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Review: Marvel’s THE DEFENDERS (2017)
Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist join forces to take on common enemies as a sinister conspiracy threatens New York City. [Netflix] Since 2015, Marvel Television has been expanding the grittier street level corner of the MCU with several original shows on Netflix. The slate began with Daredevil, followed by a second season and shows starring Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist. Unlike past MCU entries, these shows have fully embrace more adult-oriented aspects of these characters, such as graphic violence, sex, and other mature subjects. These shows have all been building up to The Defenders, an eight-episode miniseries uniting the four heroes against The Hand. Now that…
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DAREDEVIL Season 3 Will Reportedly Begin Production in October
Netflix renewed Marvel’s Daredevil for a third season last year, shortly after the premiere of its second season. Since then, we’ve heard little about the Man Without Fear’s next standalone adventure, following this week’s crossover miniseries The Defenders. Now, we may know when the season starts shooting. According to MCU Exchange, Daredevil season three will begin production in October, specifically during the later weeks. This goes along with star Charlie Cox’s past comments about filming later this year. With a 2017 start date set, the season will likely premiere sometime next year, following the second seasons of Jessica Jones and Luke Cage, which have been shooting for months. We’re only…
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You'll Never Guess Who's Coming Back in JESSICA JONES Season 2
We’ll be meeting Jessica Jones again in The Defenders later this week, but season two of her series is finally coming out in early 2018. Few plot details are known, but the season will see the return of most of the show’s original cast, along with newcomers Leah Gibson and J.R. Ramirez. And now, it’s been confirmed that one of the first season’s biggest characters is returning…somehow. [SPOILER WARNING for Season 1 of Jessica Jones, in case you haven’t caught up for some reason.] Entertainment Weekly has confirmed that David Tennant is reprising his role as Kilgrave in Jessica Jones season two. Kilgrave was the main villain of season one,…
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FEATURE: Marvel's Five Biggest Moments From San Diego Comic-Con 2017
Once again, Marvel had a very successful year at San Diego Comic-Con in 2017. Marvel Studios showcased its next several films in Hall H, featuring new trailers, cast announcements, and more. Additionally, we had some exciting updates on the future of the MCU’s television division. Below, we’ve compiled a list of our five favorite moments from Marvel’s time at SDCC. #5: Iron Fist Returns for Season 2 While Netflix’s first three Marvel shows were all met with glowing reviews, Iron Fist was not. Despite receiving a lot of viewers, Danny Rand’s live action debut had mostly negative reviews from critics, while fans had mixed feelings. So, there was speculation as…
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IRON FIST Shaking Up Showrunners for Season 2
The first season of Iron Fist was underwhelming and not up-to-par with Netflix’s other three Marvel dramas for a good majority of fans and critics. However, Netflix renewed the show starring Game of Thrones’ Finn Jones for a second season yesterday. And with the new season comes a new showrunner. Entertainment Weekly has learned Scott Buck (Dexter) has stepped down as the show’s main writer. Filling that hole will be Raven Metzner (Sleepy Hollow, Falling Skies). At San Diego Comic Con yesterday, Marvel exec Jeph Loeb teased the team-up between Colleen Wing (Jessica Henwick) and Misty Knight (Simone Missick) in the new season. Meanwhile, Loeb said the following about Metzner. “Raven’s love…
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THE DEFENDERS Assemble In Their Epic Comic-Con Trailer
Merry Christmas fellow nerds! It’s that time of year [San Diego Comic-Con] where we get more superhero news than our hearts can handle. Last night we got another look at Marvel’s The Defenders. Daredevil (Charlie Cox), Iron Fist (Finn Jones) Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter), and Luke Cage (Mike Colter) come together to take down Alexandra (Sigourney Weaver) and the Hand. It’s awesome. You want to see it. I’m done talking. Let’s go! Not only did we get an awesome trailer, but we also got confirmation that Iron Fist is returning for a second season.The Punisher got a trailer as well, but it was not made available to the public. With the series…
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Netflix Releases SDCC Posters for Marvel's THE DEFENDERS and THE PUNISHER
Marvel and Netflix’s The Defenders will be among the shows present at San Diego Comic-Con next week. Today, Entertainment Weekly premiered a new poster for the series, along with the first poster for the next Marvel/Netflix show, The Punisher. Drawn by Marvel TV Creative Director Joshua James Shaw, the colorful Defenders poster features Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist standing side-by-side. Meanwhile, like past Netflix shows, Marvel’s Joe Quesada drew the Punisher poster, featuring a bloody Frank Castle. SDCC attendees can get their copies of both posters; for details on how, click HERE. The Defenders releases on August 18th on Netflix. The Punisher premieres sometime this year.