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Total Film Magazine - Issue 206

Features
By Total Film published 12 April 2013

Massive Marvel Special

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Massive Marvel Special

Massive Marvel Special

In issue 206 of Total Film magazine, we celebrate Marvel cinematic domination with a humongous special.

Leading the charge of Phase 2 of Marvel’s movie masterplan is Robert Downey Jr.’s Iron Man, who looks set to go dark for an epic threequel.

Plus, J.J. Abrams and his cast take on Star Trek Into Darkness , and Joss Whedon talks superheroes and Shakespeare.

Also, you may have already heard that Total Film magazine is now available on your iPad , and it now costs just £1.99 per issue, or £12.99 for a whole year ($2.99 per issue or $17.99 yearly for the US and Canada, €2.39 per issue or €14.49 yearly for the Europe)! Read about the key features of Total Film's interactive iPad edition .

Fans of the good old-fashioned paper edition need not worry - this version ain’t going anywhere! Like the look of that exclusive subscribers-only cover? Well, subscribe to Total Film magazine then! Save up to 50% with our spring subscription offer , available until 30 April 2013.

And Total Film magazine is now available on your Android device from Google Play !

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Iron Man 3

Iron Man 3

This time it’s personal...

Traumatised after the events of Avengers Assemble , Tony Stark must rebuild his ego and suit to face his greatest foe.

Iron Man 3 launches Marvel’s Phase 2 , and we get the lowdown from Robert Downey Jr., Sir Ben Kingsley, director Shane Black and Marvel head honcho Kevin Feige.

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Marvel Assembled

Marvel Assembled

Kevin Feige introduces our massive special, as Marvel embarks on Phase 2 of its world domination.

We celebrate its 74-year evolution from Marvel Comics #1, and look to the future of comic-book movies.

And, we rate every Marvel film ever made, remember some surprising ‘What If?’ near-misses, and find out what it takes to tailor a supersuit.

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Star Trek Into Darkness

Star Trek Into Darkness

Three years after their maiden voyage, the rebooted crew of the Starship Enterprise return in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek Into Darkness .

Bigger and action-ier, Abrams, Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto and Benedict Cumberbatch tell us why it’s a Trek film for everyone.

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Byzantium

Byzantium

Neck nibblers earned a bad name thanks to a certain mega franchise, but now Interview With The Vampire director Neil Jordan is biting back with sensual re-vamp Byzantium .

Jordan, Gemma Arterton and Saoirse Ronan talk us through the latest smattering of cinematic blood lust.

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Carey Mulligan

Carey Mulligan

She threw off the English rose shackles with Drive and Shame , and now Carey Mulligan’s taking on her biggest role yet in Baz Luhrmann’s F. Scott Fitzgerald adap The Great Gatsby .

The An Education star gives us a lesson in playing an American icon.

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Schindlers List

Schindlers List

To commemorate the 20th anniversary of Steven Spielberg’s masterpiece, Total Film visits the Polish locations and talks to the director.

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Buzz and Agenda

Buzz and Agenda

Kick-Ass 2 high-kicks its way into Buzz this month, as we prepare for the year’s edgiest superhero sequel. And we chat revenge with Colin Farrell and Noomi Rapace for the latest thriller from the director of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo .

Plus, The Raid 2 , an epic new animation and Robert Pattinson Down Under.

Meanwhile in Agenda … We get the scoop on future indie classics The Kings Of Summer and Mud , and sit down for a chat with Before Midnight director Richard Linklater.

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Screen and Lounge

Screen and Lounge

Evil Dead is in the front row for this month’s Screen . Get our full verdict on the gore-saturated horror remake, as well as our take on all the films filing into your multiplex this month.

Meanwhile in Lounge , we re-watch Life Of Pi , to find out how Ang Lee made effects special again. Plus, another look at Jack Reacher , Pitch Perfect and Seven Psychopaths , and a host of Disney classics on Blu. And from the archive there’s Evil Dead II , Blood Simple and Billy Liar .

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The Total Film Interview: Joss Whedon

The Total Film Interview: Joss Whedon

He shook up the small screen with Buffy The Vampire Slayer , reinvented horror with The Cabin In The Woods and now, after Avengers Assemble , Joss Whedon has followed up one of the highest grossing films in history with Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing .

We sit down with the geek messiah for an in-depth career chat.

So what are you waiting for? Subscribe now!

Total Film magazine is now available on your iPad , and it now costs just £1.99 per issue, or £12.99 for a whole year ($2.99 per issue or $17.99 yearly for the US and Canada, €2.39 per issue or €14.49 yearly for the Europe)! Read about the key features of Total Film's interactive iPad edition .

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And Total Film magazine is now available on your Android device from Google Play !

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Total Film

The Total Film team are made up of the finest minds in all of film journalism. They are: Editor Jane Crowther, Deputy Editor Matt Maytum, Reviews Ed Matthew Leyland, News Editor Jordan Farley, and Online Editor Emily Murray. Expect exclusive news, reviews, features, and more from the team behind the smarter movie magazine. 

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