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Is Cinema Really Dead If Scorsese Says It Is?

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Henry Bevan on whether cinema is really dead… The ‘cinema is dead’ narrative has gone around for a while. It is normally spouted by some blogger who wants to get across their “hot take”. But, sometimes, someone of note joins in, and as 2016 came to a close, a director trifecta chimed in — Martin […]

UPDATE: Colossus, Negasonic Teenage Warhead and Dopinder will return for Deadpool 2

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You’d think that after grossing over $780 million at the global box office, Deadpool could afford more X-Men for the sequel. But, according to screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, both Colossus and Negasonic Teenage Warhead will return in Deadpool 2. The news comes courtesy of Collider, who interviewed Reese and Wernick, and got this information out of […]

Free Critics From Disney (Or How I Should Learn to Stop Worrying About Marvel)

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Tony Black on the conspiracy theory that Disney is paying critics to attack non-Marvel superhero movies… In what could be the most ludicrous movie news this year, and possibly the most ridiculous Change.org petition yet, a group of frustrated fans appear to have fired the first salvo in a war against critics they believe Disney […]

The Fantastic Four would have appeared in Tim Miller’s Deadpool 2

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Tim Miller, the original director of Deadpool 2, has revealed some of his plans for the movie. Before Tim Miller exited Deadpool 2 to make way for David Leitch, Miller had some different plans for the movie that would have made the finished product quite distinct from what we saw in cinemas. Speaking to The […]

Joker surpasses Deadpool to become highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time

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The Clown Prince of Crime has just dethroned the Merc with a Mouth, with Warner Bros. and DC Films’ Joker topping 2016’s Deadpool to become the highest grossing R-rated movie of all time. The Todd Phillips-directed film, which sees Joaquin Phoenix becoming the latest actor to portray the iconic comic book villain, has taken its […]

Deadpool will remain R-rated in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, say screenwriters

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Ever since word of Disney’s interest in acquiring 20th Century Fox broke, fans have been speculating about if, how and when the X-Men and Fantastic Four characters might be introduced into Marvel Studios’ Cinematic Universe. It’s been pretty much taken for granted that we’ll be see the two teams rebooted into the MCU, but there […]

Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds teases meeting with Marvel Studios

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Ryan Reynolds, the actor behind Deadpool, has teased a meeting with Marvel Studios via his social media. Ever since Disney purchased 20th Century Fox, Deadpool fans have been wondering just what will become of the Ryan Reynolds led franchise and if Deadpool will join the MCU. With the Deadpool films being R-rated, it certainly isn’t […]

Zazie Beetz would be surprised if she never played Domino again

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Joker and Deadpool 2 star Zazie Beetz has stated in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, that she would be surprised if she never got the opportunity to reprise her role of the lucky superhero Domino. “I realize that nobody knows anything right now, but would you be surprised if you never played Domino again?,” THR asked. “Yes,” Beetz […]

Jesse Eisenberg says Deadpool was responsible for Zombieland sequel delay

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Jesse Eisenberg, the star of Zombieland: Double Tap, says that Deadpool is partially responsible for the film’s delay. Zombieland was a major success when it released in 2009, taking advantage of the huge interest in zombie-related media that was growing at the time. A sequel was always on the cards but has seen major delays. […]