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Critical Thinking: Don’t Believe the Hype

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Anghus Houvouras on hype and hyperbole… Hype is something every film writer constantly struggles with. The perpetual entertainment news cycle gives film fans so much to chew on. There’s a formulaic cycle of hype that happens with every new movie that strokes the cockles of film fans. Some movies come with preordained hype. A new […]

Rumour: Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman to appear in Flashpoint movie

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Since it was announced that Warner Bros. has decided to retool The Flash solo movie as Flashpoint, there’s been a lot of speculation as to which other DCEU actors may pop up in the film alongside Ezra Miller’s Barry Allen as alternate versions of their existing characters. And, if Forbes is to be believed, we […]

Directorial Vision vs Crowd Pleasing

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Tom Jolliffe on directorial vision vs crowd pleasing… We’ve all done it in our lives. The crowd leans a certain way and we adhere to that. Maybe it was in school. Oasis vs Blur (yes, I’m old). The consensus is Oasis, so you put Oasis in your tape deck to please everyone. Secretly though you’re […]

Nine Actresses Who Could Play Batgirl in the DCEU

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Liam Hoofe takes a look at nine actresses who could play Batgirl in Joss Whedon’s upcoming DCEU movie…  Very little is currently known about the Batgirl movie. The DCEU project, to be directed by Joss Whedon, will reportedly take inspiration from the New 52 version of the character, and rumours have surfaced that it has become […]

6 Female-Led Superhero Movies We’d Like To See

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Ricky Church with six female-led superhero movies we’d like to see post-Wonder Woman… It’s probably an understatement at this point to say Wonder Woman has done exceedingly well since its release earlier this month. The film has become one of the summer’s biggest blockbusters and disproved the notion that female-driven superhero films do not sell. […]

James Gunn says the Marvel vs DC fan rivalry is “wasted energy”

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With the release of Thor: Ragnarok and Justice League, we can presumably expect the hardcore Marvel and DC fanbases to be at each others’ throats once again, with the “rivalry” between the two superhero kings seemingly showing no sign of slowing down. While there are of course many fans who enjoy both universes, Guardians of […]

New Justice League footage, Creed 2 director revealed, Michael Fassbender slams Assassin’s Creed and more – Daily News Roundup

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MORE JUSTICE After unveiling the final trailer for next month’s Justice League over the weekend, Warner Bros and DC Films released an alternate UK cut – which features more new footage from the hotly-anticipated superhero ensemble. Check it out here. THOR CONCEPTS Over to Marvel Studios for a brief moment, and visual development supervisor Andy Park took […]

Are franchise blockbusters too big to fail?

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Anghus Houvouras on whether franchise blockbusters are too big to fail… Sequels, prequels and reboots. Hollywood is in love with the familiar because more often than not it’s a safe bet. This year’s monumental blockbuster clusterfuck Justice League is proof of that. Can you think of a big studio film more maligned? More inherently flawed […]

Margot Robbie expects to be back as Harley Quinn in 2018

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With Warner Bros. constantly adding new projects and shuffling its existing DC slate around, it’s been difficult to keep track of the studio’s specific plans for the future of the DC Extended Universe. In the past few weeks, we’ve had an announcement on a Joker and Harley Quinn movie, rumours about the status of the […]