Flickering Myth

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Amanda Seyfried takes the lead in Hulu’s The Dropout

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Fresh from receiving an Oscar nomination for her terrific performance in David Fincher’s Mank, Amanda Seyfried has signed on to portray a figure from more recent history, replacing Kate McKinnon in Hulu’s Elizabeth Holmes biopic The Dropout.If you’re unfamiliar with Holmes, she became the world’s youngest self-made female billionaire when she dropped out of Stanford […]

Spiral: From the Book of Saw cast announce that a new trailer is coming on Tuesday

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Now that Lionsgate and Twisted Pictures have solved the puzzle of when to release Spiral: From the Book of Saw by announcing a May 14th release date, it appears that the timer on the marketing has begun counting down to zero with the cast posting teaser images ahead of a trailer for the Saw spinoff […]

Matt Reeves producing English-Language remake of Russian sci-fi Sputnik

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Now that The Batman has wrapped its eventful production, director Matt Reeves is already looking to get more projects on his slate for when he emerges from the editing suite, and it appears one of those will be as producer on an English-Language remake of the Russian science-fiction film Sputnik (read our ★★★★ review here).Deadline […]

Robert Kirkman talks the end of The Walking Dead and how “different” the Rick Grimes movie will be

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As The Walking Dead shuffles towards its conclusion with the now in-production eleventh season being its last, Robert Kirkman has been speaking to comicbook.com about not only the end, but how the series will live on in spin-offs and movies, including the long-gestating Rick Grimes trilogy, which he says is “going to be a very […]

Peter Farrelly’s Vietnam War movie enlists Russell Crowe, Zac Efron, and potentially Bill Murray

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Apple are trying to secure Peter Farrelly’s Green Book follow-up, The Greatest Beer Run Ever, possibly due to the fact that that Russell Crowe and Zac Efron are now attached to star, with Bill Murray also circling a role for his Kingpin director.Based on a novel by Joanna Molloy and John Donohue, The Greatest Beer […]

Movie Review – Stray (2020)

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Stray, 2020.Directed by Elizabeth Lo. Featuring Zeytin, Nazar, and Kartal.SYNOPSIS:Filmed over a two year period, Elizbeth Lo’s shaggy dog story chronicles the life of Zeytin, a stray dog navigating the trials of life thrown at her on the streets of Istanbul.Disney’s 1963 live-action classic, The Incredible Journey, 80s TV treat The Littlest Hobo, or the […]

Zack Snyder’s Justice League falls short of Wonder Woman 1984 on HBO Max

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Samba TV, a polling company who track the household viewing figures using Smart TV statistics, have revealed that Zack Snyder’s Justice League drew 1.8 million households in its first five minutes over its debut weekend, a figure that leaves it trailing Wonder Woman 1984‘s Christmas Day bow of 2.2 million.While Justice League couldn’t get the […]

Halle Berry teams up with Mark Wahlberg for Netflix spy movie Our Man from Jersey

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Halle Berry has a taste for the action-spy flick, having recently teamed up with John Wick for Parabellum, been part of Matthew Vaughn’s Kingsman franchise, and established icon status as Jinx in 2002 Bond movie Die Another Day, the Oscar-winning actor has now signed on to appear opposite Mark Wahlberg in Netflix’s ‘blue collar Bond’ […]

Amazon releases terrifying trailer for horror anthology Them!

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Clearly Amazon intend to terrify audiences this April if the full trailer for Lena Waithe and Little Marvin’s horror anthology series Them is anything to go by.The show, which follows The Emorys, a black family who find their idyllic home in an all-white neighbourhood plagued by malevolent forces, threats and taunts that could destroy them in […]