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Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer gets the George Lucas Special Edition treatment

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Not content with Disney and J.J. Abrams’ efforts on the Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer, it seems that George Lucas has given the teaser his Special Edition treatment to bring it more in line with his vision of the galaxy far, far away, complete with Hayden Christensen Force Ghosts, trade negotiations, and CGI creatures […]

The Week in Spandex – Batman, Wonder Woman, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, The Fantastic Four, X-Men: Apocalypse, The Flash / Arrow, Constantine and more

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Our weekly round-up of the latest news and talking points from the world of screen superheroes, including Batman, Wonder Woman, Justice League Dark, The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, Gotham, Constantine, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Agent Carter, Big Hero 6, The Fantastic Four, X-Men: Apocalypse and more…. It’s […]

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 tops the UK box office chart with biggest opening weekend of 2014

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UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd November 2014… Exactly a year after its predecessor topped the chart, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 debuted in first place at the UK box office, pulling in £12,654,109 – accounting for 2 out of every 3 cinema tickets […]

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies holds on to top spot at the UK box office for the third weekend

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UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 26th to Sunday 28th December 2014… Peter Jackson’s final voyage to Middle-earth, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies, closed out the UK box office chart of 2014 by retaining the crown for the third consecutive week, pulling in £4.25 million to […]

The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies tops the UK box office chart

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UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 12th to Sunday 14th December 2014… Exactly a year after The Desolation of Smaug debuted in first place and two years after An Unexpected Journey did the same, Peter Jackson is back at the top of the UK box office chart with the […]

Paddington topples The Hunger Games at the UK box office, Frozen re-enters the top ten

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UK box office top ten and analysis for the weekend of Friday 28th to Sunday 30th November 2014… After just one week atop the UK chart, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 has been pushed down into second place, with new release Paddington taking top spot with a solid £5,125,519 opening weekend. Despite being […]

Anna Kendrick’s Cinderella featured in new clip from Disney’s Into the Woods

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Walt Disney Pictures has released a new clip from the upcoming musical fantasy Into the Woods, featuring Anna Kendrick as Cinderella. Check it out below after the official synopsis… SEE ALSO: Into the Woods featurette sees Meryl Streep singing ‘Stay With Me’ Into the Woods is a modern twist on several of the beloved Brothers […]

First clip from Into the Woods featuring Emily Blunt, James Corden and Meryl Streep

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With a little over a month to go before its release, Walt Disney Pictures has debuted the first clip from Into the Woods, which sees The Witch (Meryl Streep) interrupting an argument between The Baker (James Corden) and his wife (Emily Blunt) and issuing a threat to the couple. Check it out below… SEE ALSO: […]

Comic Book Preview – Godzilla Rivals: Vs. Gigan

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IDW Publishing releases Godzilla Rivals: Vs. Gigan one-shot this Wednesday, and you can check out the official preview of the issue here… Seattle, 2008. Networked computers and video game consoles have connected millions across the globe in virtual combat… and an insidious intelligence has taken notice. The insectoid Nebulans, would-be conquerors of Earth, have hijacked […]