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Westworld’s Evan Rachel Wood says the audience are supposed to work out the twists

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Speaking to Vulture, Evan Rachel Wood took a break from talking about her new projects, to answer a few questions about Season 2 of HBO’s acclaimed drama series Westworld.  Not only teasing that there may be more than one world visited in the next season (with the first season of Westworld teasing a Samurai World), Wood – who […]

Why do we repeatedly watch trashy films during the festive season?

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George Chrysostomou on Christmas viewing habits… It feels like finally, the Christmas period has rolled around and the collection of assorted chocolate, wine and badly wrapped presents have begun to collect ready for December 25th. And with this season comes the one thing that most people have in common regardless of your religion, traditions or […]

What we’d like to see from a new Star Wars video game

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George Chrysostomou on what he’d like to see in future Star Wars video games… There’s been a lot of discussion recently regarding the status of the Star Wars video gaming licence. After writing an article about the state of the property as it currently stands under EA, it occurred to me that whilst addressing this as […]

Rumour: The New Mutants and X-Men: Dark Phoenix being shelved by Fox?

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Rumours have been circling for quite some time now that 20th Century Fox has serious confidence issues with their next two Marvel properties, with both X-Men: Dark Phoenix and The New Mutants reportedly receiving extremely poor internal reactions, leading to reshoots and release date delays on both projects. And reports are now circulating that the situation for both […]

Fast & Furious costume designer signs on for Captain Marvel

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According to a report from a report by Omega Underground, costume designer Sanja Milkovic Hays has signed on for 2019’s 90-set Captain Marvel movie. With sci-fi franchises like Star Trek: Beyond, Total Recall and Battle Los Angeles, as well as the Fast & Furious franchise and even a Marvel entry with Blade, Hays’ past work speaks for itself. Perhaps Sanja is […]

Is it time to move away from Legacy Characters?

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George Chrysostomou on legacy characters… Franchises have a lot of bankable qualities, but one thing that will forever boost the box office of a much loved film saga is the continuation of a well known individual’s story, or the return of a legendary character, one that people would actually pay money to see return to […]

Marvel’s Ghost Rider and Helstrom TV shows announced for Hulu

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With the Netflix Marvel shows finishing up and shows such as Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. heading towards its conclusion, the House of Ideas needed a brand new set of shows to repopulate the market and the official Marvel website has revealed that both a Ghost Rider and a Helstrom TV show are in the works and set […]

Why Marvel should hold a Phase Four press conference ahead of Comic-Con 2019

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George Chrysostomou on Marvel and its Phase Four plans… With the third Phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe quickly approaching its ‘endgame’, Marvel will hopefully soon announce a solid slate of post Avengers 4 plans for their faithful audience to digest. A few years ago, Marvel skipped San Diego Comic-Con in favour of holding its own press […]

What should be done about the state of Star Wars video games?

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George Chrysostomou on the state of Star Wars gaming under EA… The state of Star Wars video games is not a pretty sight as we head into 2019. Since Disney bought Lucasfilm from George Lucas, there have only been two console games based on the famous property that are independent of other franchises such as […]