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Marvel Entertainment, LLC has unveiled several new collaborations in the drinkware category that will use Marvel’s greatest Super Heroes to create cool ways to stay hydrated. The new products will include Marvel characters from the Avengers and Spider-Man franchises, including designs inspired by franchise-supporting films Marvel’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 from Sony Pictures Entertainment, as well as from the newest Marvel franchise, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy.

Thermos is bringing a wide range of Marvel characters to insulated containers to be sold in mass market retailers and at Amazon.com starting this summer, gearing up for back-to-school. The products feature characters from The Avengers, Spider-Man and Guardians of the Galaxy franchises. The line also includes lunch kits and food jars. Zak Designs will also feature a range of characters from the Marvel universe on drinkware. Spider-Man and Avengers characters are available now, while new drinkware designs for Marvel’s Captain America: The Winter Soldier and Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy will launch timed to each theatrical release. The Zak Designs products will also include dinnerware and food storage.

Available now, ICUP has launched a line of drinking glasses featuring Marvel favorites including Spider-Man, Captain America, and The Incredible Hulk. The glasses are sold at Spencer’s Gifts, HMV, Transworld, and more, with additional designs rolling out through the end of summer. Silver Buffalo and Vandor is the newest licensees added to the intergalactic Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy lineup. A line of stellar drinkware is set to hit shelves this July, just in time for the theatrical release of the much-anticipated film in August.

“At Marvel we are always looking for ways to use the impact of our characters to convey positive messages to kids,” said Paul Gitter, senior vice president, licensing, Marvel at Disney Consumer Products. “Staying hydrated throughout the day is crucial for kids and adults alike, and we love that through our Super Heroes like Captain America and Iron Man we can make hydration cool.”

Here’s an exclusive clip from a deleted scene from Marvel’s “Thor The Dark World,” now available on Disney Movies Anywhere!

On March 18, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. takes a back seat to the Avengers. Instead of Agent Coulson and his team spanning the globe in search of the Clairvoyant, Walt Disney‘s ABC network will air a special titled, Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe.

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Join stars from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, celebrity fans, filmmakers and pop culture icons for a world premiere primetime event on TUESDAY, MARCH 18 (8:00-9:01 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

Marvel Studios has pioneered and broken box-office records around the world, creating a cinematic universe unlike any other in pop culture history through its blockbuster films. Beginning with “Iron Man” in 2008 and continuing today through “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” on ABC and the theatrical release of “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” this April, the Marvel Cinematic Universe presents audiences with some of the most groundbreaking and dynamic storytelling that brings an unprecedented vision to the world of entertainment.    

In this exclusive primetime documentary special, audiences will be taken further into the Marvel Cinematic Universe than ever before, offering viewers a front row seat to the inception of Marvel Studios, the record-breaking films, the cultural phenomenon, and further expansion of the universe by Marvel Television.

Marvel’s first television special documents the exciting story behind Marvel Studios and the Marvel Cinematic Universe, featuring exclusive interviews and behind-the-scenes footage from all of the Marvel films, the Marvel One-Shots and “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” Viewers will walk a clear path through this amazing and nuanced universe, featuring sneak peeks at the future of “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” on ABC, new footage from Marvel Studios upcoming theatrical releases, “Captain America: The Winter Solider” and “Guardians of The Galaxy,” and a sneak peek at the upcoming Marvel’s “The Avengers: Age of Ultron.”

“Marvel Studios: Assembling A Universe.” is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC’s selected HDTV format with a 5.1 channel surround sound. A TV parental guideline will be assigned closer to the airdate.

For more information on “Marvel Studios: Assembling A Universe,” visit marvel.com

Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, The Walt Disney Company, Marvel and Netflix Inc. today announced that Marvel’s landmark live-action television series, which will bring Marvel’s “flawed heroes of Hell’s Kitchen” characters to Netflix, the world’s leading Internet TV network, will principally film in New York State.

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Jimmy Kimmel Live – World Premiere of First Guardians of the Galaxy Trailer

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