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First look at Jennifer Lawrence as Mystique in X-Men

With her stardom shining brightly, Jennifer Lawrence is not only remaining loyal to the X-Men reboot franchise by signing on for Days of Future Past but she’s subjecting herself to the blue make-up treatment again. Director Bryan Singer tweeted this picture of the star as Raven Darkholme. Previously he’d shown off Halle Berry as Storm [...]

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Riddick trailer

It’s the third in the series, following from Pitch Black and Chronicles of Riddick. Pitch Black is now 13 years old, having come out in 2000 and Chronicles of Riddick is only a little younger having made it to the big screens in 2004. The plot is familiar. It’s headhunters versus Riddick, the planet is [...]

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D&D film already in license hell

On Wednesday we had news that Warner Bros had the rights and script for a D&D film and by Friday it had hit problems. Here’s a problem: Hasbro weren’t involved and maintain they own all the D&D licensing rights. Make sense, right? The counter argument, the one used by Warners, is that Courtney Solomon, who [...]

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The World’s End trailer

Video: Exclusive The World’s End Trailer This is the UK trailer for Edgar Wright’s The World’s End. What a cast! Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Martin Freeman, Rosamund Pike (Wrath of the Titans, Jack Reacher), Paddy Considine (Hot Fuzz), Eddie Marsan (Jack the Giant Slayer, Sherlock Holmes), Rafe Spall (Pete Versus Life, Prometheus), Michael Smiley (Tyres [...]

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Warner Bros buy the rights to Dungeons & Dragons movie

There’s the Neverwinter MMO just opening, there’s DnD Next in the works, Pathfinder going from strength to strength, the Old School Renaissance and blockbuster movies being made on the back of comic book franchises. The Hobbit and Middle Earth are in the cinemas. Will the movie makers turn some of their attention to Dungeons and [...]

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Short film: ABE, the Softly-spoken robot serial killer

A rather sinister short film but ideal if you need to distract your brain. What would it take for a robot to turn serial killer? Why would it do it? What would it be trying to do? These are some of the questions explored in Rob McLellan’s ABE. Fans can get more information from the [...]

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Star Wars Day: The Stormtrooper blooper

This blooper has been seen by millions. I certainly remember it… but has it made it through all the edits of the special editions? If you’re yet to see it the clip above shows the Stormtrooper bonking his head on a doorway on the way to the control room while the heroes are stuck in [...]

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The Wolverine: The Silver Samurai Strikes trailer

Shown for CinemaCon and looking great. Directed by James Mangold (Cop Land, 3:10 to Yuma), The Wolverine stars Hugh Jackman, Will Yun Lee and Famke Janssen (Jean Grey). The movie is set after Wolverine Origins and follows Logan as he comes to terms with his new found body and his immortality. It’s expected out on [...]

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Over two minutes of Pacific Rim greatness

My expectations are getting dangerously high for Pacific Rim. This is never a good thing. Check out this trailer and tell me if I’m wrong. Add in Guillermo de Toro, Idris Elba, Ron Perlman and even Ellen (Glados) McLain – then tell me I’m wrong? I know! I might be wrong. It could all come [...]

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Iron Man 3 review

There are a few surprises in Iron Man 3. There is always a risk with messing with expectations when it comes to comic book movies but Shane Black and the writing team make it work. I enjoyed Iron Man 3. It’s easily the strongest of the Iron Man sequels. The original retains the title of [...]

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