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Watch: DC Super Friends Thomas The Train Short
Check out Thomas the Train along with Batman, Superman and Cyborg as they tackle DC villains in Sodor in the above animated short. The world’s favorite engines meet the world’s greatest super heroes as Thomas & Friends collide with DC Super Friends for a mighty MINIS mash-up!
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Watch: Suicide Squad Trailer Parody
While we wait for the Suicide Squad trailer to potentially drop at Comic-Con, The Nerdist has gone out and put one together in the form of a parody. Check it out above. “Suicide Squad” has an August 5, 2016 release date directed by David Ayer starring Will Smith as Deadshot, Jared Leto as the Joker, Margot…
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Marisa Tomei Cast As Aunt May For Spider-Man & Captain America: Civil War
With Tom Holland cast as Spider-Man and Jon Watts set to direct the reboot, Marvel has begun to fill out the supporting cast. First in line is Marisa Tomei who will play Aunt May, the adoptive parent to Peter Parker. Sally Field previously played Aunt May in the Andrew Garfield Amazing Spider-Man movies, and Rosemary Harris was the character in…
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Elektra Confirmed For Daredevil Season 2
Marvel has found its Elektra for Daredevil Season 2. Marvel.com announced Elodie Yung (G.I. Joe: Retaliation, District 13: Ultimatum) has joined the cast, which also includes Jon Berthal as The Punisher. Yung will play Elektra, a mysterious woman from Matt Murdock’s past whose dangerous and exotic ways may be more than he can handle. The first…
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The Walking Dead #144 Will Be Big
Fans of Robert Kirkman’s The Walking Dead may want to get to the comic shop ASAP tomorrow as it promises to be a big issue for the series. I’m not revealing any specific spoilers, but if you are familiar with Kirkman’s writing, you know not everyone may make it out alive. “The Walking Dead” #144…
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Dark Horse Comics Getting Adapted For TV
Good news for fans of Dark Horse Comics as the company has signed a deal with Universal Cable Productions to get their comics adapted into TV series. Full announcement can be read below: SDCC 2015: UNIVERSAL CABLE PRODUCTIONS AND COMIC BOOK GIANT DARK HORSE ENTERTAINMENT SIGN FIRST-LOOK DEAL UNIVERSAL CITY, CA – July 7, 2015…
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Justice League Movie Script Is Complete
With Batman Vs. Superman due out in March 2016, it’s learned the Justice League movie script is complete as well. In EW’s latest issue covering Comic-Con, it’s noted in their Batman Vs. Superman article the Justice League script is ready. Here’s the blurb: To craft the costumed-hero mash-up, Snyder and Chris Terrio — the Argo…
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Top Ten Comic Books For June 2015
Diamond has released their sales charts for the month of June where Marvel comes out on top with Secret Wars, Spider-Man and Star Wars. DC then follows up with Justice League and Batman, with Marvel taking the next three spots followed by DC, and then Marvel again with Groot at #10. The bigger story here…
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Avengers X-Men Movie Rumored For 2020 From Marvel & Fox
We’re not sure how legit this rumor is, but it’s being said Marvel and Fox Studios are mending their relationship and are planning an Avengers / X-Men movie for 2020. The rumor comes from the Pete’s Basement Facebook page via Mikey Sutton on FB. “Marvel and Fox are in the process of making up!!!” the…
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The Marvel Experience Is Cancelled & Closing
And that’s all she wrote for The Marvel Experience. It’s announced Disney’s travelling theme park, The Marvel Experience, has closed following its Philadelphia run. Planned stops for Chicago, NYC and St. Louis have been cancelled and refunds will be given. No specific reasons were given as to why The Marvel Experience was cancelled, but it’s…
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New Ant-Man Trailer & Spots Reveals Avenger
A new Ant-Man trailer has been released in addition to new spots and clips with one also revealing a New Avenger. “Ant-Man” has a July 17, 2015 release directed by Peyton Reed starring Michael Douglas as Hank Pym, Paul Rudd as Scott Lang, Evangeline Lilly as Hope Van Dyne and Corey Stoll as Darren Cross/Yellowjacket.…
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Watch: Nicolas Cage Superman Lives Test Footage
Check out a clip below from The Death of “Superman Lives”: What Happened? documentary featuring Nicolas Cage testing out the costume. Nicolas Cage was Tim Burton’s choice for the new Man Of Steel from the defunct Superman Lives ’90s movie. The Death of ‘Superman Lives’: What Happened? will be available on DVD, Blu-ray and video…
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First Look At Doctor Who Series 9
Check out a first look at Peter Capaldi from Doctor Who Series 9, which premiers this Fall. Capladi will be attending his first Comic-Con as well. Via EW: Are you looking forward to Comic-Con? Very much. Comic-Con is so legendary, so a great thrill to be invited along. You told me last year that, as…
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New Deadpool Image
Check out a new image of Deadpool via Entertainment Weekly and comments from Simn Kinberg and director Tim Miller. “Deadpool is a hard R,” assures producer Simon Kinberg (X-Men: Days of Future Past). “It’s graphic. Nothing is taboo. You either commit to a truly outrageous boundary-pushing kind of movie or you don’t.” First-time director Tim Miller,…
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Batman Vs. Superman Sneak Peek Confirmed For Comic-Con & More
In addition to today’s reveal of the Batman Vs. Superman Comic-Con action figures, Warner Bros. has announced their Hall H plans. We see a sneak peek is confirmed for Batman vs. Superman in addition to appearances by the cast including Henry Cavill, Ben Affleck, Gal Gadot, Jesse Eisenberg, Jeremy Irons, Holly Hunter and Amy Adams.…
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Guillermo del Toro No Longer Attached To Justice League Dark
It’s learned Guillermo del Toro is no longer attached to Justice League Dark. Yesterday saw Warner Bros. shuffle their DC Vertigo titles around which saw Sandman moved from WB to sister arm, New Line Cinema. In THR’s report on the news, they state insiders say Guillermo del Toro is working on Pacific Rim 2 and is…
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First Look at Bebop & Rocksteady’s Motorcycles in TMNT 2 (Video)
Check out a first look at Bebop and Rocksteady’s motorcycles in Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2. The Ninja Pizza YouTube channel debuted the above video. Gary Anthony Williams is playing Bebop with the purple mohawk, with WWE Superstar Sheamus playing Rocksteady. “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2” has a June 3, 2016 release directed by David…
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Alan Taylor Contradicts Kevin Feige Regarding Marvel Directorial Control
It’s long been said that Marvel Studios controls and has more say so over their movies than the directors working on the films. There has been reported issues with Jon Favreau and the Iron Man movies, which also includes Mickey Rourke butting heads with Marvel over his character, Whiplash, in Iron Man 2. We can…
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James Gunn Approves Of Ant-Man
Not only has James Gunn confirmed the title to Guardians of the Galaxy 2, but Gunn also approves of Marvel’s latest movie, Ant-Man. Gunn posted the following about Ant-Man on Facebook. Ant-Man may just be my favorite Marvel film since Jon Favreau’s Iron Man(well, maybe excluding one film to which I’m partial). Honestly, the movie is a complete…
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More Of Jon Bernthal Getting Punisher Comics
(fan art) Jon Bernthal has returned to the comic shop to pick up even more Punisher comics. Bernthal is playing Frank Castle, aka The Punisher, for Daredevil Season 2. Recent details mentioned that Season 2 will feature “Daredevil vs. Punisher,” but that Bernthal won’t be a straight-up villain. The comic shop Jon Bernthal has been…