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Deadpool breaks Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ opening record in Russia

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The results for Deadpool keep rolling in, as the film has broken yet another record. On its opening weekend, Deadpool made more than Josh Trank’s Fantastic Four did it in its entire run, it broke the February opening record (in the US and the UK), it’s the biggest R-rated release of all-time, it’s the biggest R-rated […]

New Hellraiser movie on the way; Doug Bradley will not star but Heather Langenkamp will

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Hellraiser fans got some exciting news a while back when it was rumoured that Clive Barker was returning to his creation for a new outing. Well, it looks like there is a new Hellraiser on the way – but not as we thought it would be. “I actually have an opportunity to play a small […]

Ben Affleck says his Batman has “kind of given up”

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We’ve heard from Ben Affleck before about portaying a much older Batman than we’ve been used to seeing in previous big screen outings, and the actor has again been talking about his Dark Knight when he and co-star Henry Cavill dropped by during the NBA All-Star Game Pre-Show to promote Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. “He’s […]

Rumour: Possible details on a deleted scene from Star Wars: The Force Awakens featuring Darth Vader fighting Luke Skywalker

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Warning – spoilers for Star Wars: The Force Awakens if you’ve not seen it yet… Since the movie’s announcement, there were plenty of rumours about the involvement of both Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader in Star Wars: The Force Awakens. These rumours were certainly intensified by Hasbro’s toyline, which released some Force Awakens branded merchandise […]

Daredevil Season Two Trailer – Flickering Myth Reaction

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The Flickering Myth Team react… After a few tasters and a very brief teaser on Sunday, we got our first trailer for the second season of Marvel/Netflix’s Daredevil, which will see the Man Without Fear going toe-to-toe with Frank Castle – aka The Punisher. Not only that, but Elektra has shown her face in Hell’s […]

Is Deadpool ridiculously overrated?

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Luke Owen looks at Deadpool… If you’ve read my work before, or listened to me on the Flickering Myth podcast, or watched me on The Flickering Myth Movie Show, then you’ll know that I am not a fan of Deadpool. I, personally, think that he’s funny when you first discover his existence, but then find him […]

The Week in Star Wars – Episode VIII begins filming, Ewan McGregor in talks to star and more

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Pre-order Star Wars: The Force Awakens via Amazon UK or Amazon US The latest edition of The Week in Star Wars sees Episode VIII go into production, more rumours about Ewan McGregor, The Force Awakens being sued and more… First of all – happy Valentine’s Day! And if you’re here reading this, you’re probably having […]

Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Final Trailer – Flickering Myth Reaction

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The Flickering Myth Team react… The final trailer for Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice landed yesterday – and the Internet exploded in praise. It’s fair to say that the trailers prior to this one (the last one in particular) split audiences with some thinking it was pretty great, while others thinking it was a […]

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 won’t connect to Avengers: Infinity War; Thanos and Infinity Stones will not feature

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With the movie’s release coming in the build up to Avengers: Infinity War, it was assumed that James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2. would tie into the movie somewhat. There, of course, was always the theory that the final moments of the film would see The Guardians head to Earth and join the battle […]