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Nina Starner

Avengers: Endgame Team Again Defends Film's All-Female Scene

The Avengers: Endgame team is still happy they put the film's ladies in formation. Endgame co-writers Stephen McFeely and Christopher Markus, editor Jeff Ford, and executive producer Trinh Than have again defended the decision to feature all of the women of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in one shot.

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Patrick Phillips

The Incredible Role Leia Would Have Played In The Rise Of Skywalker

Oh, what wonders we might've witnessed in Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker. In a recent interview with Yahoo! Entertainment, Carrie Fisher's brother Todd revealed that the death of his sister forced the final installment in the Skywalker Saga to undergo a seismic narrative shift.

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Lea van der Merwe

C-3PO Actor Confirms Character's Fate After Rise Of Skywalker

The Star Wars franchise is home to many much-loved personalities — human, alien, and droid alike. Among the most popular is one who assists our heroes throughout the entire nine-film Skywalker Saga, C-3PO. Actor Anthony Daniels talked about the droid's future in his recent autobiography.

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Alicia Cohn

The Truth Behind Thor's 'I Knew It' Line In Endgame

Thor spoke for us all in Avengers: Endgame. When Captain America picked up Thor's hammer Mjolnir in the battle scene at the end of the movie, the God of Thunder looked up and uttered, "I knew it!" Now, the film's creatives have revealed some tidbits about how the moment came together.

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Mike Floorwalker

Rumor Report: Will Morbius Connect The MCU And SUMC Through Spider-Man?

Can one Living Vampire bring together two cinematic universes? A recent report by the rumor-mongering website We Got This Covered asserts that the upcoming Morbius will connect the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the Sony Universe of Marvel Characters with a cameo from Tom Holland's Spider-Man.

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Mike Floorwalker

Tom Hardy Teases Venom Vs. Carnage With Cool Artwork

Get ready for a tragicomic clash of the symbiotes. Venom star Tom Hardy recently took to Instagram to post cool fan art based on the classic tragedy/comedy masks of Greek theater. These are no ordinary masks, though — they're a heck of a lot more tongue-y than the ones we're used to.

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Mike Floorwalker

Director Tim Miller Gives Update On Kitty Pryde X-Men Movie

Will the Pryde of the X-Men ever make it to the big screen? In a recent sitdown with ComicBook, Deadpool director Tim Miller discussed the long-awaited solo feature for fan favorite Kitty Pryde which he had been developing before Fox Studios' acquisition by Disney earlier this year.

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Mike Floorwalker

Henry Cavill Could Make A Magnificent Return

Henry Cavill may be making a return to a high-profile franchise. No, not that one. The rumor-mongering bunch at We Got This Covered are reporting that Henry Cavill, who portrayed the villainous CIA turncoat August Walker in Mission: Impossible — Fallout, may return for the next installment.

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Abbey White

Rian Johnson's Newest Film Knives Out Was Inspired In Part By Last Jedi Backlash

It looks like audiences have the backlash to Rian Johnson's The Last Jedi to thank for the director's newest film — well, at least partially. Johnson recently explained how his experience with online trolls after the release of The Last Jedi helped inspire elements of his upcoming film Knives Out.

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Mike Floorwalker

Jumanji: The Next Level Character Posters Introduce A New Player

Jumanji: The Next Level is almost here, and we've got a fresh and hilarious batch of character posters to get you psyched — along with one for a mysterious new character (and another for a horse). We don't yet know her name, but she'll be portrayed by the suddenly ubiquitous Awkwafina.

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AJ Caulfield

The Insane Failure Of Dark Fate Is Turning Heads

As promised, the Terminator franchise came back... but it didn't arrive to the kind of financial success that studio Paramount was hoping for.

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Lea van der Merwe

Jason Momoa Has Seen The Snyder Cut Of Justice League

There are some in higher circles who have been lucky enough to lay eyes on the Snyder Cut of Justice League.

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Lea van der Merwe

Why You Need To Read Resistance Reborn Before Seeing The Rise Of Skywalker

Since The Last Jedi picked up almost immediately after The Force Awakens, there's a gap between The Last Jedi and The Rise of Skywalker that needs bridging — and there's a way fans can do just that. The Star Wars companion novel Resistance Reborn begins exactly at the final scene of The Last Jedi.

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AJ Caulfield

Sonic The Hedgehog Composer Tom Holkenborg Has Promising Words For Fans

You may not be as speedy as him, but you'll certainly want to race as fast as you can to see Sonic the Hedgehog on the silver screen next year. Looper recently spoke with Sonic the Hedgehog composer Tom Holkenborg, whose remarks are sure to renew excitement for the Jeff Fowler-directed flick.

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AJ Caulfield

Ant-Man 3 Is Officially Happening

"I know you know a lot of super-people, so... thinks for thanking of me!" Think of him we do, and thank him we soon will, as Marvel Studios has announced that Paul Rudd's Ant-Man is officially getting a third film. Here's what we know about Ant-Man 3.

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Mike Floorwalker

New Wonder Woman 1984 Footage Is Extremely Revealing

Diana of Themiscyra isn't afraid to speak truth to power... or, failing that, to just kick power's ass. WarnerMedia unveiled footage from the upcoming Wonder Woman 1984 at their HBO Max presentation this week, and it features Diana engaged in a brawl in an unlikely place: inside the White House.

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Patrick Phillips

First-Look Footage From Halloween Kills Is Pretty Epic

To all the Halloween-heads out there, you should probably start following Jamie Lee Curtis' social accounts immediately. The actress, who plays Laurie Strode in the Halloween franchise, recently shared to her Twitter a video of first-look footage from the upcoming film Halloween Kills.

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Mike Floorwalker

Disney Reveals The Real Reason Spidey Returned To The MCU

Spider-Man is back in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and it's all because of... you. Disney co-chairman Alan Horn and Sony Pictures chairman Tom Rothman recently took part in a discussion in which they agreed that if not for pushback from fans, this summer's split might have remained permanent.

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Johnny Brayson

Intriguing New Details On Rami Malek's James Bond Villain Have Been Revealed

After a troubled production, filming with the principal cast has finally wrapped on the 25th James Bond movie, No Time to Die. And though specifics about the film's plot and characters have been kept mostly under wraps, intriguing details on Rami Malek's James Bond villain have now been revealed.

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Mike Floorwalker

The Amazing Scene That Almost Happened In Endgame

Avengers: Endgame almost saw Bruce Banner face off against arguably his greatest foe... himself. In a recent interview, co-writers Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely revealed that they scripted a scene in which Banner meets his angry, green alter-ego in a Soul Stone-induced vision.

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Mike Floorwalker

We Now Know The Real Reason Endgame Brought Gamora Back

Avengers: Endgame's writers don't simply have a soft spot for deadly, green alien warriors. In a recent interview, Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely revealed that they had a specific reason for returning Gamora to life: so the character would be available for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.

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Meg Bucholtz

The Truth Behind Avengers: Endgame's Beheading Scene

Thanos' decapitation Avengers: Endgame was antithetical to what most people anticipated when they walked into their screenings back in April 2019. The editing staff was well aware of this fact, and Avengers: Endgame co-editor Jeff Ford recently opened up about crafting the shocking scene.

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Mike Floorwalker

The Deleted Infinity War Scene That Went Way Too Far

Avengers: Infinity War could have had audiences barfing in their popcorn. In a recent interview, co-screenwriter Christopher Markus described a scene which was scripted, but never shot, that might have taken an audience member or two out of the film's story by making them sick to their stomachs.

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Mike Floorwalker

We May Finally Have Confirmation On Sonic's Appropriate New Design

We were promised a non-terrifying hedgehog, and by gosh, it looks like we'll get one.

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Nina Starner

What The Critics Are Saying About Doctor Sleep

Doctor Sleep is apparently a cinematic awakening. After attending an exclusive screening for the latest Stephen King adaptation ahead of its November release, critics have flooded Twitter with their thoughts on Doctor Sleep. Here's what they're saying about the Mike Flanagan-directed film.

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Nina Starner

What The Critics Are Saying About Greta Gerwig's Little Women

It might not seem as if the world needs yet another adaptation of Louisa May Alcott's seminal novel Little Women, but director Greta Gerwig's take is getting positive buzz after a recent Los Angeles screening for select critics. Here's what the critics are saying so far about the new Little Women.

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Mike Floorwalker

Iron Man's Endgame Death Could Have Gone Much Differently

The climax of Avengers: Endgame featured the death of a legend — but as perfectly heroic as the moment was, it could have gone dozens of different ways. In a recent interview with Collider, editor Jeff Ford went into depth about how the scene where Tony Stark sacrifices himself came to be.

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