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VOD Review – Playing It Cool (2014)

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Playing It Cool, 2015 Directed by Justin Reardon Starring Chris Evans, Aubrey Plaza, Michelle Monaghan, Topher Grace, Ioan Gruffudd, Martin Starr, Luke Wilson, Anthony Mackie and Ashley Tisdale SYNOPSIS: Unrequited love motivates a guy to write about his experiences. First time director Justin Reardon clearly has a lot of friends in high places. Along with first […]

New rumours of Luke Skywalker’s role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and flashback sequences

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WARNING – POTENTIAL SPOILERS BELOW We’re less than 300 days away from Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but the reports and rumours are still coming in thick and fast. We’ve already had rumours that Darth Vader would be in the film in some capacity (possibly in a flashback) and now we have new rumours that […]

Kenneth Branagh talks working on Thor and returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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Many felt it was a match made in heaven when Kenneth Branagh was brought on to direct Thor way back during Phase One of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but it was only a one shot deal. According to the director, Marvel wanted to go into production of its sequel Thor: The Dark World too quickly, […]

Fifty Shades of Grey nears $500 million worldwide; biggest grossing movie of 2015 so far

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It’s a series that looks to have its next two instalment in jeopardy as director Sam Taylor Johnson is quitting, Jamie Dornan is reportedly quitting and author E.L. James is writing future scripts which could push the second film back by an entire year. But there is some cause to celebrate in the Fifty Shades of […]

Bobby Cannavale compares Ant-Man to Guardians of the Galaxy, “it’s pretty funny”

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It was assumed based on the cast and crew of Marvel’s Ant-Man that it would be quite comedic in tone, but a darker trailer than people were expecting quashed some of those thoughts. However, we have been promised by Judy Greer that there was “lots of improvised comedy”, which have come to know from the likes of […]

Michelle Rodriguez addresses Green Lantern rumours and her requests to “stop stealing all the white people’s superheroes”

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Over the weekend, there was a speculative rumour (though no one is sure where it started) that Michelle Rodriguez (Fast and Furious) was the number one choice for Warner Bros. and DC to play Green Lantern. The high likelihood is that none of this is true, but TMZ did catch up with the actor to see what […]

David Ayer calls Jared Leto’s Joker “majestic”; first look coming today?

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The crew have all assembled in Toronto for David Ayer’s Suicide Squad as production is set to begin. Ayer has been tweeting out some of the set photos (which you can check out below) and also had some words about his new vision for The Joker. When a fan asked him to describe Jared Leto’s Joker […]

DVD Review – Nightcrawler (2014)

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Nightcrawler, 2014 Written and directed by Dan Gilroy Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Rene Russo, Bill Paxton, Riz Ahmed SYNOPSIS: When Lou Bloom, a driven man desperate for work, muscles into the world of L.A. crime journalism, he blurs the line between observer and participant to become the star of his own story. Aiding him in his effort […]

Robin Hood: Origins script being shopped around by Knights of the Round Table writer

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Had enough of origin stories? Well, the man behind Guy Ritchie’s King Arthur movie Knights of the Round Table is shopping around his new script Robin Hood: Origins. According to Deadline, Joby Harold has written a “dark and gritty” take on the infamous character. At present no studios are interested in developing it, but Sony […]