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The Week in Spandex – Captain America trailer, Dark Knight Rises casting confusion and X-Men: First Class character bios

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Presenting our weekly round-up of the biggest news stories from the world of movie superheroes… It seems like an age ago that we got our first look at Marvel’s upcoming Captain America: The First Avenger with the all-too-brief 30 second Super Bowl spot back at the beginning of February. Well, after weeks and weeks of […]

The Week in Spandex – Spidey, Cap and The Dark Knight Rises

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It’s been quite an eventful week in the world of movie superheroes with a first look at two of Marvel’s biggest characters in addition to a steady stream of plot rumours and possible casting movement on The Dark Knight Rises. Kicking things off is the first shot of The Social Network’s Andrew Garfield as everyone’s […]

Will Ferrell on the possibility of Anchorman 3: “Never say never”

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Anchorman was quite possibly the most quoted movie across college campuses around the globe when it released way back in 2004. The movie was an absolute hit and, along with Old School, propelled Will Ferrell to mega-stardom among younger moviegoers. The adventures of Ron Burgundy continued in 2013 with the release of Anchorman 2, and while […]

World Wrestling Entertainment to launch WWE Network on Feb 24th 2014

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It has been in the works for several years and its launch had been rumoured for a few months and now it’s official – World Wrestling Entertainment will launch their own network on February 24th 2014. Announced last night at a CES Event in Las Vegas, members of World Wrestling Entertainment including Stephanie McMahon, Triple […]

Dolph Lundgren cast as King Nereus in Aquaman

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It looks like we have another action movie legend joining the comic book movie club, as it has just been revealed that Dolph Lundgren is joining the cast of Aquaman as King Nereus. King Nereus is relatively new to the Aquaman mythos, making his first appearance in 2013. He is the king of Xebel, as well the kingdom’s […]

Christopher Eccleston turned down Ninth Doctor appearance in Doctor Who’s 50th anniversary special ‘The Day of the Doctor’

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In 2013, Doctor Who celebrated its 50th anniversary with the special episode ‘The Day of the Doctor’, which saw Matt Smith’s Eleventh Doctor joined by David Tennant’s Tenth Doctor, and the late John Hurt as the previously-unseen War Doctor. However, now-departed Who showrunner Steven Moffat has revealed that he originally wanted to include Christopher Eccleston’s […]

Pre-production reportedly underway on Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3

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We’ve still got Avengers: Infinity War, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Captain Marvel and Avengers 4 to go before the curtain falls on Phase Three of the MCU, but Marvel Studios is already gearing up for the next stage of its cinematic universe. The as-yet-untitled Spider-Man: Homecoming sequel is slated to kick off Phase Four on […]

Spider-Man: Homecoming sequel assembles its crew, will reportedly shoot in Europe

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With the as-yet-untitled Spider-Man: Homecoming follow-up now in pre-production ahead of a planned June shoot, it looks like Sony, Marvel and director Jon Watts are filling out the crew for the Phase Four-launching sequel. According to MCU Exchange, Matthew Lloyd has signed on to serve as director of photography, having previously worked with director Watts […]

Nintendo is not even close to giving up on the 3DS, according to investor briefing

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A lot of us were a little worried when we finally received confirmation that the Nintendo Switch would be a home console/handheld hybrid. It’s an awesome idea, of course, and the prospect of playing The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild on-the-go is almost too much excitement to handle. However, what about the 3DS? Throughout […]