TV5 goes all-in with Marvel features

MANILA, Philippines - This month, TV5 celebrates all things Marvel with a fun, fresh string of animated and live-action features. The Kapatid Network is sharing some of the most exciting Marvel features with Pinoy TV viewers in the lead up to the premiere of Iron Man 3. 

Kids better brace for a different kind of excitement weekdays as TV5 showcases action-packed Tagalized animated movies inspired by Marvel’s best-selling books, The Ultimates. Young Kapatid viewers can look forward to watching Thor: Tales of Asgard today and Ultimate Avengers 2: Rise of the Panther tomorrow, April 19. Next week, the following Marvel animated movies will also be shown on TV5. Next Avengers: Heroes of Tomorrow (April 22), Hulk vs Thor and Wolverine (April 23) and The Invincible Iron Man (April 24). All these will air at 9:30 a.m.

Those who fancy a different kind of Marvel experience should also stay tuned as some of the world’s most popular superheroes are dropping by Sine Ko 5ingko. The Marvel movie madness at 8 p.m. will bring out the hero in everyone — Spider-Man starring Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst, Daredevil with Ben Affleck, and X-Men with Hugh Jackman and Halle Berry. On April 19, Peter Parker returns to battle the evil Dr. Octopus in Spider-Man 2. The adventure continues through the weekend as viewers can enjoy Sine Ko 5ingko’s double- feature of Ghost Rider with Nicholas Cage and Eva Mendes on April 20 at 4:30 p.m. and Wolverine starring Jackman on April 21 at 8:30 p.m.

On April 22, the mutant crew led by Professor X returns to the Kapatid Network for X-Men 2. On April 23, billionaire Tony Stark faces a different kind of threat in Iron Man 2, in time for the showing of the franchise’s third installment. The original green giant Incredible Hulk rampages across TV screens on Wednesday night, April 24 while the Fantastic Four battles an intergalactic threat in Fantastic Four: The Rise of the Silver Surfer on April 25.

On Friday, April 26,  X-Men: The Last Stand sees the conflict between mutants and humans reaching an exciting climax. Viewers can watch Frank Castle wage his one-man war against a mob in Punisher: War Zone at 4:30 p.m. on April 27. The two-week Marvel marathon ends with Spider-Man 3 on April 28 at 8:30 p.m.

As a special treat for Kapatid viewers, TV5 is offering the chance for avid Marvel fans to win tickets to the special TV5 block screening of this summer’s much-awaited Marvel movie: Iron Man 3.

To register, they just need to text: SINEKO5 REG <FULL NAME/AGE/GENDER/COMPLETE ADDR> and send it to 5656. All they need to do next is to keep watching TV5 and wait for the “Superhero of the Day” that will be flashed on the screen while watching their favorite Marvel movies.

Five winners will be selected each day for the duration of the promo. Each winner will take home five tickets to TV5’s special screening of Iron Man 3. For details, check out TV5’s Facebook fanpage. The promo is open to NCR residents only.