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Stephen King’s fantasy epic returns in Marvel’s Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three – House of Cards #1

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Marvel Comics has announced the third instalment in its series of comic books based upon Stephen King’s dark fantasy epic The Dark Tower, with New York Times Bestselling writers Peter David (Spider-Man 2099) & Robin Furth (The Dark Tower: A Complete Concordance) and critically acclaimed artist Piotr Kowalski (Marvel Knights: Hulk) set to launch Dark […]

Neil Gaiman talks Sandman movie, wants Tom Hiddleston for Morpheus

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As Warner Bros., David S. Goyer and Joseph Gordon-Levitt continue to chip away at development on the long-awaited Sandman movie, creator Neil Gaiman has shared his thoughts on who he’d like to play the lead character of Dream, a.k.a. Morpheus. “It’s a funny thing with Morpheus. Again, it’s that thing where you look around and […]

Marvel and Disney Kingdoms present the cover to Big Thunder Mountain Railroad #1

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Marvel Comics and Disney Kingdoms have announced that the world famous Disney attraction Big Thunder Mountain Railroad will be roaring to life in comic book form in March 2015, and to celebrate the news Pasqual Ferry’s cover to the first issue has been released online… From acclaimed writer Dennis Hopeless (Spider-Woman, Avengers Undercover) and rising […]

The Flash casts another Rogue as Peyton List signs on as Lisa Snart

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It looks like The CW’s DC series The Flash has added another Rogue to its roster, with Access Hollywood reporting that Peyton List (The Tomorrow People) has signed on to play Lisa Snart, the younger sister of Leonard Snart / Captain Cold (Wentworth Miller), who is also known as the supervillain Golden Glider. The site […]

Marvel’s original Star Wars comics getting the remastered graphic novel treatment

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Having secured the license from Dark Horse, Marvel Comics is set to launch a new phase of Star Wars comics this January, but the publisher has also announced that the original Marvel adaptations of the Original Trilogy are returning for new, oversized graphic novels with remastered colouring. Things will get underway in May with the […]

Winners of the 35th London Critics’ Circle Film Awards announced

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The London Critics’ Circle Film Awards took place at the May Fair Hotel in London tonight, with Boyhood taking home the top honour, Film of the Year, as well as Director of the Year (Richard Linklater) and Supporting Actress of the Year (Patricia Arquette). Under the Skin was named British Film of the Year and […]

Mr Turner leads 35th London Critics’ Circle Film Awards nominations

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The London Film Critics’ Circle has announced the nominations for the 35th annual awards ceremony, with Mike Leigh’s Mr Turner leading the field with seven nominations in total, including Film of the Year and British Film of the Year. Mr Turner will contest the Film of the Year award against Birdman, Boyhood, The Grand Budapest […]

Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons cast in Fargo season 2

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FX has announced that Kirsten Dunst (Spider-Man) and Jesse Plemons (Breaking Bad) have signed on for major roles in the second season of the Emmy Award-winning Fargo. According to EW, Dunst will play Peggy Blomquist, “a small town beautician with big city dreams who is trying to figure out who she really is and what […]

Joss Whedon calls Fox’s Buffy the Vampire Slayer widescreen remasters “nonsense”

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In an effort to bring Buffy the Vampire into the HD era, 20th Century Fox has been remastering the hugely-popular series, putting out high-definition, widescreen versions of the show. Remastered episodes of the first two seasons have been airing in the States on the cable channel Pivot, but it seems that Fox’s restoration is doing […]