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Gary Collinson

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker trailer sets Star Wars record but falls short of Disney’s other big hitters

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Disney and Lucasfilm unveiled the first trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker earlier this month during Star Wars Celebration, but unlike most major blockbuster trailer releases these days, the studios remained tight-lipped when it came to touting how successful the trailer launch was in terms of viewership. Well, as Deadline has revealed, that’s […]

Netflix cancels Santa Clarita Diet after 3 seasons

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Streaming service Netflix has announced that it has cancelled its dark horror-comedy series Santa Clarita Diet, which stars Drew Barrymore and Timothy Olyphant as Sheila and Joel Hammond, a couple whose life is thrown into disarray when Sheila is transformed into flesh-craving zombie. “The world had never known a ‘zom-com’ until Santa Clarita Diet, and […]

Avengers: Endgame scores biggest single day in box office history, record opening weekend with 2 days still to go

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Having kicked off its international run on Wednesday by smashing the record for the biggest opening day in China, Avengers: Endgame made its domestic bow on Friday, with the Marvel sequel smashing the record for the biggest ever single day in any one territory. After pulling in a record $60 million in Thursday previews, Avengers: […]

Chloe Grace Moretz to star in Tom and Jerry movie

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Warner Bros.’ upcoming live-action/CG-animated Tom and Jerry movie has found its human lead, with Collider reporting that Chloe Grace Moretz (Suspiria) will take on the role of Kayla in the Tim Story-directed film. According to the site, Moretz’s Kayla is a new employee at a posh hotel where Jerry takes up residence, threatening to ruin […]

Avengers: Endgame hits $365 million in first two days

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We’re seeing history being made this weekend with the release of Marvel’s superhero epic Avengers: Endgame, which is set to smash the record for the biggest opening in history and – potentially – become the first movie to gross $1 billion or more during its first weekend. The comic book blockbuster kicked off its run […]

Watch the final Alien anniversary short films Alien: Alone and Alien: Harvest

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In celebration of Alien Day today, Fox has released the final two entries in its series of 40th anniversary Alien short films, Alien: Alone and Alien: Harvest. Watch them below, and be sure to check out the previous shorts Alien: Containment, Alien: Specimen, Alien: Night Shift, and Alien: Ore… SEE ALSO: Aliens star Michael Biehn […]

Leonardo DiCaprio to star in Guillermo del Toro’s Nightmare Alley

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Back in December 2017 it was announced that Guillermo del Toro is set to direct an adaptation of William Lindsay Gresham’s novel Nightmare Alley, and now it seems the Oscar-winning filmmaker may have found an Oscar-winning actor as his lead. According to Variety, Leonardo DiCaprio is in talks to star in the movie, which was […]

DC dethrones Marvel as top comic book publisher for March 2019

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Thanks to the 80th anniversary celebrations for Batman, DC Entertainment has topped Diamond Comic Distributors comic book charts for March 2019. It’s the first month that Marvel has had to settle for second place since August 2016, and only the second time in six years that DC has found itself ahead of the competition in […]