Surprise box-office hit for 'Ouija' and Marvel teases fans of eagerly awaited Avengers

It is that time of year – when teenage cinema-goers are out in search of the ultimate Halloween scare. <br /><br />With its cliche-filled screenplay and its cast of beautifully groomed actors, low-budget horror flick ‘Ouija’ has delivered – surprising pundits in North America by collecting 20 million dollars in just one weekend, knocking Brad Pitt’s ‘Fury’ out of first place.<br /><br />The movie tells the story of a group of friends who must confront their most terrifying fears when they awaken the dark powers of an ancient spirit board.<br /><br />The success of the movie is also a reminder that audiences often ignore movie reviews. Critics hated ‘Ouija’, giving it a rancid 10% rating on film review site Rotten Tomatoes. <br /><br />Marvel Studios have released a new, extended trailer of their highly anticipated movie ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’.<br /><br />It is the sequel to the 2012 hit ‘The Avengers’, based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name. The movie became the third highest-grossing film in the world, earning more than 1.5 billion dollars.<br /><br />Joss Whedon is back in the director’s seat for the movie, which sees the five main Avengers characters return, with a star-studded cast including Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson and Samuel L Jackson. <br /><br />Joining the team are two new Avengers characters from the comic books – the hexing Scarlet Witch played by Elizabeth Olsen and the speeding Quicksilver taken on by Aaron Taylor-Johnson.<br /><br />‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ is set for a global release next spring.<br /><br />It will be followed by a two-part sequel entitled ‘Avengers: Infinity War’.