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Transformers: The Last Knight box office struggles, Blade Runner 3, Spider-Man: Homecoming a hit and more – Weekend News Roundup

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THE LAST OUTING? Back in 2014, Transformers: Age of Extinction was roundly trashed by critics but the film ended up being the only release to pass $1 billion at the box office that year. It seemed like Transformers was a critic-proof franchise. However the fifth outing, Transformers: The Last Knight, has had a very poor […]

Are Disney The Best People For Star Wars?

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Neil Calloway thinks the troubled Han Solo film proves Disney’s hearts aren’t in the right place… So, with the news that Phil Lord and Chris Miller have left the Han Solo movie, it’s time to ask if Disney really are the best people to move the Star Wars franchise forward. Of course, films run into […]

The Week in Star Wars – Everything you need to know about Lord and Miller, Ron Howard and Han Solo

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It’s a special edition of The Week in Star Wars following the shock news from the Han Solo spin-off movie, along with some bits from The Last Jedi, Episode IX and more… Before we kick things off, The Week in Star Wars celebrated it’s second birthday this week. Thanks to everyone who has read any […]

How to Save the Dark Universe

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Harrison Abbott on how Universal can save the Dark Universe… Whilst its international take is admittedly surpassing its domestic performance by quite some way, it is still reasonable to suggest that The Mummy hasn’t been the mega-hit that Universal were hoping for. Weighed down by astonishingly clunky exposition, countless instances of tonal whiplash and a […]

Lucasfilm were right to hire a new Han Solo director, but it’s their fault, not Lord and Miller’s

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Samuel Brace on Lucasfilm’s director shake-up on the Han Solo Star Wars movie… Let’s start off by saying that no one likes to see people lose their jobs, and I’m sure that Phil Lord and Chris Miller did a very good job directing the movie they wanted to make. However, by looking at the evidence […]

The Week in Spandex – Spider-Man spinoffs in the MCU, Fantastic Four reboot, Wonder Woman 2 confirmed, Watchmen TV show announced

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Spider-Man: Homecoming, Venom, Silver & Black, Thor: Ragnarok, Black Panther, Avengers: Infinity War, Ant-Man, The Defenders, Deadpool 2, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Fantastic Four, Wonder Woman, Wonder Woman 2, Justice League, Gotham City Sirens, Aquaman, The Flash, The Batman, Batman and Harley Quinn, Batman: Mask […]

Michael Bay is a disgusting, deplorable director – and he should be ashamed of himself

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Luke Owen is not a fan of Michael Bay and his Transformers movies… Last night I was unfortunate enough to stumble upon a film I’ve not seen in nearly a decade. It’s an epic failure of a movie, an odious mess of horribly-shot action, gross depictions of women, bizarrely-placed racism and woefully bad writing. The […]

New Han Solo director, Jurassic World 2 title revealed, Avengers: Infinity War set photo and more – Daily News Roundup

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GO DIRECT A STAR WAR After the shock news that Phil Lord and Chris Miller had been fired from their positions on the Han Solo spin-off movie, it was revealed yesterday by Disney and Lucasfilm that Ron Howard would be taking over. Ron Howard has a lot of connections to George Lucas, appearing in the director’s […]

Lord & Miller vs. Kasdan & Kennedy: A Fight for the future of our franchise films

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Anghus Houvouras on the Han Solo director situation and a fight for the future of franchise films… I’m still in a state of utter disbelief over the disintegration that has happened between directors Chris Miller and Phil Lord and the creative conglomerate that handles the cinematic Star Wars universe. It’s an absolute gobstopper of a conversation […]