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Shahab ta Posted 9 years ago
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Big ticks

What does 'big ticks that Logan snared' and 'fixing' mean?

'In a tasty chat that covers the wide smiles and 'big ticks that “Logan” snared' this year, as well as the widespread demand that Patrick Stewart get an Oscar nomination for his performance as Professor X, director James Mangold tells Heat Vision a little about a possible spin-off 'fixing' on Dafne Keen’s Laura.'

Source:http://moviehole.net/2017125493logan-spin-off-in-the-scripting-stages

  

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I'm a native English speaker in the US and I've never heard the word "tick" used like this before. But the context suggests that it means something like "favorable reviews," since this film, Logan, apparently is very popular (I haven't seen it). "

  • I'm a native English speaker in the US and I've never heard the word "tick" used like this before.
  • But the context suggests that it means something like "favorable reviews," since this film, Logan, apparently is very popular (I haven't seen it).
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I'm a native English speaker in the US and I've never heard the word "tick" used like this before. But the context suggests that it means something like "favorable reviews," since this film, Logan, apparently is very popular (I haven't seen it). "Fixing" here means "focusing," that is, "...a possible spin-off [sequel] fixing [focusing] on Dafne Keen's Laura [that is, the character Laura in

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