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Disney drops The Little Mermaid poster ahead of latest trailer

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Before the new trailer becomes part of our world this weekend, Disney has released a moody looking poster for their live-action reimagining of 1989 animated classic The Little Mermaid, which sees Halle Bailey’s Ariel sat in that iconic pose against an ominous sky. What’s the betting that Melissa McCarthy’s take on the villainous sea witch […]

Kevin Feige’s Star Wars movie and Patty Jenkins’ Rogue Squadron scrapped by Lucasfilm

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While Disney and Lucasfilm have been successfully expanding the Star Wars universe on Disney+, it appears that resurrecting the big-screen fortunes of the franchise has been like trying to navigate the Hoth Asteroid Field. A fact now underlined by the disappointing news that both Kevin Feige’s Star Wars movie and Patty Jenkins Rogue Squadron have […]

Avatar: The Way of Water to splash onto digital in April with over 3 hours of bonus material

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Avatar: The Way of Water might still be putting bums-on-seats to the tune of $10 million at the global box-office this past weekend, but now it has been revealed that the third highest-grossing movie of all time will be available to watch from the comfort of your own home via digital retailers from April 4th. Currently […]

Scorsese and DiCaprio’s Devil in the White City no longer happening at Hulu

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Martin Scorsese and Leonardo DiCaprio’s decade in the making drama Devil in the White City is no longer in development at Hulu.The Hollywood Reporter revealed that the Disney-backed streaming service weren’t moving forward with the series, which had Captain Fantastic‘s Matt Ross set to replace Tár director Todd Field, and Jude Law in talks to step […]

Scarlett Johansson, Penelope Cruz, Michael Fassbender and Owen Wilson set for Nancy Meyers Netflix rom-com

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With What Women Want and Something’s Gotta Give on her impressive resume, it comes as little surprise that rom-com legend Nancy Meyers has been given a reported $130 million budget for her return to the genre, and that Scarlett Johansson, Penelope Cruz, Michael Fassbender, and Owen Wilson are forming an orderly queue for the Netflix […]

Jharrel Jerome has growing pains in trailer for Boots Riley’s I’m A Virgo

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Prime Video has released the teaser trailer for their mythical coming-of-age comedy I’m A Virgo, which is created, written, and directed by Sorry to Bother You director Boots Riley, and stars Emmy-winning When They See Us actor Jharrel Jerome.A coming-of-age story about a 13-foot-tall young Black man (Jerome) who steps out into the world having […]

Chris Evans is Ghosted by Ana de Armas in trailer for spy comedy

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Apple has dropped the teaser trailer for Ghosted, their eagerly anticipated re-teaming of Knives Out and The Gray Man duo Chris Evans and Ana de Armas. Directed by Sunshine on Leith (spot the soundtrack connection) and Bohemian Rhapsody helmer Dexter Fletcher, Ghosted appears to come from the same play-book as Mr. and Mrs. Smith and The […]

Critically-acclaimed eco-thriller How to Blow Up a Pipeline gets a trailer from NEON

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Based on a manifesto written by climate activist Andreas Malm, Neon has dropped the trailer for How to Blow Up a Pipeline, an eco-thriller focusing on a group of young activists who hatch a plan to blow up a West Texas oil pipeline.Directed by Daniel Goldhaber, How to Blow Up a Pipeline currently sits at […]

Chris Pine admits that he doesn’t know anything about Star Trek 4

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As Chris Pine prepares to headline a brand new franchise with Dungeons & Dragons: Honour Among Thieves, he has been reflecting upon his stint on the bridge of Starship Enterprise, and in the process admitting that he doesn’t know anything about the current state of Star Trek 4. With thrusters in reverse on J.J. Abrams Kelvin […]