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Minorities in film and casting controversies: The right person for the right job?

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Alice Rush on minorities in film and casting controversies: the right person for the right job..? Like most years 2014 had its fair share of film controversies. The Interview nearly sparked a war between America and North Korea (I use the word ‘nearly’ very loosely), Nymphomaniac attracted criticism for unsimulated sex scenes and Transformers: Age […]

The Week in Spandex – Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Avengers: Infinity War, Captain Marvel, Luke Cage, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Shazam, The Sinister Six and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain Marvel, Ant-Man, Doctor Strange, Iron Man 4, Agent Carter, Daredevil, A.K.A. Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Sinister Six, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Shazam, Gotham, The Flash, Constantine […]

Wonder Woman is yet to get the green light, says director Michelle MacLaren

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It’s got a release date of June 23rd 2017, it’s got a star in Gal Gadot, director in Michelle MacLaren (Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad) and screenwriter in Jason Fuchs (Ice Age: Continental Drift, Pan), but it seems there’s one thing the Wonder Woman movie doesn’t have – a green light. Speaking to Vulture, MacLaren […]

The Week in Spandex – Suicide Squad, Doctor Strange, Deadpool, Ant-Man, Batman v Superman, Avengers: Age of Ultron, The Fantastic Four and more

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Our weekly round-up of the latest news and talking points from the world of screen superheroes, including Suicide Squad, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Wonder Woman, Justice League Dark, The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, Constantine, Justice League: Throne of Atlantis, Batman Versus Robin, Doctor Strange, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Avengers: Infinity War, Ant-Man, Captain America: […]

Pan screenwriter to pen Wonder Woman movie

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A couple of weeks ago it was confirmed that Michelle MacLaren (Game of Thrones, Breaking Bad) has signed on to direct Warner Bros.’ solo Wonder Woman movie, and now the project has secured a writer. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jason Fuchs will pen the script for Gal Gadot’s first solo outing. Fuchs previous credits […]

The Week in Spandex – Batman, Wonder Woman, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, The Fantastic Four, X-Men: Apocalypse, The Flash / Arrow, Constantine and more

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Our weekly round-up of the latest news and talking points from the world of screen superheroes, including Batman, Wonder Woman, Justice League Dark, The Flash, Arrow, Supergirl, Gotham, Constantine, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain America: Civil War, Guardians of the Galaxy 2, Agent Carter, Big Hero 6, The Fantastic Four, X-Men: Apocalypse and more…. It’s […]

Michelle MacLaren confirmed to direct Wonder Woman movie

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There has been speculation for the past few weeks to who would be directing the upcoming Wonder Woman movie starring Gal Gadot. For some time TV director Michelle MacLaren has been rumoured to be the top contender, although there were several other female directors said to be on the shortlist. According to The Hollywood Reporter, […]

Black Panther (or The Unintended Racism of Ignorance)

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Anghus Houvouras on Black Panther (or the unintended racism of ignorance)… Political Correctness is a virus that infects well-intentioned people and turns their good-natured arguments into a laughable folly. We see this happen from time to time in the entertainment business when people talk about diversity in the Hollywood studio system. Hollywood is white. Real […]