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LEGO Is Retiring 10 Major Marvel Sets In 2026, Including The X-Mansion, Galactus and More

After 2026, nearly a dozen major Marvel LEGO sets will no longer be available for purchase.

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VisionQuest's Post-Credits Scene Delivers A Major Game-Changer For Avengers: Doomsday

Marvel Television's VisionQuest included a massive tease for the next Avengers movie in its post-credits scene.

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VisionQuest’s Post-Credits Scene Reveals Ultron Obtains Jocasta’s AI Chip From Avengers 2

VisionQuest's intriguing post-credits scene set the stage for a scary future in the MCU involving James Spader's Ultron.

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Marvel Studios Releases 1 More Wanda Maximoff Tease For VisionQuest Finale

Ahead of VisionQuest's finale, Marvel Studios has once again teased Elizabeth Olsen's Wanda Maximoff.

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Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse Acheives New Milestone As Trilogy's Emotional Ending Gets Hyped Up Ahead of its 2027 Release

Spider-Man: Beyond the Spider-Verse is close to being finished, as composer Daniel Pemberton says he has already seen a full cut of the movie.

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Percy Jackson Season 3 Releases First-Ever Poster For Hades’ Children, Nico & Bianca

Percy Jackson's newest demigods are in the spotlight in Season 3's marketing.

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Avengers: Doomsday Director Defends Controversial Steve Rogers Retcon: 'Nobody's Ever Had An Opportunity To Do It Before'

'Avengers: Doomsday' directors Joe and Anthony Russo defend their controversial retcon of Steve Rogers' 'Endgame' fate.

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'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' Snuck In A Major 'Spider-Man 5' Tease That We All Missed

A blink-and-you'll-miss-it moment from Spider-Man: Brand New Day seemingly indicates where Tom Holland's Peter Parker may end up next.

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Marvel's New X-Men Movie Will Feature 5 Mutant Subspecies

Marvel Studios' X-Men reboot will officially highlight a plethora of mutants with various, unique abilities.

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STAR WARS HEADLINES

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'Avengers: Doomsday' Officially Namedrops Thanos & Galactus While Confirming That They're Significantly Less Powerful Than Robert Downey Jr.'s Doctor Doom In New Character Synopsis

Thanos and Galactus' influence will linger in Avengers: Doomsday, per the film's latest description.

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Disney's Frozen 3 Trailer Spoils Major Elsa & Anna Twist

Some key moments of Elsa and Anna have already been revealed in Frozen 3.

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The Rings of Power Season 3 Star Jamie Campbell Bower Breaks Down Celeborn & Sauron's Unique Connection Through Galadriel In 'Lord of the Rings' Spin-Off

Both Celeborn and Sauron have a connection to Galadriel in The Rings of Power that also binds them.

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Channing Tatum’s MCU Gambit Could Continue Beyond Avengers: Doomsday

The chances of Chanin Tatum playing Gambit in the MCU after Avengers: Doomsday just got stronger.

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Elsbeth Season 4 Breaks The Formula That Defined Carrie Preston's CBS Series

Elsbeth Season 4 officially abandons a major franchise tradition for the first time (but it's for the best).

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Tom Felton’s Draco Malfoy Run Will Officially End Just as Rupert Grint Returns as Ron Weasley In 2027

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is gaining two original movie stars on Broadway–just not at the same time.

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Nintendo President Releases New Movie Calendar, Including The Legend Of Zelda & Beyond

Nintendo is investing heavily in screen adaptations of its most popular video game franchises like Mario and Zelda.

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Disney+’s Avengers: Doomsday Lead-Up Series Confirms 6 New Releases Before the Movie

Disney Plus' Avengers: Doomsday podcast, Countdown To Avengers: Doomsday, has added 6 new episodes recapping additional movies important to Doomsday.

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DC Studios Finally Completes the 4th Movie In James Gunn's DCU 'Gods And Monsters' Slate

James Gunn's DCU just hit a major milestone on the superhero reboot's fourth movie.

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Sorry Batman: James Gunn's DCU Just Introduced A New Millionaire Superhero Who Isn't A Nepo Baby

James Gunn's DCU just got an incredibly wealthy new superhero who happens to be self-made.

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Percy Jackson Season 3's Time Jump Gets Clarified By TV Showrunner Ahead Of Disney+ Series Return: 'The War Has Been Heating Up With The Titans And The Rogue Demigods'

Like in the books, Percy Jackson and the Olympians Season 3 has a somewhat different setitng than viewers are used to.

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Marvel Alters 'Avengers Doomsday' Trailer To Fix Chris Evans' Hairline With CGI

Marvel Studios has made significant changes to Steve Rogers' face in a new Avengers: Doomsday teaser.

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Kevin Feige Had 1 'Iron Man' Request For Marvel's VisionQuest

Iron Man came up once again in the development of the MCU's newest Disney+ release.

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'Daredevil: Born Again' Season 3 Replacing Kingpin Sets Up Marvel's NetflixVerse For An Unusual Success

Season 3 of Daredevil: Born Again will look very different thanks to Kingpin's new role–and it might be for the better.

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Guardians of the Galaxy Star Karen Gillan on Her Future As Nebula In The MCU: 'I Have Definitely Spoken To Marvel'

Nebula actress Karen Gillan finally addressed her potential MCU future.

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'Dune 3' Star Florence Pugh Admits She And Timothée Chalamet 'Barely' Spent Time Together - And It Helped The Movie's Depiction Of Paul Atreides and Irulan's Relationship

Florence Pugh has revealed what makes Princess Irulan and Paul Atreides' dynamic so effective in Dune 3.

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'Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man Season 2' Villain Is Finally Delivering on the Promise of Andrew Garfield's Amazing Spider-Man 3

Marvel Studios will finally deliver on Sony's Amazing Spider-Man 3 pledge with its next Disney+ Spider-Man villain.

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James Gunn's New Green Lantern Costume Permanently Rewrites DC Lore For The Better

DC Studios took a bold stand on the Green Lantern origin story of John Stewart.

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New 'Avengers: Doomsday' Poster Confirms Its 2 Main Female Superheroes — And Yet Vanessa Kirby's Invisible Woman Isn't One Of Them

A wave of Avengers: Doomsday posters highlighted two main female superheroes (but it abandoned one major newcomer).

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Why Marvel Abandoned Joss Whedon & What He's Doing Now

Joss Whedon was the architect of big MCU hits, but he no longer works for the studio for several reasons.

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Sadie Sink's Jean Grey Villain Era is Already Being Erased By Marvel Studios

Marvel Studios will give Sadie Sink's Jean Grey a very different role in the MCU than she had in her first appearance.

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The MCU Just Changed In a Way Millions of Marvel Fans Can't Ignore

The latest info on Avengers: Doomsday changes the MCU in ways many fans would not expect.

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DC's New Flash Is The Blueprint For the Superhero's Post-Ezra Miller Era

With the massive success of the Absolute Universe, it'd be a mistake for the DCU not to take some inspiration from it.

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Avengers: Doomsday Needed Less Than 50 Seconds To Prove Us Wrong

Avengers: Doomsday's marketing tour has given us plenty without revealing too much visually.

By Richard Nebens -

DC's Spider-Verse Replacement Movie Is Officially Releasing In 2028

DC Studios might have found its answer to Marvel's Spider-Verse franchise.

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Marvel Studios Officially Unveils Logo for MCU Mutant Saga's First TV Show

The official logo for the first movie in the Mutant Saga pays homage to MCU history in major ways.

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How Old Every Marvel Character Is In 'Avengers Doomsday' — From Thor to Yelena

From kids to gods, Avengers: Doomsday has a wide range of character ages.

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Godzilla Minus Zero's Team Explores The Movie's Monsters and New Journeys

The Direct interviewed the brilliant creatives behind Toho's latest brilliant kaiju outing, Godzilla Minus Zero.

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Adam Driver Officially Calls It Quits With Star Wars: "It’s Over."

The man behind Star Wars' Kylo Ren set his future with the franchise in stone with a new update.

By Richard Nebens -