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Strap in and suit up as Marvel’s Secret Wars revisits Armor Wars

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Eisner-award winning writer James Robinson and artist Marcio Takara will be venturing to a wondrous techno-utopia with a dark and sinister secret this June for Marvel’s latest Secret Wars series, as the duo show us the beauty technology can bring – and the horrors it can unleash – in Armor Wars. “We’ve got this absolutely […]

Elizabeth Olsen confirms Scarlet Witch return in Captain America: Civil War

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On the eve of the UK release of Avengers: Age of Ultron [read our spoiler free review here], Elizabeth Olsen has confirmed during a Meet the Filmmakers event in London’s Apple Store that she is set to return to the role of Wanda Maximoff – a.k.a. the Scarlet Witch – in next year’s Phase Three-launching […]

Sharknado 3 entitled Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No!, premiere date announced

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Despite being hit by a strike this month, Syfy has confirmed that Sharknado 3 is still on course to hit its July premiere date, with the network announcing today that the third chapter of the surprisingly successful series – now titled Sharknado 3: Oh Hell No! will air on July 22nd. Anthony C. Ferrante is […]

Captain Marvel and the Carol Corps takes to the skies in new Secret Wars series

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Captain Marvel creators Kelly Sue Deconnick and David Lopez are set join Marvel newcomer Kelly Thompson for a high-flying tour of Battleworld from the inside of a cockpit with the new Secret Wars series Captain Marvel and the Carol Corps, which will get underway this June. Welcome to Hala Field, where if you’ve got the […]

HBO wants more than seven seasons of Game of Thrones, George R.R. Martin responds

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As Game of Thrones gears up for its fifth season next month, HBO programming president Michael Lombardo has been speaking to Entertainment Weekly about the epic fantasy series, admitting that he’d love to extend the show beyond the seven season preference of showrunners David Benoiff and D.B. Weiss: “We started this journey with David and […]

Martin Scorsese to direct Jamie Foxx in Mike Tyson biopic

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Last year it was revealed that Jamie Foxx is set to play Mike Tyson in an upcoming biopic of the former heavyweight boxing champ, and now Foxx has revealed on New York’s Power 105’s Breakfast Show that Martin Scorsese has been tapped to direct the film at Paramount Pictures. “I just went in to Paramount […]

Ashley Johnson wins BAFTA for The Last of Us, full list of winners for British Academy Video Games Awards

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Last night, Ashley Johnson won the BAFTA Award for Best Performance in a Video Game for reprising her role as Ellie in The Last of Us for its DLC prequel, Left Behind. Taking to the stage at the Tobacco Dock in London to thank her co-star, Troy Baker and the creative team at Naughty Dog, […]

Deathstroke to play a major role in Suicide Squad; Joe Manganiello in line for role; costume details revealed

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It was rumoured a couple of days ago that Onslaught and Antiphon would be the main villains of David Ayer’s Suicide Squad, but some new rumours have surfaced that they will have some backup. Latino-Review are claiming that Joe Manganiello (True Blood) is in line to take on the role of Slade Wilson aka Deathstroke […]

Kevin Smith announces Clerks III will shoot in May, Mallrats 2 to follow

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Kevin Smith has taken to Facebook to announce that production on Clerks III is set for this Spring, with cameras set to roll on the sequel to the 1994 cult classic and its 2006 follow-up in May. Smith also went on to outline his schedule for the next year, as well as hinting at a […]