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Brie Larson says that the script for The Marvels is “bonkers”

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Every new MCU release is usually met with an effusive round of “quite unlike anything Marvel has done before”, and it appears that Marvel Studios’ upcoming Captain Marvel sequel The Marvels might also aim to achieve a similar reaction, because Brie Larson has called the script for Nia Candyman DaCosta’s blockbuster sequel “bonkers”. During an in-depth interview with […]

Oompa loompa doompety Hugh! Grant joins WB’s Wonka

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In a piece of rather scrumdiddlyumptious news, multiple outlets are reporting that Hugh Grant has joined Warner Bros. Pictures’ forthcoming Charlie and the Chocolate Factory prequel Wonka. Grant has already been spotted on set, but it is now being reported that he will be playing some part in the origin story of the Oompa-Loompas, possibly even as one […]

Ryan Reynolds wisecracks with his younger self in clip from The Adam Project

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The Adam Project, the upcoming sci-fi adventure from director Shawn Levy, which reunites him with Free Guy star Ryan Reynolds as a pilot who travels into the past to team up with his younger self (Walker Scobell) and his late father (Mark Ruffalo) could very well be Netflix’s first knock-it-out-the-park star-driven streaming blockbuster. The early […]

Tom Hanks and Robert Zemeckis to reunite for adaptation of acclaimed graphic novel Here

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Tom Hanks and Robert Zemeckis are set to work together once again on an adaptation of the critically acclaimed Robert Maguire graphic novel Here. You wait nearly two decades for a Robert Zemeckis and Tom Hanks reunion, following their work on this year’s live-action Pinocchio, and then the Academy Award winning double-act behind Forest Gump, […]

FX chief says Noah Hawley’s Alien series “takes place before Ripley”

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It seems like we’ll have to wait longer than Ripley was cryogenically frozen between films until we get to see Noah Hawley’s small-screen Alien series, so we’ll just have to make do with exciting soundbites, like those dropped by FX chief John Landgraf at the Television Critics Association press tour, where he said that the […]

Tensions run high between Jason Segel, Jesse Plemons and Lily Collins in trailer for Netflix’s Windfall

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The premise for Windfall is one we’ve become all-too-familiar with over the last couple of years; being locked up at home as things spiral out-of-control. That’s the case for Jesse Plemons and Lily Collins’ socialite couple, who turn up at their luxury villa, only to find it being robbed by a mysterious man (Jason Segel) […]

Paramount levels up with Sonic the Hedgehog 3 and a Knuckles TV series

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Paramount are throwing as many gold rings as possible at their Sonic the Hedgehog cinematic universe with the news that not only has Sonic the Hedgehog 3 already been greenlit, but we’re also getting a Knuckles Paramount+ spin-off starring Idris Elba. Sonic the Hedgehog made $300M at the worldwide box-office, becoming one of the last […]

First teaser trailer for Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas erotic thriller Deep Water

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Pulled from a theatrical release by Disney and 20th Century Studios at the tail end of last year, the delayed Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas erotic thriller Deep Water eventually found a home on streaming service Hulu (and Prime Video in the UK), and they’ve just debuted the trailer for Adrian Fatal Attraction Lyne’s first film […]

Netflix partnering with 2K for Bioshock movie adaptation

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For a long time the dystopian canvas of 2K’s ground-breaking videogame Bioshock was a major project for Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski, but since that fell apart in 2009 there has only been the odd rumour about a potential adaptation, until now. Deadline is reporting that Netflix is partnering with video game company […]

Spider-Man: No Way Home swings above Avatar to become third highest-grossing domestic film of all time

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By now you’re probably sick of hearing about the tangled web of box-office records that Spider-Man: No Way Home has obliterated since it swung into cinemas in December. Well, this next one’s a biggie, because the trilogy-capping superhero blockbuster has just surpassed Avatar to become the third highest-grossing domestic film of all time, with $760.9M. […]