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Game of Thrones costume designer Michele Clapton reveals her ingenious way of cutting costs

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Game of Thrones is truly a spectacle. As was evident with last week’s phenomenal “The Spoils of War”, the show achieves a visual splendor rarely seen on television. From the sets, effects, costumes, and everything in-between… Game of Thrones is as good as it gets. So much so, that it’s easy to forget that the […]

Blade Runner 2049 gets R-rating for “violence, nudity and language”

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It looks like Blade Runner 2049 is going to be as dark, and violent as its predecessor. The MPAA just gave an official R-rating to the Denis Villeneuve directed sequel to the 1982 classic. So, why is it Rated R? According to the MPAA: For violence, some sexuality, nudity and language. This rating is definitely keeping […]

Clementine will never make an appearance in The Walking Dead TV show, says Robert Kirkman

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If you were ever hoping for a crossover between the characters of Telltale’s The Walking Dead video game series and AMC’s The Walking Dead TV show. you will be sorely disappointed to hear that Robert Kirkman himself has shot that idea down. When asked at the San Diego Comic Con if Clementime will ever appear in […]

Charlize Theron made Atomic Blonde because she is a “huge fan” of John Wick

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Did you enjoy Atomic Blonde? Well, you may have John Wick to thank for that. While sitting down with the Bill Simmons podcast, Charlize Theron reveals that the John Wick series compelled her to take on the film, and bring aboard director David Leitch… “I like those movies. It was actually because of the first […]

The Dark Tower is not reviewing well, and it all may boil down to “clashing visions” on set

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The long-awaited film adaptation of Stephen King’s The Dark Tower is nearly here, and early reviews are not being kind to it. As of this writing, the movie is sitting at a lowly 18% rotten rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Reading various reactions across the web, the main criticism seems to be that it’s a middling […]

David Harbour compares Hopper and Hellboy, and Hellboy to Hamlet

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It’s really good to be David Harbour right now, right? He went from being rejected as The Blob in X-Men Origins: Wolverine for being “too fat” to starring in a hit Netflix TV series (Stranger Things), and is now going one step further and nabbing the title role in the new Hellboy franchise. So how […]

Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey on what brought them to The Dark Tower

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The Dark Tower stars Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey recently say down with Cinemablend to discuss what convinced them to sign on to play The Gunslinger and Man in Black respectively in the upcoming Stephen King adaptation. Their answers are surprisingly simple: Originality. Check out what the pair had to say below: Elba: “What brought […]

Ian McShane joins the cast of Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen

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It looks like we have another big name to add to the Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen! Actor Ian McShane (Deadwood, American Gods) is joining the cast of the Neil Marshall directed film as the character Professor Broom. Trevor Bruttenholm a.k.a Professor Broom is an expert of the occult, and the initial director of […]

UPDATE: Bond 25 titled rumoured to be titled Shatterhand, plot reportedly revealed

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We still don’t technically have confirmation that Daniel Craig will be returning as James Bond for the character’s 25th outing (though he is heavily rumored), but there are already possible leaks revealing an alleged Bond 25 title and synopsis. According to The Mirror, the title of the next James Bond film will be Shatterhand, and is […]