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Sophie Turner talks playing Jean Grey in X-Men: Apocalypse and “emulating” Famke Janssen

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It was announced last week that Sophie Turner had been cast as the younger Jean Grey in Bryan Singer’s X-Men: Apocalypse (alongside Tye Sheridan as young Cyclops and Alexandra Shipp as a young Storm) and now the Game of Thrones star has spoken out about her new role.“I was getting out of the car to walk […]

Deathstroke could feature in Suicide Squad; Jason Clarke and Joe Manganiello eyed for the role

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With the search for Tom Hardy’s replacement rolling on (now that Jake Gyllenhaal has passed), we could have some more Suicide Squad casting news in the near future.According to the super sleuths over at JoBlo, Wade Wilson aka Deathstroke will also feature in David Ayer’s movie as a “hired assassin competing against the Suicide Squad”. The […]

Movie Review – Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)

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Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015) Directed by Matthew Vaughn Starring Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Mark Strong, Sofia Boutella, Sophie Cookson, Michael Caine, Mark Hamill, Tom Prior and Jack Davenport SYNOPSIS: A veteran secret agent takes a young upstart under his wing. Marking the second time Matthew Vaughn has directed a comic book created […]

Movie Review – Ex Machina (2015)

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Ex Machina, 2015 Written and directed by Alex Garland Starring Domhnall Gleeson, Oscar Isaac, Alicia Vikander, Sonoya Mizuno SYNOPSIS: A young programmer is selected to participate in a breakthrough experiment in artificial intelligence by evaluating the human qualities of a breathtaking female A.I. 28 Days Later and Sunshine‘s Alex Garland moves from the writer’s desk to […]

Scoot McNairy talks Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, calls Zack Snyder an “incredible filmmaker” and an “incredible visionary”

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Those of you who frequent our website often will notice in posts about Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Scoot McNairy is noted as starring in the movie in a “as-yet-unrevealed roles”. During an interview with USA Today, McNairy was grilled about the movie, but wasn’t letting up any information.“Man, I would love to spend hours […]

Red Hood confirmed for Gotham

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With rumours of The Joker making a small screen appearance in TV show Gotham, we now have official word that Red Hood will indeed be making a trip to the pre-Batman Gotham City.“There’s going to be an episode that involves the Red Hood, which picks up that strand, the costume strand,”  Gotham showrunner Bruno Heller […]

Will Grey Hulk be in Avengers: Age of Ultron?

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Following on from the Funko POP vinyl figures we reported on yesterday, the good folk at IGN Movies have unearthed this image, which shows a Hot Topic Savage Hulk exclusive figure. Does this mean that the Grey Hulk will be in Avengers: Age of Ultron, or is it just a fancy variant?SEE ALSO – Avengers: Age of Ultron […]

Interview: Matthew Vaughn talks Kingsman: The Secret Service, X-Men: Days of Future Past, James Bond and Fantastic Four

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Flickering Myth chat with Matthew Vaughn…Out in cinemas on at the end of the month, Flickering Myth Podcast host Luke Owen sat down with Kingsman: The Secret Service director Matthew Vaughn to talk about the movie, leaving X-Men: Days of Future Past to work on it, thoughts on James Bond and what he makes of The […]