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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 […]

Alternative Vader scene from Rogue One, Ewan McGregor on Obi-Wan, Deadpool and X-Force, Coming to America sequel – Daily News Roundup

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Rounding up yesterday’s big news stories… BE CAREFUL NOT TO CHOKE ON YOUR ASPIRATIONS Disney and Lucasfilm delivered one of – if not the – greatest Darth Vader moments with his final scene in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, and screenwriter Gary Whitta has revealed that his original draft of the script featured an […]

Scarlett Johansson leads highest-grossing actors of 2016

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Forbes has released its annual list of the highest-grossing actors in Hollywood, with Scarlett Johansson topping the list with $1.2 billion in takings thanks to her roles in Captain America: Civil War and Hail, Caesar! (the list doesn’t take into account voice work, with Johansson also appearing the Disney’s The Jungle Book, which grossed $966.6 […]

Mel Gibson on directing Iron Man 4: “It might be fun”

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Way back in October of 2014, Robert Downey Jr. suggested that he’d be keen to reprise the role of Tony Stark for Iron Man 4 if his good pal Mel Gibson was behind the camera, with Gibson subsequently stating that he’d be open to the idea. Well, in an interview with Total Film, the Hacksaw Ridge […]

Blu-ray Review – Captain America: Civil War (2016)

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Captain America: Civil War, 2016. Directed by Anthony Russo and Joe Russo. Starring Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Renner, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Rudd, Emily VanCamp, Tom Holland, Frank Grillo, William Hurt, and Daniel Bruhl SYNOPSIS: Captain America: Civil War set the box […]

Robert Downey Jr.’s Perry Mason reboot gets new writers

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In August of last year, it was announced that Robert Downey Jr. was teaming with True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto for a reboot of the classic legal drama Perry Mason, with Downey set to take on the role made famous by Raymond Burr. However, with Pizzolatto’s focus now on a third season of True Detective, Deadline […]

Richard Linklater and Robert Downey Jr. teaming for con man tale

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THR is reporting that Richard Linklater and Robert Downey Jr. are teaming up for an as-yet-untitled con man tale based upon the ‘Man of the People’ episode of Gimlet Media’s Reply All podcast. The project will tell the story of two doctors, “Dr. John Brinkley, who scammed his way to fame and fortune using fake […]

Robert Downey Jr. to play Tony Stark in Spider-Man: Homecoming, Michael Keaton no longer in talks

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Earlier this month Kevin Feige confirmed that the upcoming Spider-Man reboot Spider-Man: Homecoming would feature characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and now The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Robert Downey Jr. has signed on to the film, where he’ll reprise the role of Tony Stark. Homecoming will reunite Downey with his Captain America: Civil […]

Guy Ritchie’s films ranked from worst to best

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Matthew Lee ranks Guy Ritchie’s films from worst to best… To coincide with the release Guy Ritchie’s latest comedy spy caper The Man from U.N.C.L.E., we’re looking back on his prior films to see how they stand today. Let’s see if time has been either kind, or harsh, towards his back catalogue. Sometimes retrospect can add further appreciation to […]