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James Wan says Aquaman’s Atlantis scenes will be different from Justice League

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For a lot of people Justice League has seemingly undone the good work of the DCEU’s trail blazing Amazonian, Wonder Woman. Aside from the lacklustre box-office returns, fans have been speculating about how it will shape the future of this troubled cinematic universe, with The Hollywood Reporter writing a think piece on the job that awaits […]

Déjà vu as Ben Affleck’s involvement with The Batman said to be in doubt, again

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For months, rumours swirled about whether Ben Affleck would remain in the director’s chair on The Batman, Warner Bros.’ planned Dark Knight solo movie. And, since it was revealed that he wouldn’t be, we’ve now had to endure rumour after rumour concerning his continued involvement – or lack of – in front of the camera […]

Paul Rudd and Benedict Cumberbatch featured in latest Avengers: Infinity War set photos

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Minor spoilers for Avengers: Infinity War follow… The latest set photos from Avengers: Infinity War have arrived online, the first batch of which give us our first look at Paul Rudd’s Scott Lang in the hugely-anticipated Marvel blockbuster… AVENGERS INFINITY WAR: Paul Rudd has been spotted filming scenes for the film in his Scott Lang […]

Disney announces cast and release date for The Nutcracker and the Four Realms

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During yesterday’s live-action panel at the D23 Expo, Disney officially announced the cast for The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, a new take on E.T.A. Hoffmann’s classic Christmas tale. The film is being directed by Lasse Hallstrom and will star Mackenzie Foy as a young girl who discovers the titular four realms –  The Land of Flowers, […]

Marvel’s Spider-Man to take over Disney XD in the UK this July, new animated short released

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Coinciding with his big screen return in Spider-Man: Homecoming, Marvel and Disney have announced that the wall-crawler will be taking over the Sky and Virgin Disney XD +1 channels this July for an entire month beginning July 3rd. The content will include the premiere of six Spider-Man Origin shorts leading into the new animated series […]

5 Characters Who Could Feature in Disney’s Streaming Marvel Series

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George Chrysostomou with five possible characters for Disney’s new Marvel streaming show… In addition to a live-action Star Wars TV show, Disney’s new streaming service is set to launch a brand new Marvel series. As yet, there’s no details as to what the show might entail, but there are of course a wealth of Marvel properties […]

DC releases unaired episode of Powerless guest starring Adam West

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In tribute to Adam West, who passed away last weekend, DC Entertainment has released an unaired episode from the cancelled DC sitcom Powerless, titled ‘Win, Luthor, Draw’ featuring the Batman icon in a special guest role. “Adam West, Batman to a generation of TV fans, passed away last week,” reads the statement from DC. “One of […]

Anime RPG Code Vein gets an E3 trailer

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During the Xbox E3 presentation on Sunday evening, Bandai Namco Entertainment released a trailer for its upcoming post-apocalyptic anime RPG Code Vein, and we have it for you here… In the not too distant future, a mysterious disaster has brought collapse to the world as we know it. Towering skyscrapers, once symbols of prosperity, are […]

Steven Spielberg rounds out his supporting cast for The Papers

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Having already cast Tom Hanks and Meryl Streep for his upcoming Pentagon Papers drama, Steven Spielberg has now rounded out his cast for the film, which is now officially going by the title of The Papers. Deadline reports that Alison Brie, Carrie Coon, David Cross, Bruce Greenwood, Pat Healy, Tracy Letts, Bob Odenkirk, Sarah Paulson, Jesse […]