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Eddie Redmayne wants to play Bananaman – or a Thundercats role

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He may be heavily tipped for an Oscar for his performance as Doctor Stephen Hawking in The Theory of Everything, but British actor Eddie Redmayne is looking to stretch his acting muscles in the superhero genre. But does he want to play one of the Inhumans for Marvel or Green Lantern for DC? Nope. He wants […]

LEGO Movie 2 will feature more female characters

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The LEGO Movie has been one of the surprise hits of 2014, not just in terms of critical praise but box office success with a worldwide total takings of $468 million. It was unsurprising then that the sequel announced and Phil Lord and Christopher Miller would be reprising their roles as writers and directors. And, if […]

Broken Lizard tease Super Troopers 2

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A disgusting fact to realise is that it’s been 13 years since Super Troopers was released in cinemas, where it wouldn’t find much success until its home video release. Since it rose to popularity in cult form, rumours of a sequel had always been on the cards. But, nothing ever came to fruition. However, with […]

Christoper Nolan talks about the sound “issues” of Interstellar

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It’s not often that one of the big talking points of a movie is the sound mix, but Christopher Nolan’s sci-fi epic Interstellar has come under fire from a large portion of the audience who saw the film (which has now passed $321 million worldwide). Several complaints have been lobbied against difficult to hear dialogue […]

Universal’s Monster reboots will NOT be horror movies

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As reported quite a lot as of late, Universal are rebooting their classic monsters for a “Marvel-esque” series of movies where they will intertwine and come together for a big cross over movie at the end. We know that Alex Kurtzman’s The Mummy, set for release next year, will kick things off and there is an […]

The Callow Way – Cinema Rage

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Neil Calloway outlines how cinemas should deal with etiquette rule breakers… 2014 seems to be the year of cinema rage. Earlier this week, a US film festival screening of Mike Leigh’s Mr Turner was interrupted when one viewer asked another to turn off her mobile phone. She responded by giving him a faceful of pepper […]

Criminal Minds: Sean Phillips talks about Ed Brubaker

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 Trevor Hogg chats with Sean Phillips about Ed Brubaker, Fatale and The Fade Out… “My dad and his mum could draw but never took it up seriously.  All my siblings are practical and work with their hands, and drawing comics is a similar thing,” states British illustrator Sean Phillips.  “I can’t remember a time before […]

Comic Book Review – Silver Volume 1

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Trevor Hogg reviews the collection which serves as the opening installment for a comic book series that expands upon the literary universe envisioned by Bram Stoker….  When you have a career involving huge robots, flying reptiles, miniature one-eyed henchmen and blue forest creatures, delving into the world of vampires is not that much of a […]