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Jai Courtney and more join Kate Beckinsale in action comedy Jolt

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Back in April it was announced that Kate Beckinsale will be leading the cast of the action-comedy Jolt from director Tanya Wexler (Hysteria), and now we’ve got word on four more additions to the cast in Jai Courtney (Suicide Squad), Bobby Cannavale (Ant-Man), Laverne Cox (Orange Is the New Black) and Stanley Tucci (The Hunger […]

UPDATE: Shane Meadows debunks This Is England ’92 report

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UPDATE: Following yesterday’s tweet from Thomas Turgoose stating that “This Is England ’92 confirmed”, director Shane Meadows has taken to Twitter himself to debunk the claim, with Turgoose subsequently claiming that his friends had got their hands on his phone and tweeted out the fake news. Here's an announcement for you…. Don't believe everything you […]

Criterion announces Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films Blu-ray set

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Criterion has announced the upcoming release of Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films, a Blu-ray collector’s box set featuring all fifteen of the classic Showa period Godzilla movies from the 1954 original through to 1975’s Terror of Mechagodzilla. Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films promises “a landmark set showcasing the technical wizardry, fantastical storytelling, and indomitable international appeal that […]

Original Michael Myers actor confirms return for Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends

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During last week’s San Diego Comic-Con International, it was announced that Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions will be bringing to an end the saga of Michael Myers and Laurie Strode with not one but two sequels to last year’s hit Halloween relaunch. The original announcement for 2020’s Halloween Kills and 2021’s Halloween Ends confirmed the […]

Adam Sandler’s Halloween comedy gets an all-star cast

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Fresh of the success of his latest pairing with Jennifer Aniston in Murder Mystery, Adam Sandler is currently prepping for his next feature, an as-yet-untitled Halloween-themed comedy (previously announced as Hubie Halloween), and Deadline has announced details of the film’s supporting cast. Set to join Sandler in the movie is an all-star ensemble cast that […]

Benedict Cumberbatch and Claire Foy to star in biopic Louis Wain

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BAFTA-nominated director Will Sharpe (Flowers) has enlisted Benedict Cumberbatch (Avengers: Endgame) and Claire Foy (The Crown) to star in Louis Wain, a biopic of the 19th century English artist. As reported by Variety, the film will see Cumberbatch portraying the prolific artist Wain, “a brilliant man inspired by both his love of the world and […]

It Chapter Two gets R-rating for “disturbing violent content, bloody images and crude sexual material”

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It what will come as no surprise whatsoever, the Motion Picture Association of America has granted New Line Cinema’s horror sequel It Chapter Two an R-rating for “disturbing violent content and bloody images throughout, pervasive language, and some crude sexual material.” Based on the MPAA’s description, it seems that director Andy Muschietti and company may […]

Netflix cancels Designated Survivor and Tuca & Bertie

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Having saved the show last year after its ABC cancellation, Netflix has announced that it has swung the ace on the Kiefer Sutherland-headlined political thriller Designated Survivor after a single season as a Netflix Original. “We are proud to have offered fans a third season of Designated Survivor, and will continue to carry all three […]