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Gary Collinson

Gotham Season 2 Episode 11 Review – ‘Worse Than a Crime’

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Martin Carr reviews Gotham’s winter finale ‘Worse Than a Crime’… This winter finale feels like an excuse to down tools, man up and lay some smack down. And yes that there was a wrestling reference, from someone who grew up watching Giant Haystacks and Big Daddy. Sure there are shifty looking sacrificial monks, ancient hunting […]

Quentin Tarantino considering western miniseries Forty Lashes Less One

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With The Hateful Eight set to open in the States on Christmas Day, it seems that Quentin Tarantino is mulling over another western, with the filmmaker telling Premiere that he’s considering a TV adaptation of the Elmore Leonard novel Forty Lashes Less One. “It always takes me a while before thinking about the future, states […]

BBC commissions pre-apocalyptic crime drama Hard Sun from Luther creator Neil Cross

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The BBC has announced that it has commissioned a new six-part series from Luther creator Neil Cross entitled Hard Sun, which is described as a “pre-apocalyptic crime drama”. “Imagine the world you see when you look out your window… except it’s been given a death sentence,” states Cross. “This isn’t science fiction. This is the […]

Lawrence Kasdan on Star Wars: The Force Awakens and the Han Solo spinoff

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During an interview with The Los Angeles Times, Lawrence Kasdan has been discussing his return to the Star Wars universe with the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Awakens, stating that it will have an ‘Original Trilogy’ feel, rather than that of the Prequels. ”The story [in the prequels] does not interfere. We only have to […]

Steven Spielberg: “There is only going to be one actor playing Indiana Jones and that’s Harrison Ford”

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Since Disney’s purchase of Lucasfilm, there’s been a lot of speculation that the Mouse House could be looking to reboot the Indiana Jones franchise, bringing in a younger actor to take over the role from Harrison Ford. Disney has auditioned 2500 actors to fill Ford’s shoes as the young Han Solo in the 2018 Star […]

George Lucas has seen Star Wars: The Force Awakens and “really liked it”, according to Kathleen Kennedy

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It’s not quite a public endorsement from the man himself, but Lucasfilm chief Kathleen Kennedy has told The Hollywood Reporter that George Lucas is one of only a handful of people to have seen Star Wars: The Force Awakens, and that the creator of the saga “really liked it.” Kennedy added that Lucas will attend the […]

Trainspotting 2 officially a go at Sony with original cast returning

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The Sony-owned TriStar Pictures has snapped up the worldwide rights to Trainspotting 2, the long-awaited follow-up to Danny Boyle’s classic 1996 British film. The original principal cast are all confirmed to return, including Ewan McGregor, Jonny Lee Miller, Ewen Bremner, and Robert Carlyle. Danny Boyle will once again direct, with John Hodge returning to write the […]

The Week in Spandex – Batman v Superman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Captain America: Civil War, Black Panther, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, Black Widow, Wolverine 3, New Mutants, Legends of Tomorrow and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Suicide Squad, Gotham, Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Deadpool, X-Men: Apocalypse, Wolverine 3, New Mutants, Captain America: Civil War, Black Panther, Spider-Man, Doctor Strange, Thor: Ragnarok, Thor: The Dark World, Guardians of […]

Production underway on season 2 of Fear the Walking Dead

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AMC has announced that production has kicked off on the second season of The Walking Dead companion series Fear the Walking Dead, with filming taking place at Baja Studios in Mexico. “We are thrilled to be starting production and even more thrilled to be shooting in Mexico. Baja Studios has been home to some of the […]