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Marvel Studios 10th Anniversary Film Festival Coming To IMAX Theaters

This year marks the 10-year anniversary of Marvel Studios, which began with 2008’s Iron Man and has since become one of the premiere movie studios, building on its brand of superheroes. And now to commemorate all of that, Marvel Studios will release all 20 of their films in IMAX theaters. This Marvel Studios 10th Anniversary Film Festival will be only for a limited run, with the films of the Marvel Cinematic Universe presented on certain days grouped by theme.
The event was announced via Marvel Entertainment’s official YouTube channel; watch that video and check out the screening dates and themes here below.
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Tags: Ant-Man, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Avengers: Infinity War, Black Panther, Captain America: Civil War, Captain America: The First Avenger, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Iron Man 3, Spider-Man: Homecoming, The Avengers, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Thor: Ragnarok, Thor: The Dark World
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Ranking The 17 Best and Worst Films Of The Marvel Cinematic Universe

Marvel will be releasing Thor: Ragnarok this coming weekend. It’s the 17th film they’ve released as a part of their ongoing successful Marvel Cinematic Universe. Not all of Marvel Studios’ films are built the same, but they are a part of the larger universe that they are building. Each one of them serving its purpose that is leading towards a much bigger picture. So with each and every new installment comes its praises and criticisms.
While it is easy to say that every new Marvel Studios film is better than the last, the truth is some are not. So let’s revisit our list by ranking all 17 Marvel Cinematic Universe films and seeing where Thor: Ragnarok places.
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Tags: Ant-Man, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, Captain America: The First Avenger, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Iron Man 3, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, MCU, Spider-Man: Homecoming, The Avengers, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Thor: Ragnarok, Thor: The Dark World
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Ranking The Best and Worst Of The Marvel Cinematic Universe

Not all Marvel Cinematic Universe films are built the same, but they are all pieces of a larger puzzle. Each one of them serves some sort of purpose to tell its own story while also moving the universe towards a certain direction. So with each and every new installment comes new praises and criticisms.
While it is easy to say that every new Marvel Studios film is better than the last, the truth is, they are not. Some are better than others. With Spider-Man: Homecoming hitting theaters this weekend, I decided to rank all 16 MCU films that have been released, from worst to the best.
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Tags: Ant-Man, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Captain America: Civil War, Captain America: The First Avenger, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Iron Man 3, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, MCU, Spider-Man: Homecoming, The Avengers, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, Thor: The Dark World
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‘Thor’ Star Natalie Portman Says As Far As She Knows She’s “Done” With Marvel

The character of Jane Foster, played by Natalie Portman, in the Thor films has stayed true to the spirit of the character in the comics. For one thing, she helped give an understanding of how things work on Earth as opposed to Asgard. The character also acted as a love interest which stretched for two films.
But now it seems Marvel isn’t using the character anymore. She is officially out of Thor: Ragnarok, and it sounds an awful lot like she won’t be seen again anytime soon. According to Portman, she believes that she is done. More on the story below.
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Tom Hiddleston Thor Audition: Raven-Haired Loki Goes Blond, Wields Hammer

Tom Hiddleston has developed quite the fan following for his work portraying top Marvel villain Loki in the Thor movies and The Avengers, but it may come as a surprise to you to discover that Hiddleston did not initially go out for the role of Loki. He actually first auditioned for the lead role of Thor, which ultimately went to Chris Hemsworth.
With the Blu-ray for Thor sequel Thor: The Dark World coming next month, a peek at one of the special features has surfaced online. The peek comes from a Thor Screen Test in which a blond long-haired Hiddleston is seen auditioning for the lead role as the God Of Thunder, even wielding the mighty hammer Mjölnir. You can see what Loki looks like as his brother Thor here below!
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‘Thor: The Dark World’ Blu-ray Includes Next Marvel One-Shot ‘All Hail The King’

Thor: The Dark World was one of the most fun times to be had at the theater last year and another not-so-rare case of a sequel surpassing the original on nearly every level. The movie will be hitting Blu-ray next month, so obviously it’s high time that a list of the bonus features we can expect be released. These supplements were recently rated by the British Board of Film Classification and the Blu-ray is set to include the usual audio commentaries, deleted and extended scenes, behind-the-scenes featurettes, a first look at the upcoming Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and a gag reel.
Plus, since this is a Marvel Studios release, it looks as if we’ll be getting the latest Marvel One-Shot short film, which is titled All Hail the King and runs a reported 16 minutes.
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Tags: Alan Taylor, Ben Kingsley, Iron Man 3, Loki, Mandarin, Marvel Comics, Marvel One-Shot, Marvel Studios, The Mandarin, Thor, Thor: The Dark World
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Sweded Trailers For 2013’s Biggest Blockbuster Films
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Sometimes you can gauge the audience interest in a potential tentpole blockbuster movie simply by observing the great lengths certain individuals will go to in order to honor those big-budget entertainments, or even burn them in mocking effigy.
Whenever a new trailer for one of these eagerly-anticipated features is released you can always expect there to be a “sweded” version or two uploaded to YouTube or Vimeo within days. For those of you unfamiliar with this term, “sweded” basically means a group of amateur filmmakers get together with whatever resources they can scrounge up and make their own identical version of the slicker Hollywood trailers. Some of them often use shots from the real trailers to plug in gaps in their dollar bin attempts, but the makers of the best sweded trailers will recreate every component themselves, from the visual effects to the shot composition to even the bloody generic music that underscores these 2.5-minute blasts of money shots.
Submitted for your approval and enjoyment are sweded trailers for 8 of the year’s biggest blockbusters, like Star Trek Into Darkness, Pacific Rim, Iron Man 3, Man of Steel, and more. Depending on your perspective you might find some of these homemade previews better than the genuine articles. Even if you don’t, you have to admit they are pretty amusing.
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Disney In Depth: Analyzing Disney’s 2013 Box Office Records

The Walt Disney Studios has once again impressed Hollywood with the news that it has topped the $4 billion mark (worldwide) for the first time ever. 2013 saw the releases of numerous tentpole pictures under the Disney brand, including films from Marvel and Pixar. But is this strategy, which appears almost go-big-or-go-home at times, positive?
The numbers tell a story, but so do the quality of the pictures. In many ways Disney beat other studios that suffered from major financial failures (most notably, Sony, which saw disappointing figures for many of its summer releases). But even with one box office bomb (sorry, The Lone Ranger), Disney made major strides. Let us explore what worked, and what could be improved in the future.
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Tags: Disney, Disney In Depth, Frozen, Iron Man 3, Marvel, Monsters University, Oz: The Great and Powerful, Pixar, Planes, Saving Mr. Banks, The Lone Ranger, Thor: The Dark World, Walt Disney Pictures
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Take A Look Inside ‘Thor: Treasures of Asgard’ At Disneyland Park (Video)

The attraction Thor: Treasures of Asgard is now open at Innoventions at the Disneyland park in Anaheim, CA.
Check out the video here below from Disney Parks Blog that gives a look inside the attraction, which includes the mighty Thor himself, along with objects brought to Earth from Asgard, as well as a trip across the Bifrost to Asgard itself!
Thor: Treasures of Asgard will be open at the park from now through the holiday season; the Thor: The Dark World feature film opens in theaters on Friday, November 8, 2013.
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