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Star Wars nearly killed George Lucas. The director’s ambitious space saga, which nobody understood nor cared about (not even its cast) looked set to be a disaster of intergalactic proportions. During production in 1976, the special effects department was struggling with its groundbreaking technologies, while unbearable heat in Tunisia had …

***Contains spoilers for GLOW*** “You’re so real!” This backhanded compliment is grunted to Alison Brie’s Ruth Wilder during life-ruining sex in the first episode of GLOW, a new Netflix show from the creators of Orange is the New Black. The words are deliberately chosen. ‘Real’ is a concept which haunts …

Spider-Man: Homecoming may be somewhat Tony Stark-centric, but that won’t be the case for the sequel, with Tony Stark apparently not appearing in Spider-Man: Homecoming 2. In fact, he’ll be replaced by another MCU hero, possibly in the mentor role. What does this mean for MCU going forward and why, …

You want more new footage from Game of Thrones season 7 (opens in new tab), right? Sure, why not? This sizzle reel of fresh scenes from the upcoming season, featuring Jaime Lannister mid-battle and a whole bunch of ‘wait, what?!’ moments, comes direct from a Thrones live experience attraction in …

If you thought everyone’s favourite bastard Jon Snow was safe as houses until the end of Game of Thrones season 7 (opens in new tab), you were very, very wrong. Kit Harington revealed to our sister magazine, SFX (opens in new tab), that fans shouldn’t assume his character won’t be …

Leaked minifigs from Lego’s Star Wars: The Last Jedi (opens in new tab) line may have just revealed a major clue of Snoke’s origins, plus a look at BB-8’s evil brother, BB-9. Because it’s not a Star Wars movie without some cool spoileriffic tie-in Lego figures. Let’s take a look …

Remember how all our dreams came true when we found out there’s a Dredd TV show on the way (opens in new tab)? Well, we’ve got an update on where it’s at and what we can expect, thanks to Rebellion CEO Jason Kingsley (via SFX magazine (opens in new tab)).  …

 A John Wick TV show sounds like a no-brainer, right? Heck, we all want to find out a bit more about Keanu Reeves’ assassin (pre-dog slaying, of course) and the shadowy world that surrounds him. Like a shot in the dark, there’s been a sudden influx of deets about the …

Despite an awkward start that had cuts flash past my eyes quickly enough to give me a confused feeling halfway between motion sickness and bewilderment, Empress of Mars turns out to be a stoic and dependable episode – yet one that missed the chance to add an extra dimension to …

Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them (opens in new tab) 2 casting Jude Law as Dumbledore (opens in new tab) was a bit of a surprise given the actor’s age compared to his predecessors – but it turns out he won’t be the youngest to play the wise wizard, …