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James Gunn says spoiler knowledge won’t affect Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 enjoyment

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Spoilers are a tricky thing to avoid with social media readily available and such a huge part of many people’s lives. There’s also the fact that not all markets receive a film at the same time. Case in point – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 may have had its international release already, but in America, […]

Logan is the first Academy screener sent to Oscar voters

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The 90th Academy Awards are still a while away, but with plenty of high quality movies already on voters’ radars, now is the time for studios to start making moves to ensure that their films are given the recognition they deserve. According to Deadline the first DVD screener sent to the Academy voters is the Fox […]

Black & White ‘Noir’ version of Logan confirmed, will get one-night only theatrical release

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Last month, Logan director James Mangold revealed that he was working on a black and white edition of Hugh Jackman’s X-Men swansong, a la the Black and Chrome version of Mad Max: Fury Road. Well, it now looks like we have confirmation that this cut will be included on the home-entertainment release of the solo […]

Chris Sullivan talks Taserface role in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

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This Is Us star Chris Sullivan joins the Marvel Cinematic Universe this coming week as Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 begins its international rollout, and the actor has been chatting to Entertainment Weekly about his role as Taserface. “Taserface is an intergalactic space pirate, who is in the service of Yondu, and a member […]

Marvel releases Ravager Groot featurette for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

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With Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 retaining top spot at the US box office this past weekend and pushing its global haul to $630 million worldwide, Marvel has released a new featurette for the blockbuster superhero sequel exploring Baby Groot’s interaction with the Ravagers; check it out here… SEE ALSO: James Gunn talks Guardians of […]

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 director James Gunn on the inclusion of gay characters

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A few days ago, director James Gunn spoke about the possibility of including gay characters in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, stating that: “Absolutely. I would love to be able to [feature a gay hero]. We might have already done that. I say watch the movie. Check it out. See what you think.” Now, with the hotly-anticipated […]

Karen Gillan reveals that Nebula was originally supposed to die in the first Guardians of the Galaxy

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With the UK release of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 set for this Friday, the cast is making their way through the interview rounds, including supporting players such as Karen Gillan, who stars as Nebula. It’s well known by now that the she will join up with the Guardians in the sequel, as her […]

Dave Bautista on Robert Downey Jr. and Chris Pratt’s chemistry in Avengers: Infinity War

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Next year sees Marvel assembling (almost) all of the heroes of the MCU to do battle against Thanos in the hugely-anticipated superhero epic Avengers: Infinity War, which means that for the first time we’ll be seeing Earth’s Mightiest Heroes sharing the screen with the Guardians of the Galaxy. Speaking to Yahoo! to promote the release […]

Kevin Feige isn’t ruling out R-rated MCU movies

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Up until now all MCU blockbusters have been PG-13, and that doesn’t seem to be changing anytime soon. However with the box office successes of Deadpool and Logan, some wondered if Marvel Studios would also go down the R-rated route, which Kevin Feige shot down back in April. “My takeaway from both of those films is not the […]

Kevin Feige suggests the Cosmic Universe will play a big role in the MCU after Phase Three

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With Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 now rolling out in cinemas around the globe, Marvel chief Kevin Feige has been fielding plenty of questions about the studio’s upcoming plans for the MCU, and what we can expect once Phase Three draws to a close after Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers 4. Feige has already […]