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Kevin Feige Rules Out This Title for AVENGERS 4
For the longest time, fans have been speculating over the title for Marvel’s fourth Avengers movie, which will directly follow the shocking events of Infinity War. Plenty of titles have been thrown around in speculation. Despite scheduled to come out next year, Marvel has been in no hurry to reveal the title, attempting to keep the spotlight on Infinity War instead. One popular theory is that the title will be Avengers: Infinity Gauntlet. That would make sense, considering these movies’ focus on Thanos and the Infinity Stones. Plus, it’s the name of the graphic novel that heavily inspired Infinity War. Unfortunately, that’s not it. Speaking with Collider, Marvel’s Kevin Feige…
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Review: SWORD GAI: The Animation
Sword Gai: The Animation is an anime based on a manga (aka Japanese comic) with the same name. The story follows Gai, a young blacksmith student that one day becomes possessed by a sword where an evil entity is living. With that, Gai becomes a target of both a secret society called Shoshidai as well as other individuals that been overtaken by demons. Before I continue with this review and you even thinking about watching this show, let me give you a fair warning. This show is by far one of the most brutal and violent animes I’ve seen. It doesn’t make it easier when the fighting can be rather…
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AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR Sets New Opening Weekend Record with Massive $258 Million
[Updated with latest figures] Everyone knew that Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War would be a massive hit. The superhero epic assembles almost every hero in the entire MCU, making it the most ambitious crossover event in history. Now, the film has surpassed even the highest of expectations. Per THR, Infinity War has opened this weekend with $257.7 million. This passes 2015’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens ($248 million) as the biggest North American opening in box office history. It also blows away every other superhero movie ever, including The Avengers ($207.4 million) and Black Panther ($202 million). Worldwide, Infinity War fared even better. The movie took in $382.8 million overseas, bringing its…
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Review: Action Comics #1000
One thousand issues. It’s a staggering number. Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster made his debut in the pages of Action Comics in 1938. Since that date, hundreds of writers, artists, editors, and other creators have contributed to Action Comics and have taken the Superman character in directions that Siegel and Shuster could not have even fathomed. Action Comics #1000 is the culmination of 80 years of the character that created one of America’s most unique art forms. Action Comics #1000 is both a reflection and a celebration of the Superman mythos from an all-star lineup of comic book creators contributing various short stories on Superman. Even if…
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BATMAN NINJA Review
For as long as people can remember, humans have struggled to find answers to several issues. These questions reins from everything to the meaning of life, what comes after death and what would happen if Batman was an anime character. Luckily, we have finally got the answer to one of them. Now, in Batman Ninja, we follow Batman/Bruce Wayne to ancient Japan when an experiment from Gorilla Grodd goes wrong. Now Batman has to stop the villains that came with him during the accident as well as find a way back home. When I first heard about this movie, I first thought it was a joke. Then I saw who…
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Marvel Begins the Search for a BLACK WIDOW Director
With Avengers: Infinity War in theaters now and Avengers 4 in post-production, Marvel Studios is putting together a slate for a fourth Phase of movies. Among these is the long-awaited Black Widow movie, starring Scarlett Johansson and written by Jac Schaeffer. Now, the studio has begun the search for a director. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Marvel is looking for a female director to take on Black Widow. So far, the studio has met with filmmakers Deniz Gamze Ergüven (Mustang), Chloé Zhao (The Rider), Amma Asante (A United Kingdom), and several others. However, the search is still ongoing, so it’s possible (even likely) that more names will be added to the list.…
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Henry Cavill Offers MAN OF STEEL 2 Update, Plus Rumors on His New DC Contract
It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything official on Superman’s next solo movie, despite recent rumors. But appearing at CinemaCon this week, actor Henry Cavill offers a new update, expressing his desire to continue Superman’s story. Speaking with Collider, Cavill says that he’s talking with the powers that be to put together a direct Man of Steel sequel, and he sounds as passionate as ever about playing the world’s most iconic superhero. “I’m having a lot of conversations, behind-the-scenes, with certain people and we will hopefully be having conversations with other people who are also behind-the-scenes to make things start happening. It is very much in my desire to…
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Ranking Marvel Studios’ Phase 3 (So Far)
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which began in 2008 with Iron Man. The studio’s third Phase continues this year with Avengers: Infinity War and Ant-Man and The Wasp, with three more movies bringing it to a close next year. With Infinity War almost upon us, we wanted to look back and rank the Phase 3 movies that we’ve seen so far… 7. Doctor Strange Marvel had been developing a Doctor Strange movie for many years, and the Sorcerer Supreme’s film debut finally happened in 2016. The movie is an origin story for Stephen Strange, a neurosurgeon who suffers a life-changing car accident and finds himself in a place called Kamar-Taj. There, Strange learns…
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Review: AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR (2018)
An unprecedented cinematic journey ten years in the making and spanning the entire Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War brings to the screen the ultimate, deadliest showdown of all time. The Avengers and their super hero allies must willing to sacrifice it all in an attempt to defeat the power of Thanos before his blitz of devastation and ruin puts an end to the universe. 2018 marks the tenth anniversary of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, which launched in 2008 with Iron Man. In the decade since, Marvel Studios has built up a universe consisting of nearly 20 movies, with (almost) every one being a big hit.…
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Feature: Ranking Marvel Phase 2
As the countdown continues for Avengers: Infinity War, we’re taking a look back at Marvel’s second phase of the MCU. If you haven’t seen our ranking for Phase One click here. Now, what makes Phase 2 so interesting is that Marvel had to capitalize on the success of The Avengers. They had to follow up one of the biggest films in history. So how did they do? Let’s find out. 6. Thor: The Dark World Thor 2 is easily the worst of the Thor films, and probably the worst Marvel film in general. The film does have its moments though. Loki is once again the main reason these Thor films…