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A Festive Week in Spandex – Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, X-Men: The New Mutants, Justice League, Wonder Woman, The Batman and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, Doctor Strange, Captain America: Civil War, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Slingshot, The Punisher, Legion, Logan, X-Men: The New Mutants, Justice League, Wonder Woman, The Batman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad, The LEGO Batman Movie, Justice League Dark, […]

The main cast for Avengers: Infinity War reportedly revealed

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With Avengers: Infinity War set to go into production early in the New Year, a casting call has arrived online which claims to offer up details of the main cast for the Marvel superhero epic. Now, it should be noted that this isn’t official from Marvel, and casting calls are often inaccurate; this could just […]

Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn is involved with Avengers: Infinity War

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It seems its not just the various superheroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe teaming up for Avengers: Infinity War, as the big superhero ensemble will also feature a collaboration between the directors of the MCU. During a Periscope Q&A, Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn revealed that he is “involved with Infinity War“, although […]

Sakaar to feature in Thor: Ragnarok, director Taika Waititi reveals

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We’ve known for a while now that next year’s Thor: Ragnarok will incorporate elements of the Planet Hulk storyline, with Chris Hemsworth’s God of Thunder and Mark Ruffalo’s Green Goliath finding themselves doing battle in the Grandmaster’s arenas. Back in October it was rumoured that the ‘Ragnarok’ of the movie’s title would actually refer to the […]

Civil War comic writer Mark Millar was not a fan of the film and felt it was too bleak

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The film may have made over $1 billion for Marvel and Disney this year, but the man who wrote the comic on which its based – Flickering Myth’s friend Mark Millar – felt the film was too bleak. “Civil War had a good opening twenty mins, but then I honestly can’t remember what the movie […]

2017’s trailers suggest we’re in for a dull year of blockbusters

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Tom Jolliffe on 2017’s blockbuster slate… With 2016 drawing to a close and a new year chock full of mega budget films on the horizon, Hollywood’s preferred formula for success is the same as it has been for at least 10 years (probably a lot longer). It almost seems hard to think of a tentpole […]

The Week in Spandex – Gotham City Sirens, The Batman, Aquaman, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Avengers: Infinity War, and a Deadpool/Wolverine movie?

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Gotham City Sirens, The Batman, Justice League, Aquaman, Suicide Squad, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, The LEGO Batman Movie, Justice League Dark, Justice League Action, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Avengers: Infinity War, Slingshot, Legion, Guardians of the Galaxy, Ultimate Spider-Man vs. […]

James Gunn says the inclusion of Baby Groot in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is not a marketing ploy

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If the brief appearance from Baby Groot in the mid-credits scene of Guardians of the Galaxy left you dying to see more, you’ll no doubt be ecstatic that Marvel has opted to keep the young sapling for next year’s Vol. 2, rather than restoring the fan-favourite character to his usual size. Some cynics have suggested that […]

Can Superhero Movies Be More Than Superhero Movies?

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Henry Bevan on whether superhero movies can be more than just superhero movies… When the Spider-Man: Homecoming trailer superhero landed on the web, it seemed Marvel had delivered their promise to make this Spidey flick a teen movie. Until the Vulture appeared and it swerved into the required superhero CGI action. The difference was — […]

The Flickering Myth Reaction to the first Spider-Man: Homecoming trailer

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Marvel and Sony dropped an early Christmas present for fans of the friendly neighborhood Spider-Man this week with the release of the very first trailer for next year’s reboot Spider-Man: Homecoming. The film sees Tom Holland taking centre stage following his debut in this year’s Captain America: Civil War, while Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark […]