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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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Marvel Movie News

Big Changes At Rotten Tomatoes Following Captain Marvel Controversy

Following the controversy surrounding the Captain Marvel movie, Rotten Tomatoes announces it is making major changes to its site and scoring system. “Starting this week, Rotten Tomatoes will launch the first of several phases of updates that will refresh and modernize our Audience Rating System,” the site announced in a post. “We’re doing it to more accurately […]

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Marvel TV News

Marvel Disney Plus Series Connects To MCU Confirms Feige

Finally, it’s all connected. Unlike Marvel TV’s Daredevil and Agents of SHIELD, the Disney Plus series from Marvel Studios will be connected to the MCU confirms Kevin Feige. While doing press for Captain Marvel, Feige tells CBS, “These will be Marvel Studios productions. They will be entirely interwoven with both the current MCU, the past

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Movie News

NECA Responds To ‘Godzilla’ King Ghidorah Questioning

This past Toy Fair saw NECA reveal some really cool figures for the upcoming Godzilla: King of the Monsters movie with reveals for the titular character, Mothra and Rodan, but nothing was shown for King Ghidorah. Anxious fans questioned the action figure maker on social media, as they hoped a super cool King Ghidorah figure

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Marvel Movie News

Clark Gregg Confirms Captain Marvel ‘Avengers’ Retcon

Following what Kevin Feige had to say in relation to Thanos, now further alarm bells are ringing about the Captain Marvel movie in that it is retconning the ten-year history of the MCU with The Avengers and SHIELD. Clark Gregg returns as Phil Coulson in the movie and talks about the flick in a soundbite

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Marvel Movie Trailers

Your Captain Marvel Monday Motivation

New promos have been released with “Monday Motivation: The Physical Journey” and “Becoming Captain Marvel” featuring Brie Larson’s training and more. “This requires a crazy amount of discipline and physical strength,” Brie Larson says. “I don’t think I fully understood the scope of it and to feel this connection to my body in a way

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Movie News

Anya Taylor-Joy Unsure About X-Men New Mutants Release

With the Disney-Fox deal set to go through within the next couple of months, the fate of the X-Men New Mutants movie is currently up in the air as not only has it been rumored to be canceled, but now it is very well possible the flick may only get released digitally through a streaming

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DCU Marvel Movie News

Zachary Levi Responds To Shazam! Vs Captain Marvel Trolls

Zachary Levi once again responds to the trolls, but this time it is not about the costume, it is about fans pitting the Shazam! movie versus Marvel and Brie Larson’s Captain Marvel film. Apparently, fans are arguing and trolling regarding that Shazam was originally Captain Marvel prior to Carol Danvers, with many fans still considering

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Movie News

Ryan Reynolds Teases Pokemon Detective Pikachu Trailer

Ryan Reynolds takes to social media to announce that a new Detective Pikachu trailer will be released tomorrow and talks becoming Pokemon. “I immersed myself completely within the world of Pokemon,” Reynolds says. “I read about him. I tried to live at his height. I tried to lose 182 lbs to match his weight until

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TV Trailers

New Look At Watchmen and Game of Thrones

HBO releases a new look at Game of Thrones, Watchmen, the Deadwood movie and more from their upcoming lineup coming out in 2019 in the following video. “My heart stopped when seeing this new Euphoria and The Righteous Gemstones footage and started again at Watchmen. 2019 is my new favorite year,” the video description teases.

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Marvel Movie News

Captain Marvel More Powerful Than Thanos Confirms Feige

Kevin Feige has some mighty big words to say in a soundbite interview released by the studio for the Captain Marvel movie offering the character is one of the most popular and powerful in the comics and will be so in the MCU. Feige also goes on to say that audiences will embrace Brie Larson

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Movie Trailers

Lion King Oscars Spot and Poster

Disney released a new spot and poster during the Oscars for The Lion King offering a new 1-minute look at the upcoming movie. Watch the “Long Live the King” spot below. Find the list of Oscars winners here which includes Marvel’s Black Panther. The movie opens July 19, 2019 directed by Jon Favreau starring Donald Glover as Simba, Seth Rogan

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Marvel Movie News

Black Panther Wins At Oscars

Congrats to Black Panther as Marvel and the movie have won three Oscars for Best Costume Design, Best Production Design and Best Score. The Oscars are currently airing live with the Marvel-flick up for seven awards also including Best Picture. Update: Check out video highlights below, list of winners and more. Marvel Studios offered congratulations

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Marvel Movie News

Captain Marvel Poll Results; Rotten Tomatoes Way Down

With Captain Marvel getting hammered by fans at Rotten Tomatoes (even worse now), I decided to create a poll on our popular Facebook page to get some sort of inclination if there is any truth to fans possibly being upset with the movie and Brie Larson. The numbers are in and with over 5,700 votes,

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TV News

Supergirl May Get Canceled; Replaced By Superman

Following the rumors about Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow, now it is being said Supergirl may be on the chopping block and could get potentially canceled and replaced by a Tyler Hoechlin Superman series. Is claimed that due to low ratings that Supergirl could get canceled, as Warner Bros. is said to be unhappy, and

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Movie News

Brie Larson Wants To Lead All-Female Avengers

Back in December saw Kevin Feige tease that Captain Marvel is about to take the lead and be the forefront of the entire MCU, so would Brie Larson be interested in leading an all-female team of Avengers? “Duh,” she replies to the CBS TV stationed-owned website. Brie Larson then goes on to comment about potentially

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DCU Movie News

Margot Robbie On The Run In Birds Of Prey Images

The latest batch of set pics from the Birds of Prey movie sees Margot Robbie and Harley Quinn seemingly on the run along with Ella Jay Basco as the young Cassandra Cain. From the looks on their faces, we can guess that possibly they are running away from the Black Mask or his goons. Following yesterday’s explosion

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Movie News

Conor McGregor Teases DC’s Mr. Freeze; How About Wolverine?

With director Matt Reeves using a Rogue’s Gallery of villains in his The Batman movie, how about UFC superstar MMA fighter Conor McGregor appearing as Mr. Freeze? Conor McGregor posted the following image on his Facebook showing one of the world’s most famous professional fighters next to a statue of the Arnold Schwarzenegger Mr. Freeze from Batman

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DCU Movie News

The Flash Movie Will Have Speedster Multiverse Says Ezra Miller

With Fantastic Beasts 3 production getting pushed back and Ezra Miller now filming The Mourner, it has been wondered what is the status of the DC The Flash movie. In a new interview, Miller offers an update including that they are still trying to get the script right. It’s getting really good. It’s getting really

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Movie News Star Wars

Abrams Hopes Star Wars: Episode IX Will Leave Fans Satisfied

While everyone waits for the title and trailer release, J.J. Abrams, in a new interview, offers that he hopes Star Wars: Episode IX will leave the fans satisfied. Speaking with ET Online, Abrams first remarks on the image he released featuring John Boyega, Daisy Ridley and Oscar Isaac following having completed filming on the movie. “It

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Movie News

Henry Cavill Superman Teased For Shazam By Zachary Levi?

April sees the release of the new Shazam! movie with it being questioned if Henry Cavill and Superman will make a cameo appearance, as has been rumored for quite a while. However, with the question of whether or not Henry Cavill will return to the Superman role comes wonder if the planned Shazam cameo may

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TV News

Arrow Rumored To Be Canceled

It is being claimed that both Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow will be canceled and come to an end by The CW following the next season on the television network. It’s said both of the shows will end following the 2019-20 broadcast year and the Crisis On Infinite Earths event, which may have something to do with the

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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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Marvel Movie News

Wolverine Won’t Be Smoking In The MCU

Disney currently has a ban in their movies which includes smoking and it also applies to the Marvel movies, so it is safe to say when Wolverine makes his way to the MCU, the same will apply to the character who is known for sportin’ a stogie or two. The Disney purchase of Fox Studios

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Marvel Movie News

Disney Chief Calls James Gunn Tweets ‘Outrageous’

Last Summer saw director and writer James Gunn fired from Guardians of the Galaxy 3, Disney and Marvel Studios over tweets that resurfaced from years ago joking about rape and pedophilia. A Marvel Comics Star Wars writer has also been fired over slanderous tweets, and following the dismissal of James Gunn, The Last Jedi director

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Movie News Star Wars

Star Wars: Episode IX Said To Get Franchise Back On Track

Following the disappointments of Star Wars: The Last Jedi and Solo, Disney announced it would be placing the Star Wars movies on hold. Now Disney film chief Alan Horn is asked if Episode IX will get the franchise back on track, which happens to include a dwindling consumer products division.   “I just got back from

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Movie News

Joey Lawrence Petitions To Play Batman

Joey Lawrence wants to play Batman and takes to social media to ask fans to sign a petition to get him to play the new DC Dark Knight. “Ok angels. You came through as you always do for me because you are the world’s best fans ever! And a petition is now ready for signature! Link

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Movie News

Black Widow Not R-Rated

At the press junket for Captain Marvel, Kevin Feige shoots down rumors that the Scarlett Johansson Black Widow prequel movie will be R-rated. “It never was going to be. Somebody writes, ‘I hear it’s R-rated!’ And then everybody writes it up,” Feige told the CBS TV station-owned website. So we see that Black Widow was

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Movie News

Birds Of Prey Video Shows Off Explosive Harley Quinn Scene

A cool new set video from the Birds of Prey movie has hit the net featuring explosives and Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn. The video and set images show Margot Robbie as Harley Quinn watching rather contently as a truck smashes through a gate and then proceeds to cause an explosion with fireworks going off.

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