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Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 won’t connect to Avengers: Infinity War; Thanos and Infinity Stones will not feature

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With the movie’s release coming in the build up to Avengers: Infinity War, it was assumed that James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2. would tie into the movie somewhat. There, of course, was always the theory that the final moments of the film would see The Guardians head to Earth and join the battle […]

5 More Movies That Would Make Perfect Video Slots

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Reading through the Euro Palace blog I’ve stumbled upon an article which talks about how some movies would make great video slot machines. No wonder they have chosen the slots as a topic – Euro Palace specializes in real money games, and slot machines are the games of choice at such venues. They’ve chosen The […]

Sonic the Hedgehog getting his first movie in 2018

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Having rushed onto video game screens back in 1991, it was always a wonder why Sega’s Sonic the Hedgehog never got his own big screen adventure while Super Mario Bros., Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat and Wing Commander did. Well it was announced last year that Sony had accquired the rights to create a live-action/animation hybrid […]

Johnny Depp to star in The Invisible Man reboot

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Having brought in Tom Cruise a couple of weeks back to star in The Mummy, it looks like Universal are looking to go after Hollywood’s ‘big guns’ for their Monsters Universe, as Deadline are reporting that Johnny Depp has signed to star in The Invisible Man. There’s no word yet on a director for the movie, […]

Saw 8 is actually happening; new writers hired

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Well, despite 2010’s Saw 3D marking the ‘end’ of the franchise, it didn’t stay dead for long. Like Friday the 13th finishing with Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter in 1984 and then another eight movies got made, Saw 8 has been officially announced by Lionsgate. Saw 8 – which will be titled Saw: Legacy – will be […]

Rumour: Ewan McGregor in talks to play Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars: Episode VIII

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If there has been one name that has bounded around rumour mills for roles in the new Disney Star Wars Universe, it’s Ewan McGregor. It was first rumoured that the man who took over from Alec Guinness to play Obi-Wan Kenobi in George Lucas’ prequel trilogy was going to feature in Star Wars: The Force […]

Stan Lee tries his luck

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Although he’s created many iconic comic-book characters such as Spider-Man and the X-Men, Stan Lee is certainly showing no signs of slowing down as he recently delivered his first UK television creation in the form of Stan Lee’s Lucky Man. The ten-part series gave the 93-year-old comic book writer the chance to explore familiar themes […]

The Week in Star Wars – The Force Awakens to hit $2 billion, Captain Phasma returning for Episode VIII, LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Kevin Smith talks Stormtrooper cameo and more

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  Pre-order Star Wars: The Force Awakens via Amazon UK or Amazon US In this edition of The Week in Star Wars, we’ve got news on The Force Awakens reaching $2 billion, a confirmation of a returning character for Episode VIII, an announcement for LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Kevin Smith talking his Stormtrooper […]

Matt Smith talks Terminator: Genisys 2

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While we’re sure they’d rather no one find out, Paramount very quietly removed the proposed sequel to last year’s disastrous Terminator: Genisys from its line-up following a dismal box office performance and critical bashing. The film did have its fans, but it wasn’t enough for the bigwigs to greenlight the sequel. Though if Matt Smith […]