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The Week in Spandex – Avengers: Infinity War casting and budget, The Defenders first look, Deadpool 2 update, Justice League “a mess”, Affleck hesitating on The Batman

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers: Infinity War, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Thor: Ragnarok, Doctor Strange, Ant-Man and the Wasp, The Defenders, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Runaways, Cloak and Dagger, Legion, Logan, Deadpool 2, X-Men: The New Mutants, X-Men: Supernova, The Batman, Justice League, Shazam, Aquaman, Wonder Woman, Gotham City Sirens, Green […]

Charlie Cox and Krysten Ritter on where we’ll find Daredevil and Jessica Jones heading into Marvel’s The Defenders

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Over the past couple of days, EW has been peeling back the curtain on Netflix’s upcoming Marvel ensemble The Defenders, releasing the first official images from the team-up [see here], some behind-the-scenes photos of the cast [see here], and some brief details on Sigourney Weaver’s villain [see here]. And now we have some comments from cast members Charlie […]

Finn Jones on Danny Rand’s journey from Iron Fist to The Defenders

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We’ve already heard from Charlie Cox (Matt Murdock), Krysten Ritter (Jessica Jones) and Mike Colter (Luke Cage) about Netflix’s The Defenders, and now former Game of Thrones star Finn Jones has been chatting to EW about his role as Danny Rand, and the character’s journey from Iron Fist through to the Marvel team-up. “[Danny Rand] […]

The Defenders showrunner on bringing Marvel’s heroes together

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As Entertainment Weekly continues its preview of Netflix’s big Marvel team-up The Defenders, the outlet has been speaking to showrunner Marco Ramirez about the crossover series, and the challenges of combining the separate Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and Iron Fist shows to deliver one cohesive tone. “It’s ultimately a story about a family of orphans who […]

Celine Dion to perform original song for Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

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Following on from the news that Ariana Grande and John Legend are to duet on ‘Beauty and the Beast’ for Disney’s upcoming live-action adaptation, Disney has now announced that four-time Grammy winner Celine Dion is set to perform an all-new original song entitled ‘How Does A Moment Last Forever’. The song has been written by […]

Gareth Edwards explains why the original ending of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story was changed

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It was pretty clear to anyone who’d seen a trailer for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story that the much publicised reshoots led to some rather major changes in December’s blockbuster Anthology movie, particularly during the climactic battle on Scarif. And, speaking to Slash Film, director Gareth Edwards has now offered some insight into the […]

Darth Vader’s final scene in Rogue One was added during reshoots

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Warning: Spoilers for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story follow… Although he was only used sparingly in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, the scene of Darth Vader cutting down Rebel troopers in an effort to prevent the Death Star plans from falling into the hands of Princess Leia delivered one of the Dark Lord of […]

Rogue One passes $900 million worldwide, Disney now has the five biggest movies of 2016

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Disney’s Rogue One: A Star Wars Story continues to dominate the multiplexes around the world, pushing its worldwide haul to $914.4 million in its fourth weekend to become the fifth biggest film of 2016, having overtaken Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and The Secret Life of Pets. This means Disney now has the top […]