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Benicio Del Toro officially confirms Star Wars: Episode VIII villain role

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It’s been a busy day for Star Wars news, what with all the toy reveals, comic book previews and a new banner for Star Wars: The Force Awakens [check out all of our coverage here], and now we have confirmation from Benicio Del Toro (Guardians of the Galaxy) that he’s set for a villainous role […]

The Week in Spandex – Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Spider-Man, Blade, Man of Steel 2, Suicide Squad, Gotham, Supergirl, Heroes Reborn and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, Blade, Spider-Man, The Amazing Spider-Man 3, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Luke Cage, X-Men: Apocalypse, Gambit, Fantastic Four, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Man […]

Josh Brolin talks Thanos, says he’s “bringing the wrath” to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe is set to kick off early next year with Captain America: Civil War, building to the long-awaited showdown between Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and Thanos in the two-part Avengers: Infinity War. Speaking to MTV, Josh Brolin has shared his excitement over his role as the Mad Titan, and stated […]

More rumours on George Miller and DC, Man of Steel 2 said to be on “permanent hold”

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Last week a rumour emerged from The Death of Superman Lives – What Happened? director Jon Schnepp claiming that George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road) is being lined to direct Man of Steel 2 for Warner Bros. Now Den of Geek is chiming in to the report, claiming that Miller is indeed in talks with […]

Margot Robbie on losing out on Sue Storm in Fantastic Four, and Jared Leto’s Joker

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Next year Margot Robbie is set to give a big screen debut to the fan favourite DC character Harley Quinn in Warner Bros.’ Suicide Squad, and speaking to Daily News, the Australian actress has revealed that she had previously been under consideration to play Susan Storm in 20th Century Fox’s box office bomb Fantastic Four […]

Fear the Walking Dead shatters records for highest-rated cable premiere

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AMC launched its companion series to The Walking Dead on Friday night, with Fear the Walking Dead enjoying a hugely-successful start as its debut episode set a new record for the highest-rated cable premiere. The first episode of the show pulled in 10.1 million viewers according to Nielsen estimates, which shatters the previous record set […]

The Week in Spandex – Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Jessica Jones, Marvel’s Most Wanted, Deadpool, Wolverine 3, Batman v Superman, Man of Steel 2, The Crow and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Captain America: Civil War, Doctor Strange, Captain Marvel, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, Marvel’s Most Wanted, Guardians of the Galaxy, Fantastic Four, Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse, Wolverine 3, Gambit, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Man of Steel 2, Suicide Squad, […]

Hugh Jackman teases Sabretooth and Beserker Rage for Wolverine 3

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Last month, Hugh Jackman took to social media to encourage fans to tell him what they’d like to see in the upcoming third Wolverine solo movie, which will also mark his final outing as the fan-favourite mutant. Having had time to sift through the responses, Jackman has now spoken to the Sydney Confidential Podcast about […]

George Lucas says Goofy inspired Jar Jar Binks

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Star Wars creator George Lucas was in attendance at Disney’s D23 Expo in Anaheim, California yesterday, during which he revealed that one of the Mouse House’s iconic cartoon characters served as the inspiration for the most-loathed character from the galaxy far, far away: Jar Jar Binks. “I can’t even begin to tell you how much […]