evans’ contract and whether there was a possibility that it could…

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Since 2011, Jennifer Lawrence has been known to comic book fans as the blue-skinned Mutant Mystique in Fox’s X-Men franchise, but a new rumor reveals that she may be shape-shifting into another famous Marvel heroine. A new report from ComicPlanetCultureLife claims that the Oscar Winning actress is in talks to take on the role of Carol Danvers, better known as Captain Marvel in Disney’s 2019 film of the same name. The rumor comes from one of their trusted sources, Mikey Sutton – who also predicted the Logan cameo in yesterday’s brand new trailer for  X-Men: Apocalypse (although let’s be…

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While DC already has their first female led superhero movie set for next year with Wonder Woman, Marvel has yet to find a director or lead actress for its own attempt, Captain Marvel –  although it certainly sounds like they are getting close. During last week’s Meet the Movie Press, Jeff Schneider hinted that an official announcement could be around the corner and even dropped a cryptic clue as to the Actor/Director combo may be. Schneider revealed: “There was a rumour about an actress being up for it; an already existing rumour, that’s not new. I’ve definitely heard there’s some…

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You can’t seem to read a Comic Book fan cast on the internet without Firefly actor Nathan Fillion making an appearance somewhere on the list. Well it looks like somebody in Marvel has been listening because the charismatic actor is set to appear to in next years Guardians of the Galaxy: Volume 2, as a character who comic fans may find familiar. Obvious spoilers ahead! The upcoming sequel has been filming in Cartersville,GA where a fans set photos show a local movie theater which appears to be hosting a film festival in honor of Marvel comics phespian, Simon Williams.…

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What is it with the Suicide Squad cast acting like the characters they are portraying? First it was Jared Leto going all psycho in order to play The Joker and now it’s Viola Davis laying down the law on set, much like her onscreen counterpart, Amanda Waller. It’s been well documented that Jared Leto has been acting more than a little crazy whilst working on DC’s latest Superhero entry, Suicide Squad, going so far as to send dead animals and used condoms to his co-stars. But there is one member of the cast he won’t mess with….Viola Davis. Whilst at…

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Sometimes even a superhero needs a hero of their own, as is the case with Thor actor, Chris Hemsworth who recently lost something more important than his mystical hammer…..his wallet. On a recent episode of The Ellen Degeneres show, Hemsworth recalled how he had left his wallet whilst having a meal with his wife whilst in L.A. telling Ellen ‘I left my wallet on the table, and thought I’m never going to get it back, I’m never going to see it again.’ and normally this would be probably be the case, were it not for one extremely honest scout, 17-year-old Tristin…

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Well it looks like we know one character who will be making it out of Captain America: Civil War alive and its quite a big spoiler so read on at your own risk. THR is reporting that Robert Downey Jr who plays Tony Stark AKA Iron Man in the MCU has finalized a deal which means he will be joining Tom Holland in next years Spider-Man: Homecoming. Fans had already suspected this to be the case when the title was announced, as the comic arc of the same name featured both Iron Man and Captain America in supporting roles. Whether Captain…

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We haven’t had much when it comes to solid information in regards to next years Wolverine 3, but we’ve certainly heard plenty of rumors thrown around. The latest rumor we can add to this list is that the film will feature the debut of mutant with similar powers to our titular hero, read on to find out who it is. This latest rumor comes via the website SuperHeroHype and states that Hugh Jackman’s swan-song will see the introduction of X-23, the mutant daughter of Wolverine. There reasoning behind this? Yesterday a casting call went out for ‘Caucasian, Hispanic, and Asian-looking…

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In this week’s edition of which Spider-Man cast member is joining the DCEU, former Green Goblin and overall sinister actor, Willem Dafoe is taking on a role in an upcoming film. Read on to learn more about his character and which film he will be joining. According to a new report from THR, Dafoe will be joining his Spider-Man co-star, JK Simmons in next years Justice League. While we already know that Simmons will be taking on the role of Batman’s trusted ally Commisioner James Gordon we don’t yet know the identity of Dafoe’s character although the site does…

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After the incredible success of The Avengers in 2012, you would have thought that Marvel would have left Joss Whedon to do his own thing when it came time for 2015’s sequel Avengers: Age of Ultron alas that doesn’t seem to be the case. At this years Tribeca Film Festival, Whedon was on hand with Incredible Hulk actor Mark Ruffalo where the pair discussed last years entry to the franchise. It was there that Whedon revealed several changes the studio brought upon him in regards to the Banner/Romanov love story. He revealed that: “The word came down to cut out the…

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