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Joss Whedon talks the fate of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in Avengers: Age of Ultron, “I f***ing kill them”

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If there is one thing that Joss Whedon is famous for, it’s killing off popular characters to get a reaction from his audience. Last time round it was Agent Coulson, but who will it be this time in Avengers: Age of Ultron? Well, in an interview Empire, Whedon clearly has deadly plans for not just […]

Is this the line-up for Guillermo Del Toro’s Justice League Dark?

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The last we heard about Guillermo Del Toro’s Justice League Dark was that the script was finished and it would be part of the DC Cinematic Universe. Although, we still have no release date. In an previous interview, Del Toro stated that the line-up for his Justice League Dark movie would include Swamp Thing, Demon, […]

More details on Jared Leto’s Joker in Suicide Squad, “everyone is afraid of him”

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We had some small news about The Joker’s role in Suicide Squad previously due to some early script leaks (he will take a Hannibal Lecter in The Silence of the Lambs type role), and now we have some new details. According to the good folk over at JoBlo, the idea of The Joker in the […]

Sophie Turner talks playing Jean Grey in X-Men: Apocalypse and “emulating” Famke Janssen

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It was announced last week that Sophie Turner had been cast as the younger Jean Grey in Bryan Singer’s X-Men: Apocalypse (alongside Tye Sheridan as young Cyclops and Alexandra Shipp as a young Storm) and now the Game of Thrones star has spoken out about her new role. “I was getting out of the car to […]

Deathstroke could feature in Suicide Squad; Jason Clarke and Joe Manganiello eyed for the role

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With the search for Tom Hardy’s replacement rolling on (now that Jake Gyllenhaal has passed), we could have some more Suicide Squad casting news in the near future. According to the super sleuths over at JoBlo, Wade Wilson aka Deathstroke will also feature in David Ayer’s movie as a “hired assassin competing against the Suicide Squad”. […]

Movie Review – Trash (2014)

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Trash, 2014. Directed by Stephen Daldry. Starring Rooney Mara, Martin Sheen, Wagner Moura, Selton Mello, Rickson Tevez, Gabriel Weinstein, Stepan Nercaessian and Eduardo Luis. SYNOPSIS: Set in Brazil, three kids who make a discovery in a garbage dump soon find themselves running from the cops and trying to right a terrible wrong. Trash is the […]

Movie Review – Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)

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Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015) Directed by Matthew Vaughn Starring Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Mark Strong, Sofia Boutella, Sophie Cookson, Michael Caine, Mark Hamill, Tom Prior and Jack Davenport SYNOPSIS: A veteran secret agent takes a young upstart under his wing. Marking the second time Matthew Vaughn has directed a comic book created […]

Movie Review – Ex Machina (2015)

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Ex Machina, 2015 Written and directed by Alex Garland Starring Domhnall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac, Alicia Vikander, Sonoya Mizuno SYNOPSIS: A young programmer is selected to participate in a breakthrough experiment in artificial intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a breathtaking female A.I. 28 Days Later and Sunshine‘s Alex Garland moves from the writer’s desk to […]