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Benedict Cumberatch prepares for Penguins of Madagascar role in hilarious Mockumentary

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20th Century Fox and DreamWorks Animation have released a new mockumentary for the upcoming CG-animated spin-off Penguins of Madagascar which sees Benedict Cumberbatch prepare for his wolf role… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Penguins of Madagascar Discover the secrets of the most entertaining and mysterious birds in the global espionage game: Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private […]

Watch highlights from the Horrible Bosses 2 press conference

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Held in London a couple of weeks ago, the stars of Horrible Bosses 2 were in attendance to take questions from the press about the movie. You can listen to the whole conference using the player at the bottom of the page and watch the stars themselves in these videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHe8i8Uz7MM&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DAfbufGNfrg&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXbFCaLoGUo&feature=youtu.be https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dbTZKh6zNdw&feature=youtu.be Fed up […]

Rumoured plot for Gareth Edwards’ Star Wars spin-off movie

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Following the news of the first trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens debuting this coming Friday in select IMAX cinemas in the US, some plot rumours have surfaced about the spin-off movie, set for release in 2016 and to be directed by Gareth Edwards (Godzilla). According to /Film and their “several sources”, the movie will take place before Star […]

Star Wars: The Force Awakens trailer will DEFINITELY be released this Friday in select IMAX cinemas

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It was rumoured over the weekend that the first trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens would debut over this coming Friday, one day after fellow 2015 blockbuster Jurassic World shows off its first look. Well, it has now been confirmed – your first chance to get a glimpse at J.J Abrams’ Star Wars: The […]

Knowhere to Go: Framestore & Guardians of the Galaxy

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With Guardians of the Galaxy arriving on DVD & Blu-Ray today in the UK, Trevor Hogg chats with Kyle McCulloch  about the visual effects work contributed by Framestore… “We have worked with Marvel in the past and word was out there that they were looking to do these hero animated characters,” states Framestore Visual Effects Supervisor […]

US Box Office Report – The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 breaks 2014 records with $123 million opening

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Having broken Friday opening records for 2014, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 has now smashed weekend records for the year – despite being the lowest of the franchise. Beating out all of the competition, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 took a whopping $123 million over the weekend, topping previous record holder […]

The Callow Way – Calm Down, Comic Book Guys

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Neil Calloway speaks on the ‘Comic Book Guy’ mindset of some cinema-goes with film errors… They’re out there, waiting. They’ve watched and dissected the trailer, they’ve worked out which opening day screening they’re going to, and they may even have booked their ticket. Then, the big day comes. They see the film. They power up […]

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 has biggest Friday opening of 2014; although the lowest of the franchise

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It may be the lowest of the franchise thus far, but The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 has smashed records for 2014 with the biggest opening Friday of the year. Taking a whopping $55 million across 4,151 screens, The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 has eclipsed Transformers: Age of Extinction, which had a Friday total of […]

Branching Out: MPC & Guardians of the Galaxy

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With Guardians of the Galaxy arriving on DVD & Blu-Ray on November 24, 2014 in the UK, Trevor Hogg chats with Nicolas Aithadi  about the visual effects work contributed by MPC… “We got contacted along with a number of facilities to create a test for the film,” explains MPC Visual Effects Supervisor Nicolas Aithadi as […]