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One of the biggest criticisms of Superman, aside from the massive collateral damage he inflicted in Man of Steel, is that his secret identity just wouldn’t work. Counterpoint: Henry Cavill doesn’t even need nerdy Clark Kent specs to go unnoticed in bustling Times Square, as the Batman v Superman: Dawn …

Just a day past the Ides of March, HBO has shared the script behind its own infamous mass-stabbing incident. Game of Thrones’ fifth season concluded with the shocking murder of Jon Snow, and while it’s looking less and less likely that he will stay dead (opens in new tab), it’s …

Marvel Studios haven’t been shy about showing off (opens in new tab) Captain America: Civil War (opens in new tab) in recent weeks, and we’ll no doubt get lots more information on the film as it gets closer to release. The latest tease comes from the Russo brothers, who have …

Batman vs Superman (opens in new tab). Daredevil vs The Punisher. Captain America (opens in new tab) vs Iron Man. Everywhere you look, heroes seem to be fighting each other a lot these days. Thankfully, there is one upcoming superhero crossover which will have heroes doing exactly what good heroes …

The JJ Abrams-produced 10 Cloverfield Lane (opens in new tab) is out next week, and while you might think the worst thing that could happen is seeing that monster again, apparently that’s really not what you should be worried about. I sat down with director Dan Trachtenberg and leading lady …

When news broke (opens in new tab) that Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat would be departing the series after its tenth season, the first thing on everyone’s mind was Peter Capaldi. Would he stay on as the doctor? Rumors at the time (opens in new tab) indicated that the current …

Superman taking out General Zod and half of Metropolis during the Man of Steel finale is still a sore point for fans. It caused a lot of backlash (opens in new tab). So much so in fact, that it’s become a motivating factor for the Dark Knight in Batman v …

Cast your mind back to a time when The Amazing Spider-Man 2 was something people were looking forward to. It was around then that Sony announced (opens in new tab) plans for – you guessed it – The Amazing Spider-Man 3 as well as a bunch of spin-offs involving some …

The Statue of Liberty’s head bounces down 5th Avenue, crushing cars, her patinated face ravaged by claw marks from an unseen creature. Audiences seated for Transformers in 2007 caught sight of this in a short teaser (opens in new tab) for an untitled movie, unaware of what it was promoting. …

That Ghostbusters trailer, then. I wasn’t expecting that. I wasn’t expecting anything as exciting as that. It’s not that I wasn’t on-board already, you understand. I’m a lifelong Ghost Head. Like so many of us, I’ve been through the decades-long rollercoaster of hope and disappointment that has come with the …