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Comcast could outbid Disney in Fox acquisition

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According to reports, Comcast might end up derailing Disney’s hopes of securing a Fox takeover. While Disney finalised its acquisition of 21st Century Fox in December of 2017, the media giants still need to wait for governmental approval before the deal can go through. According to reports, another company has entered the picture, suggesting that […]

Disney CEO shares details about the new Benioff/Weiss series of Star Wars films

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Disney Chairman and CEO Robert Iger has shared a few extra details regarding the recently announced series of Star Wars films from the creators of Game of Thrones. It was announced yesterday that David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, the creators of HBO’s Game of Thrones, are going to be writing and producing a brand new […]

James Gunn has revealed parts of his original Guardians of the Galaxy pitch

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Director of the Guardians of the Galaxy, James Gunn has revealed to the public aspects of his original pitch when vying for the job. For those interested in the movie making industry, it’s always fascinating when the curtain is pulled back and we get to see the embryonic stages of popular films. This is just […]

Rian Johnson reveals Kylo Ren’s thought process during his big Snoke scene in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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The Last Jedi may be close to exiting theatres now but many are still pondering some of the more shocking moments of the film. Perhaps the biggest surprise to be found was Kylo Ren’s decision to betray Supreme Leader Snoke, killing him in front of Rey. Luckily, Johnson has divulged a few details about when […]

Domhnall Gleeson says his Star Wars: The Last Jedi force choke scene was tough to navigate

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Being force choked, or rather, acting like you’re being force choked, is harder than it looks according to Domhnall Gleeson. In Star Wars: The Last Jedi there were a number of impressive uses of the force, one of those was certainly when Snoke force choked Hux despite the two being vast distances apart. It was […]

New Solo: A Star Wars Story character names have been revealed

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Some key new characters in Solo: A Star Wars Story have had their names revealed. The marketing campaign for Solo has at last got under way. First we had a TV spot on Super Bowl Sunday, and then the following day a teaser with even more footage of the new anthology film. Combining those with […]

If you’re a person who gives bad reviews to films you’ve not seen, perhaps you should rethink your life

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Samuel Brace on the campaign to sabotage the Rotten Tomatoes score of Marvel’s Black Panther… In the grand scheme of nefarious machinations, the topic of disgruntled movie fans (‘fan’ being a word I’m hesitant here to use) dishing out bad review scores to films which have yet to be seen, falls rather lower on the […]

Legion has been praised by the character’s creator Chris Claremont

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X-Men hall of famer Chris Claremont has praised the TV show Legion, 30 years after he helped create the star character with Bill Sienkiewicz. Legion was certainly proved to be a different beast from your usual superhero TV content when it debuted last year. The FX series by Noah Hawley was visually audacious and kept […]

Ryan Coogler considered having Patriot appear in Black Panther

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Director of Black Panther, Ryan Coogler, apparently considered including the Marvel character Patriot in the movie. Black Panther is proving to be one of the most highly anticipated movies of the year with the film apparently tracking tremendously well at the box office in terms of advanced tickets. The film, however, might have looked a […]