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Movie Review – X-Men: Apocalypse (2016)

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X-Men: Apocalypse (2016). Directed by Bryan Singer. Starring James McAvoy, Jennifer Lawrence, Michael Fassbender, Oscar Isaac, Sophie Turner, Nicholas Hoult, Rose Byrne, Tye Sheridan, Alexandra Shipp, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Ben Hardy, Olivia Munn, Lana Condor and Evan Peters. SYNOPSIS: Apocalypse, the world’s first mutant, awakes from a centuries-long slumber. The X-Men must reunite to stop him from destroying […]

Blunder Woman: Why Black Widow Hasn’t Had a Movie Yet

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Luke Owen looks at the news of a solo Black Widow movie… Last week Marvel Cinematic Universe lord and master Kevin Feige dropped a tidbit of news that a lot of fans have been clamouring for some time: a solo Black Widow movie. Seemingly ever since she debuted in Iron Man 2 is 2010, MCU […]

9 ways to save the DC Extended Universe

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Anghus Houvouras with 9 ways to save the DC Extended Universe… I don’t require much. Just a producer credit on every Warner Bros. DC movie, a balloon payment of $16 million dollars in gold cougarans, and 8% of the merchandising. Wait. Sorry. Got ahead of myself. Before the fans and Warner Bros. shower me in warm, […]

The Week in Spandex – Captain America: Civil War, Iron Man 4, Doctor Strange controversy, The Punisher Netflix series, X-Men: Apocalypse, Wolverine 3, Batman v Superman, Justice League, Batman: The Killing Joke, and the DCEU in trouble?

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Captain America: Civil War, Iron Man 4, Doctor Strange, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, The Punisher, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Avengers: Ultron Revolution, X-Men: Apocalypse, Wolverine 3, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Justice League, Suicide Squad, The Flash, Aquaman, Green Lantern Corps, Gotham, […]

Exclusive interviews with Captain America: Civil War co-director Anthony Russo and executive producer Nate Moore

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We’ve already brought you our highlight video from this week’s Captain America: Civil War European premiere [watch it here], and now we’ve posted two exclusive interviews from the red carpet as Scott Davis chats to co-director Anthony Russo and executive producer Nate Moore; check them out here… SEE ALSO: Read our ★★★★ review of Captain […]

Joe Russo says Captain America: Civil War was made because of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

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We’re only a few days away from the UK release of Captain America: Civil War, which sees Marvel pitting its two heroes Captain America and Iron Man against one another. And it seems it was another big superhero showdown which convinced Marvel to press ahead with its Civil War adaptation, with director Joe Russo telling […]

Bryan Singer teases Wolverine’s role in X-Men: Apocalypse

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Yesterday we saw the final trailer for X-Men: Apocalypse, which closed with a shot of Wolverine’s adamantium claws, seemingly revealing that Hugh Jackman will once again be reprising the role of Logan for the upcoming mutant superhero sequel. Asked by Empire whether the shot can be taken as confirmation that Jackman will cameo in the […]

The Week in Spandex – Civil War, Infinity War, Doctor Strange, Inhumans, X-Men: Apocalypse, Dark Phoenix, Wolverine 3, Suicide Squad, Justice League, Green Lantern Corps, Krypton and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Captain America: Civil War, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Doctor Strange, Iron Fist, Daredevil, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Avengers: Ultron Revolution, X-Men: Apocalypse, Wolverine 3, New Mutants, Deadpool, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, Justice League, Wonder Woman, The […]

Tilda Swinton addresses “whitewashing” of The Ancient One in Marvel’s Doctor Strange

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Last week, Hollywood was once again accused of “whitewashing” with the release of the first image of Scarlett Johansson in the live-action Ghost in the Shell movie, but that isn’t the only movie which has come under fire lately for culturally reappropriating a character traditionally depicted as Asian. Marvel’s Doctor Strange features a bald Tilda Swinton […]

Captain America: Civil War tracking $175 million plus domestic opening

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With Captain America: Civil War set to kick off Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Variety is reporting that the latest MCU blockbuster is tracking a domestic opening of $175 million, with some analysts claiming it could go close to $200 million. “It’s tough to predict any movie getting above $200 million, but this […]