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Danny McBride’s Dundee isn’t a movie

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As soon as the ‘trailer’ debuted for a sequel to 80s blockbuster Crocodile Dundee starring Danny McBride, there were those who questioned its validity as a genuine film, and now those doubters have been proved right with the news that Dundee is in fact a promotional publicity stunt for Australia. The Brisbane Times outed the […]

Eddie Redmayne discusses Jude Law’s take on Albus Dumbledore in Fantastic Beasts

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While speaking to Radiotimes.com about his role as a plasticine hero in Aardman’s Early Man (read our review here), Newt Scamander himself, Eddie Redmayne, had a few tidbits about November’s Fantastic Beats: The Crimes of Grindelwald, specifically Jude Law’s take on Albus Dumbledore. Keen to keep as much locked up in his chamber of secrets […]

New cast and characters for The Incredibles 2 revealed

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Those geniuses over at Disney Pixar have taken to social media in order to refresh your memory on who provided the voices for the roll call of characters from 2004’s The Incredibles, as well as give you a glimpse at the new ones who’ll be appearing in this summer’s sequel. #Incredibles2 pic.twitter.com/Nqa6TQfW0q — Disney•Pixar (@DisneyPixar) […]

Netflix responds to Bright’s critical mauling

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Will Smith’s Netflix blockbuster Bright might have had a record breaking eleven million views in its first three days, but that didn’t stop it from being labelled as one of the worst films of 2017. The flawed fantasy currently sits at 26% on Rotten Tomatoes, but with plans for a sequel well underway, Netflix CEO […]

A direct sequel to Paul Verhoeven’s RoboCop is in development

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Franchise retcon is all the rage at the moment; Shane Black is doing it with The Predator, and the next installment of the Terminator franchise will erase Rise of the Machine onwards. So it comes as little surprise that another iconic 80s movie will be having its memory wiped with the news that RoboCop could […]

Here’s where to watch the live Oscar nominations this Tuesday

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This Tuesday 23rd January, the nominations for the 90th Academy Awards will be announced. We’ve had the Golden Globe Awards, Producers Guild Awards and more recently the Screen Actors Guild Awards, to help you draw up a list of favourites, but as of 1:22pm GMT tomorrow we’ll know exactly how many nominations Three Billboards Outside […]

Teaser trailer for Danny McBride’s surprise Crocodile Dundee sequel

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The last installment of the Crocodile Dundee franchise was released in 2001, and was notable only for the rubbish title (Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles) and a cameo from Mike Tyson. So the news that Danny McBride will star in a sequel to be released this summer is as unexpected as a boomerang actually coming […]

Rian Johnson offers brilliant Twitter response to Star Wars: The Last Jedi force projection criticism

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Officially the most divisive Star Wars movie of the saga, Rian Johnson has spent the last few days divulging information about creative choices made on Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Whether that’s questions about Rey’s parentage, Snoke’s fate, or what happened to the Knights of Ren, he has answered them in a manner that has fully […]