Author name: Matt McGloin

Matt McGloin created, designed and launched Cosmic Book News in 2008, an independent website that covers entertainment news including movies, comics, tv, video games and more.

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Movie News Marvel

Brie Larson Provides Captain Marvel Damage Control

In January, Captain Marvel was projected to make as a high as $180 million for its opening weekend, but following controversial statements about “white dudes,” the movie has been projected to make as low as $80 million, with current numbers all over the place and somewhere in-between. In addition, fans have also turned out in

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The Umbrella Academy Review: It’s Extra Ordinary!

I just finished binge-watching The Umbrella Academy on Netflix, and while I won’t spoil things, the show is really great and comes highly recommended by yours truly. It’s the best superhero comic book show currently on the streaming network! I went into The Umbrella Academy not know really anything about it. I didn’t even watch any

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Video Game News

Fortnite Hasbro Toy Fair 2019 Reveals

Check out the Hasbro Fortnite Nerf reveals at this weekend’s Toy Fair, which will be available this Spring including toy weapons based on the in-game guns and more. NERF FORTNITE TOY FAIR REVEALS 2019   The Spring 2019 NERF FORTNITE line includes:   NERF ELITE FORTNITE SP-L (HASBRO/Ages 8 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $19.99/Available:

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Video Game News

Overwatch Hasbro Toy Fair 2019 Reveals

This weekend at Toy Fair saw Hasbro reveal a batch of new Overwatch merchandise. Check out the info and pics below: OVERWATCH TOY FAIR REVEALS 2019   The SPRING 2019 OVERWATCH line includes:   NERF MICROSHOTS OVERWATCH Blasters Series 1&2 (HASBRO/Ages 8 years & up/Approx. Retail Price: $9.99/Series 1 Available Now, Series 2 Available Spring

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Video Game News

Justice League Dark Comes To DCU Online

Daybreak Games has revealed “Justice League Dark,” a new episode heading to DC Universe Online on March 28th. In this episode, a giant rift has opened in the sky above Gotham City, introducing ancient magic and the invasion of a massive, tentacled Daemon. Players must fight alongside familiar experts in the occult to protect Earth.

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DCU Video Game News

LEGO DC Super-Villains Adds Justice League

The LEGO DC Super-Villains video game gets a DC Movie character pack upgrade with the additon of the Justice League characters including Batman, Superman and Wonder Woman. Check out the details in the official announcement: LEGO DC Super-Villains Adds DC Movie Character Pack Playable Characters from the Justice League Movie Add to the Fun!   Burbank, Calif.

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Star Wars Video Game News

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Video Game Announced

Both Disney and Electronic Arts today held investors conference calls with the Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order video game officially announced. The Disney conference call saw CEO Bob Iger confirm that Disney would continue to license out their properties, with the EA conference call featuring Electronic Arts CEO Andrew Wilson announcing the new Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

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Movie News

Wolverine Getting Rebooted By Marvel

It is confirmed that Marvel Studios is thinking about a new actor to play Wolverine, as longtime X-Men producer Lauren Shuler Donner offers an update, which also included mention of New Mutants, Gambit and more. Regarding Wolverine, Lauren Shuler Donner attended the recent Television Critics Association press tour where IGN was on hand and offers Donner also

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Movie News Marvel

Keanu Reeves Rumored For MCU

Apparently, Keanu Reeves was up for a part in the MCU as it is rumored he was originally wanted for a role in Captain Marvel. According to the rumor, Keanu Reeves was all set to play Yon-Rogg, the leader of the Kree Starforce team, but due to John Wick 3 couldn’t do the role, so

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Video Game News

Machinima YouTube Gets Axed

The popular brand and YouTube channel Machinima, which had over 12 million subscribers, has gotten the axe by its parent company, Otter Media. All the videos have been made private and are no longer able to be viewed. Fans, and creators who worked on Machinima videos, were not notified and simply woke up the other

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Video Game News

Mortal Kombat 11 Announcements, Trailers, Screenshots

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today revealed the first look at Mortal Kombat 11 with a showcase of crushing new gameplay, original and returning fighters, immersive story elements and innovative features that offer a more personalized experience than ever before. Livestreamed to a global audience, the experiential, community celebration featured multiple reveals, including an appearance by

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Video Game News

Ronda Rousey Voicing Sonya In Mortal Kombat 11

Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment today announces that former UFC champ and WWE Superstar Ronda Rousey is voicing Sonya Blade for the upcoming release of the Mortal Kombat 11 video game. Watch the official Sonya Blade reveal trailer above. “I’ve been a lifelong Mortal Kombat fan, and Sonya Blade was the first kick-ass, female video game

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Star Wars Video Game News

Star Wars Game Gets Canceled

More bad news for Star Wars as Electronic Arts has canceled a planned open-world video game that was in development since 2017. The game was originally being developed by Visceral Games as a linear action-adventure game under the codename “Ragtag,” but when Visceral Games closed its doors, Electronic Arts Vancouver took over and rebooted the

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Movie News Marvel

Disney-Fox Deal Could Close Early February

Following the reports of a possible end of January closing, now it’s being said the Disney-Fox deal could go through by early February or early March. The Disney-Fox deal will see the X-Men and Fantastic Four characters, which includes Wolverine, Deadpool, Cable, X-Force, Silver Surfer, Galactus, Doctor Doom and the hundreds of related characters back at

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Video Game News

Amazon Developing Streaming Video Game Service

With movies and TV shows already up in the cloud, it’s inevitable that video games will be joining them, as it is learned Amazon is developing their own streaming video game service. Just think: No more expensive consoles and no more running out of space, as games will be available at users’ fingertips, much like

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Reddit Bans Me

Just signed on to Reddit and received a notice: “Your account has been permanently suspended from Reddit.” The notice in my inbox says: Your account has been permanently suspended for breaking the rules. Be sure to read up on the Reddit content policy to make sure you understand the rules for participating on Reddit. This is an automated message; responses

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Movie News

Henry Cavill Jacked!

Henry Cavill is back on Instagram showing off his super muscles as the Superman-actor comes off looking pretty jacked! Cavill is currently filming the Netflix The Witcher series in Hungry where he posted the following to Instagram: It’s a solid snow day here in Hungary and I live at the top of a 2km hill,

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Marvel Video Game News

New Marvel Game In Development From Second Dinner

A new Marvel mobile game is in development from a startup that two ex-Blizzard Entertainment employees founded in 2018 with Second Dinner. The genre and the name of the Marvel game are currently being kept under wraps. Second Dinner recently secured a $30 million investment from Chinese tech company NetEase (which runs Blizzard games in

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Movie News Marvel

Disney-Fox Deal Closing Soon

Following the report from last week offering the Disney-Fox deal may close as early as the end of January, now that looks to be the case as a Fox stockholder shares information on the acquisition. A Redditor points out a user on the wdwmagic.com forums offers, “I received my voluntary letter to make my selection

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Movie News Marvel

Awesome Keanu Reeves Wolverine Fan Art

With the X-Men set to return to Marvel next Spring due to the Disney-Fox deal, fans are eager to see who will play the new Wolverine, so how about Keanu Reeves? The actor sparked the interest as in a recent interview, he said he would love to play Wolverine, and Keanu Reeves actually picked Logan over playing

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Marvel Video Game News

Spider-Man PS4 Gets Tobey Maguire Suit

Happy Holidays from Marvel and Insomniac Games as the latest update for the Spider-Man PS4 video game features the Tobey Maguire suit from the Sam Raimi movies. “A very special thanks to the teams at @MarvelGames and @Marvel for helping us work with @PlayStation to bring the Webbed Suit to #SpiderManPS4,” Insomniac Games tweeted. Marvel Games executive creative

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Movie News Marvel

Keanu Reeves Wants To Play Wolverine For Marvel

From Constantine to Neo to John Wick, so how about Keanu Reeves as Wolverine for the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Keanu Reeves previously let it be known he wouldn’t mind playing Batman or Wolverine, and now says if he had his pick, he would go with the latter. “Of the two, I’d love to play Wolverine,” Reeves

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Marvel Video Game News

Avengers Project Update From Game Director

A lot of fans were hoping for news about the Avengers Project video game at the recent Game Awards, but instead, a new Marvel Ultimate Alliance game was announced. So fans took to social media to question the creative director and writer behind the game, Shaun Escayg, who offers a small update. “Thanks everyone for all of

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HBO Has Fun With Aquaman and Entourage

Fans of HBO’s Entourage that aired from 2004 to 2011 will recall that actor Vincent Chase (played by Adrian Grenier) starred as Aquaman in the series as part of the show’s fictitious plot, which even featured promo material and appearances by James Cameron who was the movie’s “director.” As the real Aquaman movie is now getting released this

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Netflix The Umbrella Academy Trailer

Netflix released the trailer for their The Umbrella Academy live-action series that adapts the Dark Horse Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá comic book. The show is about a dysfunctional family of superheroes comes together to solve the mystery of their father’s death, the threat of the apocalypse and more.  “When it rains, it pours. Here’s

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Video Game News

2018 Game Awards Winners

Last night saw the 2018 Game of Awards winners announced, which includes God of War taking home the Game of the Year. While Red Dead Redeption 2 was a heavy favorite for Game of the Year, it still took top honors in multiple categories. God of War Wins Game of the Year at #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/SJukxm3EDe

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Marvel Video Game News

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order Announced

At the game awards, Marvel announced Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order exclusively for the Nintendo Switch. Check out the trailer above and a piece of art below. Here is the info: The new game features the same kind of action-RPG gameplay that made the franchise such a hit over a decade ago. In Marvel Ultimate

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Video Game News

Wonder Woman Video Game Rumored

On the heels of the Superman and Justice League rumors, now a Wonder Woman video game is thought to be in development at WB Games. A user on ResetEra posted information from the Screen Actors Guild production database that offers up working title for what could be in-development WB video games. One of the names