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Zach Lisabeth

The Marvel Star Who Was Almost In Mad Max: Fury Road

Some of the creatives behind the latest Mad Max entry recently sat down with the New York Times to discuss the path to Fury Road, and they spilled the beans about all the casting dead ends that ultimately helped them find the finished product we all know and love today.

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Matthew Jackson

Bloodshot Producer On Why Scorsese Would Make Valiant Comics Movies - Exclusive

Depending on which filmmakers you ask, superhero movies are actually growing in a way that could someday attract even Martin Scorsese into their ranks. Bloodshot producer Dan Mintz revealed to Looper why Scorsese would probably make a Valiant Comics movie some day.

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Nina Starner

Pattinson's Latest Comments Have Us Worried About The Batman

The next Caped Crusader isn't showing a lot of commitment to the role — at least that's the way it sounds. In a new cover story for GQ on future Batman star Robert Pattinson, the actor revealed that he's not really preparing to play Gotham's winged hero at this point in time,

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Nina Starner

The Truth About Mad Max: Fury Road's Behind-The-Scenes Troubles

When Mad Max: Fury Road hit theaters in 2015, it took the world by storm, winning over critics and audiences, alike. Now, a new oral history is shedding some light on the behind-the-scenes drama that accompanied the making of the film.

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Mike Floorwalker

The Darkest Batman Movie You Never Got To See

Even in his lighter incarnations, Batman has always been one of the darker characters in all of comics lore. But we almost got a big-screen version of the Caped Crusader that was even darker, according to the legendary screenwriter Akiva Goldsman.

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Nick Hilden

Times Rick And Morty Poked Fun At Marvel

One franchise that's been the butt of Rick and Morty jokes time and time again has been Marvel. From Hulk references to Avengers jokes, here’s all the times Rick and Morty poked fun at Marvel.

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Meg Bucholtz

The Batman: How Robert Pattinson Turned Fear Into Fuel

In a recent interview, The Batman star Robert Pattinson discussed how the challenge that comes with playing a pat so memorably previously occupied fueled his process with the character, and reflected on returning to franchise filmmaking.

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Patrick Phillips

Promising News Has Dropped For Marvel Movie Fans

As the world warily begins to work after months of quarantine and/or self-isolation, UK government officials are also making a push to get the cameras rolling

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Patrick Phillips

The Absolute Worst Thing Homelander Ever Did In The Boys Comics

If there's one thing to which fans of Amazon's The Boys can attest, it's that superheroes really aren't what they used to be. But there's one moment from the comics, featuring Homelander, that may have been deemed too brutal even for the unseemly world of the adaptation.

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Phil Archbold

Marvel Superheroes You May Not Realize Have Super Parents

If you want to know which Marvel characters come from very powerful parents, keep reading to discover the famous heroes who come from super stock.

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Zach Lisabeth

Rob Liefeld Makes Bold Suggestion About Ryan Reynolds' Deadpool Future

Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld has a pretty unorthodox take on Ryan Reynolds' future as a comic book star, and we're guessing most fans aren't likely to agree. It sounds like someone might have an axe to grind with Disney and Marvel Studios.

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Mike Floorwalker

A Major Character Will Reportedly Be Bisexual In The Batman

Time to fire up the old DC rumor mill once again. Those gossip hounds at We Got This Covered are citing their ever-mysterious anonymous sources in reporting that a major character in writer-director Matt Reeves' upcoming The Batman will be depicted as bisexual. That character: Catwoman.

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Alex G.

Cyclops' Entire Backstory Explained

Whether he's leading the X-Men or feuding with Professor X, Scott Summers, AKA Cyclops, is a complex figure. He's traveled through time, been experimented on, and even lost his powers -- and that's not even getting into his space pirate dad. This is the story of the man in the Ruby-Quartz visor.

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Emily Reuben

Things Only Adults Noticed In Hercules

From Disney Easter eggs to mythological origins, here's a list of the things only adults will notice when watching Disney's Hercules.

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Mike Bedard

Will We Ever See Professor X In A Marvel Cinematic Universe Movie?

The X-Men will eventually appear in the MCU at some point, but will Professor X be part of that team? Let's look at all the signs pointing to his return to live-action films, but also cast some doubt. There are a lot of X-Men out there, after all.

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Mike Floorwalker

The Batman: Andy Serkis' Latest Comments Will Have Fans Hyped

It's starting to sound like writer-director Matt Reeves is taking a pitch-black crack at the Bat. Multi-hyphenate Andy Serkis, who stars as Alfred Pennyworth in the upcoming reboot The Batman, has hinted that the film will be a few shades darker than previous cinematic takes on the character.

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Zach Lisabeth

Rob Liefeld Has Harsh Words For Marvel About No Deadpool 3

There's been a mix of anticipation and impatience for Disney and Marvel to announce their plans for the Deadpool film series, but unfortunately, Deadpool creator Rob Liefeld has some uninspiring news on that front. Here's what he has to say about the lack of Deadpool 3.

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Patrick Phillips

The Star Wars Jedi More Powerful Than Darth Vader

It's long been thought that Darth Vader's power was unparalleled in the Star Wars galaxy, but Marvel's Darth Vader: Dark Lord of the Sith comics introduced a Jedi survivor who could have stopped his reign of terror — if not for one tragic turn of events.

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Jordan Baranowski

The Untold Truth Of Hellstrom

He's demonic, diabolical, and literally the son of Satan. Yet for all that evil, Daimon Hellstrom is actually a decent dude. This is the story behind Marvel's most unlikely king of Hell, set to enter the MCU with his very own Hulu series, Helstrom, in 2020.

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Zach Lisabeth

Marvel Is Reportedly Developing A Live-Action Secret Warriors

This week, Disney Chairman Bob Iger offered some reassuring news to Marvel fans: Despite coronavirus-motivated shutdowns in production, the studio remains full steam ahead with the development of new properties for the MCU. One report states that a live-action Secret Warriors could be on that slate.

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Matthew Jackson

What Valiant Is Bringing To Superhero Movies That Marvel And DC Aren't - Exclusive

At a time when everyone seems to be looking at which pieces of intellectual property they can spin into a tentpole, what does Valiant offer that Marvel and DC don't already have? According to Bloodshot executive producer and Valiant Cinematic Universe mastermind Dan Mintz, quite a lot.

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Jordan Baranowski

Marvel Movies That Completely Bombed At The Box Office

Before the MCU was king, they released some real stinkers. These are the Marvel movies that flopped at the box office.

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Alex G.

The Riddler's Entire Backstory Explained

In the decades since his first appearance, DC has done an excellent job laying out the who, what and why of the Prince of Puzzlers. Here's the Riddler's entire backstory explained.

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Mike Floorwalker

Is This Black Panther Star Being Eyed To Play DC's Black Batman?

Is a black Bat coming to the big screen? Citing their anonymous sources, the rumor-mongers at We Got This Covered are reporting that Warner Bros. and DC Films have designs on making an Elseworlds-style film featuring a black version of Batman — and that the studios already have an actor in mind.

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Alex G.

Live-Action Hercules - What We Know So Far

Keeping in line with their mining of the Disney animation renaissance of the '80s and '90s, the House of Mouse has its heart set on a remake of 1997's Hercules. To help folks who came to the news of Hercules Redux a little late, we've put together everything we know so far about the remake.

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Michileen Martin

Why These Characters Were Left Out Of DC Movies

There have been some surprising absences from Warner Bros.' DC adaptations.

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Meg Bucholtz

What Ryan Reynolds Really Thinks About Disney Taking Over Deadpool 3

Changing bosses can sometimes mean some anticipatory anxiety, but Ryan Reynolds isn't feeling any over the Merc with a Mouth's new distribution overlord at Disney. As part of his press tour for the new film Free Guy, Reynolds spoke about the future of Deadpool now that he's under new ownership.

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