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The 5 Highest Grossing Movie Stars Not in a Star Wars or Superhero Movie

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Samuel Brace on the five highest-grossing movie stars not in a Star Wars or superhero movie… Film’s landscape has changed dramatically over the years – as is to be expected. Gone is the age of the traditional American movie, the sweeping drama, the movie star led original tale that could drive audiences to cinemas just […]

The Week in Spandex – Wonder Woman tracking, Justice League Dark update, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 box office, DC and Marvel TV updates, new Hellboy announced

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Wonder Woman, Justice League, Justice League Dark, Aquaman, Krypton, Black Lightning, Powerless, Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, Gotham, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Infinity War, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Inhumans, The Defenders, Jessica Jones, Iron Fist, The Gifted, Deadpool, Deadpool […]

Exclusive Interview – John Wilson talks about Zenobi Software, unreleased titles and whether we’ll see the Balrog on the ZX Spectrum Next

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Villordsutch talks with John Wilson (The Balrog) about Zenobi Software…There was a time when us gamers didn’t require ultra-real graphics delivered in 4K resolution, nor truth be told did we actually require graphics, for our days were occupied with text-based adventure games and here we lost real time. Reading lines of an unfolding story whilst looking […]

We need to talk about the disappointing Wonder Woman box office tracking

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Luke Owen on the box office tracking for Wonder Woman…Last month it was reported that Wonder Woman, the latest entry in the struggling DCEU, was tracking around $83 million. While not a complete disaster, it really wasn’t a great number when compared to its contemporaries. However a new report yesterday stated it was more likely […]

The Rise of the Disposable Character

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Tom Jolliffe on the rise of the disposable character… In recent years there has been a huge rise in the ensemble blockbuster. Films such as Avengers Assemble or the Fast and Furious franchise have popularized the ensemble piece and there seems no sign of this slowing down. Even now in the Marvel universe with standalone […]

Spider-Girl in Homecoming sequel, Hitler on a T-rex, Wonder Woman box office and more – Daily News Roundup

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SPIDER-GIRLWe’re gearing up for the release of Spider-Man: Homecoming in July, but Spidey himself Tom Holland has been talking about what who he’d like to face in the already-announced sequel. “There’s so many good villains, I really like Mysterio, I like Kraven,” he said. “I really like the Clone Saga. I think it could be […]

Judge Dredd TV show, cancelled Hellboy movie, Wonder Woman plot details and more – Daily News Roundup

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DREDD 2 NO MORE?Since its release, fans have been clamouring for a sequel to Dredd, the live-action adaptation of 2000AD’s classic character starring Karl Urban. There has been a lot of back and forth, but the poor box office return has hindered Dredd’s return to the big screen. However new dropped yesterday seemingly out of […]

Exclusive Interview: Alien: Covenant star Michael Fassbender

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Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant opens in the UK this Friday, and in the build up to the release Flickering Myth Thomas Harris was fortunate enough to speak to some of the cast about their roles in the hotly-anticipated sci-fi horror.Yesterday we brought you interviews with Katherine Waterston (Daniels), Danny McBride (Tennessee) and Billy Crudup (Orma) […]

What is the modern teen movie?

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Henry Bevan on the modern teen movie…Jerky jocks; nebbish nerds; the girl next door who is unfairly called a whore; the hot girl; the bitchy cheerleader; the ugly girl who’s actually a swan; the self-loathing teachers; teachers who sleep with students; teachers who are bad at their jobs; crowded school corridors; cool kids who drive; […]

Exclusive Interview: Alien: Covenant star Katherine Waterston

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In the build up to the release of Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant, Flickering Myth’s Thomas Harris has been chatting to the cast of the sci-fi horror. Earlier today we brought you an exclusive interview with Danny McBride and Billy Crudup, and now here’s Thomas chatting to Katherine Waterston about her role as Daniels and following […]