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Courteney Cox pens tribute to late director Wes Craven as filming wraps on Scream 5

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With the upcoming fifth instalment in the Scream franchise recently wrapping up filming, one of the stars of the franchise has penned a tribute to the late director Wes Craven who unfortunately passed away five years ago.Taking to Instagram, Courteney Cox, who has played Gale Weathers in every instalment in the horror series, commemorated the ending of […]

Rosario Dawson and Dave Filoni reveal how fan-casting led to her role as Ahsoka Tano in The Mandalorian

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In last week’s episode of The Mandalorian season two, titled ‘The Jedi’, fan favourite character Ahsoka Tano made her first live-action appearance – after only appearing in animated form on The Clone Wars and Star Wars Rebels – with Rosario Dawson taking on the role.Now, in an interview with Vanity Fair, Dawson and Dave Filoni, the creator of both […]

Dan Fogler shares his thoughts on Johnny Depp’s Fantastic Beasts exit

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Earlier this month, it was announced that Johnny Depp was asked by Warner Bros. to step down from his role as Gellert Grindelwald in the third Fantastic Beasts movie with Mads Mikkelsen set to take on the role for future instalments. Now, one star of the Fantastic Beasts franchise has broken his silence on the recasting situation.In a recent […]

Noah Hawley says Star Trek isn’t in his immediate future

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With the status of the Star Trek movie franchise unclear at present, Noah Hawley, the creator of Legion and the TV show Fargo, has revealed that he has no immediate future with the franchise.In an interview with Deadline, Hawley revealed that he is no closer on beginning production on his fresh new take for the franchise and doesn’t […]

Harry Potter director Chris Columbus reveals he would have been interested in returning to direct both Deathly Hallows films

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While Chris Columbus helmed the first two instalments in the Harry Potter film franchise, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone and Harry Potter and the Chamber, the director has revealed whether he ever considered returning to the series.In an interview with Collider to promote his new film The Christmas Chronicles 2, Columbus revealed that he wanted the return […]

Harry Potter director Chris Columbus opens up about the pressure of helming the first film

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The Harry Potter film franchise is one of the most successful and most beloved book-to-screen adaptations ever since it began in 2001 with Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, and now, the original director Chris Columbus has opened up about his experience on helming the first instalment in the franchise.In an interview with Collider to promote his […]

Home Alone director Chris Columbus further explains why he doesn’t agree with rebooting films

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Earlier this month, Home Alone and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York director Chris Columbus offered his blunt thoughts on the upcoming Home Alone reboot for the Disney+ streaming service, and now, the director has further expanded upon his opinion on rebooting or remaking films.In an interview with ComicBook.com to promote his new movie, The Christmas Chronicles: Part […]

Giancarlo Esposito says The Mandalorian season 3 will feature more of Moff Gideon

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Giancarlo Esposito, who has played the major villain Moff Gideon in both seasons of The Mandalorian, has not only confirmed his character will return for the show’s upcoming third season but that fans should also expect to see a lot more of Gideon in the future.“…I have a feeling you’ll see more of me next […]

Mads Mikkelsen reveals what he would like to see in Hannibal season 4 if it were to happen

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Despite it being five years since the series was axed by NBC, the cast and crew are hopeful that Hannibal will be revived in the future, and now, one of the stars of the series has discussed what he would like to see in the fourth season if it were to happen.In an interview with IndieWire, […]

Scream 5 co-director explains how late director Wes Craven influenced the sequel’s violence

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With the upcoming fifth instalment in the Scream franchise recently wrapping up filming, one of the directors of the film has discussed how the highly-anticipated sequel has approached its violence.In an interview with CinemaBlend, co-director Matt Bettinelli-Olpin explained how the film is approaching the violence while taking inspiration from the way the late director Wes Craven approached […]