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The Week in Spandex – Doctor Strange marketing blitz, new Black Panther villain, Tarantino on Luke Cage, Batman movie “a year and a half out”

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Doctor Strange, Avengers: Infinity War, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Black Panther, Captain America: Civil War, Thor: Ragnarok, Luke Cage, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Agent Carter, Batman, Justice League, Suicide Squad, The Flash, Wonder Woman, Supegirl, The Flash, Arrow, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Gotham, Jupiter’s Legacy, Ninjak, Bloodshot, […]

The Week in Spandex – Time-Warner chief says DC has room for improvement, Avengers: Infinity War plot details, Marvel planning Phase Four, Poison Ivy’s transformation and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Justice League, Suicide Squad, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Gotham, The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders, The LEGO Batman Movie, Batman: The Animated Series, Avengers: Infinity War, Doctor Strange, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Thor: Ragnarok, Guardians of […]

Theory: Why Karen Gillan’s Jumanji costume isn’t sexist

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Luke Owen has a theory on why Karen Gillan’s costume in Jumanji isn’t sexist… It certainly caused some ire amongst the folk on Twitter when Kevin Hart unveiled our first look at the cast of the Jumanji sequel, as many pointed out the ‘male gaze’ nature of Karen Gillan’s costume of thigh-high boots, short shorts and a croptop […]

How Red Dwarf: The Movie failed to become a reality

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Luke Owen looks back at Red Dwarf: The Movie, and how it never got made… In 1998, BBC decided to pull the plug on Red Dwarf after its eighth series. The final series, aired in 1999, climaxed with an episode titled “Only The Good”, which ended with the words ‘The End’, before being replaced with ‘THE SMEG […]

The Week in Spandex – Avengers: Infinity War and The Defenders, Ghost Rider first look, Stan Lee: The Movie, Wolverine 3 villain, Harley Quinn movie and Man of Steel 2 confirmed, John Lithgow as The Joker

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Doctor Strange, Avengers: Infinity War, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Captain America: Civil War, Iron Man 3, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Ghost Rider, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, The Punisher, Ultimate Spider-Man vs. The Sinister 6, Stan Lee: The Movie, X-Men: Apocalypse, Wolverine 3, Justice […]

TIFF 2016 Interview – Lorcan Finnegan and cast on Without Name

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Ricky Church chats with Lorcan Finnegan and cast of Without Name… Earlier this week the Irish indie film Without Name premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival and Flickering Myth got to sit down with the cast and crew of this psychological horror. Without Name tells the story of Eric, a man going through a […]

TIFF 2016: Ewan McGregor and cast discuss American Pastoral

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Ewan McGregor and the cast discuss American Pastoral at the Toronto International Film Festival… When a high-profile actor decides to turn his eye to the director’s chair, the decision generates a lot of interest over how they’d handle their role. A lot of eyes were on Ewan McGregor as he took on American Pastoral, a […]

Why We All Love Flops

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Neil Calloway argues that we enjoy it when a film fails at the box office… This week brought the news – unsurprising to most – that this year had been less than stellar at the box office, with several films disappointing in terms of their grosses The BFG, Alice Through The Looking Glass and Ben-Hur […]

The Week in Spandex – Fixing the DCEU, Deathstroke cast, Mel Gibson slams Batman v Superman, Shia LaBeouf too crazy for Suicide Squad, Infinity War set photo, Shocker costume revealed

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Justice League, Batman, Suicide Squad, The Flash, Booster Gold, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Arrow, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Supergirl, Black Lightning, Gotham, Batman: Return of the Caped Crusaders, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Black Panther, […]

Interview: Adam Wingard talks Blair Witch secrecy, the daunting task of making a sequel, hatred for Book of Shadows and more

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Luke Owen gets on the phone with director Adam Wingard to discuss Blair Witch… It sort of took us all by surprise. Fans of Adam Wingard and Simon Barrett (who directed and wrote the tremendous You’re Next and even better The Guest) were waiting patiently for their next outing The Woods, and then at this […]