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The Dark Knight Rises’ Bane gets an Ultimate Version 1:3 scale collectible statue from Prime 1 Studio

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Sideshow and Prime 1 Studio have unveiled the 1:3 scale ultimate version Bane statue which is based on the appearance of Tom Hardy as the villain in Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight Rises. Limited to 500 pieces, it is available to pre-order now, priced at $1,399; check it out here…SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Sideshow CollectiblesSideshow […]

New images from Sony’s Venom movie arrive online

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Two new images have arrived online for Sony Pictures’ upcoming Spider-Man spinoff movie Venom, courtesy of Entertainment Weekly, featuring Eddie Brock (Tom Hardy), Dr. Carlton Drake (Riz Ahmed), and as well as the titular symbiote; take a look here…SEE ALSO: Venom trailer has more views than any Spider-Man movie trailerOne of Marvel’s most enigmatic, complex and badass […]

A dose of Venom for the worldwide box office and an end to blaming critics for failure?

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Tom Jolliffe takes a look at the surprising worldwide commercial success of Venom…Earlier in the year the first trailer for Venom dropped. It looked pretty awful, not least about 15 years out of date (particularly the initial trailer’s CGI polish). A few more trailers followed and fanfare seemed fairly low. Then came the reviews.The critics […]

Never Mind Bond, Is It Time To Resurrect Harry Palmer?

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Tom Jolliffe on why the iconic spy character Harry Palmer could be perfect material for a reboot…With Daniel Craig’s final Bond film No Time To Die seeming as distant from release as it’s ever been, talk still bubbles away about who will replace Craig for a character who’s rapidly becoming outdated, and almost too iconic […]

Propelled to Greatness by Set Pieces: A Maverick Approach to Action Cinema

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Tom Jolliffe looks at two of the best action films of the last decade, Mad Max: Fury Road and Top Gun: Maverick…There are great films. There are great action films. Attaining greatness through your action amounts to nailing your set pieces and imbuing proceedings, with just enough characterisation to give the propellant action some dramatic […]

Suicide Squad to shoot in Toronto, Jai Courtney, Tom Hardy, Margot Robbie and Jared Leto in final negotiations

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The Hollywood Reporter has posted an update on Warner Bros.’ first post-Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice offering from the DC Cinematic Universe, revealing that director David Ayer’s (Fury) Suicide Squad movie is set to start pre-production at Pinewood Toronto Studios in February ahead of a shoot from April through to September.While Jared Leto has […]

Movie Review – Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy 10th Anniversary 4K Restoration

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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, 2011.Directed by Tomas Alfredson. Starring Gary Oldman, John Hurt, Colin Firth, Mark Strong, Benedict Cumberbatch, Stephen Graham, Toby Jones, Tom Hardy, Kathy Burke, Ciaran Hinds, Simon McBurney and Roger Lloyd Pack.SYNOPSIS:There is a mole within the circus. Control (John Hurt) moves the pieces into play, but it falls to George Smiley […]

Venom 3 officially in the works from Sony with Tom Hardy returning

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It was only a matter of time after the success of Let There Be Carnage at the box office, and Sony has now taken the opportunity at CinemaCon to officially announce that Venom 3 is in the works and will continue the adventures of Eddie Brock and his symbiote Venom.Sony producer Amy Pascal had originally said […]