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EJ Moreno

Sigourney Weaver rules out return to Alien franchise: “I put in my time in space!”

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If you were keeping your hopes up for one more outing of Sigourney Weaver’s iconic Alien leading lady, Ellen Ripley, it’s time to lose that hope. In a new sit-down with Total Film, Weaver proclaims her time as Ellen Ripley has passed. She references the long-rumored Neill Blomkamp project that never came to be and […]

Amazon picks up three Batman animated series

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Batman is no longer stuck at HBO Max, Max, or whatever the name is. The Caped Crusader is now heading to Amazon with a host of new animated series and features. “Batman: The Animated Series helped pioneer in the evolution of superhero storytelling and defined the Dark Knight for a generation,” said Vernon Sanders, head of […]

Rihanna is Smurfette in new Chris Miller-directed Smurfs movie

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We are seeing Rihanna continue her voice acting career, and her next role could be her biggest to date. Appearing alongside Paramount Animation head Ramsey Naito, at CinemaCon 2023, Rihanna broke the news that she’ll be voicing Smurfette in a new live-action/animation hybrid Smurf film. “I tried to get the Papa Smurf role, but It […]

Joel Kinnaman teams with Neill Blomkamp for sci-fi thriller They Found Us

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Joel Kinnaman is heading back to the dangerous world of sci-fi after making his claim to fame in roles like RoboCop and Suicide Squad. Kinnaman is set to star in They Found Us, a new alien abduction thriller from Neill Blomkamp. The film is based on an original screenplay by Moon Knight’s Jeremy Slater and […]

The Pope’s Exorcist sequel in development

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Prepare for more Russell Crowe fighting hellish demons as Bloody Disgusting is reporting that Screen Gems is moving forward with a sequel to The Pope’s Exorcist, the recent horror film making a splash at the box office. The outlet notes, “Development is underway on The Pope’s Exorcist 2,” but offered no further details other than […]

Beetlejuice 2 teased in Warner Bros. Discovery showcase at CinemaCon 2023

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Are we closer to a Beetlejuice sequel than ever before? If the sizzle reel at CinemaCon was anything to go by, Warner Bros. is moving forward with the project very soon. We previously reported in March that Beetlejuice 2 was actively in development, as The Ankler broke the story that Michael Keaton and Winona Ryder […]

Writers Christina Hodson and Oren Uziel board final Fast & Furious movie

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The race to the final Fast and Furious movie has begun, and the film has its writers – new voices for the franchise. Per Deadline, “Universal has set The Flash screenwriter Christina Hodson and Cloverfield screenwriter Oren Uziel” to pen the eleventh The Fast and the Furious installment. This follows news from this week that […]

Harrison Ford confirms Indiana Jones is done after Dial of Destiny, rules out TV series appearance

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Harrison Ford is hanging up the hat and whip after his upcoming Indiana Jones outing.  The actor confirmed that Indiana Jones and The Dial of Destiny would be the final outing for the iconic character. In a new interview with Total Film, Ford tells the outlet that he is not anticipating any future Indiana Jones […]

The Meg 2 CinemaCon footage featured Jason Statham fighting a shark with a sword

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As the powerhouse filmmaker Ben Wheatley steps into the director’s chair for Meg 2: The Trench, we see the ante upped for the sequel. Teased at CinemaCon as part of the Warner Bros. Discovery showcase, fans and theatre owners were lucky enough to get a brand-new look at the sequel, and it’s rumored to be […]