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Benedict Cumberbatch to don Doctor Strange’s cape in the MCU “next year”

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One of the more omnipresent beings in the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been Benedict Cumberbatch’s Doctor Strange, and it appears that the actor isn’t quite done with the role as he revealed he’ll be putting on the magical cape once again next year for an undisclosed Marvel project.  Cumberbatch was in conversation for the JW3 […]

James Mangold discusses that Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny ending

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By now enough people, although not as many as hoped judging by the soft box office opening, have joined Indiana Jones on his final adventure to find the Dial of Destiny, that it has enabled director James Mangold to start talking about that divisively ambitious ending. [WARNING! Spoilers for Indiana Jones and the Dial of […]

Quentin Tarantino says he can’t see Kill Bill: Volume 3 happening

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Quentin Tarantino’s oft-discussed, self-imposed 10-film limit had always had fans wishing he’d leave room for a rumoured Kill Bill: Vol 3, but the director has delivered a dagger-to-the-heart of such hopes by underlining his next film will be his last, and he can’t see a return for The Bride ever happening.  Tarantino was speaking with […]

Greta Gerwig to write and direct at least two Chronicles of Narnia films for Netflix

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Once Greta Gerwig has put the toys away following the kid-at-Christmas excitement for her latest directorial effort Barbie, the Oscar-nominated Little Women helmer will once again pick up a book to write-and-direct at least two films based on C. S. Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia for Netflix.  According to an article in The New Yorker, […]

Movie Review – Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023)

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Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, 2023. Directed by James Mangold. Starring Harrison Ford, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Mads Mikkelsen, Antonio Banderas, John Rhys-Davies, Toby Jones, Boyd Holbrook, Ethann Isidore, Karen Allen, Shaunette Renée Wilson, Thomas Kretschmann, Olivier Richters, Martin McDougall, Alaa Safi, Nasser Memarzia, Anna Francolini, Billy Postlethwaite, Holly Lawton, Guy Paul, and Harriet Slater. […]

Do What Must Be Done and watch the stunning new Dune: Part Two trailer

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Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures has released the epic new trailer for the concluding part of their science-fiction saga Dune. Feast your eyes on the action below… The highly-anticipated sequel continues Denis Villeneuve’s ambitious adaptation of Frank Herbert’s acclaimed bestseller Dune with returning and new stars, including Timothée Chalamet (Wonka), Zendaya (Euphoria), Rebecca Ferguson […]

Spanish scares aplenty in terrifying new Bird Box Barcelona trailer

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Netflix has dropped a tense new trailer for the Spanish-language Bird Box spin-off Bird Box Barcelona, which jumps between pre-and-post breakout timelines and features deserted street stand-offs and station platform horror, which suggests it could be a worthy follow-up to the streaming smash-hit original.  Directed by The Last Days and Carriers filmmakers Alex and David Pastor, Bird […]

Evan Peters lining up on the grid with Jared Leto for Tron: Ares

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Golden Globe-wining Dahmer star Evan Peters has inked a deal with Disney to enter the world of Tron. According to The Hollywood Reporter Peters will saddle up on the grid alongside Jared Leto, who has taken the lead role in Joachim Rønning’s (Maleficent: Mistress of Evil) decade-in-the-making sequel.  Titled Tron: Ares, the third installment in […]

“Disgusting” James Bond backlash turned Idris Elba away from 007 role

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While out promoting his latest action-hero role in Apple TV+’s Hijack, Idris Elba has been speaking about being perennially linked with playing 007, revealing that he was put off by the racist backlash he faced at the suggestion he could be the next James Bond.  Elba was appearing on the latest edition of the SmartLess […]