Production for ‘Guardian of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ put on hold after James Gunn firing

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Following the firing of James Gunn, Marvel Studios and Disney are on the lookout for a new director for the third installment of Guardians of the Galaxy. And that’s put the production of the film on hold. According to The Hollywood Reporter, this has pushed the timeline of the film further. Pre-production was supposed to start this fall but now crew members for certain positions reportedly have been let go. And production, which was scheduled to begin this winter, doesn’t look like it’s going to push through.

Gunn was fired in late July after prominent far-right bloggers and personalities dug up offensive and questionable tweets from Gunn’s timeline, some of them around a decade old. Gunn reportedly met with Disney chairman Alan Horn and Marvel Studios co-president Kevin Feige to talk about his return for the final installment but Horn wouldn’t budge. The cast, in an open letter, have asked the studio to reinstate Gunn. But Disney hasn’t commented on the matter. 

Marvel unveils ‘Marvel Studios: The First Ten Years’ cover

If you’re a big Marvel Cinematic Universe fan, you’ll want this book in your life. Marvel just unveiled at the San Diego Comic Con the cover of its Marvel Studios: The First Ten Years book. It’s a two-book set that has everything from Iron Man to movies that haven’t even been released yet. It has a special slipcase that features key characters of the MCU (such as Thor, Captain America, Groot, and Spider-Man). The cover of the first book features Iron Man’s first suit and covers the years 2008 to 2013, while the second book features the Infinity Gauntlet and cover the years 2014 to 2018.

The books are co-written by Tara Bennett and Paul Terry and features over 100 interviews with the cast, producers, and directors of the MCU. You can expect to read interviews from the likes of Robert Downey Jr., Chadwick Boseman, Brie Larson, Paul Rudd, Benedict Cumberbatch, Anthony Mackie, to name a few. There are, as mentioned, also features from the sets of Captain Marvel and the 2019 Avengers sequel. The book will cost US$150 and will come out on May 3, 2019, which is the same day the next Avengers film comes out in theatres. 

Source: Comicbook.com

Sony confirms title of ‘Spider-Man’ sequel

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After Spider-Man actor Tom Holland “leaked” the title of the upcoming Spider-Man sequel, Sony just officially confirmed the news. The second film will indeed be called Spider-Man: Far from Home. Fans have already speculated about what the story could be after Holland showed in an Instagram video the supposed title page of the sequel’s script. Far From Home could literally mean Spidey being taken out of New York. Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige has confirmed in April that they are filming in London for the film. And that Spidey will still be spending some time in New York but some will also be spent in London and in “other parts of the globe.”

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Kevin Feige hints at the reason why certain characters survived ‘Infinity War’

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Nope, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige didn’t release important details about next year’s follow up to Avengers: Infinity War but he did give us something to speculate over. He recently spoke to io9 and shared an interesting tidbit about the Avengers who survived Thanos’ actions at the end of Infinity War. We’ll keep the quote under the cut so for those who don’t want to be spoiled can scroll right through.

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