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Joker director discusses the film’s ambiguous ending

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Todd Phillips, the director of Joker, has discussed reasons for leaving the film’s ending intentionally ambiguous. One of the biggest objections to a Joker origin movie was that it would remove the mystery from the character. Well, Todd Phillips’ Joker looked to retain some of that mystery by leaving the film’s ending intentionally ambiguous, casting […]

Matthew Vaughn still aspires to direct a Fantastic Four movie for the MCU

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Matthew Vaughn would still like to direct a Fantastic Four movie and thinks the characters can rival Spider-Man in terms of popularity. Now that Fantastic Four is a part of the MCU, the directing gig for their debut is seemingly up for grabs. Someone who has been wanting the job for a while now is […]

Edward Norton pitched The Incredible Hulk as a dark multi-part story like The Dark Knight

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Edward Norton, who starred as the Hulk in the 2008’s The Incredible Hulk, originally pitched a dark two-part epic, not unlike The Dark Knight in tone. Before Mark Ruffalo made the Hulk role his own, Edward Norton starred as the character in the MCU’s only Hulk solo film, The Incredible Hulk. The film isn’t remembered […]

Wesley Snipes talks about his abandoned Black Panther movie

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Wesley Snipes has revealed some interesting details about his scrapped Black Panther movie. Black Panther is an enormously successful entry in the Marvel Cinematic Universe but did you know that Wesley Snipes was once going to make an earlier version of the film that was ultimately scrapped? In a recent interview with Kevin McCarthy, Snipes […]

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will answer “who is Rey?”, says writer Chris Terrio

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The answer to the question, “who is Rey?”, will be answered in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker according to the film’s writer Chris Terrio. The identity of Rey has been one of the biggest questions on everyone’s lips in the Star Wars sequel trilogy. Not just in a literal scence of her lineage or […]

Spider-Man: Far From Home star reacts to staying in the MCU

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Jacob Batalon, who plays Ned in Spider-Man: Far From Home, has reacted to the news that Spidey will be staying in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. There were a lot of very happy people upon hearing that Spider-Man will be continuing in the MCU thanks to a new agreement between Sony and Disney. But what does […]

Joker director Todd Phillips says woke culture is why comedies don’t work any more

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Todd Phillips, the director of Joker, says “woke” culture and being afraid to offend people is why comedies don’t work anymore. The director of dark, comic-inspired drama Joker, Todd Phillips, is known for comedies like Road Trip and The Hangover so why has he made the switch to more serious material of late? Well, in […]

J.J. Abrams reveals meaning behind Kylo Ren’s fractured mask in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

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J.J. Abrams, the director of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, has addressed the reason for Kylo Ren’s mask being fractured. In Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the moment where Kylo Ren smashed his mask was seen as pivotal, signaling a change in the character’s path. However, in the promotional material for The Rise of […]

Joker is eyeing $80 million plus domestic opening weekend, $155 million worldwide

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Box office experts are forecasting that Joker is eyeing an opening weekend of $80 million-plus. There is certainly a significant buzz around the Joker but with some of the recent controversy around the film, such as the way it depicts violence, has this dented its box office chances? Not according to experts in a recent […]