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Thor: Ragnarok is currently Marvel Studios' best-received film of all time, sitting at a whopping 98% on the Tomatometer. When it's finally released in November, audiences are sure to be flocking to cinemas all over the country, and word is that they'll see the MCU's first nude scene.
Pacific Rim was one of the best blockbusters of 2013, yet its iffy box office performance meant that for a long time our chances of a sequel looked unlikely. But apparently Legendary and Universal Pictures saw the potential in the franchise, as Pacific Rim: Uprising, directed by Daredevil's Steven S. DeKnight, is crashing into theatres this coming March.
Right now, it looks like Star Wars: The Last Jedi is going to be a brilliant addition to the greatest movie franchise of all-time. Obviously, I'm withholding judgement until I've seen the final product, but if the film is even half as good as its trailers make it look, it'll still be amazing. Naturally, much of this is down to writer/director Rian Johnson, who from all accounts has poured his heart and soul into the project. I've been a fan of Johnson since way back in the day, with Brick an excellent debut feature and Looper a pleasingly twisty time travel caper.
We still can't quite believe the Gambit solo film might actually get made. Channing Tatum was chosen for the role way back in the mid 2000s, but had to duck out of X-Men Origins: Wolverine to appear in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (talk about being stuck between a rock and a hard place), with Taylor Kitsch taking the part instead. Which was, at the time, a three-picture deal to play the character.
Having a job that involves you pretending to kill zombies all day sounds like a dream come true, so it's nice to see that Danai Gurira, aka The Walking Dead's Michonne enjoys doing her job just as much as we enjoy watching her.
Two interesting nuggets of Justice League news broke this evening. Firstly, to the shock of nobody, the film has been officially rated PG-13. While that comes as no surprise, it does at least suggest that Warner Bros. have finally finished their extensive editing process and probably won't need to call Ezra Miller back again to deliver more snarky one-liners that they can awkwardly edit into the action scenes. The other, more interesting, story is that Zack Snyder will take the sole directing credit, with Joss Whedon to either go uncredited or receive some lesser billing.
Taking a job on a Star Wars film must be simultaneously thrilling and terrifying. On one hand, the movie is all but guaranteed to be a success, you'll get a chance to appear in one of the most iconic franchises of all-time and, if the whole acting career doesn't work out, you can make a living on the convention circuit signing glossy headshots for sweaty fans. On the other hand, though, screw this up and it'll follow you to your grave, as hardcore franchise fans will not forgive anyone for messing with their baby.
Toy aficionados will already be aware of the quality of Hasbro's Black Series, a reputation that's only going to be enhanced with the release of their Star Wars: The Last Jedi line. These toys famously use a face-scanning technology to ensure that the characters' faces are as accurate to the actors that play them as possible. Revealed at the New York Comic-Con, this new set of toys not only gives collectors something to start saving up for, but also provides a closer look at some of the folks we'll be seeing in the film.
Ben Affleck's tenure as the Caped Crusader has been dogged by rumors that he's set to quit the part after Justice League, with each flurry of gossip quickly followed by an interview with Affleck where he states that there's no greater pleasure than playing Batman, that he'll play the character for as long as Warner Bros. will have him, and now, in an interview with Geek Magazine, that portraying the hero is a dream come true.