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Christian Bale hasn’t seen any of Ben Affleck’s Batman performances

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Christian Bale, a former Dark Knight, is yet to see any of the films that feature Ben Affleck as Batman. Batman was the role that took Christian Bale’s career to the next level with the actor playing the role three times in Christopher Nolan’s much lauded The Dark Knight trilogy. Affleck was the actor that […]

Is Apple going to buy Netflix?

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A new report is linking Apple with a takeover of the streaming giant Netflix. Fresh off the heels of Disney’s game changing purchase of 20th Century Fox, paving the way for Fox’s Marvel properties to align with those at Marvel Studios, news of another huge potential deal is being reported. Reported by Business Insider: “There […]

James Gunn responds to Jodie Foster’s superhero film comments

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Jodie Foster has commented negatively regarding the superhero blockbuster genre and now James Gunn has written a response. Foster had recently compared superhero films to fracking, saying: “You get the best return right now but you wreck the Earth.” Putting aside the interesting choice of analogy, these aren’t exactly complimentary comments and now the director […]

Tim Burton’s Batman Returns was originally very different

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The original vision for Tim Burton’s Batman Returns was much different in plot and tone to the final film. After the success of Burton’s first Batman film where Michael Keaton’s Caped Crusader did battle with Jack Nicholson’s Joker, Burton was tempted into returning for a sequel. And, as explained in the video below, the 1992 […]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi holds off Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle at the New Year’s weekend box office

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Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle couldn’t quite pull off the upset over the four day New Year’s weekend as Star Wars: The Last Jedi retains its top spot at the box office. Early estimates for the weekend had The Last Jedi winning the traditional weekend but being pipped to first place by the Jumanji sequel […]

Deborah Ann Woll wants to explore Karen Page’s past in Daredevil season 3

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Daredevil season 3 is on the way and Deborah Ann Woll would like to explore Karen’s past during the new batch of episodes of the Marvel series Season 2 of the show wasn’t quite as lauded as its debut outing but Netflix’s Daredevil is still considered to be the platform’s premium Marvel offering and fans […]

Daredevil’s season 1 showrunner Steven DeKnight would “love” to return to Marvel

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Steven DeKnight, showruner for Daredevil season 1, would love to return to work with Marvel in the future. Season 1 of Netflix’s Daredevil series has been the most critically acclaimed Marvel season the platform has managed to date, and kicked off this little corner of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Since then, a new showrunner has […]

John Boyega responds to Star Wars: The Last Jedi’s divisive fan reaction

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One of the stars of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, John Boyega, has responded to the film’s divisive fan reaction. Fans were expecting the world from The Last Jedi when it hit theatres earlier in December, or at least something a little more familiar to what they’ve been used to with the franchise, but what […]