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Wonder Woman becomes highest-grossing superhero origin film domestically

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Wonder Woman has now become the highest grossing superhero origin movie ever in the U.S. The Gal Gadot led film has been accumulating all kinds of records since its run began back in June, and the film has recently crossed the impressive $800 million mark at the international box office. As a result, the movie […]

Game of Thrones’ Richard Dormer says Beric Dondarrion’s flaming sword is real

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The actor behind Game of Thrones’ Beric Dondarrion has revealed that those are real flames engulfing his sword. This week on Game of Thrones was an epic affair and saw Jon and his motley crew fighting against the Night King’s armies. One of the heroes involved was Beric Dondarrion, a follower of the Lord of […]

Christopher Nolan becomes fifth-highest grossing director of all time

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Christopher Nolan has become the fifth highest grossing director in movie history. With the release of his latest effort, Dunkirk, blockbuster director Nolan has moved into esteemed company indeed, passing the likes of Ron Howard and James Cameron into the top five highest grossing directors in terms of domestic box office. Dunkirk has so far […]

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets hoping China saves its box office run

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Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is resting its box office hopes on China. After a dismal time at the U.S. box office and overseas territories, the film will be looking to its last remaining markets to give it any chance of being profitable. Valerian is considered to be the most expensive independent […]

Marvel’s The Defenders Teaches Us That Less Is More

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Samuel Brace on Marvel’s The Defenders… Less is more. This is never truer than when it comes to TV content. Too much of something, even a good thing, can become damaging. Netflix has unfortunately ignored or just failed to understand this concept when it comes to its Marvel properties. However, with their latest series, The […]

Netflix doesn’t consider Amazon as competition

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Netflix doesn’t consider Amazon as a rival company, according to CCO Ted Sarandos. Netflix and Amazon are two of the biggest players in the TV and movie streaming space, both making great strides in recent years to develop their own original content. One could think that they were rivals in some sense, considering Netflix and […]

The It movie will be coming to IMAX

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The remake/re-adaptation of It is coming to IMAX screens. Fans of the seminal Stephen King novel It are eagerly anticipating the release of the movie adaptation this September, with the film itself gaining some significant buzz outside the usual circles. Those waiting for the movie will be looking forward to seeing it wherever possible of […]

Christopher Nolan flying to China to support Dunkirk release

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Christopher Nolan is jetting off to China to the support the release of Dunkirk. The WWII drama has been performing above expectations during its run so far, having accumulated $366 million worldwide, including $156.3 million in the US, and a mighty $58 million in the UK. However, Nolan’s latest has yet to be released in […]