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The Week in Spandex – Thor: Ragnarok trailer, Ant-Man and the Wasp villain revealed, Justice League marketing blitz, James Cameron slams Wonder Woman again and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Thor: Ragnarok, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Venom, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Avengers 4, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Black Panther, Inhumans, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Punisher, Runaways, Deadpool 2, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Gambit, The Gifted, Justice League, Flashpoint, Nightwing, Wonder Woman, The Joker, Aquaman, Suicide […]

Exclusive Interview: Emily Beecham discusses her new film Daphne

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Scott Bates chats with Daphne star Emily Beecham… Manchester-born actress Emily Beecham is perhaps most recognised for her role in AMC’s martial-arts themed Western series Into The Badlands, but this weekend the 33-year-old can be seen as the titular lead in Daphne, a Fleabag-esque, London-set drama about an ordinary young woman who begins to reassess […]

The Essential Harrison Ford Films

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In the build up to the release of Blade Runner 2049 [read our review here], Tom Jolliffe looks at the essential films of the key cast, starting with Harrison Ford… A long, varied and fine career has seen Ford become iconic in two franchises in particular (and indeed the upcoming reprise of Rick Deckard could […]

Ben Affleck – A Gentle Reminder Ahead of Justice League

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Martin Carr on Ben Affleck… With Justice League tracking a huge box office opening, Joss Whedon busy lightening tone and Zack Snyder stepping away permanently, there are others who have become lost amongst the kerfuffle. One is an Oscar-winning screenwriter and Best Picture winner, hounded by paparazzi and internet rumour mills for his continued role […]

Stephen King on where Dark Tower went wrong, Darren Aronofsky wants Superman, Avatar sequels to cost $1 billion and more – Daily News Roundup

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DARK TOWER – WHAT WENT WRONG? The adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower was an under-advertised flop, and the source material’s creator has now spoken out about its failure. “The major challenge was to do a film based on a series of books that’s really long, about 3,000 pages,” King told Vulture. “The other […]

Thor: Ragnarok cameo possibly revealed, Quentin Tarantino’s Star Trek movie, why Batman v. Superman failed critically and more – Daily News Roundup

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THOR: RAGNAROK CAMEO Weekly Planet podcast and CosmicBookNews are both reporting and speculating on two potential cameos for Thor: Ragnarok who will appear in a scene on Asgard where a play is recounting the events of the first Thor movie. We won’t post them here for fear or spoilers, so you’ll have to click here. ANT-MAN […]

Exclusive Interview – Director Maysaloun Hamoud on her new movie In Between, Palestinian cinema, and more

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Alex Moreland chats with director Maysaloun Hamoud, director of ‘In Between’, aka ‘Bar Bahar’… First of all, I was going to ask – what was your starting point for In Between? Um, the starting point is the time, by chance, I started to write. It was actually – the Arab spring began around us. Even […]

Gambit plot details possibly revealed, Peggy Carter returning for Avengers 4, Terminator 6 details and more – Daily News Roundup

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GAMBIT DETAILS Although it was announced in 2014, 20th Century Fox’s Gambit has really struggled in development hell – passing through two director’s hands with various writers attached. The folks over at SlashFilm claim to have the inside scoop with plot details, calling it the Oceans 11 of the comic book genre. Read those details […]