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The Walking Dead on AMC is one of the biggest TV successes of the last few years, and now there’s even more to look forward to with a new spin off show.

Aaron Johnson is the latest actor being lined up for the lead role in ‘Spider Man’.

Michael Fassbender is rumoured to be up for the role of Magneto in ‘X Men: First Class’.