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Vin Diesel hints at ‘merging of brands’ for Marvel universe in Phase 3

Vin Diesel - Fast and Furious 6

Vin Diesel has been doing a lot of talking about his Marvel projects on his junket for Riddick, and he’s been opening up pretty wide for Extra host Maria Menounos. In the chat, he not only confirmed his work for Groot in Guardians of the Galaxy and the 2016 project, but spoke of his future role …

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Katee Sackhoff in talks with Marvel Studios: is it Captain Marvel?

Katee Sackhoff in Riddick

Following Marvel’s announcement that they are keen to release a female-led superhero movie, Battlestar Galactica and Riddick actress Katee Sackhoff spoke to Schmoes Know podcast about the rumours that have been circulating around the interwebs. While the actress wasn’t entirely sure which studio the character sat with, she did confirm that talks had been happening …

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Marvel’s teases ‘Inhumanity’ cover

Inhumanity #1 Cover

After a week of of teasing readers with vague images labelled “Are we…?”, “Is she…?” and so on, Marvel has finally revealed that it relates to their Inhumanity event in December. The event will follow Infinity, giving us the new status quo in the Marvel Universe and a whole lot more Inhumans walking the Earth. …

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Marvel Studios wants female-led superhero film

Captain Marvel

In an interview with ComingSoon, director/producer Louis D’Esposito, who has been involved with most of the Marvel One-Shots, confirmed that there were plans for a female-led superhero movie. While the films have certainly had their share of female characters, the leads have been rather boy-centric. It seems Marvel Studios are keen to change that. For a …

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Williams and Blackman exit ‘Batwoman’ over editorial decisions

J.H. Williams III - Batwoman

J.H. Williams III and Haden Blackman have announced that they will exit Batwoman after issue #26, citing last-minute “editorial decisions” as the cause of their frustration. One of the more publicised changes was DC Comics’ decision to disallow the lead character Kate Kane to marry her girlfriend Maggie Sawyer “after a year or more of planning …

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Two new posters for ‘Thor: The Dark World’

Disney has released a deuce of posters for the upcoming Thor: The Dark World as we start getting incredibly close to the October release of the Thor sequel around the world. It’s also the second part of Phase 2 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and the first sign that things will be getting quite cosmic …

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Cynthia Addai-Robinson is Amanda Waller in ‘Arrow’ Season 2

Cynthia Addai-Robinson

Spartacus actress Cynthia Addai-Robinson has been cast as Amanda Waller in the second season of Arrow. According to TV Guide, her potentially recurring role is slated to begin in Episode 6 of Season 2, where she works for A.R.G.U.S. and heads up the Suicide Squad. In the comics, Waller leads A.R.G.U.S. as a kind of anti-Nick Fury, often …

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Election Day: comic book heroes vote too

DC Universe Decisions - Green Arrow

The Australian Federal Election is being held this weekend across this big, brown land that we here at Behind the Panels call home. While most of the DC and Marvel characters will be ineligible to vote – a combination of their (mostly) US citizenship and fictional status as far as the electoral role is concerned …

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DC ‘The New 52 Villains Omnibus’ gets a 3D motion cover in December 2013

DC Villains Omnibus

Forever Evil and the villains month may only be kicking off this week, but DC Comics has announced (via its blog) that it is collecting all the issues together (minus the main Forever Evil mini-series) as one giant omnibus for December. If that isn’t enough, they’ll continue the 3D motion cover motif that will be …

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‘Saga’ wins Best Graphic Story at 2013 Hugo Awards

Saga

Image Comics’ Saga, by Brian K. Vaughan and Fiona Staples, has taken out the award for Best Graphic Story at the 2013 Hugo Awards. The World Science Fiction Society’s Hugo Awards were announced for the year at a ceremony LoneStarCon 3 in San Antonio, Texas. The toastmaster was Paul Cornell, himself a Hugo winner for his work on …

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New costume for Wonder Woman in ‘Justice League: War’ preview

Justice League: War - Wonder Woman and Steve Trevor

A sneak peek at Justice League: War, the next DC Universe Animated Original Movie, has revealed a costume change for Wonder Woman. The film, directed by Jay Olivia, will be based on the first Geoff Johns story arc from the New 52 version of Justice League. Publicist Gary Miereanu tweeted the image of Wonder Woman, …

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