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The era of big stars is over, so are we on the cusp of the era of directors?

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George Chrysostomou on whether we’re entering the era of the director… For many a year now, movies have been marketed and sold on the big name stars who appear in them. For a very long time, this method of selling a movie worked. There were periods of time that people would see Sylvester Stallone attached […]

CBS planning more Star Trek: Discovery spinoffs

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There’s been a lot of excitement surrounding the Star Trek franchise over the last week, with the return of Patrick Stewart in a brand new Star Trek: The Next Generation sequel series, not to mention the potential for more spinoffs set in the Trek universe. In an all access interview with Deadline, CBS producer Julie McNamara had this […]

Are we on the verge of make or break for the DC Universe?

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George Chrysostomou on whether the DC universe is on the verge of make or break… Recent months have shown a gradual shift in DC and Warner Bros.’ business plan. Across the board, there are new creative teams being implemented, new platforms being created and new stories being launched. This extends to comics, movies, TV shows […]

Marvel’s Doctor Strange director teases possible sequel news for September

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Scott Derrickson has quickly become one of the staple directors at Marvel Studios. After helming the first Doctor Strange movie, the director of the mystic arts has also helped to shape the character’s portrayal in Thor: Ragnarok and Avengers: Infinity War, so it comes as no surprise that Marvel would want him to return for the sequel to the magical […]

Spider-Man: Far From Home logo revealed as Jake Gyllenhaal arrives in London

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Today is Spider-Man Day, and Marvel Studios has marked the occasion by sharing the official logo for Spider-Man: Far From Home, next year’s Phase Four-launching superhero blockbuster, and the sequel to 2017’s Spider-Man: Homecoming. Meanwhile, it it has been rumoured that Jake Gyllenhaal has been cast in Spider-Man: Far From Home, as the villain Mysterio. This […]

Dwayne Johnson and Emily Blunt announce start of production on Disney’s Jungle Cruise

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As Disney continues to enjoy enormous success with its various Marvel, Pixar and Lucasfilm properties, not to mention its live-action retellings of its animated classics, the Mouse House has now decided to turn to an old trick of looking to its theme park attractions for its next franchise hopeful. Disney’s Jungle Cruise, a long time popular […]

Star Wars: The Clone Wars revived, new trailer unveiled at Comic-Con

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Several years have passed since the fan favourite Lucasfilm animated series Star Wars: The Clone Wars was cancelled on a less than satisfying note. It appeared that all hope was lost when Star Wars Rebels was announced as the spiritual successes to the Prequel-era series, seemingly bringing an end to the possibility of a new season of […]

What we can expect from the Marvel video game panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2018

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George Chrysostomou looks forward to Marvel’s gaming panel at Comic-Con… Marvel has announced a number of panels for the 2018 pop culture extravaganza San Diego Comic-Con. One jumped out to me, however, as potentially housing some of the biggest news of the con. On Thursday, Marvel is hosting a gaming panel. There have been a […]

3 Successful Franchise Revivals and 3 Failures

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George Chrysostomou with three successful franchise revivals and three failures… Franchise revivals are an ever present part of Hollywood today. Whilst audiences love sequels, prequels, original properties and reboots, there’s nothing quite as nostalgic as a franchise revival – taking a property from years ago, giving it a fresh coat of paint and selling it […]