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Krysten Ritter and Mike Colter talk about the sex scenes in Jessica Jones

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Over the weekend at the Netflix TCA (via ComicBook), the stars of Jessica Jones were around to take questions about the first season, particularly after the announcement of a second series. One of the ‘hot’ topics of conversation however was the chemistry and relationship between Jessica (Krysten Ritter) and Luke Cage (Mike Colter). How did the […]

Straight Outta Compton producer talks ‘white washing’ Oscar nominations, “we have to do better”

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The Oscar nominations once again reared the Twitter trend of #OscarsSoWhite, noting that very few of the nominations were for people of colour. Straight Outta Compton producer Will Packer took to Facebook to write this empassioned speech asking for the Hollywood industry to “do better” in bringing more work from filmmakers of colour. “But who […]

The Week in Star Wars – The Force Awakens unlikely to beat Avatar, young Han Solo actor shortlist, Darth Vader in Rogue One, Princess Leia joins Rebels, Poe Dameron getting his own series and more

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This edition of The Week in Star Wars sees more updates on The Force Awakens’ box office totals, casting news for Han Solo: A Star Wars Story, Rogue One rumours and more… We’re going to kick things off this week by looking at Star Wars: The Force Awakens‘ box office totals. The film is still […]

Michael B. Jordan says he would play Human Torch again, but unsure if Fantastic Four 2 will happen

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It was the most talked about productions of 2015, and one of the most under-performing movies of the year, but Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four is still making headlines. Recently it was revealed that Fantastic Four 2 had been quietly removed from Fox’s schedule, but producer Simon Kinberg says they’re working on where to take the franchise […]

Possible spoiler: The “other villain” in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice revealed

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Warning – this is a possible spoiler… Last week we posted a photo from the LEGO sets of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice that suggested there would be another villain in the movie alongside Lex Luthor and Doomsday. Well, the folks over at Latino-Review claim they know who it is. The site is ‘confirming’ […]

Fantastic Four, Pixels, Jupiter Ascending and Fifty Shades of Grey lead Razzie nominations

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Following the Golden Globes and ahead of the Oscar nominations, the annual Razzies have released their nominations this year for the ‘worst of the worst’ of cinema. This year, unsurprisingly, Fantastic Four, Pixels, Jupiter Ascending and Fifty Shades of Grey lead the charge with several nominations each in several categories. Other heavily-nominated films include Mortdecai, Paul […]

Who are the 67 characters in Avengers: Infinity War?

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Luke Owen speculates on who might be in the cast of Avengers: Infinity War… It was revealed yesterday that the cast of Avengers: Infinity War Parts 1 & 2 was currently a wall with 67 character names on it. SIXTY-SEVEN. That’s a lot of characters. Suddenly that rumour of a $1 billion budget doesn’t seem […]

Colin Trevorrow talks about the petition for George Lucas to take over Star Wars: Episode IX

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Last week, an online petition made its way around the Internet to bring back Star Wars creator George Lucas to the diretor’s chair for Star Wars: Episode IX which, in theory, will be the last Star Wars film ever made. The petition says that while they are sure Colin Trevorrow, who is currently slated to […]

Red Hulk will NOT feature in Captain America: Civil War

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It had been rumoured since the announcement of his return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe that General Thunderbolt Ross would become his alter-ego The Red Hulk in Captain America: Civil War. Several outlets denied it, but the rumours persisted. But if the directors of the movie, Anthony and Joe Russo, are to be believed – Red […]