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Robert Downey Jr as Doctor Doom? Does the MCU multiverse mean anything can happen?
The Iron Man star nearly played the role 20 years ago in Fantastic Four. Will the movie’s reboot see the latest ‘almost was’ become an ‘is’, following Nicolas Cage’s Superman?
Ben Child
02, Jun, 2023 @1:07 PM
Is Nicolas Cage finally getting his turn in the Superman suit in The Flash?
He lost out when 1989’s Tim Burton-helmed Superman Lives was canned, but The Flash, Warner DC’s first venture into the multiverse, could see the actor finally do his thing in the red cape
Ben Child
26, May, 2023 @9:37 AM
Is The Creator the first (or last) in a new wave of sci-fi movies about AI?
The trailer for Gareth Edwards’ new film shows humanity being outsmarted by AI – and is released just as our overlords-to-be are rearing their terrifying heads
Ben Child
19, May, 2023 @3:13 PM
AI is coming for Hollywood scriptwriters – this is how they are going to do it
Artificial intelligence mashups of Lord of the Rings, Pixar and Wes Anderson are amusing novelties, but how long before the robots are generating whole screenplays – and can we be sure they’re not already?
Ben Child
12, May, 2023 @3:30 PM
The Dune: Part Two trailer is here – but how many more films will we get?
This first look at the forthcoming Dune sequel pulls us back into the strange sandpit. But how much farther into Frank Herbert’s psychedelic universe is Denis Villeneuve likely to venture?
Ben Child
05, May, 2023 @12:05 PM
‘One of the best superhero movies ever’: can The Flash live up to the Twitter hype?
While Marvel’s noisy blockbusters have reshaped cinema, DC has mostly churned out turgid epics that succeed only in sending you to sleep. Will Ezra Miller’s high-speed hero offer anything new?
Ben Child
28, Apr, 2023 @11:32 AM
Are we right to be nervous about the new Lord of the Rings movies?
Elijah Wood has expressed his ‘surprise’ over plans for new movies of Tolkien’s fantasy classic – but they couldn’t be any worse than the book-butchering Hobbit trilogy
Ben Child
21, Apr, 2023 @9:02 AM
Star Wars: the cinematic empire prepares to strike back
After the disastrous Rise of Skywalker, Lucasfilm’s mighty franchise is on the way back to the big screen, fortified by its TV triumphs in recent years
Ben Child
11, Apr, 2023 @9:34 AM
Can the Joker musical or Superman save the world from ‘superhero fatigue’?
DC supremo James Gunn has admitted superhero fatigue is ‘very real’ and ‘just watching things bash each other’ is not much fun. What will that mean for his high profile projects?
Ben Child
07, Apr, 2023 @12:14 PM
Tan, teal and aliens – has Wes Anderson really made a sci-fi movie?
It might seem an unlikely outing for the arch-eccentric, but the geeky innocence of 1950s America is the perfect fit for all the trademark kookiness, stilted dialogue and wide-eyed whimsy
Ben Child
31, Mar, 2023 @12:19 PM
Hits and myths: why has Hollywood abandoned ancient Greece?
Tolkien-inspired mythology has taken over our screens while a treasure chest of epic fantasy tales lies unused
Ben Child
24, Mar, 2023 @11:57 AM
James Gunn must usher in nothing less than Superman’s big-screen second coming
The Guardians of the Galaxy writer-director and DC Studios CEO has turned his focus to the company’s ultimate hero. But will anyone ever fill Christopher Reeve’s 45-year-old red boots?
Ben Child
17, Mar, 2023 @9:37 PM
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