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Rogue One originally had the traditional Star Wars opening crawl

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One aspect that sets Rogue One: A Star Wars Story apart from the other films in the franchise was the absence of some traditional elements found in the saga films, such as the opening crawl and the transition wipes. Speaking with Empire, director Gareth Edwards has now revealed that at one point in production the standalone film […]

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story now passes the $800 million mark worldwide

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Though its slowing down some, Rogue One: A Star Wars Story is still pulling in a lot of money at the box office. Yesterday it earned another $27 million in total, bringing its North American gross to $440.9 million and $361 million internationally for a combined worldwide total of $801.9 million. Rogue One already became the second-highest grossing […]

Fan Expo 2017: Star Wars Rebels panel with Dave Filoni, Vanessa Marshall and Taylor Gray

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Ricky Church reports from the Star Wars Rebels panel at Fan Expo 2017… Today at the Fan Expo convention in Toronto, Star Wars Rebels creator and executive producer Dave Filoni and stars Vanessa Marshall (Hera) and Taylor Gray (Ezra) held a panel to discuss the upcoming fourth and final season of the series. They shared […]

Marvel’s The Defenders Season 1 Episode 1 Review – ‘The H Word’

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Ricky Church reviews the first episode of Marvel’s The Defenders… It’s been a long time coming, but Netflix’s crossover between its four Marvel shows is finally here with The Defenders. The gang is all here, from Daredevil, Jessica Jones, Luke Cage and, yes, even Iron Fist, as they join together to save New York. So […]

Andrew Kreisberg fired from The CW’s DC shows following sexual harassment investigation

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After Andrew Kreisberg’s suspension earlier this month following allegations of sexual harassment, Warner Bros. Television has announced he has been fired from his role as executive producer across The CW’s line of DC shows, including Arrow, The Flash, Supergirl and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. On November 10th, Variety published a story that 19 men and women came forward with […]

Ben Affleck departs Triple Frontier to focus on “wellness and family”

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Netlflix’s film Triple Frontier has been hit with yet another setback as Deadline reports that Ben Affleck has dropped out of the film to focus on his “wellness and family”. He and his brother Casey Affleck were being courted for the film’s two lead roles back in May. The film has been struggling with development for several […]

Book Review – Star Wars: Rebel Rising

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Ricky Church reviews Star Wars: Rebel Rising… Since the release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Felicity Jones’ Jyn Erso has quickly become one of the franchise’s most liked heroes. The troubled young rebel’s history is fully explored in Beth Revis’ Star Wars: Rebel Rising, an intriguing character study that explores exactly how she became […]

Jason Bateman teases start of production on Arrested Development season 5

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The one man who kept them all together will do it again very shortly. Actor Jason Bateman has teased on Twitter that production for the fifth season of Arrested Development will begin in the beginning of August for Netflix. In his post, he shared a photo of a very familiar looking living room to fans of the […]

Tyler Hoechlin’s Superman will return in Supergirl’s season 2 finale

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Since his appearance in the first two episodes of Supergirl’s second season, many have wondered if Tyler Hoechlin would reprise his role as Supergirl’s cousin Superman, and now E! has revealed that the actor will in return for Supergirl’s season two finale. Superman made his way to National City at the start of the season to help Supergirl confront […]