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Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Ming-Na Wen is very unhappy with “whitewashing” Ghost in the Shell casting

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It caused quite a stir when it was announced that Scarlett Johansson (Captain America: Civil War) had been cast in the lead role of the live-action adaptation of Ghost in the Shell [the first picture from the film was released yesterday], which once again brought out the ugly side of Hollywood’s ‘whitewashing’ of Asian roles, similar […]

First Doctor Strange Trailer – Flickering Myth Reaction

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The Flickering Myth Team react…SEE ALSO: Read the Flickering Myth Reactions to Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Captain America: Civil War, Suicide Squad, Ghostbusters and moreYesterday, we got our first look at the Mystical side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe via the trailer for Doctor Strange [watch it here]. It’s only a teaser, but we got […]

Star Wars Exclusive: Rogue One’s Darth Vader casting revealed

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Following last month’s correct report on who Scoot McNairy was really playing in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (spoilers: it wasn’t Jimmy Olsen or Metallo), we’ve now got a Star Wars exclusive for you this morning on the casting of Darth Vader.It was reported last year that the Sith Lord would feature in Rogue One: A […]

The Week in Star Wars – Rogue One trailer, Yoda in Episode VIII, Ewan McGregor wants to do an Obi-Wan movie, Ahsoka YA novel, Captain Rex in Return of the Jedi and more

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 Order Star Wars: The Force Awakens via Amazon UK or Amazon USThe Week in Star Wars is back! And we’ve got our first look at Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, a few bits on Star Wars: Episode VIII and some more of that Star Wars: The Force Awakens Blu-Ray goodness…Let’s kick this week off with […]

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Trailer – Flickering Myth Reaction

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The Flickering Myth Team React…SEE ALSO: Read the Flickering Myth Reactions to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Captain America: Civil War, Suicide Squad, Ghostbusters and moreWhile we wait patiently for Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: Episode VIII, we’ve got another outing into our favourite galaxy far, far away in the form of Gareth Edward’s Rogue One: […]

Warner Bros. to green-light fewer ‘original’ movies to focus on DC, Harry Potter and LEGO

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There was a time when Warner Bros. was a power house at the box office, but a disappointing 2015 has brought out reports that the studio is looking to change their tactics for the next few years.Last year, the studio’s biggest movie was San Andreas starring Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson which made $155 million domestic […]

Jai Courtney confirms Suicide Squad reshoots; on-set report says Warner Bros. want it less “dark”

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Following the rather lacklustre release of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (which had a horrendous drop in its second week of box office takings), there was a rumour that David Ayer and his Suicide Squad were asked to go back and reshoot some of the movie in order to lighten the tone and make […]

The Week in Star Wars – Harrison Ford discusses Han Solo’s fate, The Force Awakens deleted scenes, Darth Maul returns in Star Wars Rebels and more

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 Pre-order Star Wars: The Force Awakens via Amazon UK or Amazon USWarning: This post contains spoilers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens if you’ve still not seen it…We’ve got some more details on those deleted scenes from The Force Awakens, Harrison Ford discussing Han Solo’s fate in the movie and your usual Star Wars Rebels […]

Highest Grossing Superhero Movies of All-Time

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Luke Owen keeps track of the highest grossing superhero movies of all-time… Still to come in 2017: Wonder Woman, Justice League, Spider-Man: Homecoming and Thor: Ragnarok.NOTE: You can debate what classifies as a ‘superhero’ in the comments section at the bottom of the page. We’re happy to take feedback on board and add any in you […]