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On set, Jenkins can be a physical director, demonstrating to her actors - including star Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman - the precise hand-to-hand combat moves she's looking for. She also summons the emotional truths she's seeking from Diana Prince, a woman who might be new to this patriarchal civilization, yet rarely abandons her sword or her sense of powerful self-possession
In Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2 opening credits scene, Baby Groot (as minimally voiced by Vin Diesel) dances to the ELO hit Mr. Blue Sky. Landing the rights to the track, though, was not entirely blue skies
Ryan Reynolds was nominated for best comedy or musical actor
Where does X-Men: Apocalypse fit in among similar flicks this year? If early reviews are to be believed, it's not as controversial as Batman v Superman, but it doesn't measure up to Captain America: Civil War either. The reviews may be mixed, but the critical reception is more disappointing