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5 Actors Who Could Play The Joker

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Thomas Roach with five actors who could play The Joker in the new DC Universe… After Heath Ledger’s tragic death in 2008 and the actor leaving his mark on the world with his iconic portrayal of The Joker in The Dark Knight, the next person to take on the role of the Clown Prince of […]

Is Iron Man 4 closer than we think?

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Thomas Roach on whether Iron Man 4 is closer than we think…A few days ago Robert Downey Jr. took to his Facebook page and teased us with Iron Man 4. With Phase Three having been announced a few months back there was no sign of a fourth Iron Man movie, but it was revealed that […]

Why don’t they just make a Doctor Doom movie instead?

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Anghus Houvouras on how to fix the Fantastic Four franchise…Fantastic Four is one of those cinematic enigmas. A concept that’s been around almost as long as Marvel Comics. A well-known, well established group of characters that are high on recognition factor but low on the public’s interest level. We’ve suffered through four terrible Fantastic Four […]

Is Box Office More Important Than a Film’s Critical Success?

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Samuel Brace on whether box office is more important than critical success…How should we measure a film’s success?The metric we use to determine whether or not the latest feature film has reached heights high enough to warrant being labelled successful, seems to be up for a rather heated debate.Is a film’s worth measured on the […]

The Callow Way – Why aren’t there more female directors?

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This week Neil Calloway looks at the lack of women behind the camera in Hollywood… This week, a report by San Diego State University revealed that only 7% of the films in 2014’s top 250 highest grossing list were directed by women. That works out at 17 films, with only one film in the top […]

Minorities in film and casting controversies: The right person for the right job?

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Alice Rush on minorities in film and casting controversies: the right person for the right job..? Like most years 2014 had its fair share of film controversies. The Interview nearly sparked a war between America and North Korea (I use the word ‘nearly’ very loosely), Nymphomaniac attracted criticism for unsimulated sex scenes and Transformers: Age […]

Game of Thrones: What Flights Through the Past Await Bran Stark?

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Tony Black on what flights through the past might await Bran Stark in Game of Thrones season 6…Brandon Stark may never walk again, but he has already begun to fly. Spoilers abound for season six episode two, ‘Home’, of Game of Thrones, in which after a season of rest and relaxation in the Three-Eyed Raven’s […]

Exclusive interview with Criminal director Ariel Vromen: “Field of Dreams is Ryan Reynolds’ favourite film”

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Out now in cinemas, Criminal is the new film from acclaimed director Ariel Vromen (The Iceman), and Flickering Myth’s roving reporter Scott J. Davis sat down with him to discuss his latest effort.SEE ALSO: Read our review of Criminal hereThe new action thriller is set in London and stars Kevin Costner as a notorious criminal named Jericho, […]

Movies Marvel Should Make: Vision & The Scarlet Witch

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Anghus Houvouras would like to see Marvel making a Vision and Scarlet Witch movie…Earlier this week I talked at length about why The Inhumans was possibly pulled from the Marvel Movie slate. While I have nothing against The Inhumans, it was the Marvel movie I was the least interested in seeing brought to life. Its […]

Will Andy Serkis be playing a live-action role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens?

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Thomas Roach on Andy Serkis’ role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens…With Star Wars: The Force Awakens being one of the most anticipated films of 2015 there is always going to be a great deal of speculation from fans. The film has wrapped production and the cast have all been sworn to secrecy in order […]