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The Week in Star Wars – More production problems for Rogue One, Star Wars TV series, Han Solo trilogy and more

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The Week in Star Wars is back – and it’s another bumper edition. We’ve got the latest on production issues for Rogue One, a possible TV series, a rumoured Han Solo movie and more… We’ll kick things off this week with more news on production issues for Rogue One: A Star Wars Story [which got […]

Interview – Aubrey Plaza on Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates

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Born in Delaware, Aubrey Plaza’s career is testament to the rewards of hard work, determination and talent. Best known for her role as April Ludgate on the hit NBC comedy PARKS AND RECREATION, Plaza’s path to international success began with internships and assistant jobs. She has played improv and sketch comedy at the Upright Citizens […]

Second Opinion – Suicide Squad (2016)

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Suicide Squad, 2016. Directed by David Ayer. Starring Will Smith, Jared Leto, Margot Robbie, Jai Courtney, Joel Kinnaman, Viola Davis, Cara Delevingne, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Jay Hernandez, Adam Beach, Jim Parrack, Ben Affleck, Karen Fukuhara, Common, Ike Barinholtz and Scott Eastwood SYNOPSIS: A secret government agency recruits imprisoned supervillains to execute dangerous black ops missions in […]

It’s come to this: Fans petition to shut down Rotten Tomatoes following mixed Suicide Squad reviews

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The Internet and Twitter were in shock last night as the first batch of Suicide Squad reviews landed online – and they weren’t very pretty. Many of trades (Hollywood Reporter, ComingSoon, etc) called it “a mess” while sites like ComicBook, Births.Movies.Death and Hitflix said the fun characters out-weighed the movie’s flaws. As such, Suicide Squad […]

Interview: Paul Mormando on Bound By Debt

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Marc Cardenas chats with Bound by Debt producer and star Paul Mormando… Paul Mormando, a martial arts veteran known as “Mr. Karate USA” and for pioneering the Cha Ki Do style along with the Real Life Defense System, has since crossed over to the world of action films, starring in 2013’s indie actioner Double Fist, […]

Bad Moms earns $23 million – and it only cost $20 million to make

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While Star Trek Beyond and Ghostbusters continue to fight to recoup their budgets, comedy movie Bad Moms has already done so. With a rumoured budget of $20 million, comedy ensemble Bad Moms has already made $23.4 million domestically and $24.8 million worldwide. If Bad Moms can capture the Bridesmaids audience retention, it could earn around […]

Star Trek Beyond crosses $160 million

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The third outing for the rebooted Star Trek franchise couldn’t quite match up to Jason Bourne’s debut, and its drop off could spell trouble. Although the film took second place in the weekend box office war, Star Trek Beyond dropped 59.9% to earn $24 million domestically – the biggest drop-off of the rebooted franchise so far. […]

Ghostbusters reboot crosses $150 million worldwide

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It’s still splitting opinions three weeks after its release, but Ghostbusters is still pulling in the cash. Facing stiff competition from Star Trek Beyond in its second week, The Secret Life of Pets still pulling in obscene numbers and newcomers Jason Bourne and Bad Moms, Ghostbusters dropped a further 54% to earn $9.8 million domestically. This […]