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Sam Raimi says he “messed up plenty” with “awful” Spider-Man 3

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Before Marc Webb brought the Spider-Man franchise to its knees this year with The Amazing Spider-Man 2, the majority of vitriol from Spidey fans was reserved for the third movie in Sam Raimi’s original trilogy, 2007’s Spider-Man 3. Now Raimi himself has spoken about the disappointing threequel during a chat with the Nerdist podcast, admitting […]

Mad Max: Fury Road prequel comics announced for May

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As we await the arrival of Mad Max: Fury Road, DC Comics imprint Vertigo has announced the release of the hardcover book Mad Max: Fury Road: Inspired Artists, which includes art influenced by George Miller’s seminal post-apocalyptic action series, along with four character-centric prequel comics. Check out the front and back cover to Inspired Artists, […]

Jennifer Lawrence tops Hollywood’s highest-grossing stars of 2014

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Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence has capped another fantastic year by securing the honour of being the highest grossing star of 2014, with her movies X-Men: Days of Future Past and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 earning a combined $1.4 billion in box office receipts. Chris Pratt claimed second place with $1.2 billion from The […]

Laika announces new project Kubo and the Two Strings

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Laika, the animation company behind Coraline, ParaNorman and The Boxtrolls, has announced a fourth collaboration with Focus Features, with the stop motion specialists currently working on Kubo and the Two Strings. According to Deadline, the project is described as a “sweeping, swashbuckling adventure set in a mythical ancient Japan [and] centers on young Kubo, who […]

The Week in Spandex – Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Avengers: Infinity War, Captain Marvel, Luke Cage, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Shazam, The Sinister Six and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain Marvel, Ant-Man, Doctor Strange, Iron Man 4, Agent Carter, Daredevil, A.K.A. Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Sinister Six, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Shazam, Gotham, The Flash, Constantine […]

Two TV spots for Mortdecai starring Johnny Depp

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Ahead of its release next month, Lionsgate has dropped a couple of new TV spots for Mortdecai, director David Koepp’s (Secret Window) upcoming crime caper starring Johnny Depp (The Lone Ranger). Check them out below after the official synopsis… SEE ALSO: New poster and trailer for Mortdecai Juggling some angry Russians, the British Mi5, his […]

Download the Terrahawks audio track Zelda’s Night Before Christmas

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Last week Anderson Entertainment gave Terrahawks fans a Holiday treat by releasing the Terrahawks Christmas Special ‘A Christmas Miracle’ online for free [watch it here], and now Big Finish has released a special festive three-minute audio download featuring Zelda giving her evil take on The Night Before Christmas. “We wanted to bring some Yuletide cheer […]

New clip from Roald Dahl’s Esio Trot featuring Dustin Hoffman and Judi Dench

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Following on from the first trailer [which you can see here], the BBC has released an extended clip from its upcoming adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Esio Trot, which sees Dustin Hoffman’s Mr Hoppy and Judi Dench’s Mrs Silver sharing stories of their childhood memories. Check it out below… Mr Hoppy, a retired bachelor, harbours a […]

Watch a clip from tonight’s Black Mirror: White Christmas

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Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror: White Christmas is set to air on Channel 4 tonight, and to whet our appetites a clip from the feature-length special has arrived online, which we’ve got for you right here… SEE ALSO: Trailer for Black Mirror: White Christmas Black Mirror: White Christmas airs tonight at 9pm, with a cast that […]