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Director John Landis is “bored shitless with Marvel”, praises Wonder Woman

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Director John Landis (best known for the likes of National Lampoon’s Animal House and The Blues Brothers) was recently put on the spot to give his thoughts on the current state of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and he did not hold back on his true feelings. “I’m just… truthfully, I’m bored shitless with the Marvel Universe […]

Wonder Woman tops $600 million worldwide

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Warner Bros.’ latest DC blockbuster has continued its impressive march at the global box office, with Wonder Woman pushing its worldwide haul to $601.6 million by close of play on Wednesday. Domestically, Wonder Woman has grossed $289.2 million, with a further $312.4 million from international markets. It will hit another milestone today, overtaking the $609.8 million […]

Movie Review – Wonder Woman (2017)

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Wonder Woman, 2017. Directed by Patty Jenkins. Starring Gal Gadot, Chris Pine, Connie Nielson, Robin Wright, Danny Huston, David Thewlis, Said Taghmaoui, Ewen Bremner, Lucy Davis and Elena Anaya. SYNOPSIS: Before she was Wonder Woman she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained warrior. When a pilot crashes and tells of conflict in the outside […]

Zack Snyder reveals his Wonder Woman cameo

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Following Wonder Woman’s stellar $223 million opening weekend, producer Zack Snyder has taken to social media platform Vero to reveal that he has a cameo in the film, with the Man of Steel and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice helmer appearing as an Allied soldier during the scene where Wonder Woman liberates the German-occupied […]

Exclusive interview with Wonder Woman’s Connie Nielsen for The Confessions

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Tai Freligh interviews Connie Nielsen… Connie Nielsen is a Danish actress who first gained fame for her portrayal of Princess Lucilla in Gladiator with Russell Crowe back in 2000 and has done extensive movie and television work since then, most recently as Queen Hippolyta in Wonder Woman and as Claire Seth in The Confessions, in […]

Gal Gadot and Chris Hemsworth reveal who would win in a fight between Wonder Woman and Thor

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With Wonder Woman breaking records at the box office with its release this weekend, Gal Gadot has taken to Twitter to pose a popular fan question to Thor star Chris Hemsworth: Who would win in a fight between DC’s Amazon Princess and Marvel’s God of Thunder. Check out the exchange here… Hey @chrishemsworth — @GalGadot […]

Wonder Woman opens HUGE, Alien 5 officially dead, Dan Aykroyd slams Paul Feig and more – Weekend News Roundup

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WONDER WOMAN’S HUGE OPENING Early projections for Wonder Woman‘s opening were around $65 million, which then dropped to nearly $40 million when the pre-order numbers were released. However, due to some great reviews and positive word of mouth, Patty Jenkins’ Wonder Woman has opened huge for the DCEU. The movie debuted in several big territories […]

Zack Snyder is “proud” of Wonder Woman

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With fans, critics, and big names in the industry continuing to bestow an extremely positive reception upon Wonder Woman (including the likes of Joss Whedon, James Gunn and Ava DuVernay), arguably the backbone of DC Extended Universe, Zack Snyder, has taken to Vero to share his opinion on the latest DC blockbuster. Snyder only needed one word – “proud” […]

Wonder Woman and Patty Jenkins break record for biggest opening weekend from a female director

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Early reports are putting Warner Bros.’ DC blockbuster Wonder Woman earning anywhere from $97 million to $100 million (and possibly even higher than that) at the domestic box office, which means that director Patty Jenkins has broken the record for the biggest opening weekend ever from a female filmmaker. The previous record of $85.1 million was held by Sam […]