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Hugh Jackman says it’s inevitable Fox will recast Wolverine

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With the release of X-Men: Days of Future Past this May, Hugh Jackman will have made seven appearances as Wolverine, and while talking to IGN, the star has discussed his time as the clawed hero, and whether he thinks Fox had given any consideration to recasting the role of Logan, particularly with a younger actor […]

Nikolaj-Coster Waldau talks Game of Thrones season 4

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Nikolaj-Coster Waldau’s Jaime Lannister didn’t exactly have an easy trip during season 3 of HBO’s groundbreaking Game of Thrones, and in the latest issues of Total Film, Coster-Waldau has spoken briefly about his role in the upcoming fourth season: “I really liked the fact the the Prince Charming hair is gone, although I miss the […]

Arnold Schwarzenegger talks Terminator: Genesis

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Terminator: Genesis is steaming forward with Emilia Clarke (Sarah Connor), Jason Clarke (John Connor) and Jai Courtney (Kyle Reese) confirmed to join Arnold Schwarzengger in the cast of the Alan Taylor-directed reboot. While at the Arnold Sports Festival, Arnie spoke of his return to the Terminator franchise with TheArnoldFans, confirming both the shoot dates and […]

DVD Review – Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)

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Safety Not Guaranteed, 2012 Directed by Colin Trevorrow.Starring Aubrey Plaza, Mark Duplass and Jake Johnson. SYNOPSIS: A journalist and his two interns investigate a ‘time travel partner wanted’ advert that appears in a newspaper. WANTED: Someone to go back in time with me. This is not a joke. You’ll get paid after we get back. […]

Blu-ray Review – Gravity (2013)

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Gravity, 2013. Directed by Alfonso Cuaron.Starring Sandra Bullock and George Clooney. SYNOPSIS: Disaster strikes on a routine spacewalk, leaving seasoned astronaut Matt Kowalsky (George Clooney) and medical engineer Dr. Ryan Stone (Sandra Bullock) completely alone and drifting in space. In a case of perfect timing, director Alfonso Cuaron’s taut, space-set thriller Gravity arrives on Blu-ray […]

Ripper Street Series 2 – Episode 2 Recap

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Megan Applegate with a recap of the second episode of Ripper Street series two… The season’s second episode tugged viewers into the underground freak shows of London after a woman with a protruding tail was found murdered in a hospital and her infant son missing. The woman was poor, but obviously well cared for. Detective […]

Thomas Kretschmann talks briefly about Baron Strucker role in Avengers: Age of Ultron

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We know that production is underway on Joss Whedon’s eagerly-anticipated sequel The Avengers: Age of Ultron, with several batches of set images and video surfacing from the “action photography” that’s been shooting in Johannesburg, South Africa, featuring an apparent rampage by The Incredible Hulk [see here and here]. While principal photography is set to get […]

A new Golden Age begins at this year’s Oscars?

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Commenting on the Critics with Simon Columb… Jenny McCartney writes, for The Telegraph, how this year’s Oscars could spell the start of a new Golden Age: “The candidates for Best Picture – including 12 Years a Slave, Dallas Buyers Club, Philomena, American Hustle and Gravity – each offer something of uniquely memorable quality… I’m not […]

Vikings Season 2 – Episode 1 Recap

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No Fury Like Lagertha Scorned – Megan Applegate recaps the first episode of Vikings season 2… Well, not so much fury as agonizing heartbreak, but we’ll get to that in a moment. So Long, One Eye The eye-patched Viking rides across the battle field, reminding Rollo (Clive Standen)  how they’ve fought bravely many times together, […]