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The Five Best Film Franchises

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Anghus Houvouras with the five best film franchises… As we continue to examine the state of Hollywood’s biggest franchises, it’s time to dole out a little love. We’ve looked at the Five Worst Film Franchises and Five Film Franchises on the Fence. It’s time for the Five Best Film Franchises. Yes, there are franchises that […]

Bookmakers slash odds on Damian Lewis becoming the next James Bond

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Amid speculation that Daniel Craig will retire his license to kill following his fourth outing as James Bond in Spectre, it seems there’s been a flurry of betting on Homeland star Damian Lewis succeeding Craig in the role of 007, so much so that the bookmakers have slashed odds on Lewis from 25/1 to 3/1. […]

Marvel Cinematic Universe overtakes Harry Potter to become highest-grossing movie franchise of all time

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Marvel’s Avengers: Age of Ultron may have failed to set an opening weekend record with its debut in the States – with the film earning $187.7 million domestically, and pushing its global haul to $627 million – but the Joss Whedon-directed sequel has helped to propel the Marvel Cinematic Universe above the Harry Potter series […]

Spectre earns Guinness World Record for largest film stunt explosion of all time

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007’s latest big screen adventure Spectre has entered the Guinness World Record books, with VFX supervisor Chris Corbould collecting the honour for the largest film stunt explosion ever. Taking place in Erfoud, Morocco, the blast had a total yield of 68.47 tonnes of TNT equivalent and was the result of detonating 8,418 litres of kerosene […]

Spectre to get the IMAX treatment

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With the first trailer for Spectre set to land tonight at 11.45pm, EON Productions, MGM and Sony Pictures have announced that James Bond’s 24th official adventure is set for the IMAX treatment when it arrives in cinemas this October and November. A cryptic message from Bond’s past sends him on a trail to uncover a […]

James Bond bootleg animated short In Service of Nothing gets reinstated

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Producer Adi Shankar has fought the fight and it looks like he may have, for the time being, won the war. A month ago his bootleg short Power/Rangers: Unauthorized & Hardcore was pulled from YouTube for copyright issues only to be later reinstated after an agreement was reached with Saban Entertainment. Now, similarly, his latest […]

Dave Bautista talks Mr. Hinx role in Spectre

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Following his breakthrough role as Drax the Destroyer in last year’s Guardians of the Galaxy, former WWE superstar Dave Bautista is set to lock horns with Daniel Craig’s 007 later this year as he takes on the role of Christoph Waltz’s henchman Mr. Hinx in Spectre. Speaking to Daily Star Sunday, Bautista has discussed his […]

Toretto, Dom Toretto: How Fast & Furious owes James Bond

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Simon Columb on Fast & Furious and its debt to James Bond… With the release of Fast and Furious 7 last week, it’s worth noting the key influences so far. Almost every escapade has actively appreciated the globe-trotting, explosive-heavy, expertly-produced James Bond series – and the seventh instalment is no different… This is “007-style shit”, […]