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Full list of playable characters from LEGO DC Super Villains leaked

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During a livestream at EGX, the full roster for the upcoming LEGO DC Super Villains has leaked online, with the folks at The Brick Fan managed to compile a list of all the playable characters contained in the base version of the game. And, as you’d expect, there’s plenty of choice…Adam Strange Anti-Monitor Aqualad Aquaman […]

Here’s how much screen time each character had in Avengers: Infinity War

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On several occasions in the build up to Avengers: Infinity War, we were told that Thanos would be the main character of the movie, and it turns out that was indeed the case with the Mad Titan officially enjoying more screen time than anyone else in the Marvel superhero epic.IMDb user ninewheels0 has calculated how much […]

Elena Satine to play Beautiful Dreamer in X-Men series The Gifted

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After roles in Smallville and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., actress Elena Satine is set to add another superhero show to her resume, with The Gifted showrunner Matt Nix revealing that she is set to take on the role of Dreamer (a.k.a. the Morlock character Beautiful Dreamer) in the X-Men series The Gifted.Screen Rant reports that Nix […]

William Friedkin developing Killer Joe TV series

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According to IndieWire, director William Friedkin is in development on a TV series based upon his 2011 black comedy crime film Killer Joe.The site reports that Friedkin revealed at the Lumiere Festival in France that he is teaming with producer Bobby Maresco (Million Dollar Baby) for a new take on the story, which will shift […]

Jennifer Lawrence explains why she decided to return as Mystique for X-Men: Dark Phoenix

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With her initial three-film contract with 20th Century Fox expiring with last year’s X-Men: Apocalypse – not to mention her dislike for the body paint and make-up necessary for her character’s mutant form – there had been question marks as to whether Jennifer Lawrence would be returning as Mystique for the next entry in the […]

Liongsate developing feature film adaptation of sci-fi epic Children of Time

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Lionsgate has tapped Colby Day to pen an adaptation of Adrian Tchaikovsky’s epic sci-fi novel Children of Time, Variety has revealed.Published in 2015, the story involves a planet inhabited by evolved spiders uplifted by human scientists, and their later discovery by the last humans alive in the universe, playing off the contrast between the societal […]

Emma Stone explains why she insisted on her nude scene in The Favourite

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During an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Emma Stone has discussed her nude scene in Yorgos Lanthimos’ The Favourite, the first of her career, with the Oscar-winning actress revealing that it was not originally in the script for the film, but was something she suggested herself during production.“I had the sheet up around me,” explains […]

Comic Book Preview – Masters of the Universe: Revolution #3

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Dark Horse Comics releases Masters of the Universe: Revolution #3 next week, and you can get yourself an early sneak peek with the official preview below…All is revealed! Hordak’s young apprentice, against the master’s orders, returns to his home world for what promises to be a grisly family reunion. But the plan abruptly changes when […]

The younglings return for more Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures with season 2 trailer

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Star Wars: The Acolyte may have just ended [read our review of the season finale here], but we’ll be returning to the High Republic era of the galaxy far, far away this August with the second season of the animated preschool series Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures, and Disney+ has just dropped a poster and […]