{"id":6324,"date":"2018-03-23T19:43:45","date_gmt":"2018-03-23T17:43:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/?p=6324"},"modified":"2018-03-23T19:46:48","modified_gmt":"2018-03-23T17:46:48","slug":"m-net-movies-creates-magic-with-a-10-day-marvel-studios-pop-up-channel-on-dstv-premium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.samdb.co.za\/blogs\/blog\/2018\/03\/23\/m-net-movies-creates-magic-with-a-10-day-marvel-studios-pop-up-channel-on-dstv-premium\/","title":{"rendered":"M-Net Movies Creates Magic With A 10-Day Marvel Studios Pop-up Channel On DStv Premium"},"content":{"rendered":"

The heroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe are assembling on a small screen near you, with fifteen epic blockbusters.<\/p>\n

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From Friday, 13 April to Sunday, 22 April DStv Premium customers will experience\u00a0an unprecedented cinematic journey\u00a0with the M-Net Movies Marvel Studios Pop-Up Channel. This super-powered channel, which will be added to the already existing six M-Net Movies channels\u00a0on DStv, will be available for ten days only on channel 109 and will feature 15 of the most pulsating films from the massively popular Marvel Studios franchise.<\/p>\n

During these ten days, the M-Net Movies Marvel Studios Pop-Up Channel will run from 06:00 CAT to 00:00 daily. Each day of the week a film from the franchise, which has overlapping storylines, will be screened in chronological order, i.e. according to how the films were released in cinema.\u00a0Starting with 2008\u2019s\u00a0Iron Man,\u00a0viewers can revisit the stories of their beloved heroes all the way through to\u00a0Spiderman: Homecoming, which will close the channel on Sunday 22, April.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis channel is a special treat for the legions of Marvel fans\u2014both old and new\u2014who have enjoyed the live-action exploits of favourite Marvel Superheroes in films that express the unique vision and creativity of their filmmakers, and deliver thrilling action and visual spectacles with relatable characters,\u201d says M-Net\u2019s Head of Publicity, Lani Lombard.\u00a0\u201cThe timing\u00a0of our M-Net Movies Marvels Studios Pop-Up Channel is also absolutely perfect with the franchise currently creating an incredible buzz worldwide”<\/p>\n

The release of the recent\u00a0Black Panther\u00a0became the biggest film of all time in East, West and South Africa,\u00a0showing that Marvel Studios is at the forefront of the comic-book-turned-action-pop-culture phenomenon. While the M-Net Movies Marvel Pop-Up channel will give DStv viewers the opportunity to enjoy more gems of the franchise, which has been ten years in the making, it also serves as a lead-up to the new\u00a0Avengers: Infinity War\u00a0which hits South African cinemas on Friday, 27 April 2018.<\/p>\n

On top of the 15 feature films (see list below) there will also be\u00a0programming linked to the behind the scenes of the movies, such as:\u00a0United We Stand, Divided We Fall;\u00a0The Making of Captain America: Civil War; Guide to The Galaxy with James Gunn\u00a0and more.<\/p>\n

Additionally, avid fans of the blockbuster franchise will be treated to a range of documentaries offering incredible insight into the history of Marvel. These include:\u00a0Marvel 75 Years From Pulp to Pop;\u00a0From Asgard To Earth (Thor); Marvel’s Captain America: 75 Heroic Years; Ultimate Iron Man: The Making of Iron Man 2 Rebuilding the Suit; Marvel Studios: Assembling a Universe\u00a0just to mention a few!<\/p>\n

The fifteen\u00a0Marvel Studios blockbusters\u00a0on the channel are:<\/p>\n