Fans attending next month’s D23 Expo at the Anaheim Convention Center will have a chance to experience new events from Marvel.
The Marvel Studios Pavilion will feature “an array of props and costumes” from upcoming films including Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, and more.
Marvel Games will showcase a new console and mobile games including LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2, Marvel v. Capcom: Infinite, Marvel Heroes Omega, and more.
Marvel Studios will also be hosting several giveaways and events in the Marvel pavilion in Hall B. Fans can meet Marvel filmmakers, development teams, and …

Marvel Studios has launched a new charitable initiative that is focused on “brining help and hope to kids around the world.”
To celebrate the launch Marvel fans are invited to post photos online to unlock donations for Save the Children. The donations will help provide much-needed learning materials for kids in Nepal, Haiti, and United States.
From now until December 31, Marvel is donating $5 to Save the Children for every fan that uploads a photo of themselves in their favorite Marvel hero pose. The donations will total up to $1 million.
Marvel …

We start this week’s news recap with some breaking overnight news from the Magic Kingdom.
Last night there was a small fire at the new Seven Dwarfs Mine Train in Fantasyland. According to published reports the fire presumably started after remnants from the nighttime fireworks display landed atop the ride. The Reedy Creek Fire Department was dispatched and quickly put out the flames. The ride reopened later in the evening. No one was injured.
Moving on to the other big news for the week – we found out two of the new …

Earlier this week fans of Marvel Studios were given a sneak peek at the films that will make up ‘Phase 3’ of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige revealed the films during a special event at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood.
Avengers: Age of Ultron and Ant-Man are the first two films in this next cinematic phase. They are scheduled to arrive in theaters on May 1, 2015 and July 17, 2015 respectively.
The films announced take the Marvel Cinematic Universe through 2019 and include new films featuring Captain …

Filming has started on Marvel Studio’s next epic adventure, Guardians of the Galaxy.
The film – about a jet pilot who gets stranded in space and must unite with a diverse team of aliens to form a squad capable of defeating cosmic threats – will introduce fans to a new side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
It boasts an all-star cast including Chris Pratt (Zero Dark Thirty, Moneyball) as Peter Quill aka Star-Lord, Zoe Saldana (Star Trek Into Darkness, Avatar) as Gamora, Dave Bautista (Riddick) as Drax the Destroyer, Lee Pace (The …

The 2013 San Diego Comic-Con was held this weekend, and, as usual, Marvel Studios did not disappoint as they presented their upcoming films to fans. In addition to giving fans a sneak peek at some exclusive footage from Thor: The Dark World, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, and Guardians of the Galaxy, the presentation also revealed the title of the highly anticipated sequel to The Avengers.
In addition to the previously-announced panel discussions and sneak peeks for the sequels to Thor and Captain America, the Marvel Studios presentation also took fans …

Fans of Marvel’s The Avengers who didn’t want to imagine anyone other than Robert Downey Jr. playing the role of Iron Man can stop worrying. Marvel Studios announced last week that RDJ will be returning to the iconic role of billionaire superhero Tony Stark/Iron Man for the next two films in the Avengers series.
Downey has inked a two-picture deal for Marvel’s The Avengers 2 and Marvel’s The Avengers 3. His last two films with Marvel – 2012’s Marvel’s The Avengers and this year’s Iron Man 3 have earned a staggering …

This week, Disney gave us a better idea of their current slate of upcoming films, as Walt Disney Studios announced a series of release dates over the next few years. The announcement gave us the release dates for Disney’s upcoming Into the Woods, Saving Mr. Banks, some currently unannounced Marvel projects, and more.
First announced were a few changed release dates for upcoming Disney films. The upcoming Saving Mr. Banks, originally set for release on December 20 of this year, will now first debut on December 13 in limited release instead, before debuting on …

After having the second highest-grossing opening weekend of all time, Disney and Marvel’s Iron Man 3 earned a new box office distinction this week, as it was announced that the film has now grossed over $1 billion in ticket sales internationally.
Disney announced the milestone on Friday, only three weeks after the film was first released overseas. As of Friday, Iron Man 3 had grossed $302 million domestically after 14 days in theaters and $699 million overseas.
China was Iron Man 3‘s largest overseas market, with the film earning $104 million there in …

This weekend brought the theatrical release of Iron Man 3 in the United States, and while it might not have beat out Marvel’s record-setting hit The Avengers at the box office, it got closer than any other film. It was announced on Sunday that Iron Man 3 took in $175.3 million at the box office in its opening weekend, becoming the second-highest opening weekend of all-time.
Iron Man 3 opened last weekend at the worldwide box office, earning $198.4 million, more than the record-breaking $185 million start The Avengers had for its global …