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Helen McCrory stars in trailer for Amazon’s Fearless

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Amazon has just acquired a new series to its ever growing lineup of original shows. Titled Fearless, the six-episode series stars Helen McCrory and Sir Michael Gambon with all the episodes directed by Pete Travis. The series sees McCrory as a human rights lawyer who uncovers a conspiracy that will affect the nation and herself personally. Fearless was […]

Anna Paquin cast in The Irishman as Robert De Niro’s daughter

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With production in full swing on Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman, Deadline is reporting that a new cast member has joined the film. True Blood‘s Anna Paquin will star as the daughter of Frank ‘The Irishman’ Sheeran, played by Robert De Niro. Paquin will play Peggy, the “strong-willed daughter” of Frank and Mary Sheeran. She’s estranged from her […]

Amazon releases teaser for Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan trailer

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This weekend, Amazon will unveil the trailer for their upcoming series Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan at the New York Comic Con. To whet our appetites ahead of Saturday’s panel, we have a brief teaser giving Clancy fans a quick look at the upcoming series and The Office’s John Krasinski as the title character Jack Ryan. This is in […]

Comic Book Review – Batman: The Rebirth Deluxe Edition Book One

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Ricky Church reviews Batman: The Rebirth Deluxe Edition Book One… Since the start of DC Rebirth, writer Tom King has been at the helm of Batman, crafting some entertaining and insightful stories into the Dark Knight. In keeping with their Rebirth deluxe editions, DC has released Batman: The Rebirth Deluxe Edition Book One, combining the […]

New posters for The Punisher promise the truth must be taken

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After yesterday’s reveal of the motion posters, Netflix has now released two new posters for The Punisher. Each offers a look at Frank Castle in and out of his Punisher gear, promising the truth must be taken. The release date for the Marvel series, which stars Jon Bernthal reprising his role as Punisher, is still unknown, […]

Why James Cameron is completely wrong on Wonder Woman

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Ricky Church on why James Cameron is wrong about Wonder Woman… James Cameron has been making a lot of headlines recently, but probably not for the reasons he’d like. He’s currently starting production on Avatar 2 and his ambitious sequels, as well as rebooting Terminator with Tim Miller directing returning stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda […]

Book Review – Star Wars: Phasma

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Ricky Church reviews Star Wars: Phasma… If there was one underutilized character in Star Wars: The Force Awakens, it was Gwendoline Christie’s Captain Phasma. Despite her incredibly cool appearance and heavy promotion, Phasma had very little screentime and was taken down fairly easily by the small group of heroes. Hopefully she’ll have much more to […]

UPDATE: Spider-Man: Homecoming Blu-ray special features and limited edition set announced

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Everyone’s favourite neighbourhood Spider-Man will be making his way onto home video soon. Spider-Man: Homecoming will be getting a digital release on September 26th before its release on 4K, Blu-ray 3D, Blu-ray and DVD on October 17th, and Sony has announced the special features that will come with the various releases. SEE ALSO: Order via Amazon […]

Danny Elfman using part of John Williams’ Superman score for Justice League

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It’s fair to say Danny Elfman is one of the best and recognizable composers out there, creating some very memorable themes for films he’s worked on. Two of his most famous pieces is his seminal theme for Tim Burton’s Batman as well as Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man theme. When he joined Justice League in the wake of Joss Whedon’s hiring, the move was […]