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7 Things We Learned From the First Half of Jessica Jones

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Luke Owen on the first seven episodes of Jessica Jones… With all 13 episodes airing on November 20th, we were lucky enough to be given early access to the first seven episodes of Marvel’s Jessica Jones, the second series in the Netflix side of the MCU. So, what did we learn? 1. Adult content Let’s make […]

The Angry Birds Movie becomes the second biggest video game film of all-time

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Following on from the good news of Warcraft passing $250 million worldwide, fellow video game adaptation The Angry Birds Movie has some good news of its own. Having been in cinemas for nearly a month, The Angry Birds Movie has hit $312 million worldwide – making it the second biggest video game movie of all-time. It’s […]

Johnny Depp to star in The Invisible Man reboot

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Having brought in Tom Cruise a couple of weeks back to star in The Mummy, it looks like Universal are looking to go after Hollywood’s ‘big guns’ for their Monsters Universe, as Deadline are reporting that Johnny Depp has signed to star in The Invisible Man. There’s no word yet on a director for the movie, […]

Steven Spielberg says Guardians of the Galaxy is his favourite comic book movie

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He has been branded as one of the greatest directors of our generation, and now Steven Spielberg has been weighing in his thoughts on the comic book boom that has taken over Hollywood. Speaking at Cannes, where his latest film The BFG is screening, Spielberg was asked about ‘superhero movies’ and he unveiled which one is […]

Dan Stevens joins monster movie Colossal

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The cast of Nacho Vigalondo’s Colossal is starting to take shape, as ComingSoon are reporting that Dan Stevens (The Guest) has been cast to star alongside Anne Hathaway (The Dark Knight Rises). Colossal met some legal issues earlier in the year, when Japanese studio Toho threatened action against Vigalondo for promoting the film as a […]

Suicide Squad’s Jai Courtney says DC is “still the bad guy” in the Marvel v DC war

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Having passed $700 million worldwide, it would be hard to call Suicide Squad a complete flop, but that doesn’t stop people focusing on the negative reaction the film got upon its release, which further fueled the Marvel vs. DC debate. Speaking with Batman-News, Captain Boomerang himself Jai Courtney spoke about the rivalry, and how the […]

Rian Johnson shares photo from the Star Wars: Episode VIII edit

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Rian Johnson has shared the first image from the edit of Star Wars: Episode VIII – although it doesn’t really show an awful lot. The director shared the image via Instagram with the post, “day one!” Check it out below: Day one! A photo posted by Rian Johnson (@riancjohnson) on Aug 15, 2016 at 7:15pm […]

Scarlett Johansson says she talks to Marvel often about a Black Widow movie

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It’s perhaps the most demanded solo movie from fans, but there is still nothing in place for a Black Widow movie. But in a new interview, Scarlett Johansson has revealed that she brings it up with the studio all the time. “I talk to them about it often,” she told Variety. “It would have to fit in […]

Marvel submits Captain America: Civil War for awards consideration

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It’s been reveled that last Friday (Sept 23rd), Marvel held a “for your consideration” screening of Captain America: Civil War – officially putting it forward for awards season. Several Marvel Cinematic Universe movies – including Iron Man, Iron Man 2, The Avengers, Iron Man 3, Captain America: The Winter Solider, and Guardians of the Galaxy […]