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A New Rose for  ‘Doctor Who’ Adds Confusion to 60th Anniversary Special

When it rains it pours, however in terms of Doctor Who, this is a very good thing. First, we got an announcement for Gatwa’s casting as the fourteenth Doctor just over a week ago, which was already a huge win. Then just past Sunday fans were hit with an announcement of Tennant and Tate’s return to the series, something I’ve been

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David Tennant and Catherine Tate Confirmed for ‘Doctor Who’ Return

Last week, news broke from across the pond about the newest addition to the Doctor Who team! Ncuti Gatwa was announced as the Fourteenth Doctor talking over for Jodie Whittaker who exits later this year. While that news was absolutely fantastic, rumors from earlier in the year about a return for David Tennant and Catherine Tate seemed to be wrong. Gatwa

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GOTG 3: ‘High Evolutionary’ Name Hidden in Second Alphabet

With the influx of photos from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’s Counter-Earth set thanks to Atlanta Filming, a number of strange characters have surfaced online. We broke down many of them in our previous decoding articles, even confirming the name “Counter-Earth” on the side of a police car. However, there were many letters that were still unknown to us at

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News & RumorsSpeculative Space

Theories About How Maria Rambeau Returns in ‘The Marvels’

While we’re little more than a year away from the premiere of the sequel to Captain Marvel (2019), The Marvels, it’s never too early to start the speculation mill when it comes to a Marvel movie. And this time, we’re focusing on the potential return of a character for this upcoming film – Maria Rambeau. [This article will delve into some heavy

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List of Deleted Scenes From ‘Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness’

Now that the much-anticipated sequel to Doctor Strange has been released in theaters around the world, we can compare the final product with what we saw in the various trailers and promotional materials. Without further ado, here is my list of what appear to be deleted scenes from Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness! [Warning: Spoilers for Doctor Strange in the

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‘Wicked’ Movie Split in Two: Why This is a Change for the Good

It feels like the Wicked movie adaptation has been in development for such a long time. Plans for a film have been in the works since 2004, with Universal Studios becoming officially producing the project in July 2012. Fast Forward almost a decade and the film is finally starting production under Jon M Chu’s direction. Starring Ariana Grande as Glinda and

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What is an Incursion and What Does it Mean for the MCU?

In theaters this past week, Marvel Studios dropped the latest installment in Phase 4; Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. The film, directed by Sam Raimi, pushes the MCU’s boundaries beyond its self-contained universe and unleashes the Multiverse further than ever before. It also explores one of the greatest dangers to the Multiverse – an incursion. [This article will delve

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‘GotG Vol. 3’ Set Images with New Language Confirms Important Location

Yesterday it was reported that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 had wrapped filming, confirmed by James Gunn himself over on Twitter. With the film moving into post-production, with maybe the exception of some reshoots, it seemed unlikely that we would get any more pictures or leaks from the film. However new photos from the set were just released and it

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The Infuriating Inconsistency of Wanda Maximoff

Wanda Maximoff shines bright in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, driving the plot forward as the film’s deadly villain. Elizabeth Olsen tapped into a mother’s duty to portray the grieving, powerful character we all know and love. But while WandaVision portrayed the Scarlet Witch as an emotionally complex character and gave her a perfect arc, Multiverse of Madness throws

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