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TV Review: Marvel’s Daredevil, Season 1 Episode 2 “Cut Man” (USA, 2015)

The second episode of Marvel’s Daredevil dives straight into the aftermath of where the first episode left off, with Matt seriously injured after walking straight into a trap laid out by a Russian human trafficking ring. Lucky for him, the dumpster that he is left to die in just happens to be in the alleyway…

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Spider-Man is now officially part of the Marvel cinematic universe

Mark the 28th July 2017 in those calenders because that’s when we finally see classic superhero Spider-Man film franchise is re-booted (yet again). There’s a difference here though; due to a new partnership between Sony Pictures Entertainment and Marvel Studios, good ol’ Spidey will be seeing his new film released as part of the Marvel…

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Marvel unveils first teaser trailer for Ant-Man

“Is it too late to change the name”, Paul Rudd asks in our first official look at Marvel’s hotly anticipated Ant-Man. With the trailer being released earlier today we begin to witness Marvel and Walt Disney’s marketing campaign for the long-overdue transposition of Marvel’s classic superhero to the big screen. Ant-Man continues the sometimes trend…

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Marvel Studios has announced its films up until 2019

While Australians layed their heads to rest last night, Kevin Feige, head of Marvel Studio and Marvel held a mysterious press event at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood that ended up boasting some major announcements regarding their cinematic universe. Expecting a couple of minor if not fan pleasing details about future films, we all…

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Robert Downey Jr. set to join Captain America 3

According to Variety Magazine, the yet-to-be-titled third installment of Captain America may see the billionaire Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.) play a key role in bringing the Civil War storyline from Marvel’s comics to the big screen. The actor is reported to be “in final negotiations” to join Chris Evans in Captain America 3, slated…

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Film Review: Guardians of the Galaxy (M) (USA, 2014)

Marvel Studios and the Disney team had a huge amount of reputation riding on this film after setting the bar ridiculously high with their ensemble action superhero fest that was The Avengers. With a bunch of characters who are mostly unknowns unless you’re a comic fan, this film would need to pull out some wicked…

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Marvel and IMAX to preview 17 minutes of Guardians of the Galaxy footage in 3D on July 8th

Marvel will be taking their biggest cinematic risk so far when they release Guardians of the Galaxy next month. The epic space adventure is set to expand the Marvel Cinematic Universe to the far reaches of space, and looks like the most exciting and different Marvel film to date. Clearly confident of the high quality of the…

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News: Mark Ruffalo says Marvel “entertaining” another Hulk film.

As was revealed today by Digital Spy, Mark Ruffalo has said Marvel is “entertaining” the idea of making a new Hulk film following the success of The Avengers series and spin-offs. This would be brave of Marvel after two previous attempts to devote an entire film to the big green man-monster that were commercially underwhelming….

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Josh Brolin cast as Thanos in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy

After making his first appearance during the credits of 2012’s The Avengers, it has been expected that comic book supervillain Thanos would be taking on a large antagonistic role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Thanos’ next appearance will be in the upcoming Marvel space adventure Guardians of the Galaxy and, while Marvel is yet to make an official statement regarding the…

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Film Review: Captain America: The Winter Soldier (M15+) (US, 2014)

With the Marvel Cinematic Universe now officially settling in to Phase 2 of its film franchises there has been a distinct trend of darker more intense storylines coming to the fore. The Avengers really set a huge bar for them to try to match and the expectations are high. With Captain America: The Winter Soldier they…

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TV Review: Marvel’s Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. – Season 1 Episodes 1 – 5 (USA, 2013)

There’s an enormous amount of pressure riding on Joss Whedon’s new TV series ‘Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’ not only is the series tied to the ever popular Marvel franchise but there’s an entire legion of comic fans who have high expectations of not only Whedon’s work but retaining the integrity of the Mavel Comic Universe….

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Film Review: The Wolverine (M) (USA/Australia, 2013)

Logan (Hugh Jackman) is back in a decidedly darker take on the iconic X-Men character, marking Jackman’s sixth appearance as the steel-clawed “mutant”. The film takes place primarily in Japan and sees Logan reconnect with a man he saved during WWII, Yashida. The plot from there, for the most part, focuses on Logan protecting Mariko (Tao Okamoto)…

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