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Armie Hammer on Trolling Fans about Playing Green Lantern

“Man, jeez… It was fun for a while and now I’m convinced that everyone’s gonna turn on me so I’m like ‘Oh shit, slowly backing away.’” (laughs)

“I have nothing to confirm nor deny. The only talk of me being Green Lantern that I have heard in my life has only come from social media.”

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Thor: Ragnarok Teaser Trailer

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Apparently JESSICA JONES Season 2 is filming tomorrow in NYC!

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Marvel executive claims comic readers ‘don’t want diversity’

An executive for Marvel has claimed that its readers “don’t want diversity” in the range of characters included in the stories.

Over recent years, the publisher has made an effort to expand the type of role included in its comic books, including a female Thor, Pakistani-American superhero Kamala Khan and more featuring on covers.

According to the company, sales have declined since taking these actions and David Gabriel, vice president of sales at Marvel, is now saying the two are linked. “What we heard was that people didn’t want any more diversity,” AV Club reports he said.

“They didn’t want female characters out there,” he continued. “That’s what we heard, whether we believe that or not. I don’t know that that’s really true, but that’s what we saw in sales. We saw the sales of any character that was diverse, any character that was new, our female characters, anything that was not a core Marvel character, people were turning their nose up against.

“That was difficult for us because we had a lot of fresh, new, exciting ideas that we were trying to get out and nothing new really worked.”

Gabriel later clarified those comments, pointing out that non-white, non-male characters are still some of the brand’s most popular and promised they wouldn’t stop using those figures in the near future.

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This week's Top 10 stories on ToyNews

News of comedienne Amy Schumer dropping out of Mattel's highly  anticipated topped our most read stories on ToyNews this week.    

If you've been out soaking up those rare rays of sunshine this  week, you may have missed out on a week of exciting toy news! Well,  worry not, as our top 10 list is here to catch you up on all the hot  stories you missed.

This week, readers were keen to read more on Amy Schumer's departure  from the Barbie movie, meanwhile, Moose Toy's venerable head honcho  Manny Stul broke onto Forbes' billionaire listing.

 Kinder Surprise readies Barbie and Justice League toys

 Amy Schumer drops out of Sony and Mattel's Barbie movie

 Moose Toys' Manny Stul reaches Forbes' billionaire listing

 Bandai's Darrell Jones to leave the firm this week

 Spin Master sues Chinese firm for alleged patent infringement against Hatchimals

 LEGO appoints new VP and general manager for UK and Ireland operations

 Hasbro and Daymond John name crowdfunding game winner

 Hasbro eyes Marvel-style cinematic universe

 Miles Ahead: Miles Penhallow gives us the rundown on the Independent Toy and Gift Show

 MGA rolls out L.O.L Surprise collectibles

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Spider-Man Homecoming - Costume Breakdown

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DC Comics’ Wonder Woman Booth At WonderCon 2017 Cosplay

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Women's History Month: Jessica Jones /Tj Dietsch

Find out how Jessica Jones went from ALIAS & THE PULSE to her own self-titled comic & Netflix series

This March, we celebrate Women’s History Month by spotlighting  some of the most iconic characters and creators from the Marvel  Universe.

Did you know that one of Marvel’s most prominent characters almost  didn’t get created? See, back when Brian Michael Bendis and Michael  Gaydos were trying to figure out the 2001 series called ALIAS,  the writer intended on using an existing character in Jessica Drew.  However, when that proved unworkable, they created a new one by the name  of Jessica Jones!

In that first ALIAS  issue, readers met a woman named Jessica Jones who clearly had been  through a lot in her life. The hard-boiled private detective they met  cursed like a sailor, drank till she passed out in bars and tried to do  the right thing even when the odds seemed fully stacked against her.

In the first arc, Jessica took on a job to find a woman’s sister who   wound up dead not long after the PI found her. In the process of   tracking the woman down, Jessica also accidentally recorded Captain   America’s secret identity and became a prime suspect in the murder case.

The Marvel MAX series tackled some intense ideas and themes,  especially when it came to The Purple Man and his role in making Jessica  give up her superhero identity. It also established the relationship  between Jessica and Luke Cage. The two have since become one of the more  stable couples in comics with Jessica giving birth to their daughter  Dani.

ALIAS ran for 28 issues and came to a conclusion in 2004. At that   point, Bendis and a variety of artists moved Jones over to the world of reporting – and pregnancy – in THE PULSE which ran for 14 issues.

After marrying Cage in the pages of NEW AVENGERS ANNUAL #1, Jessica and her husband decided to actively work against Iron Man’s Pro Registration  side, teaming up with Captain America and aiding him as seen in the  pages of NEW AVENGERS.  

For a time, Jessica even returned to her superhero roots, going by  the name of Power Woman, but ultimately realized that living in Avengers  Mansion offered far too many dangers for her beloved daughter and they  left, though they she would soon return when Luke formed the Mighty  Avengers.

These days, in addition to headlining a Netflix show, Jones also  stars in a self-titled series by her creators Bendis and Gaydos.

The Women Of Marvel

In creating a brand new character, Bendis still firmly rooted Jessica   Jones’ origins in the existing Marvel Universe, though ALIAS readers   had to wait a few dozen issues to discover this. She actually attended   high school with Peter Parker, but missed the day he got bit by that   infamous spider because she was on her way to Disney World with her   folks. That car trip ended abruptly in a crash that killed her parents   and left her in a coma for a while, bu also granted her super powers.   She eventually took on the Jewel identity to fight crime after seeing   Spider-Man do the same. Years later, when Spidey unmasked himself as   Peter Parker in front of Jessica and the other Avengers, she was   appalled to discover that he never once recognized her from their years of school! Making matters worse, he referred to her as “Coma Girl,” a   revelation that did not gain the Wall Crawler any points.

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Disney Parks and the Force For Change Initiative Gives us a Better Look at Rey’s The Last Jedi Outfit

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Darth Vader’s Castle on Mustafar May Appear In Future Star Wars Films

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Teen Titans    : The Judas Contract (2017) Trailer IMDb              : 9.7/10 Release date :    March 31, 2017 (WonderCon)                          April 18, 2017 (United States) Running time :  76 minutes

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What will happen to Marvel Agents of Shield?

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HBO has released a new Game of Thrones Season 7 teaser, which asks the question of who is next in line to rule?  The new episodes start on July 16, 2017 with the new season being only seven episodes, instead of ten episodes.

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Costanza did it better, Ghost in the shell in the 90's

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Confirmed: Spider-Man Remains In MCU For At Least 3 More Films /Mark Hughes

After a brief supporting turn in Captain America: Civil War last year, actor Tom Holland’s new version of Spidey returns to the big screen this July in Spider-Man: Homecoming along with Robert Downey Jr.’s beloved Tony Stark (aka Iron Man). That two-film original deal was expanded to include Avengers: Infinity War, as we learned last month. And now comes word of yet another film keeping Spider-Man in Marvel’s shared superhero world, making three total confirmed upcoming films featuring the character within the MCU from this year through 2019.

At CinemaCon last night, Producer Amy Pascal confirmed a second Spider-Man solo movie — i.e. a sequel to Spider-Man: Homecoming — is planned within the existing MCU. Pascal also noted the future of the wall-crawler remains uncertain after that. The solo sequel is slated for release in 2019.

However, stories in multiple outlets claiming Pascal said Spider-Man will depart the MCU after the solo sequel are false. Pascal’s actual remarks noted that the deal between Sony and Marvel Studios had been extended to include additional films, that all sides expect these movies to be very lucrative, that the deal was remarkable and unique in cinema, and that it remains to be seen whether any further deals will be struck for additional crossover between the studios.

But let’s be realistic about this, it would be insane and practically business suicide for anyone involved to end this relationship. Here’s why…

The placement of Spider-Man within the MCU is going to pay off huge for the solo Spider-Man movies. While he certainly brings great added value to the Marvel team-up pictures — a point that will actually be more pronounced after the presumed success of his solo movie featuring a team-up with Iron Man — the most obvious payoff is going to be apparent in the solo Spider-Man films. A little-appreciated fact of the Spider-Man franchise is that Spider-Man 3 is the only movie that enjoyed an increase over the previous film’s box office…

Spider-Man (2002) — $821 million

Spider-Man 2 (2004) — $783 million ($38 million decline)

Spider-Man 3 (2007) — $890 million ($107 million increase)

Amazing Spider-Man (2012) — $758 million ($132 million decline)

Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) — $709 million ($49 million decline)

Spider-Man: Homecoming appears likely to be the first film since Sam Raimi’s trilogy-ending outing to enjoy an increase in revenue from the prior release. And nobody seriously has any doubt the reason will be the fact Spider-Man has finally joined the MCU.

Tom Holland’s contract is for six movie appearances as Spider-Man, including three solo Spider-Man franchise pictures and three separate films. Holland confirmed this last year in an interview with Aaron Couch at The Hollywood Reporter, saying:

“I’m unclear as to which movies, though. I do know I have 3 Spider-Man [additional] movies and 3 solo movies contracted.”

So, with Avengers: Infinity War in May 2018, Holland will have fulfilled one of his solo Spidey film commitments (Spider-Man: Homecoming) plus two of his other appearances (Captain America: Civil War and Infinity War). That would mean he has two more Spider-Man films on his contract, plus one more appearance as Spider-Man in another film. We know one of those two solo movies will still be within the MCU, making four of his appearances linked to the larger Marvel shared world.

What are the odds, then, that Sony would really release another Spider-Man film starring Tom Holland plus have him appear as Spidey in some other movie, without linking it to the MCU? Obviously, they could in theory release a third Spider-Man film in which they don’t mention the MCU and let the audience assume it’s still part of it but not really have a contracted tie-in or crossover. They could use the third “other movie” appearance to have Spider-Man show up in a Venom or Black Cat/Silver Sable film. But would they do that, assuming — as we all reasonably should — that the MCU tie-ins are going swimmingly and help boost the box office prospects of the solo Spider-Man movies via those MCU crossovers? No, the most likely scenario is that Spider-Man appears in the fourth Avengers movie and has a third solo film with another MCU crossover and team-up.

Disney is already banking billion dollar box office with their Avengers films and even the solo-but-team-up franchises like Captain America’s most recent release. The studio looks likely to top $800–900 million with Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 this summer, and Thor: Ragnarok appears likewise destined to score a new box office high for the God of Thunder’s own series later this year. My point is, Marvel no doubt would love to keep Spidey swinging into the team-up movies and to let various Avengers make appearances over in the Spider-Man franchise. But the blunt truth is, this deal boosts the value of Spider-Man’s brand significantly on the big screen, and will probably help the web-slinger’s solo films hit box office heights it hasn’t seen in years.

With new leadership imminent at Sony, it’s unlikely the studio would risk hamstringing the Spider-Man franchise after all the work it’s taken to finally make this deal happen and boost the brand’s box office so that the films are seeing increases instead of the mostly consistent trend downward. While it’s doubtful that a third Spider-Man movie with Holland would see any sort of huge problem if they simply declined to make a deal to continue the MCU link and instead had Spider-Man go totally solo without mention of the other Marvel heroes, it’s also so easy to imagine another cameo or supporting turn by some MCU characters that would easily propel that third film much higher than it could otherwise climb.

No matter how successful that third Spider-Man solo movie might be, everyone will look at the final box office number and wonder “how much higher might it have been if Captain America or Captain Marvel had shown up?” And as for the other appearance he has to make, if it’s not in another Avengers movie as seems likely, then everyone will wonder “how much higher would the other Spider-Man movies perform if they road the coattails of yet another Avengers film?”

The point is, those questions will inevitably arise if the Sony-Marvel Studios deal is ended, and the answer to those questions wouldn’t reflect kindly on whomever was responsible for ending the deal. Sony, Marvel, and the producers have all done a fantastic job so far making this deal, rebooting Spider-Man, extending the deal, and marketing the whole thing. It’s the first of its kind, and it’s going to be a huge success. There is no reason to think it’s in anyone’s interest, then, to let it lapse. The people involved are simply too smart and too interested in seeing the character, franchise, and deal succeed to let that happen.

Of course there will have to be more negotiations, but whatever needs to happen to make it work, I’m confident both sides will figure it out. And for now, we know we’re going to see Tom Holland’s Spider-Man continue to remain part of the MCU for several more films through 2020 (Homecoming, Infinity War, and a second solo movie).

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First look at Black Lightning from CW's New DC Comic Pilot