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Wonder Woman crosses $400 million milestone at the US box office

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Wonder Woman has now managed to cross $400 million at the US domestic box office.Adding another line to its list of achievements, Wonder Woman continues to rise up the ranks having now become the 27th ever movie to clear the impressive milestone of $400 million in the US.It has also become the third highest grossing […]

Dunkirk beats Wonder Woman and Spider-Man: Homecoming at the UK box office

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Dunkirk has managed to earn more money at the UK box office than both Spider-Man: Homecoming and Wonder Woman.This year’s box office has been dominated by superhero behemoths and Disney family movies, not unlike most years in recent memory.The picture isn’t that different in the UK, with Beauty and the Beast sitting at the top […]

The Week in Spandex – Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, Inhumans, Deadpool 2, Justice League, Flashpoint, Batman Beyond, Shazam! and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Captain Marvel, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Inhumans, The Defenders, Jessica Jones, Ms. Marvel, Deadpool 2, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Doctor Doom, The Gifted, Justice League, Wonder Woman, Flashpoint, The Batman, Nightwing, Suicide […]

Rumour: Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman to appear in Flashpoint movie

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Since it was announced that Warner Bros. has decided to retool The Flash solo movie as Flashpoint, there’s been a lot of speculation as to which other DCEU actors may pop up in the film alongside Ezra Miller’s Barry Allen as alternate versions of their existing characters. And, if Forbes is to be believed, we […]

The CW has no plans to revisit abandoned Wonder Woman prequel series Amazon

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Way back when Gal Gadot’s Amazon Princess was just a twinkle in Zack Snyder’s eye, The CW made an attempt to bring Wonder Woman back to the small screen with a prequel series entitled Amazon.Ultimately, the network decided not to move forward with the project, focussing instead on expanding the Arrowverse with The Flash, and […]

Wonder Woman has beaten Deadpool’s global box office takings

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Wonder Woman has now surpassed Deadpool at the global box office.The DC superhero movie has managed to add another scalp to its name, with its impressive international receipts meaning that is has now surpassed the tremendous effort of Deadpool.Deadpool managed to bring in a very impressive $783.1 million back in 2016 but it will have […]

Captain Marvel concept art, Deathstroke not in Batman anymore, Wonder Woman Oscar campaign and more – Weekend News Roundup

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SUPER SKRULLAfter last week’s reveal that Captain Marvel would take place in the 1990s and feature classic Marvel villains the Skrulls, illustrator Jerad S.Marantz has taken to Instagram to reveal official concept art for them. Interestingly, in his caption Marantz includes the hashtag #SuperSkrulls, making reference to Super-Skrull, a character possessing the combined abilities of the […]

The Week in Spandex – Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, Captain Marvel, Justice League, Wonder Woman 2, The Batman, Flashpoint, Watchmen

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Rounding up all the big superhero news from the past week…Unfortunately, due to some major technical issues (resulting in a switch to a brand new server), it’s another abridged edition of The Week in Spandex this weekend. Apologies. Barring any more gremlins in the system, we’ll be back to normal next weekend…MARVEL CINEMATIC UNIVERSEMarvel’s Murder […]

Warner Bros. planning “formidable” Oscar campaign for Wonder Woman

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Having scored a critical and commercial hit with Wonder Woman, Variety is reporting that Warner Bros. is hoping the DC blockbuster can make a big splash this coming awards season.According to the site, studio executives have been plotting a “formidable” awards season campaign for the Amazon Princess’ solo debut, and are looking to make it […]