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Marvel’s Murder Problem

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Ben Robins on Marvel’s murder problem… With the most celebrated of all the cinematic universes very much knocking on the door of its 10th anniversary, there’s all sorts of retrospective business going round. And something that becomes more and more glaringly obvious within the Marvel world, especially moving forward, is its attitude towards death. Well, […]

Ranking the Spider-Man movie villains

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Ricky Church ranks the Spider-Man movie villains… Since 2001, we have been given five Spider-Man films, with the sixth – Spider-Man: Homecoming – opening in cinemas this week. Through these movies we’ve been introduced to many villains from Spider-Man’s rogues gallery, some of whom are very well known, and some not quite as famous as the others. […]

Autumn 2017 Movie Preview

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Liam Hoofe looks ahead to some of the biggest releases in cinema over the coming months… With summer nearly in the rear-view mirror, it is time to look ahead to the autumn – or fall, to our friends on the other side of the Pond – and all the fantastic movies it has to offer […]

Suicide Squad 2 and X-Force get directors, first look at Black Panther villain, Thor: Ragnarok beats Justice League and more – Daily News Roundup

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IT’S GOOD TO BE BAD After a long search, the director for Suicide Squad 2 has been revealed as Gavin O’Connor (Warrior), who will also write the script. Other directors WB previously looked at include Mel Gibson and Jaume Collet-Serra. While original Suicide Squad writer and director David Ayer is not returning, he will be moving onto Gotham City Sirens, […]

Suicide Squad 2 shooting next year, cancelled Justice League movie details, INSANE Lego set and more – Daily News Roundup

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IT’S GOOD TO BE BAD AGAIN Although it was reportedly on the fast track over at Warner Bros., it looks like the sequel to Suicide Squad is some time off yet. According to Variety’s Justin Kroll, the director-less Suicide Squad 2 will go into production in fall 2018 following scheduling difficulties with Will Smith’s Aladdin and […]

Game of Thrones Season 8: What’s In Store for House Targaryen?

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Tony Black on what might be in store for House Targaryen in Game of Thrones season 8… Game of Thrones may have begun as the story of the Stark family but, without question, we’ve spent most of the time eagerly keeping up with the Targaryens. Thanks in no small part to Emilia Clarke’s career defining […]

The Fastest Superheroes On Screen

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We all love the idea of having a superpower and there’s a wide range of superhuman abilities seen on TV and on the big screen. One of the most notable powers depicted has to be super speed, donned by the likes of comic book characters from The Flash to Disney’s Dash from The Incredibles. To […]

Game of Thrones Season 8: What’s In Store for House Stark?

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Tony Black on what might be in store for the surviving members of House Stark in Game of Thrones season 8… The cyclical nature of Game of Thrones is none more apparent than with the nature and fortunes of House Stark. At the beginning, they were amongst the most solid, respected and noble houses of […]

Zack Snyder returning to Justice League, Ant-Man and the Wasp set photos, Edge of Tomorrow 2 exclusive and more – Daily News Roundup

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JUSTICE LEAGUE RUMOURS Back in April it was announced that Justice League director Zack Snyder was stepping down from the upcoming superhero team-up movie due to personal issues. Since then the reshoots have been helmed by Joss Whedon (Avengers: Age of Ultron), which have been described as both minor and major depending on which outlets […]