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Gary Collinson

Comic Book Preview – Descendants: Twisted Field Trip

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IDW Publishing releases the Disney graphic novel Descendants: Twisted Field Trip this week, and we have a preview for you here; check it out… The children of classic Disney characters like Maleficent, Belle and The Beast, and the Evil Queen take on an all-new adventure from Auradon! Evie, Mal, Ben and friends begin taking classes […]

Toy Story 4 sets record for biggest animated movie opening at the global box office

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After a run of high profile flops such as Godzilla: King of the Monsters, X-Men: Dark Phoenix and Men in Black: International, Disney-Pixar’s Toy Story 4 injected some life into the box office this weekend with the sequel setting a new record for the biggest ever global opening for an animated movie. Domestically, Toy Story […]

Exclusive poster for Bernard Rose’s Samurai Marathon

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Ahead of its European premiere at the Edinburgh International Film Festival tomorrow, we’ve got an exclusive poster for Samurai Marathon, the new film from director Bernard Rose (Candyman). Samurai Marathon is inspired by the real-life race (still held annually in Japan) established in the 1850s by an ageing feudal lord who, in response to the […]

Crazy Rich Asians’ Henry Golding adds two new projects to his slate

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THR is reporting that Crazy Rich Asians and A Simple Favor star Henry Golding has signed on to star in two new projects in the adventure film The Inheritance and action thriller Harrington’s Greatest Hits. The Inheritance is an action adventure film which has been written by Alistair Hudson, from a story by Hudson and […]

Ron Howard to adapt The Shrinking of Treehorn as animated film

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Filmmaker Ron Howard is set to turn his attention to the world of animation for the first time, with Variety reporting that he has signed on to direct a feature-length adaptation of Florence Parry Heide’s children’s book The Shrinking of Treehorn. The 1971 book follows a young man who begins shrinking in size after playing […]

IDW’s new era of Transformers expands with new Transformers: Galaxies series

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IDW is set to build upon this year’s Transformers comic book relaunch with the first spinoff series Transformers: Galaxies, which will get underway this September and promised to “delve deeper into the origins, motivations, and world-shattering machinations of the extended Transformers cast”, beginning with the story arc ‘Constructicons Rising’. Written by Tyler Bleszinski with art […]

Space Jam 2 assembles its roster of basketball stars

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With filming on the long-gestating Space Jam 2 set to get underway this year, ESPN is reporting that Warner Bros. has enlisted a number of basketball stars to feature alongside NBA superstar LeBron James. According to the report, the live-action/CG-hybrid animated sequel will see James lining up alongside his Los Angeles Lakers team-mate Anthony Davis, […]

Marvel Studios returning to San Diego Comic-Con next month for MCU panel

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After sitting out last year, Deadline is reporting that Marvel Studios is set to return to Hall H next month for what is sure to be a hugely-anticipated panel at the San Diego Comic-Con International. While details are being kept under wraps, one would assume that the panel could include some kind of celebration or […]

The Craft remake finds its first witch in Cailee Spaeny

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THR is reporting that Pacific Rim: Uprising and Bad Times at the El Royale actress Cailee Spaeny is in talks to join the cast of Sony Pictures and Blumhouse Productions’ remake of The Craft. The “contemporary take” on the cult 1996 film is being written and directed by actress turned filmmaker Zoe Lister-Jones (Band Aid). […]