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Fantastic Four in the MCU, Star Wars: The Last Jedi footage, Avengers: Infinity War trailer and more – Weekend News Roundup

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FANTASTIC FOUR NO MORE? It’s been a busy weekend for those in the House of Mouse following the bi-annual D23 expo, but an announcement that many were hoping for never came to be. On the opening day, Marvel Studios had four giant statues covered in sheets, which many presumed would be the reveal of the […]

Why Jodie Whittaker’s Thirteenth Doctor Is the Hero We Need Right Now

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Tony Black on Jodie Whitaker’s casting as the Thirteenth Doctor… So there we go. The 13th (or should that be 14th?) Doctor, hero of legendary British institution Doctor Who, is for the first time in history going to be a woman. More specifically Jodie Whittaker, who just went from being a critically acclaimed British TV […]

Is Luke Skywalker evil, Wonder Woman Oscar campaign beings, new Justice League banner and more – Daily News Roundup

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MARK HAMILL ADDRESS THEORIES A new fan theory his kicked around online based on previous posters for Star Wars, which claims that Luke Skywalker will be the villain when it comes to December’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Posing this question to Mark Hamill himself, The Jedi Knight had a rather humorous response. Check it […]

Remembering Sky High, the first teen movie superhero hybrid

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Henry Bevan on Sky High… In the week since its release Spider-Man: Homecoming has created a lot of web traffic. People have posted countless thought pieces on the wall-crawler with many focusing on how it attempts to be Ferris Bueller’s Day Off with spandex. While I think the film admirably fails to transcend the superhero genre (partly because […]

Why does Marvel keep using the same villain for every movie?

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Anghus Houvouras on Marvel’s villains… Next year Marvel Studios will turn ten years old. This milestone is being marked with a celebration that Kevin Feige touched briefly upon. There’s certainly a lot to celebrate. Marvel’s foray into feature films has been an unmitigated success financially and with the ticket buying movie public. Whether you love […]

Why Winston Churchill Continues To Fascinate

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Neil Calloway looks at why Britain’s wartime leader is rarely off our screens… It’s a great pub quiz question; which character has been played by Brendan Gleeson, Timothy Spall, Michael Gambon, Albert Finney, Brian Cox and Christian Slater? The answer is, of course, Winston Churchill. I normally roll my eyes when I go to a […]

Five actors who should play Obi-Wan Kenobi (who aren’t Ewan McGregor)

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Anghus Houvouras with a satirical take on five actors who could replace Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi… Star Wars is back, baby! And better than ever. There’s a new Obi-Wan Kenobi movie in the works over at Disney, and I thought it was time to chime in with five actors who could easily step into […]

Paying Men Less Isn’t The Answer To Gender Equality In Hollywood

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Neil Calloway is unimpressed with new revelations this week… Friday saw an interview with Emma Stone published, where she admitted that some of her male co-stars had taken pay cuts so that she received an equal salary to them. Now, I’d happily appear in a film alongside Emma Stone for the price of a bag […]