It is here. The crescendo of the DC Extended Universe has arrived on the big screen in the form of the already heavily maligned Justice League. The fifth film within the DCEU (Man of Steel – 2013, BvsS – 2016, Suicide Squad – 2016, Wonder Woman – 2017), and frankly I think we would all agree that the results haven’t
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To the newest film in the rebooting DC Comic Film Universe (or DC Extended Universe as it seems to be being referred to), an indirect follow on to Batman vs Superman : Dawn of Justice, Suicide Squad. Written and directed by David Ayer (whose previous writing and directing credits include Fury and End of Watch), the film sees a number of
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To the third film in the X-Men series – X-Men : The Last Stand. Following the huge success of X2, Bryan Singer opted to leave the franchise, in order to take on the challenge of Superman Returns rather than the third film in the franchise. Leaving only a partly formed notion for the 3rd film, Singer handed over the reigns to director
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The X-Men are back in the 2nd film in the series with X2. Again with Brian Singer at the helm this time with a budget increased from the original’s $75m to $110m. The screenplay this time was by a combination of Michael Dougherty, Dan Harris and David Hayter. There’s a large returning cast with all of the key members from the
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2000 saw the release of the first film in the now 8 strong series (including Deadpool) of the X-Men which will see a further film – X-Men : Apocalypse out later in the month. In the first of the series, we are introduced to the X-Men universe and the background to the world of ‘mutants’ and their range of powers.
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Bursting onto the screens across the planet is the latest film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe – Captain America : Civil War – A film that is in many ways a mix of Captain America 3, Iron Man 4 and The Avengers 3. Its screenplay is by the combination of Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely (who have penned the previous
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So we reach the latest (prior to the upcoming release of the new Captain America movie) film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe – the 2015 Ant Man. Directed by Peyton Reed (Yes Man, The Break Up, Down with Love), the film has a screenplay that was written by the group of Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz),
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The Avengers are back! We find the superhero team storming their way through Hydra bases seeking to reclaim the
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To the 10th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe we head to a very different location to the previous ones, and into the wonders of space for Marvel’s equivalent of The Dirty Dozen 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy. Directed by James Gunn and co-written by Gunn and Nicole Perlman. In 1988, a young boy called Peter Quill is abducted from outside
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Cap is back and ready for action in the 2014 Captain America : The Winter Soldier. Directed by Anthony and Joe Russo and with a screenplay by Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeeley (previously having written the original Captain America film and also the 2nd Thor film). Here we find Captain Steve Rogers trying to get to grips with life 70 some years
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