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Total Film Magazine - Issue 217

Features
By Total Film published 14 February 2014

The Ultimate Summer Spectacular!

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The Ultimate Summer Spectacular

The Ultimate Summer Spectacular

Issue 217 of Total Film sets the temperature to sizzle as we look ahead at the exciting movies heading your way this summer.

Inside the issue, we join Caps and Black Widow on the set of Captain America: The Winter Soldier , and find out how directors Anthony and Joe Russo are dropping Captain America into a '70s-style spy thriller.

Plus we head on the sets of 300: Rise Of An Empire and Muppets Most Wanted , chat with Elizabeth Olsen and check out Darren Aronofsky's Noah .

Read a summary of the key features of the brand new interactive edition of Total Film .

Total Film 217 is available at all good newsagents from Friday 14 Febuary.

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A Million Ways To Die In The West

A Million Ways To Die In The West

Seth MacFarlane comes out with all guns blazing for his Ted follow-up...

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Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Captain America: The Winter Soldier

Captain America birthed a hero, Avengers matured him and now Cap is going through a rebellious adolescence with harder, ballsier sequel Captain America: The Winter Soldier . Total Film dons flak jacket and attitude to go on set...

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X-Men: Days Of Future Past

X-Men: Days Of Future Past

Ensemble, assemble? Total Film takes a look at the biggest X-Men film yet...

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Elizabeth Olsen

Elizabeth Olsen

Indie darling Elizabeth Olsen is hitting the A-list. Next year, she'll be the Scarlet Witch in The Avengers: Age Of Ultron , but first she's putting on her big game face to battle Godzilla.

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300: Rise Of An Empire

300: Rise Of An Empire

Total Film boards the good ship 300: Rise Of An Empire for a bombastic sequel that switches the action to the ocean and boasts more dames, damage and displayed derrieres than its predecessor.

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Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau

He may have hit the big time with Game Of Thrones , but Nikolaj Coster-Waldau isn't resting on his TV laurels. Instead, he's been making a name for himself on the big screen in everything from horror to sci-fi and, in The Other Woman , broad, battle-of-the-sexes comedy. Why? As he tells Total Film, it's important to mix things up...

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Muppets Most Wanted

Muppets Most Wanted

In 2011, The Muppets lit the lights on their cinematic comeback. Now, Kermit and co are hitting the road for an inevitable sequel. Total Film got in touch with our inner moppet on the set of Muppets Most Wanted ...

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Kate Winslet

Kate Winslet

She survived a billion-dollar blockbuster to become one of England's most beloved – and decorated – actresses. Now she's a lonely mother in Labor Day and a villain in Divergent , but don't be fooled: Kate Winslet hasn't changed a bit. "I've been very lucky," she says. "I've always been quite comfortable with who I am."

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Screen and Lounge

Screen and Lounge

It's building blocks ahoy in this month's Screen as we have a play with The LEGO Movie . Other reviews include Scarlett Johansson's Under The Skin , We Are What We Are and T he Grand Budapest Hotel.

Meanwhile in Lounge, we celebrate Tom Hiddleston's triumphant return as Loki in Thor: The Dark World , while also checking out Blue Jasmine , Ender's Game and Serpico . Plus we go on set of Vikings season two.

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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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