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First look at BBC’s The War of the Worlds adaptation

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Filming is underway on the latest adaptation of H.G. Wells’ seminal alien invasion epic The War of the Worlds. The BBC production is currently on location in Liverpool, and now we’ve been given a first look at our Martian dodging couple, played by Rafe Spall (The Big Short, Life of Pi) and Eleanor Tomlinson (Jack the […]

Solo: A Star Wars Story to premiere at Cannes

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You can forget your Palme D’Or winner at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, because they’ll only be one film on everyone’s sunburnt lips with the surprise announcement that Solo: A Star Wars Story will receive its world premiere at the festival. Deadline report that the Ron Howard Star Wars standalone will screen on May 15th, […]

Second Opinion – A Quiet Place (2018)

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A Quiet Place, 2018. Directed by John Krasinski. Starring John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, Millicent Simmonds, Noah Jupe, and Leon Russom. SYNOPSIS: In a near future, a family have adapted to living a life of silence in order to avoid detection from a breed of unrelenting creatures who hunt using sound alone. Annnnnnnnnd relax. You can […]

Deadpool asks you to ‘F*ck Cancer’ in campaign video

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So much about the Deadpool 2 marketing material has been brilliantly spot-on, but none more so than this campaign video from 20th Century Fox, in partnership with Omaze, asking you to ‘F*ck Cancer” in order to win Deadpool‘s pink suit. The Omaze video was aired during a terrestrial premiere of Deadpool on US television, asking […]

Adam Sandler confirmed for Safdie Brothers’ Uncut Gems

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Earlier in the week it was reported that Adam Sandler could be set to replace Jonah Hill in Uncut Gems, the new film from Good Time directors, the Safdie Brothers. Now Deadline are confirming that the funnyman has indeed signed on to headline the heist thriller. The plot for Uncut Gems is being kept firmly […]

Universal to adapt Ernest Cline’s Armada for the big screen

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With Ready Player One hitting high score levels of box-office receipts, it’s no surprise to learn that rival studios wish to hit ‘continue’ on Ernest Cline adaptations, with Universal keen to move ahead with a movie based on his 2015 novel Armada. Variety report that the studio have hired Dan Mazeua (Wrath of the Titans, Van […]

Shane Black reveals when we can expect The Predator trailer

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Originally intended for release in February of this year, Shane Black’s The Predator is currently undergoing reshoots as it works towards a September 14th opening. With very little emerging from the project beyond the original promotional shots and news of delays, Black has taken to Twitter to respond to questions about the status of the film. […]

Joaquin Phoenix responds to The Joker casting rumours

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While Joaquin Phoenix has been on the promotional trail for You Were Never Really Here (read our ★★★★★ here) he has been speaking about the rumours linking him with the Todd Phillips directed and Martin Scorsese produced Joker origin film. In discussion with Fandango, he was asked whether he’d be playing The Joker, to which the […]

John Krasinski expresses desire to play a superhero

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John Krasinski is about to be seen playing a superhero of a different kind, as a father struggling to keep his small family alive in the deservedly buzzed about horror A Quiet Place. However, the former Dunder Mifflin employee has been speaking to ScreenRant about his desire to get involved in “the whole superhero thing”. […]