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Will Artificial Intelligence Save The Franchise Film?

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Neil Calloway wonders whether we’ll see the end of actors… James Gunn’s assertion that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will set the stage for the next twenty years of MCU films is intriguing, to say the least. It’s hard to imagine the MCU lasting that long, for a start; I doubt Robert Downey Jr. […]

The Week in Spandex – Joker movies, Justice League rumours, James Cameron slams Wonder Woman, Avengers 4 set photos, Gambit update and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at The Joker, Joker and Harley Quinn, The Batman, Justice League, Justice League Dark, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Titans, Supergirl, Batman and Harley Quinn, Batman: Gotham By Gaslight, Avengers 4, Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, […]

If DC Wants to Make Standalone Movies, We Should Cheer

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Samuel Brace on the news that Warner Bros. is planning a slate of non-DC Extended Universe superhero movies… Are you cheering? DC seems to be giving off the impression that the DCEU is not forevermore. That their attempted emulation of all that Marvel has achieved with their own cinematic universe might come to an end […]

How Creed 2 can work, and the pitfalls it must avoid

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Tom Jolliffe on Creed 2… When Ryan Coogler delivered Creed to the world, it took most people completely by surprise. A spinoff to a franchise that was nearing 40 years old, which had been adequately closed in 2006’s, Rocky Balboa. There wasn’t really much demand for the film, but he had a vision. It was […]

More details on The Batman in the DCEU, Justice League Dark problems, Green Goblin in Silver & Black and more – Daily News Roundup

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WILL HE WON’T HE? Right, let’s try and get to the bottom of this. The confusion over The Batman‘s place in the DCEU was thrown into quandary this week when director Matt Reeves revealed that the film wasn’t part of the extended universe. This came off the heels of it being announced that Warner Bros. […]

Have We Started To Settle For Mediocre Action Pieces?

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George Chrysostomou asks whether we’ve started to settle for mediocre action pieces… The action film will forever be in its heyday, for conflict drives any narrative forward – especially when that conflict results in a showdown between two or more characters. Audiences will forever be drawn to the cinema to witness larger than life sequences, […]

Avengers 4 set photos, The Batman not part of the DCEU, major character cut from Justice League and more – Daily News Roundup

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INFINITY TRINITY After making her surprise return in Spider-Man: Homecoming, Gwyneth Paltrow’s Pepper Potts has resurfaced in set photos from Avengers 4, which is currently in production, alongside two very good friends. There are also set photos of another Avenger, and you can find out who here. YOU MUST BE JOKING In perhaps the most […]

The Joker doesn’t need an origin story (or a solo movie)

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Anghus Houvouras on the news that Warner Bros. is working on a Joker origin movie… There are few things in life that i can say are an absolute certainty. I know that 20th Century Fox will never make a good Fantastic Four movie. I know that the Universal Monsters Dark Universe might be the worst […]

New Avengers: Infinity War character, Han Solo cameo, new Blade Runner 2049 footage and more – Daily News Roundup

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INFINITY WAR Having been spotted on set in a motion capture suit, leading to speculation that he’s portraying the Black Order member Ebony Maw, Peaky Blinders actor Tom Vaughan-Lawlor has confirmed to Dublin Live that he is playing a villain in next year’s Avengers: Infinity War. “I am [in the film],” said Vaughan-Lawlor. “But it’s like […]