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Yesterday we reported that Christopher Nolan had listened to the widespread complaints over sound issues with The Dark Knight Rises prologue and had issued a new audio mix to participating cinemas. However, Warner Bros are now claiming that no such tweak was ever made… Collider are reporting that their source’s …

Bob Anderson, the sword-master who worked on Star Wars , The Lord Of The Rings and The Princess Bride , has died aged 89. He passed away on 1 January, according to a statement by The British Academy of Fencing (via BBC News). Brit Anderson was an Olympic fencer before …

Bad news for fans of boobs, bums and bitey fish, as Piranha 3D sequel Piranha 3DD has been consigned to Davey Jones’ Locker, otherwise known as the straight-to-DVD aisle of your local Blockbusters. It seems that the film’s UK distributors, Entertainment Films, aren’t convinced by the merits of another 3D …

A first image has arrived for Steven Soderbergh’s Magic Mike , and would you believe it – Matthew McConaughey’s only gone and taken his shirt off! The first image shows McConaughey in the midst of a strip routine, alongside musclebound co-stars Alex Pettyfer and Channing Tatum. How he’s going to …

The first trailer for Peter Jackson’s The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey has arrived online. It’s undoubtedly one of the most anticipated films of 2012 (surely only superhero giants The Dark Knight Rises and The Avengers can compete?), and this first glimpse has got us feeling all nostalgic for Middle-earth. Martin …

In a move that will almost certainly ensure she gets called it twice as much, Scarlett Johansson has revealed she hates the popular shortening of her name to the contrived abbreviation “Scar-Jo”. “It’s laziness,” she told USA Today . “People can’t actually say the whole name? It’s just bizarre… If …

More viral goodness to bring you this morning from The Dark Knight Rises , with the release of a new Bane t-shirt, and more interestingly, a map of Gotham listing various “strike zones”. The new info comes courtesy of Superhero Hype , who were sent a package containing a t-shirt …

Natalie Portman is reportedly most displeased at the exit of Patty Jenkins from superhero sequel Thor 2 earlier this month. Monster director Jenkins had been announced as the replacement for Kenneth Branagh, after Branagh had turned down the opportunity to return. It was an appointment that would have made Jenkins …

Scarlett Johansson has been talking about her ongoing involvement in the Marvel universe, suggesting that she would be open to filming a Black Widow spin-off film if the opportunity were to arise. “I love playing the Widow,” she told Superherohype . “I think she’s got a very interesting past, a …

Battleship , Universal’s big blockbuster hope for 2012, has unveiled a full-length trailer. Unlike the first one, which took its time establishing the the slightly contrived backstory – Taylor Kitsch is boffing the daughter of his commanding officer Liam Neeson – this one goes all-out with the action. In shifting …