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Kevin Conroy talks Batman: The Killing Joke, working with Mark Hamill, and expanding the story

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With the long-awaited animated adaptation of Batman: The Killing Joke now just a little over a month away from release, voice actor Kevin Conroy has been speaking to DC All Access about reprising the role of The Dark Knight, expanding the source material for a feature length movie, and working once again with his Batman: […]

Mark Hamill confirms rumour about the original opening of Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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Back in the summer of 2014, a rumour emerged from Birth.Movies.Death suggesting that the then-titled Star Wars: Episode VII would begin with a shot of Luke Skywalker’s severed hand and lightsaber floating through space before landing on a planet. Of course, as we all know, that opening was absent from Star Wars: The Force Awakens; however, […]

William and Harry visit Star Wars: Episode VIII set at Pinewood

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Star Wars / British Monarchy fans everywhere were sent into a frenzy yesterday as pictures emerged of the Duke of Cambridge visiting the set of the eighth movie in the Star Wars saga alongside his brother Prince Harry at Pinewood Studios. The British Royal Family’s sovereign Princes William and Harry took time to visit the set […]

Batman: The Killing Joke receives R rating

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After the announcement last summer at SDCC of Batman: The Killing Joke getting the animated treatment, speculation was rife over whether or not the film would receive an R rating over its graphic subject matter. We can now put that speculation to rest as Entertainment Weekly has broken the news the animated film will indeed […]

J.J. Abrams reveals Mark Hamill’s role in the Star Wars: The Force Awakens table read

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After watching Star Wars: The Force Awakens, you were probably left wondering why Lucasfilm bothered to bring Mark Hamill in for the cast table read when his character Luke Skywalker had no lines in the movie. Well, as you’d expect with a J.J. Abrams movie, it was partly to retain the movie’s secrets, but the director […]

Mark Hamill promises to reveal Star Wars: Episode VIII secrets on Twitter

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While Star Wars: The Force Awakens was shrouded in the usual J.J. Abrams-level of secrecy from the get go, it seems that may not be the case with Rian Johnson’s follow-up, as Mark Hamill has taken to Twitter to announce that he’ll reveal a “stunning” Star Wars: Episode VIII plot point if he reaches 1 […]

Mark Hamill teases that Finn could be Luke Skywalker’s son

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Many stars and celebrities are wishing John Boyega (Finn from Star Wars: The Force Awakens) a happy birthday, including costar Mark Hamill who also found a way to mix in some possible “spoilers” whilst having some fun with fans… Happiest of Birthdays to the Finn-tastic @JohnBoyega a swell fella who's just sonsational in #EP8 Hmmm-Typo […]

Mark Hamill initially thought he was Han Solo’s sidekick in Star Wars

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Speaking at a Cambridge Union stage interview, Mark Hamill discussed his original audition for Star Wars and how he was under the impression that he would just be playing the sidekick to Harrison Ford’s Han Solo. It was a scene on the Millennium Falcon with Mark Hamill “bouncing off the walls”and seeking advice from Harrison […]

Countdown to Batman v Superman – World’s Finest: The Batman/Superman Movie

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Ricky Church continues his countdown to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice with World’s Finest: The Batman/Superman Movie… Throughout the countdown to Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, I’ve recommended several graphic novels to read such as The Dark Knight Returns, Public Enemies and Kingdom Come. This entry, I’m going to switch it up by […]