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Marvel’s Doctor Strange now opening three days earlier in the UK

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Some good news for UK-based Marvel fans itching to see Benedict Cumberbatch’s take on the Sorcerer Supreme, as Marvel has announced that the UK release of Doctor Strange has been brought forward three days, and will now open on these shores on Tuesday, October 25th! SEE ALSO: Dan Harmon may have accidentally revealed a surprise […]

Suicide Squad gets a LEGO makeover

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Suicide Squad opens in cinemas around the world today, and to celebrate the YouTube channel ForrestFire101 has given a LEGO makeover to the first TV spot for the DC supervillain ensemble; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Read our review of Suicide Squad here It feels good to be bad…Assemble a team of the world’s […]

Producer Charles Roven discusses Suicide Squad competing cuts and defends Zack Snyder

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In the days leading up to the release of Suicide Squad, details emerged regarding the behind-the-scenes drama on the DC supervillain ensemble, with reports that Warner Bros. brought in Trailer Park, the company responsible for editing the first trailer, in order to produce a competing cut to that of director David Ayer. During an interview with […]

Suicide Squad pulls in a global opening weekend of $267 million

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The latest chapter of the DC Extended Universe, Suicide Squad, has brushed aside the bad reviews to score a $267 million opening haul worldwide. Domestically, the David Ayer-directed supervillain ensemble grossed $135.1 million, shattering the previous August opening weekend record of $94.3 million set by Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy back in 2014. SEE ALSO: […]

Why Are Film Sets Increasingly Troubled Places?

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This week, Neil Calloway looks at why franchise movies seem to spawn arguments between film-makers and studios… Rumours of a troubled production – and two differing cuts – of Suicide Squad add to a growing list of films that appear to have led to arguments and disagreements between the creative teams behind them and the […]

Jared Leto says a lot of his Joker scenes were cut from Suicide Squad

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Going by the way he was prominently featured in the marketing campaign, you’d be forgiven for expecting Jared Leto’s Joker to be one of the main players in Warner Bros.’ latest DC Films release, Suicide Squad. However, as it turns out, the Clown Prince of Crime is firmly a supporting player in the ensemble, and […]

China release looking unlikely for Suicide Squad

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With Suicide Squad reportedly needing to make a whopping $750 – $800 million in order to break even for Warner Bros., it looks like it will have to try and so so without the world’s second-biggest movie market, as THR is reporting that the DC supervillain team-up is unlikely to receive approval for a release in China. […]

Movie Review – Sid and Nancy – 30th Anniversary Restoration

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Sid and Nancy, 1986. Directed by Alex Cox. Starring Gary Oldman, Chloe Webb, David Hayman, Debby Bishop, Andrew Schofield, Courtney Love, Perry Benson and Tony London. SYNOPSIS: The film follows the turbulent relationship between Sid Vicious (Gary Oldman) and his girlfriend Nancy Spungen (Chloe Webb), following their love affair from their first encounters on the […]

36 Actors Who Could Be The 007th James Bond

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Simon Columb with 36 actors who could be the 007th James Bond… Straight off the bat, we’ve got to be open-minded about what defines James Bond. I’d argue that James Bond needs to be have a smart, smooth presentation with a brawling, rough depth beneath the surface. The whole backstory needs to be buried in […]