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Theory: Doctor Strange takes place before Captain America: The Winter Soldier

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Luke Owen looks at the MCU timeline… Warning, there are some spoilers for Doctor Strange in this article. It’s become standard reasoning to believe that each movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe follows the last (with the exception of Captain America: The First Avenger, for obvious reasons). Iron Man 3 clearly follows on from the […]

Why Quentin Tarantino won’t be doing Deadpool 2

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Anghus Houvouras on the fan petition for Quentin Tarantino to direct Deadpool 2… “It goes without saying.” An expression you use when something is so painfully obvious that it shouldn’t require any explanation. For the record, this article should fall under that umbrella. And yet, here we are listening to a number of supposedly intelligent […]

The Five Best Moments from The Walking Dead Season 7 Episode 1 – ‘The Day Will Come When You Won’t Be’

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Ben Robins with the five best moments from The Walking Dead’s season 7 premiere – ‘The Day Will Come When You Won’t Be’… So the wait’s over, the constant thirst for information can finally stop, we finally know who new big-bad Negan pulverised into tiny pieces in the dying moments of The Walking Dead’s last […]

Why more franchises should embrace the Alien model

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Anghus Houvouras on why more franchises should embrace the Alien model… First off, let’s go ahead and address the giant-sized Space Jockey in the room: When referring to ‘The Alien model’, I’m taking about the original four films. I’m not talking about the ridiculous Alien vs. Predator duology or the beautifully rancid idiocy of Prometheus […]

How Can A Successful Film End Up Losing Money?

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This week Neil Calloway looks at Hollywood Accounting… Earlier this week it was revealed that Harry Shearer  is suing Vivendi for his share of the profits from This Is Spinal Tap. Shearer – probably best known now for providing the voices for Mr Burns, Principal Skinner, Reverend Lovejoy and others on The Simpsons – played […]

The Week in Star Wars – Loads of new Rogue One images and posters, Donald Glover is young Lando, Joss Whedon directing a Star Wars movie and more

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Your weekend edition of The Week in Star Wars contains a batch of new images and posters from Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, updated casting for young Lando, Joss Whedon on Star Wars, deleted scenes from Star Wars: The Force Awakens and more… Well kick things off with Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, […]

The Week in Spandex – Logan and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 trailers, Avengers: Infinity War cast update, The Batman to shoot in 2017, Joss Whedon on Marvel vs DC

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Logan, Deadpool 2, Legion, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Doctor Strange, Avengers: Infinity War, The Defenders, Black Panther, Thor: Ragnarok, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., The Batman, Justice League, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Gotham, Smallville and […]

Why the Switch makes me excited about owning a Nintendo console again

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Jordan Jones explains why he is excited over the announcement of the Nintendo Switch… After months of speculation, Nintendo has finally revealed its mysterious new console to the masses. Previously codenamed “NX”, we now have to slowly become used to referring to the device as the “Nintendo Switch”. It’s a catchy name, and also a […]

Interview: Ganzeer on The Solar Grid

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Mark Allen chats to Ganzeer about The Solar Grid… Writer/artist Ganzeer’s first full-length comics project is certainly an ambitious one. His nine-part series The Solar Grid is a sprawling socio-political science fiction story that spans centuries of future history and interplanetary distances, featuring a diverse array of characters each struggling with the state of the world […]