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Trivia: At one point in the film, Ned makes a promise to Peter that he will never turn into a supervillain and try to kill him. This is a reference to Ned Leeds in the comics being one of the men to take up the mantle of Hobgoblin.

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14th Dec 2021

Spider-Man (2002)

Trivia: Stone Temple Pilots submitted their song "All in the Suit That You Wear" for the film's soundtrack, hoping for it to be the lead single. They withdrew it when "Hero" by Chad Kroeger and Josey Scott was selected as the lead single instead.

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Trivia: Elements of this film were so secretive that Sony permitted critics at the press junket to only view 40 minutes of it.

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30th Nov 2021

X-Men (1992)

22nd Nov 2021

King of the Hill (1997)

Trivia: A revival of this series was announced by Hulu in January 2023, with the surviving cast returning. The release date is still to be determined, but would likely be in 2024. Writer Brent Forrester revealed in an AMA for Reddit that they feel the Trump presidency made the show relevant again.

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15th Nov 2021

Eternals (2021)

Trivia: Richard Madden and Kit Harington previously co-starred in Game of Thrones. When their respective characters of Robb Stark and Jon Snow bid farewell to each other, Robb Stark said to Jon Snow "Next time I see you, you'll be in all black." They are reunited onscreen in this film for the first time since Game of Thrones. Harington plays Dane Whitman, who in the comics is one of several men in his bloodline to go by the codename Black Knight, due to his all black armor.

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15th Nov 2021

Eternals (2021)

Trivia: Portrayed as women in the film, in the comics, Ajak and Makkari are men. Similarly, Sprite, who is physically an adolescent girl in the film, has predominantly been a male in the comics, sometimes being female.

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15th Nov 2021

Eternals (2021)

Trivia: SPOILER: According to director ChloƩ Zhao, the offscreen character who speaks to Dane Whitman in the post-credits scene is none other than Blade, who is played by Mahershala Ali.

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15th Nov 2021

Eternals (2021)

Trivia: SPOILER: When Thena is practising with Excalibur, Sprite asks her if it's the Ebony Blade. The Ebony Blade is actually the sword that Dane Whitman unboxes in the post-credits scene.

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11th Nov 2021

Deadpool 2 (2018)

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Trivia: A promotional poster for the PG-13 version of this film (Once Upon a Deadpool) was released as a parody of a painting commissioned by the LDS church called "The Second Coming." This was reportedly done in response to the state of Utah - known for the LDS church having unconstitutional influence over its state laws - fining a theater that served alcohol for showing the first film, alleging that it violated state liquor laws by serving alcohol while showing nudity or simulated sex.

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11th Nov 2021

Deadpool (2016)

Trivia: Ryan Reynolds donated $5,000 to the defense fund of a theater in Salt Lake City that was fined for showing this movie. The theater in question is known for serving beer, and Utah state liquor laws prohibit the showing of nudity or simulated sex in places that serve alcohol. A U.S. district judge ruled that the law violated the theater's freedom of speech and ordered the state to pay them $474,000. In response to the fine, Reynolds tweeted "Thank god, they've found a way to legislate fun."

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10th Nov 2021

Black Panther (2018)

Trivia: This was the first Hollywood film in 35 years to be shown in theaters in Saudi Arabia.

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Trivia: An official poster wasn't released for this film until only around 6 weeks before its release date.

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9th Nov 2021

Morbius (2022)

Trivia: When the Daily Bugle is shown with the main article of Morbius being apprehended for murder, in the top right corner of the paper you can read "Black Cat: Friend or Foe?" This is a reference to the antihero and frequent Spider-Man ally Black Cat. Sony had previously attempted to develop a movie featuring Black Cat and Silver Sable, which would have been called "Silver and Black." This could be Sony planting the seeds of bringing the character to screen, or it may just be an Easter egg.

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