STACK NZ Mar #82

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Issue 82 MARCH 2017

EXTRAS

• Manu Bennett in Death Race: 2050 ; The Shins. Pg 8 • Power Rangers , Nadia Reid, Ken Loach. Pg 9 • Competitions, quiz, STACK Social. Pg 10

FEATURES

CINEMA LEGO Batman Movie: STACK talks Batman's trademark growl and a bizarre social media backlash with Will Arnett, Zach Galifianakis and Rosario Dawson. Pg 12-13 DVD Doctor Strange: Director Scott Derrickson talks about what goodies fans can expect from the DVD and Blu-ray. Pg 14-15 Nocturnal Animals: Jake Gyllenhaal on navigating the multi-layered storylines of Tom Ford’s psychological thriller. Pg 16 Hacksaw Ridge: Andrew Garfield sings the praises of all things Australian. Pg 18 GAMES The Legend Of Zelda: The wait is finally over for Breath Of The Wild . Pg 20-21 Nintendo Switch: Everything you need to know about Nintendo's new console. Pg 22 MUSIC Ed Sheeran: A special insight into the pop superstar's rise, courtesy of the music executive behind the talent, Tony Harlow. Pg 24-25 Elbow: Graham Reid considers the career of Guy Harvey's much hailed British band. Pg 26

Shooting has just begun on Avengers: InfinityWar, which will see the Guardians of the Galaxy and Doctor Strange join Iron Man and Co. WILL THIS BE MARVEL'S MIGHTIEST MOVIE YET?

" A vengers: Infinity War is the culmination of the entire cinematic universe that started in May 2008,” enthuses Marvel Entertainment chief Kevin Feige in a teaser featurette released last month. “What we always try to do at Marvel Studios is look at the big picture – how can things relate across movies and across years? It really is an unprecedented culmination of a series of films interlinked together.” Avengers: Infinity War , which will open in cinemas in May 2018, will see the fractured and divided superhero team facing their most dangerous threat yet from galactic tryant Thanos. Fortunately there is help at hand from Guardians Of The Galaxy ’s Star-Lord (Chris Pratt) and Doctor

REVIEWS

Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch), whose Marvel Cinematic Universe debut has just arrived on DVD and Blu-ray. Also making his Avengers debut in the new blockbuster will be the new Spider-Man (Tom Holland), who made his first appearance in Captain America: Civil War . Joe and Anthony Russo, who helmed the last two Captain America films, are behind the cameras again and believe Thanos is“the biggest, the best, the baddest villain that we’ve ever had”. In the meantime there are plenty of Marvel blockbusters to look forward to. Next month sees the cinema release of Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2, followed in July by Spider-Man: Homecoming, and to cap things off ,our own Taika Waititi’s Thor: Ragnarok will be in cinemas from October. On the home entertainment front, as well as Doctor Strange , March also sees the release of the second and final season of Agent Carte r, and the third instalment of Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D .

DVD/Blu-ray Allied , Mr Robot: Season 2 , Office Christmas Party, Underworld: Blood Wars, Doctor Who: The Return of Doctor Mysterio, Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk, Queen of Katwe, Bad Santa 2, Agent Carter: Season 2, and more Pg 27-31

GAMES Mass Effect Andromeda , Nier Automata Pg 32

MUSIC Alison Krauss, The Jesus And Mary Chain Pg 34

For more on Doctor Strange see pages 14-15.

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