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Stephen King on where Dark Tower went wrong, Darren Aronofsky wants Superman, Avatar sequels to cost $1 billion and more – Daily News Roundup

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DARK TOWER – WHAT WENT WRONG? The adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower was an under-advertised flop, and the source material’s creator has now spoken out about its failure. “The major challenge was to do a film based on a series of books that’s really long, about 3,000 pages,” King told Vulture. “The other […]

Thor: Ragnarok cameo possibly revealed, Quentin Tarantino’s Star Trek movie, why Batman v. Superman failed critically and more – Daily News Roundup

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THOR: RAGNAROK CAMEO Weekly Planet podcast and CosmicBookNews are both reporting and speculating on two potential cameos for Thor: Ragnarok who will appear in a scene on Asgard where a play is recounting the events of the first Thor movie. We won’t post them here for fear or spoilers, so you’ll have to click here. ANT-MAN […]

Exclusive Interview – Director Maysaloun Hamoud on her new movie In Between, Palestinian cinema, and more

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Alex Moreland chats with director Maysaloun Hamoud, director of ‘In Between’, aka ‘Bar Bahar’… First of all, I was going to ask – what was your starting point for In Between? Um, the starting point is the time, by chance, I started to write. It was actually – the Arab spring began around us. Even […]

Gambit plot details possibly revealed, Peggy Carter returning for Avengers 4, Terminator 6 details and more – Daily News Roundup

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GAMBIT DETAILS Although it was announced in 2014, 20th Century Fox’s Gambit has really struggled in development hell – passing through two director’s hands with various writers attached. The folks over at SlashFilm claim to have the inside scoop with plot details, calling it the Oceans 11 of the comic book genre. Read those details […]

Why Are Audiences Gravitating Towards Genre Subversions?

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George Chrysostomou on audiences gravitating towards genre subversions… This month marks the release of Kingsman: The Golden Circle, the sequel to the surprise hit Kingsman: The Secret Service and it is of course just as genre bending as its predecessor. The franchise clearly plays off of some of the silliness of the Bond movies, with their own versions of […]

The Week in Spandex – Justice League screening reaction, DCEU praise, Avengers 4 casting, The Punisher trailer, The Defenders struggles, X-Men: New Mutants wraps and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Justice League, Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman 2, Flashpoint, Shazam, Joker and Harley Quinn, The Joker, Man of Steel 2, Superman: The Movie, Gotham, Supergirl, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, Freedom Fighters: The Ray, Watchmen, Avengers 4, Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, Ant-Man […]

Five TV Shows That Could Help the Marvel Netflix Universe

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Liam Hoofe looks at five new shows Netflix could add to their Marvel Universe… When Marvel kickstarted the Netflix branch of their universe with Daredevil back in 2015, expectations were understandably high. Marvel, being Marvel, delivered on those expectations and then some, giving us one of their finest properties to date. They then continued this […]

Exclusive Interview: Composer Jason Graves talks video game soundtracks

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Sean Wilson chats to the Tomb Raider and Far Cry composer about what makes a truly great score… Video game music has come on extraordinary leaps and bounds since the early days of 8-bit synths. Orchestral sophistication and symphonic power is now the order of the day, and at the forefront is acclaimed, award-winning artist […]