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Venom tops Wonder Woman for trailer views in first 24 hours

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It may not have broken any records, but the latest trailer for Sony’s Spider-Man spinoff Venom racked up 64.3 million views online in its first 24 hours – more than that of Warner Bros.’ Wonder Woman, which went on to gross over $820 million last year. Now, no one is expecting Venom to do that […]

Wonder Woman 2 director Patty Jenkins confirms 80s setting

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Patty Jenkins, the director of Wonder Woman 2, has confirmed that the film will be set in the 1980s. With Wonder Woman being set during the chaotic period of WWI, fans have been wondering just when will the much-anticipated sequel be set. Well, considering the 1980s has become such a popular decade for recent films […]

‘Man Down’ concludes in Trinity #22, check out a preview here

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DC Comics releases Trinity #22 today, and you can take a look at a preview of the issue here… “MAN DOWN” finale! The Trinity and Warlord have discovered Deimos’ plan to use the Skartaran Time Weapon to reduce his enemies to dust—but time itself is not on our heroes’ side! It’s up to Superman, Wonder […]

Lynda Carter has had talks with Patty Jenkins about Wonder Woman 2 role

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Having missed out on the opportunity to make a cameo in the first movie due to scheduling conflicts, both Lynda Carter and director Patty Jenkins have expressed their desire to have TV’s Amazon Princess appear in next year’s sequel to Wonder Woman. Well, with Wonder Woman 2 due to begin production next month, Carter has […]

Warner Bros. enjoys record year at the global box office thanks to Wonder Woman, It and Dunkirk

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Justice League may not have been quite as big a box office hit as expected, but Warner Bros.’ parent company Time Warner has been touting the studio’s success in 2017 – with the film division scoring a record year at the global box office. “Warner Bros. had its best year ever at the global box […]

Wonder Woman 2 will be the first film to adopt PGA’s Anti-Sexual Harassment Guidelines

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Last week, the Producers Guild of America issued a set of Anti-Sexual Harassment Guidelines, aimed at combating the recent wave of sexual misconduct allegations that have been sweeping Hollywood, and now comes word that the first movie to be filmed under said guidelines will be Wonder Woman 2. Wonder Woman 2 will be first film […]

Warner Bros. has eclipsed $5 billion at the 2017 global box office

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Led by Wonder Woman, Warner Bros. has gone past $5 billion at the 2017 worldwide box office, Variety has revealed. It’s been a big year for Warner Bros. at the box office, featuring some big surprise hits and some more obvious wins. On Tuesday, the studio announced that this is the eighth time in nine years […]

The Week in Spandex – X-Men and Fantastic Four come home to Marvel, Avengers 4 updates, Venom details, Justice League box office, DCEU slate confirmed and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at X-Men, Fantastic Four, Deadpool 2, The New Mutants, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Gambit, The Gifted, Avengers 4, Black Panther, Thor: Ragnarok, Spider-Man: Homecoming 2, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Venom, Jessica Jones, The Punisher, Runaways, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., New Warriors, Justice League, Aquaman, Shazan, Nightwing, Flashpoint, […]

Failing On The Basics: Why You Can’t Fix a Film Which Never Had the Right Foundations

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Tom Jolliffe on why trying to salvage a film in post production is pointless if you never had the basics right in the first place… So Justice League came out. I’d say too much fanfare but whilst there was undoubtedly excitement, and whilst it has inevitably made a lot of money already (not as much […]