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Michael B Jordan returns as the titular boxer in Creed 2

Review – Even without Ryan Coogler, ‘Creed 2’ packs a serious punch

20/12/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2018, Certificate: 12, Creed, Creed 2, Dolph Lundgren, Drama, Florian Munteanu, Michael B Jordan, November 2018, Phylicia Rashad, Rating: Pop, Steven Caple Jr, Sylvester Stallone, Tessa Thompson, Wood Harris

Michael B Jordan’s powerhouse movie star charisma helps Creed 2 to sequel success, despite the absence of director Ryan Coogler.

Alec Guinness and Ewan McGregor have both played Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars

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News Round-up – Star Wars spin-offs on hold, Black Widow directors, Creed 2 trailer and more

24/06/2018 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 1917, Alfonso Cuarón, Amma Asante, Black Widow, Cate Shortland, Creed 2, Eurovision, Guillermo del Toro, Maggie Betts, Michael B Jordan, News, News Round-up, Robert Zemeckis, Ryan Coogler, Sam Mendes, Scarlett Johansson, Spider-Man, Spider-Man: Far From Home, Spider-Man: Homecoming, Star Wars, Steven Caple Jr, Sylvester Stallone, The Witches, Tom Holland, Will Ferrell

Lucasfilm is putting a pin in the Star Wars spin-offs for a while and Marvel is eyeing female filmmakers for Black Widow.

Wolverine could join the Avengers after the Disney-Fox deal

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News Round-up – Disney buys Fox, Golden Globes and SAG nominations, J-Law’s new role and more

17/12/201716/12/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Awards Season 2018, BIFA, British Independent Film Awards, Burial Rites, Creed 2, Disney, Florence Pugh, Fox, Francis Lee, God's Own Country, Golden Globes, Golden Globes 2018, Guillermo del Toro, Jennifer Lawrence, Josh O'Connor, Lady Macbeth, Luca Guadagnino, Mark Rylance, Martin McDonagh, Michael B Jordan, News, News Round-up, Olivia Cooke, Ready Player One, Ruben Fleischer, SAG Awards, Steven Caple Jr, Steven Spielberg, Sylvester Stallone, The Death of Stalin, The Shape of Water, Three Billboards Outside Ebbing Missouri, Tom Hardy, Tye Sheridan, Venom, Woody Harrelson

Disney has bought one of its major competitors with its acquisition of Fox and two of the year’s biggest awards ceremonies have released their nominations.

Harrison Ford returns as Deckard in sci-fi movie Blade Runner 2049

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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast: Episode 77 – Can Blade Runner 2049 match up to a sci-fi classic?

19/10/201725/10/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Blade Runner 2049, Brie Larson, Creed 2, Denis Villeneuve, Gambit, Gore Verbinski, Harrison Ford, Idris Elba, Kate Winslet, Podcast, Ryan Gosling, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Sylvester Stallone, The Glass Castle, The Mountain Between Us, The Popcorn Muncher Podcast

Ryan Gosling broods in a fancy coat, Brie Larson has problems with family and Idris Elba is stranded on a mountain with Kate Winslet on this week’s podcast.

Mark Hamill returns as Luke Skywalker in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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News Round-up – Star Wars: The Last Jedi and New Mutants trailers, Stallone to make Creed 2 and more

15/10/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Adam Driver, Anya Taylor-Joy, Beetlejuice 2, Charlie Heaton, Conrad Vernon, Creed, Creed 2, Daisy Ridley, Gal Gadot, Josh Boone, Justin Kurzel, Maisie Williams, Mark Hamill, Michael B Jordan, Michael Keaton, News, News Round-up, Rian Johnson, Ruin, Spies in Disguise, Star Wars, Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Sylvester Stallone, The Addams Family, The New Mutants, Tim Burton, Tom Holland, Will Smith, X-Men

Two big blockbuster trailers landed this week, including our first full look at Star Wars: The Last Jedi as well as X-Men film The New Mutants.

Zoe Saldana, Karen Gillan, Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista and Bradley Cooper in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

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Review – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

20/05/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment 2017, Action, April 2017, Bradley Cooper, Certificate: 12, Chris Pratt, Dave Bautista, Elizabeth Debicki, James Gunn, Karen Gillan, Kurt Russell, Marvel, Michael Rooker, Pom Klementieff, Rating: Pop, Sci-Fi, Sean Gunn, Superhero, Sylvester Stallone, Vin Diesel, Zoe Saldana

The Guardians are back in a film featuring new faces, new gags and a whole new mixtape of 80s hits.

Scarlett Johansson is the controversial star of sci-fi remake Ghost in the Shell

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The Popcorn Muncher Podcast: Episode 50 – Ghost in the Shell is a ghost at the multiplex

14/04/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment André Øvredal, Armie Hammer, Batgirl, Ben Wheatley, Brian Cox, Brie Larson, Emile Hirsch, Free Fire, Ghost in the Shell, Joss Whedon, Podcast, Ridley Scott, Scarlett Johansson, Sharlto Copley, Sylvester Stallone, The Autopsy of Jane Doe, The Expendables, The Expendables 4, The Popcorn Muncher Podcast, The Secret Life of Pets

Scarlett Johansson is suffering a severe box office bomb with her remake of anime classic Ghost in the Shell.

Woody Harrelson speaking at the Power to the Peaceful Festival in 2005

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News Round-up – Woody joins Star Wars, phones to get cinema mode, Expendables 4 and more

08/01/2017 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Alden Ehrenreich, Anya Taylor-Joy, BAFTAs, BAFTAs 2017, Ben Affleck, Cinema, Cinema Audiences, DC, Deadpool, Don't Knock Twice, Game Night, Han Solo, Jason Bateman, La La Land, Moonlight, News Round-up, Rachel McAdams, Ruth Negga, Star Wars, Sylvester Stallone, The Batman, The Expendables 4, Tom Holland, WGA Awards 2017, Woody Harrelson

Phone use could soon be encouraged in cinemas and we’re going to get another Expendables film.

Ryan Reynolds brought quickfire comedy to Deadpool

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News Round-up – Deadpool 2 director, new Cloverfield film, Ice Cube is Fagin and more

30/10/2016 Tom Beasley 0 Comment Angel Has Fallen, Cloverfield, David Leitch, Deadpool, Deadpool 2, Gerard Butler, God Particle, Ice Cube, JJ Abrams, Kevin Hart, News, News Round-up, Oliver Twist, Pixar, Rambo, Sylvester Stallone, The Incredibles 2, Toy Story 4

A vacant director’s chair is nearly filled, the Cloverfield universe is expanding and Pixar is shifting its schedule. Here’s your movie news round-up.