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Chris McKay is “casting a wide net” to find the “perfect person” for Nightwing

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We have been treated to a few pieces of news regarding the live-action Nightwing movie recently. This past month, director Chris Mckay has revealed that he plans on making a “visceral”, and badass” film with lots of “heart and emotion”. He also stressed that this movie won’t end up being a CGI fever dream, as […]

George R.R. Martin thinks first Game of Thrones spinoff could premiere by 2019

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Earlier this year we were treated to the news that HBO, and series writer George R. R Martin are penning several spinoffs set in the Game of Thrones universe. Five, in fact. We know precious little, aside from the fact that the projects will only be given full focus once the main series is concluded. […]

Watchmen artist Dave Gibbons shares his opinion on why Batman v. Superman failed critically

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Batman v. Superman: Dawn of Justice is one of the most polarizing movies of the past several years. The film was absolutely reviled by critics, while some fans have gone as far as to call the film a “masterpiece”. It’s a film that began a heated argument over whether critics truly “get” comic book films, […]

“Old Rick” mystery will be addressed towards The Walking Dead mid-season finale, according to showrunner Scott Gimple

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The first trailer for Season 8 of AMC’s The Walking Dead left fans a bit puzzled. Footage briefly showed a very hazy, and very old Rick Grimes opening his eyes to the camera. Fans have their theories, but it won’t be long until we find out for sure, according to series showrunner Scott Gimple. Speaking […]

UPDATE: Matthew Vaughn wanted to make a young Wolverine movie before X-Men: Days of Future Past

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Matthew Vaughn’s X-Men: First Class breathed new life into a franchise in dire need of resuscitation after the fiasco that was Brett Ratner’s X-Men: The Last Stand. By going back to where it all started, Vaughn was able to flesh out the stories of the series’ two cornerstone characters: Charles Xavier and Magneto. What resulted […]

Channel Zero creator wanted to create “a John Carpenter suburban nightmare” with No-End House

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Channel Zero: Candle Cove surprised just about everyone when it aired on Syfy last year, and was actually pretty good. It’s no secret that the horror genre has a stigma attached to it, and it’s not completely unearned: horror films really do tend to be pretty bad (with the occasional gem sprinkled here and there). Hearing the […]

Jesse Eisenberg’s Lex Luthor and Kiersey Clemons’ Iris West reportedly absent from Justice League test screening

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A select few have recently been shown an early test screening of the upcoming Justice League film. While the audience has been sworn to secrecy, it has been let slip that at least one audience member (allegedly) called the movie: “fine”. Take that how you will. However, that’s not why we are here. There’s another interesting […]

Gwyneth Paltrow confirms Don Cheadle’s Avengers 4 return

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Avengers: Infinity War is still a good few months away from release, but Avengers 4 is already underway with several actors already confirming that they have been on set. One such actress is Gwyneth Paltrow — who plays Tony’s eternal flame Pepper Potts — and the actress recently let slip the return of another major […]

Matthew Vaughn wants to tackle a Fantastic Four reboot

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Matthew Vaughn (Kingsman: The Golden Circle, X-Men: First Class) has recently talked about a few dream projects of his. The first is a potential Man of Steel sequel (which he describes as a “modern version” of the Richard Donner Superman), the second an X-Men filmed centered around a young Wolverine, and the third … well, […]