Author: James Hadden

Two things about me: I'm British, I have a beard and I can't count...

The comic-book community suffered a great loss this past week, with the announcement that Batman actor, Adam West, had passed away at the age of 88 after a battle with Leukaemia. It was as the caped crusader in the television series that West was best known, so it is only fitting that one of the actors last roles will see him once again don the cape and cowl. Last year saw the release of Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders, an animated film set in the same continuity of the 1960’s Series with West, Burt Ward and Julie Newman reprising…

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At this point in time, it’s probably easier to list who isn’t going to be in Avengers: Infinity War than it is to list who will be in it, but those of you who are keeping track of the film’s ever expanding cast list will be interested to know that yet another member of the Black Panther cast will be joking the fight against Thanos. Read on to find out who it is. Deadline is reporting that The Walking Dead actress, Danai Gurira, is set to reprise her Black Panther role in the upcoming threequel. It was confirmed at San…

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Based on how the folk of the internet appear to act, you could easily believe that there was some kind of Crusade-type war going on between Marvel and DC and whilst some of the actors who appear in the films do like to fan the flames (*cough* Mackie and Momoa *cough*) it doesn’t appear that it matter to the others. This was recently evident in the way that many of the MCU actors and directors congratulated Warner Bros. and Patty Jenkins on the huge success with Wonder Woman. But what does the godfather of the MCU, Kevin Feige, believe? As…

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Next month will see Tom Holland’s Spider-Man swing onto our screens in the highly anticipated Spider-Man: Homecoming. However that isn’t the only Spidey related film set to hit screens in the next couple of years, next year will see the release of Sony’s Venom film starring British beefcake, Tom Hardy. But will the two characters ever meet? Marvel Producer, Kevin Feige, has seemingly revealed the answer. In a live Facebook interview with French website, AlloCinĂ© (that we managed to transcribe) Feige revealed that we won’t be seeing Holland and Hardy go toe-to-toe in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. When asked about…

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Back in the old days, if you wanted to find a troll, you would look under a bridge. Now however, it’s simply a case of logging onto the internet as one can be found on any message board or comments section. One such film which has been the subject of Trolling is Warner Bros. latest entry into the DCEU, Wonder Woman. Now, in an attempt to combat this, several of the film’s stars have released a video respond to the comments. The video was created via the site, Bustle.com, with the interviewer presenting some of the internet’s slightly more petty…

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Last week saw the release of Wonder Woman, the latest entry into the DCEU, and whilst some were initially skeptical about how well a female led superhero movie would do, the film actually exceeded all expectations, both critically and commercially. To show her consideration for all those who made the film such a success, Gal Gadot has released a special video thanking the fans. The actress posted the video to her official Facebook page, and in it she thanks everyone who made the film the number one film in the world. It’s obvious through the video that she is genuinely…

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Go to any comment section or forum on the internet and you are bound to find people taking part in the supposed ‘War’ between Marvel and DC. Whilst most of it is friendly banter, some can turn truly nasty, as was the case with the recent news regarding Zack Snyders departure from Justice League which you can read more of here. Many people assume that this belief is also shared by the actors and actresses who appear in the respective franchises, but beside the odd comment from Anthony Mackie or Jason Momoa, there doesn’t appear to be much bad blood…

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Back in February 2015, fans around the world rejoiced at the news that one of the greatest heroes of all time, Spider-Man, was set to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the then upcoming Captain America: Civil War. The deal that was made between Disney and Sony allowed the character to appear in the shared universe in films created by Marvel, by was still owned by Sony. At this point, everything seemed great, we were going to see Spidey fighting shoulder-to-shoulder with Iron Man, Cap and the rest of the universe and Sony, whose track record of Spider-Man films had…

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Earlier today, Peter Sallis, a British National Treasure past away. Whilst the name may not be familiar to all of you out there, his voice most definitely will be. Between 1989 and 2010, Sallis was best known as the voice of hapless inventor, Wallace in the Academy Award winning Wallace & Gromit shorts and films. As well as portraying Wallace, the actor is also known for playing Norman ‘Cleggy’ Clegg in the long running BBC series, Last of the Summer Wine, which centres on three elderly men getting into hijinks in the English countryside, more often than not ending with…

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It sounds as Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Evans might start feeling a little rejected soon as a recent interview with Marvel’s head honcho, Kevin Feige, has revealed who the producer believes to be the best superhero, and it definitely isn’t Cap or Iron Man. Read on to find out who takes the crown. As part of the marketing for the upcoming, Spider-Man: Homecoming, the Disney channel aired an exclusive behind the scenes look at the film titled ‘A Fan’s Guide to Spider-Man: Homecoming’ and it’s packed full of new footage and tidbits for the highly anticipated film. One such…

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