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When Deadpool was first developed, the similarities to DC’s Deathstroke were so uncanny that they decided to name him Wade Wilson as a joke. Deathstroke’s name is Slade Wilson.
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Batman movie have always drawn certain story elements from the comic books, but Batman v Superman is borrowing its thematic arc and tone from one of the most famous Batman stories there is. That story is “The Dark Knight Returns” by writer/author/filmmaker Frank Miller, whose work has been the inspiration for several esteemed comic book movies, including 300 and Batman Begins. “Dark Knight Returns” miniseries was released in 1986, and basically chronicles a story where a middle-aged Bruce Wayne re-dons the Batman suit after years in retirement, in order to free Gotham City from darker threats than it’s ever faced. When Batman’s activities anger those in power, the president deputizes Superman to bring The Dark Knight in, using any means necessary.
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Batman movie have always drawn certain story elements from the comic books, but Batman v Superman is borrowing its thematic arc and tone from one of the most famous Batman stories there is. That story is “The Dark Knight Returns” by writer/author/filmmaker Frank Miller, whose work has been the inspiration for several esteemed comic book movies, including 300 and Batman Begins. “Dark Knight Returns” miniseries was released in 1986, and basically chronicles a story where a middle-aged Bruce Wayne re-dons the Batman suit after years in retirement, in order to free Gotham City from darker threats than it’s ever faced. When Batman’s activities anger those in power, the president deputizes Superman to bring The Dark Knight in, using any means necessary.
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The Hulk is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, and first appeared in The Incredible Hulk #1.
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Star Wars is an American epic space opera franchise centered on a film series created by George Lucas.
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Harrison Ford was never supposed to be in the movie. Harrison Ford was just there to help read lines when they were casting for the part and then Lucas realized he already had the perfect Han Solo. The character was originally concepted to be a green alien with a flat face and gills.
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Harrison Ford was never supposed to be in the movie. Harrison Ford was just there to help read lines when they were casting for the part and then Lucas realized he already had the perfect Han Solo. The character was originally concepted to be a green alien with a flat face and gills.
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In the comics, Batman has an online alias. It's JonDoe297. He also has a favorite food: Mulligatawny soup.
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In Tim Burton's Batman, miscommunication between the costume department and prop department meant that Michael Keaton's cowl was too tall to fit inside the Batmobile. The car couldn't be adjusted, so Keaton's cowl had to be shortened.
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Carnage is a fictional supervillain appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually as an enemy of Spider-Man. The character first appeared as Cletus Kasady in The Amazing Spider-Man #344 and as Carnage in The Amazing Spider-Man #360.
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The first Donkey Kong game was made to fill a spot in Nintendo's video game roster when a game based on the Popeye comic strip fell through. DK's creator Shigeru Miyamoto came up with the idea of doing a game with a love triange between a carpenter, his girlfriend and a gorilla be the story. Miyamoto came up with the nameDonkey Kong because he felt that "donkey" would translate into the sense of "stupid ape" in English. Ironically, that stupid ape was smart enough to know how to toss and roll barrels at Mario.
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The Super Mario bros series is in the Guinness Book of Records as the most successful gaming franchise of all time. It now boasts global sales of over 240 million units.
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Deadpool is one of the few characters to appear alongside almost every other Marvel character.
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Hank Pym is certainly most well-known for being Ant-Man, but did you know he has also gone by several other superhero names? A lot of people may know that he has also used the Giant-Man title, but there have been three others – making the total number of mantles he has held an unrivalled five.
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The magical hammer Mjolnir isn't the only weapon Thor relies upon in the Marvel Comics universe. His enchanted Belt of Strength is also an important—if frequently overlooked—element of his arsenal, as it enhances his strength to almost double its otherwise impressive level. In Norse mythology, these two items are accompanied by magical, iron gloves that allow him to wield Mjolnir.
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Years ago, some of the Marvel Universe’s best and brightest superheroes came together to form a secret Illuminati which could make the hard decisions for what they believed was the greater good of the Marvel Universe.
Members included men like Iron Man, Mister Fantastic, and Doctor Strange, and after yet another rampage in Las Vegas, this secret group decided to send the Hulk into outer space upon realising that he was a threat which couldn’t be contained any other way. This was a huge betrayal to the Green Goliath, and it took him off the table for Civil War. Rumour has it that this will happen in the MCU at some point.
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If you’ve watched the first Thor movie (and read the comic if it says it in there too), Odin whispers to the hammer that if the wielder is worthy, they will be granted the power of Thor. Although he doesn’t lift it in the movie, Captain America is very much worthy and during a battle he lifted Thor’s hammer and managed to use it against his foes. Never has a level of awesomeness been so high.
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Thor: The Dark World was filmed in England under the working title “Thursday Mourning,” a reference to the day of the week originally known as “Thor's Day.”
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While Stan Lee initially came up with the idea for a “quintessential capitalist” hero and many of the character's traits, he didn't write the story in Tales of Suspense #39 that introduced Iron Man to the world. A looming deadline forced him to hand over the scripting duties for that issue to Larry Lieber, and it was Lieber, cover artist Jack Kirby, and interior artist Don Heck who shared the bulk of creative duties for the issue. Kirby is credited with the design of Iron Man's first armor, while Heck is credited with the look of Tony Stark, Pepper Potts, and the other characters introduced inside the issue.