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Jonathan Liebesman to direct Transformers 5? Quintessons, Ultra Magnus and Cyclonus to appear?

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Get your salt at the ready, because it’s time to take this bit of news with a pinch of it. According to websites Enstarz and Crossmap, Michael Bay is stepping down from the director’s chair of Transformers 5 and will be replaced with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles director Jonathan Liebesman. The sites claim “sources” have told […]

Jeremy Renner talks Paul Bettany’s Vision and Ultron in Avengers: Age of Ultron

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We’re only a few months away from Avengers: Age of Ultron, which means Earth’s Mightiest Heroes have been out in force talking about the movie. In an interview with Jeremy Renner with The Hollywood Reporter talking his latest movie The Throwaways, he talked about Paul Bettany’s Vision – and has admitted he has no idea […]

Spider-Man writer David Koepp gives his thoughts on saving the Spider-Man franchise

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Back in 2002, comic book movies were not as common place as they are today. 20th Century Fox had just released Bryan Singer’s X-Men two years earlier and Sony had just launched the Sam Raimi directed Spider-Man to much critical acclaim. Original writer David Koepp (Jurassic Park) would not return for its sequels Spider-Man 2 and Spider-Man 3, but […]

Donald Trump is not a fan of the all-female Ghostbusters reboot and a Harrison Ford-less Indiana Jones

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It’s fair to say that the announcement of Paul Feig’s all-female Ghostbusters cast has split opinions. While some are celebrating this bold, modern movement in Hollywood, others are calling it a further “raping” of their childhood. In the days since the reveal, we’ve heard original Ghostbuster Ernie Hudson speaking negatively about it (and then changing […]

San Andreas opens to $113 million worldwide

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San Andreas has certainly been no disaster at the box office, having opened to an impressive $113 million worldwide. The blockbuster movie, starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, opened in 60 markets around the globe and shot to the number one position domestically with $53.1 million (knocking Tomorrowland from the top spot) and added another $60 […]

Kevin Feige says there’s a “slew of casting announcements” for Phase Three movies over the next couple of months

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As Captain America: Civil War goes through its post-production phase, attention at Marvel Studios can now look towards their Phase Three line-up of movies including Doctor Strange, Black Panther and Captain Marvel. While we know some casting choices for those films, Marvel Studios head honcho Kevin Feige has promised that we’ll get a whole batch of […]

Joss Whedon would “never rule out” directing Captain Marvel

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Joss Whedon has always been known for writing and directing movies that feature female characters in lead roles – which would seem to make him the ideal man to take on the upcoming Captain Marvel. But would he do it? “Um, I would never rule anything out, because I like working here”, he told Buzzfeed. […]