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Gary Collinson

James Wan to produce new Universal Monster movie

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Having enjoyed success with Blumhouse Productions’ reboot of The Invisible Man, Universal Pictures is now turning to another big name in the horror field for another project based upon the iconic Universal Monsters properties. As reported by Deadline, James Wan (Saw, Insidious, The Conjuring) has signed on to produce “an original horror thriller that will […]

William Shatner rules out another Kirk appearance in Star Trek

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While CBS may have been able to entice one former Enterprise captain out of retirement for Star Trek: Picard, Patrick Stewart’s predecessor William Shatner has seemingly shut the door on another appearance as the legendary James T. Kirk, the actor revealing on social media that he believes Kirk’s story is “played out”. No. I think […]

Exclusive clip from Bloodshot featuring Vin Diesel and Eiza Gonzalez

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Vin Diesel is set to bring the Valiant Entertainment superhero Bloodshot to life this coming Wednesday with the release of Sony Pictures’ big screen blockbuster, and we’ve got an exclusive clip from the Bloodshot movie for you here which features Diesel’s Ray Garrison alongside fellow supersoldier K.T., played by Eiza Gonzalez. Check it out here… […]

Luther actress Wunmi Mosaku joins Marvel’s Loki

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With filming on Marvel’s Loki now in full swing in Atlanta, it has been revealed that Luther and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice actress Wunmi Mosaku has joined the cast of the Disney+ series. Mosaku was present alongside returning star Tom Hiddleston (Loki) and MCU newcomers Owen Wilson and Sophia Di Martino in recent […]

Schitt’s Creek star Emily Hampshire joins TV adaptation of Stephen King’s Jerusalem’s Lot

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Schitt’s Creek star Emily Hampshire has been cast as the female lead alongside Adrien Brody in Epix’s TV adaptation of the Stephen King short story Jerusalem’s Lot, which is now going by the title Chapelwaite. Written by Peter Filardi (Flatliners) and Jason Filardi (17 Again), Jerusalem’s Lot is set in the 1850s in the small […]

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker novel explains how The Emperor avoided death in Return of the Jedi

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While Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker may have been light on explanations when it came to its storytelling, the recently published novelisation has been shining a light on some of the unanswered questions surrounding the final chapter of the Skywalker Saga – most specifically, the return of Emperor Palpatine following his apparent death in […]

Tessa Thompson confirms Christian Bale as the villain for Thor: Love and Thunder

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Back in January it was reported that Christian Bale was in talks to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe with a role in next year’s Thor: Love and Thunder, and now we have confirmation not only on the Oscar-winner’s casting, but that he’ll be the film’s main villain. “Christian Bale is going to play our villain, […]

Geralt returns to comics with The Witcher: Fading Memories

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As fans await the second season of Netflix’s The Witcher TV series, Dark Horse Comics has announced that Geralt will be making his return to comic books with the brand new four-issue miniseries from writer Bartosz Sztybor (Jim Henson’s The Storyteller: Sirens) and artist Amad Mir (Zarathustra) entitled The Witcher: Fading Memories, which takes place […]

Gina Torres to headline Dracula reimagining The Brides

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Suits and Pearson star Gina Torres has nabbed the lead role in The Brides, a “sexy contemporary” reimagining of Bram Stoker’s Dracula from Riverdale and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina creator Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa and Greg Berlanti’s Berlanti Productions. Described as a family drama with horror elements, The Brides is inspired by the three vampire “sisters” from […]