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. Matt helped Marvel Comics promote 'Guardians of the Galaxy' and 'Nova' and has expanded into movies, TV and more.

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DCU Movie News

Jason Momoa’s Beard Will Be Back For Aquaman 2

Last month Jason Momoa said goodbye to the beard, which marked his first time shaving in seven years, but the good news is that it will be back for Aquaman 2. The actor appeared on Ellen noting it will return for the sequel. I was really, really, really, passionate, to do the second one because […]

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Movie News

Jumanji Wraps With New Dwayne Johnson and Karen Gillan Images

That’s a wrap for Jumanji as Dwayne Johnson takes to social media to release new images of the cast including Karen Gillan, Jack Black and Kevin Hart. “Killer combo. Dr. Bravestone with the one and only, Ruby Roundhouse aka The Killer of Men. Brilliantly played by my partner in awkward teenage love & crime @karengillanofficial,”

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Movie News Star Wars

Rian Johnson Star Wars Trilogy Rumored To Be Dead

Last August, I was the first to offer that the Rian Johnson Star Wars trilogy had been canceled, and now nine months later, a new rumor offers the same. The rumor doesn’t come from the best source, but at least it backs up my claims that the Rian Johnson Star Wars trilogy is dead and

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Marvel Movie News

Marvel Phase 4 Movies Getting Announced This Summer

Following The Avengers: Endgame and Spider-Man: Far From Home, Marvel will announce their Phase 4 slate sometime this Summer confirms Disney CEO Bob Iger. While Iger didn’t offer specifics (or even if they will refer to the next chapter of films as Phase 4), he said in a conference call, “There are huge opportunities. There

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TV News

Game of Thrones Backlash Surrounds Final Season

Game of Thrones is currently in its final season and is suffering big fan backlash as viewers of the popular HBO series are hating on the show. Fans aren’t happy with the storyline or the production, which sees them offer it’s lazy and poorly written and rushed to an end. Things started to unravel for

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Marvel Movie News

Avengers: Endgame Not That Big Of A Success Confirms Disney

With all the hype surrounding The Avengers: Endgame, it is learned that the blockbuster sequel to Infinity War isn’t as huge of a success in terms of profits as you might think, confirms Disney. During its recent quarterly financial report, Disney Chief Financial Officer Christine McCarthy offers that the cost associated with The Avengers: Endgame

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TV News

CW ‘The Lost Boys’ Getting Reworked and Recast

It’s learned that not only has The CW passed on The Lost Boys pilot but that it is getting reworked, which may include recastings. The series is an adaptation of the popular 1987 movie that starred Kiefer Sutherland, Jason Patric, Corey Haim, and Corey Feldman which focused on a single mom and her two sons moving back

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Movie News

James Cameron Congratulates Avengers: Endgame For Sinking Titanic

The Avengers: Endgame proves good enough to sink the Titanic at the box office, as director James Cameron takes to social media to congratulate the sequel to Infinity War. Endgame passes Titanic at the box office as it currently stands at a whopping $2,294.8 billion, which beats out Cameron’s Titanic box office of $2,187.5B. “An

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Movie Trailers

Evil Resurfaces In IT Chapter 2 Trailer

Warner Bros. releases the IT Chapter 2 trailer offering a look at the adult cast and the return of Penny Wise. “Evil resurfaces in Derry as director Andy Muschietti reunites the Losers Club—young and adult—in a return to where it all began with It Chapter Two,” the video description teases. The film is Muschietti’s follow-up

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Marvel TV News

Deadpool Cartoon In Development At Disney Confirms Rob Liefeld

Rob Liefeld, the creator behind the Merc with a Mouth, confirms on social media that Disney is developing a new Deadpool cartoon. “I know a Deadpool cartoon is coming. sooner than later. I live in Southern California, so I know things given the proximity to Hollywood. I have no idea if it’s any good or

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Marvel Movie News

Shang-Chi Next Marvel Movie After Spider-Man?

The Shang-Chi movie that is currently in development may be the next Marvel film following the release of The Avengers: Endgame and Spider-Man: Far From Home. While Kevin Feige has yet to announce the upcoming Phase 4 slate, a big clue that Shang-Chi may be next to get released comes from the fact that Marvel

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Marvel Movie News

Chris Hemsworth Returning For Marvel Phase 4

It is being reported that Chris Hemsworth isn’t done with the MCU just yet as apparently he will be returning as Thor to the Marvel Cinematic Universe for Phase 4. The news comes in a report about the Marvel actors’ paygrades where THR offers that as part of renegotiating his contract in 2017 for Infinity

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Marvel Movie News

Spider-Man: Far From Home Leaked Toy Hints At Big Spoiler

With the release of the new Spider-Man: Far From Home trailer, clues to the plot seem to have become known, with a leaked toy possibly offering additional spoiler details. The trailer seemingly confirms the Multiverse as it is said Mysterio is from an alternate universe, and the Ellen clip also saw Mysterio state he is from

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Marvel Movie News

Earth-833 Revealed In Spider-Man: Far From Home Clip

In addition to the new trailer, a clip has been released for Spider-Man: Far From Home which features an extended look at the Mysterio scene and offers the character’s alternate Earth-833 origin. The new footage that was released on Ellen sees Jake Gyllenhaal’s Mysterio state, “There are multiple realities Peter. This is Earth dimension 616. I’m from

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Marvel Movie News

Doctor Strange 2 Rumors Include Brother Voodoo

Following his return in The Avengers: Endgame, a batch of rumors surrounding Doctor Strange 2 have hit the net which includes the MCU debut of Brother Voodoo. A Twitter account that posted The Avengers: Endgame rumors from back in December that turned out to be legit tweeted out the following (in addition to Guardians of

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Marvel Movie News

Guardians of the Galaxy 3 Rumors Include High Evolutionary

Following the release of The Avengers: Endgame, rumored plot details for James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy 3 have hit the net that includes the High Evolutionary. The details come from a Twitter account that posted The Avengers: Endgame rumors back in December that turned out to be right, such as the Stan Lee cameo

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Movie News

Ghodirah No Longer Contained In Godzilla: King of the Monsters Promo

King Ghidorah can no longer be contained in the following new promo for Godzilla: King of the Monsters which features a look at the three-headed cosmic dragon. The promo is a part of the film’s viral marketing as the Monarch Sciences Twitter account posted: “MONARCH ALERT: GHIDORAH CAN NO LONGER BE CONTAINED.” Monarch Sciences also

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Movie Trailers

James Gunn’s Brightburn Clip Unleashes Evil

James Gunn’s evil superhero movie Brightburn looks pretty wild as evil is unleashed in a new extended Red-Band (mature) clip. The footage takes place at a diner where a waitress is attacked by the evil kid. Brightburn has a May 24, 2019 release directed by David Yarovesky, written by Mark Gunn & Brian Gunn, produced by

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Marvel Movie News

Avengers: Endgame Disney Plus Release Date Revealed

The new Marvel movies will no longer be found on Netflix, but instead will air on the upcoming Disney Plus streaming service, with the release date for The Avengers: Endgame made known. Disney announces in its latest earnings report that The Avengers: Endgame will be streaming exclusively on Disney Plus starting Wednesday, December 11. Disney

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TV Trailers

HBO Watchmen Trailer Teases “Tick Tock”

HBO releases a new Watchmen trailer teasing “tick tock” to the Fall release of the new series, which is based on the Alan Moore, Dave Gibbons and DC Comics graphic novel. “Tick tock. Watchmen debuts this fall on HBO,” teases the video description. Created by Damon Lindelof, Watchmen is a modern-day reimagining of Alan Moore’s groundbreaking graphic

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Marvel Movie News

Avengers: Endgame Deleted Iron Man Scene Revealed

Another deleted scene is revealed from The Avengers: Endgame involving Iron Man as well as actress Katherine Langford (Cursed, 13 Reasons Why) who was rumored and said to be a part of the film, but obviously wasn’t in the finished product. Check out a bunch of more deleted and alternate scenes here. Directors Joe and

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Marvel Movie News

Joe Russo Says James Gunn Should Do Nova

With Captain Marvel taking to space early on during The Avengers: Endgame instead of helping out the heroes with their quest to find the Infinity Stones (you know, the most important task of the movie), and then returning from the cosmos during the third act, with Thanos having killed off half the universe, you would

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Movie News Star Wars

Star Wars, Marvel Movies Get Release Dates; New Mutants Pushed Back

Disney updates their release schedule, which includes new dates for untitled Star Wars and Marvel movies, James Cameron’s Avatar, and the Fox-Marvel X-Men movies including New Mutants. Following the Disney-Fox merger, the X-Men New Mutants release date gets pushed back to April 3, 2020, which is the third time the movie has switched dates. Disney

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Marvel Movie News

Russos Clueless About Hulk For Avengers: Endgame

The biggest disappointment for yours truly happened to be how the Hulk was used in The Avengers: Endgame, or not used that is, as there seemed to be a lot of build up in Infinity War, but the sequel saw something more akin to a goofy Shrek character than anything resembling the Avengers movies, the

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DCU Marvel Movie News

Avengers: Endgames Rips Off Batman vs Superman?

A few days ago I wrote an article how The Avengers: Endgame is Marvel’s Batman vs. Superman, and while I wasn’t necessarily talking about the specific footage, it turns out I wasn’t too far off as users on social media have been pointing out that scenes in the third act of Endgame are very similar to BvS. A

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Movie News

First Look At Tyrese In Morbius

Tyrese Gibson joins Jared Leto and the Sony Spider-Man spinoff universe as the actor reveals a first look at his mystery character in Morbius on Instagram. “On set in London, UK standing next to a man who is brilliant beyond…… Our director Daniel Espinosa!!” posted Gibson. “Over our first private dinner we both talked about

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Marvel Movie News

Secret Villain In Spider-Man: Far From Home?

The new Spider-Man: Far From Home trailer dropped today offering a slew of spoilers and surprises, which follows the events from The Avengers: Endgame, and may have hinted at a secret villain or two. The biggest surprise saw mention that Mysterio is from another Earth and that the Multiverse exists within the MCU (something already

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Marvel Movie News

Avengers: Endgame Stan Lee Cameo Explained

Joe and Anthony Russo release a new image of Stan Lee from The Avengers: Endgame featuring a look at the legendary icon from the year 1970 in the movie. “Just because the spoiler ban is lifting, doesn’t mean you shouldn’t treat your fellow humans with respect and dignity during discourse. Or that you should run

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