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The Dark Tower director on the movie being “a canon continuation” of Stephen King’s books

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There’s less than two months to go before Stephen King’s epic fantasy series The Dark Tower hits the big screen, and speaking to IGN, director Nikolaj Arcel has reaffirmed that the movie is actually a sequel to King’s book series, rather than a traditional adaptation. “It is, in fact, a continuation,” said Arcel. “It is […]

Finn Jones says The Defenders “takes place over a couple of days”

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The Defenders stars Finn Jones and Mike Colter were in attendance at Houston’s Comicpalooza last weekend, during which Jones revealed that the story for the hotly-anticipated Marvel team-up series will unfold over a couple of days. “It takes place in a very short amount of time,” said Jones (via MCU Exchange). “It’s 8 episodes but it […]

Marvel’s Runaways gets a series order and first cast image

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Earlier today we got the first trailer for Netflix’s upcoming Marvel team-up series The Defenders [watch it here], and now we have more Marvel TV news, as Hulu has announced today that it has given a series order to the Runaways adaptation. The announcement was made today during Hulu’s upfront presentation, where a brief teaser was […]

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 pushes the MCU beyond $11 billion at the worldwide box office

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Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 began its international rollout this past weekend, grossing $101 million from 37 markets, and helping to propel the Marvel Cinematic Universe beyond the $11 billion mark at the global box office. Since its launch with Iron Man in 2008, the MCU’s fifteen releases have pulled in a combined […]

Star Wars Battlefront II will feature “more than three times the content” of its predecessor

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It seems that EA is going all out in an effort to get Star Wars fans back on board for the upcoming Star Wars Battlefront II following criticisms of the first game and its lack of content. We’ve already heard that the sequel will be “dramatically larger” than its predecessor, and now EA CEO Andrew […]

The Week in Spandex – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Avengers: Infinity War, Wonder Woman, Justice League, Booster Gold, Deadpool 2, X-Men: Dark Phoenix

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers 4, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Animated Spider-Man, Thor: Ragnarok, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Captain Marvel, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Luke Cage, X-Men: The New Mutants, Deadpool 2, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Logan, Deadpool, Gifted, Wonder Woman, Justice League, […]

WWE Superstar The Miz wants to play DC superhero Booster Gold

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Out and about on the promotional rounds for his new film The Marine 5: Battleground [read our review here], WWE Superstar Mike ‘The Miz’ Mizanin has revealed to Uproxx that he’s keen to take on a superhero role – and with his number one choice Deadpool already taken, he’s set his sights on DC’s Booster Gold. […]

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales tracking $100 million domestic opening weekend

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With Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales setting sail this Memorial Day weekend, Deadline is reporting that the fifth instalment of the blockbuster adventure series is tracking a four-day opening of between $90 and $100 million. The Memorial Day record is held by the third chapter of the series, Pirates Of The Caribbean: […]

Dr. Shaw and David return in Alien: Covenant prologue short The Crossing

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In celebration of Alien Day today, 20th Century Fox has released a prologue short for Ridley Scott’s Alien: Covenant, which features the return of Dr. Shaw (Noomi Rapace) and David (Michael Fassbender) as they continue their search for humanity’s creators… SEE ALSO: Alien: Covenant international TV spot teases an apocalypse SEE ALSO: Alien: Covenant “will […]