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Gary Collinson

Kirsten Dunst replaces Elisabeth Moss in The Power of the Dog

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With Elisabeth Moss forced to drop out of the project due to scheduling conflicts with the Hulu series The Handmaid’s Tale, Variety is reporting that Kirsten Dunst is now in final talks to star alongside Benedict Cumberbatch and Paul Dano in The Power of the Dog. Directed by Jane Campion (The Piano, The Portrait of […]

Descendants’ Dove Cameron wants to play Gwen Stacy in the MCU

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Having lent her voice to the character in the Marvel Rising animations, Descendants star Dove Cameron has now thrown her hat into the ring to play Gwen Stacy for the character’s inevitable introduction into the live-action Spider-Man series. “I would love to play Gwen Stacy,” Cameron tells Yahoo. “I would love to play Spider-Gwen, or […]

Robert Downey Jr. responds to Martin Scorsese’s Marvel criticism

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Legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese didn’t exactly endear himself to Marvel fans this past week, the Oscar-winning director stating that he avoids Marvel Cinematic Universe movies as “that’s not cinema”. We’ve already heard responses from directors James Gunn (Guardians of the Galaxy) and Joss Whedon (The Avengers), and now Robert Downey Jr. has weighed in with […]

Daveed Diggs to play Sebastian in Disney’s The Little Mermaid

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As revealed by THR, Blindspotting star Daveed Diggs has signed on to portray Sebastian the crab in Disney’s live-action reimagining of its 1989 animated classic The Little Mermaid. The Little Mermaid is being directed by Rob Marshall (Mary Poppins Returns) from a script by David Magee (Finding Neverland) and sees R&B star Halle Bailey taking […]

Clive Owen joins Stephen King adaptation Lisey’s Story

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Children of Men star Clive Owen has signed on to star alongside Oscar-winner Julianne Moore in the upcoming Apple TV+ adaptation of Stephen King’s Lisey’s Story, Deadline has revealed. Based on the bestselling 2016 novel, Lisey’s Story will see Moore as Lisey, a woman who is forced to confront certain realities about her late husband […]

Elisabeth Moss joins Michael Fassbender in Taika Waititi’s Next Goal Wins

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THR is reporting that Emmy and Golden Globe-winning actress Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid’s Tale) is in final negotiations to join Michael Fassbender (X-Men: Dark Phoenix) in the cast of Next Goal Wins, the next film from Thor: Ragnarok and Jojo Rabbit director Taika Waititi. Next Goal Wins is based upon the 2014 documentary of the […]

Supernatural’s Jared Padalecki to lead Walker, Texas Ranger reboot for The CW

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UPDATE: It has now been announced that The CW has snapped up the Walker, Texas Ranger reboot, with the network set to reunite with Jared Padalecki following the end of Supernatural after its fifteen season run. Original story follows… Deadline is reporting that Supernatural star Jared Padalecki has signed on to lead the cast of […]

Clip and images for Star Wars Resistance Season 2 Episode 2 – ‘A Quick Salvage Run’

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Disney XD has released a batch of promotional images and a clip from ‘A Quick Salvage Run’, the second episode of Star Wars Resistance’s second and final season; check them out here… SEE ALSO: Read our review of the Star Wars Resistance season 2 premiere here In “A Quick Salvage Run,” The Colossus is in […]

Anime feature Weathering With You gets a new teaser trailer

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Having secured North American distribution rights earlier this year, GKIDS has now unveiled a new subtitled teaser trailer for Weathering With You, the new anime feature from director Makoto Shinkai and producer Genki Kawamura, the creative team behind the critically acclaimed smash hit Your Name. The summer of his high school freshman year, Hokoda runs […]