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The Cleaners comes to TV from Black Fawn Films

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Black Fawn Films, the minds behind horror films Antisocial, Bed of the Dead and The Heretics, are moving into the television market with a series The Cleaners. The series is being shown to various networks during the Banff World Media Festival. The Cleaners follows a crime scene cleaner who mops up after supernatural killings, hiding the truth from the world […]

The incredibly convoluted continuity of the Transformers franchise

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Ricky Church on the incredibly convoluted continuity of the Transformers franchise… Since 2007, Michael Bay has been at the helm of the Transformers film franchise, delivering five instalments of Optimus Prime and his Autobot allies. Transformers: The Last Knight has promised to reveal the hidden history between the Cybertronian race and Earth and “why they […]

Michelle Monaghan returning for Mission: Impossible 6

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Christopher McQuirrie’s Mission: Impossible 6 will see another returning face to the franchise. The director posted a picture of Michelle Monaghan to his Instagram account without a comment, but it’s quite clear she’s on the set of the latest film. Monaghan was introduced in J.J. Abrams’ Mission: Impossible 3 as Julia Meade, the fiance to Tom Cruise’s then-retired IMF […]

Tom Holland confirms Spider-Man 2 and 3 from Marvel and Sony

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With the release of Spider-Man: Homecoming just a few weeks away, there’s been a lot of speculation over his future within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The wall crawler will appear in Avengers: Infinity War and the as-yet-untitled Avengers 4, but as far as solo films go not much is known beyond the likelihood of a sequel to Homecoming, depending on […]

Comic Book Review – Transformers: Lost Light #6

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Ricky Church reviews Transformers: Lost Light #6… You know that sinking feeling you get when you witness the destruction of an entire planet? Rodimus and company are about to feel that. Hardcore. The opening arc to Transformers: Lost Light ends with issue #6 as Rodimus, Megatron and the rest of their team attempt to escape […]

Comic Book Review – Batman #24

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Ricky Church reviews Batman #24… “Aftermath”! Gotham City is at peace…but a war is coming. Armed with the terrifying knowledge gained from the mysterious button, Batman prepares for the coming storm by making a proposition to one of his enemies—one that will change everything for the Dark Knight and his allies! Now that ‘The Button’ […]

Forest Whitaker joins Netflix’s post-apocalyptic thriller How It Ends

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Netflix has just gained some major talent for its post-apocalyptic thriller How It Ends, with Academy Award winner Forest Whitaker joining David M. Rosenthal’s film. He joins Divergent‘s Theo James in the cast and production will begin in Winnipeg, Canada in July. The film centres on a mysterious apocalyptic event that turns the roads into mayhem, and a young […]

Comic Book Review – Star Wars: Darth Vader #1

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Ricky Church reviews Star Wars: Darth Vader #1… The most fearsome villain of all time returns with an all-new series! When Anakin Skywalker fell, both to the pull of the dark side and to the blade of Obi-Wan Kenobi, he rose back up, more machine than man. Having lost everything that was once dear to […]

Code 8 begins filming with Stephen Amell and Robbie Amell starring

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After raising the necessary finance through crowdfunding last year, actors and cousins Stephen and Robbie Amell have begun shooting Code 8 in Toronto. The film is being directed by Jeff Chan and also stars The Fast and the Furious‘ Sung Kang, Maudie‘s Kari Matchett, Frontier’s Greg Bryk and Hannibal’s Aaron Abrams. Code 8 is set in a world where 4% of the […]

William Fichtner to star in and make directorial debut with Cold Brook

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Actor William Fichtner has had a long career in film that has seen him play a variety of supporting roles, from Heat to Armageddon to last year’s Independence Day: Resurgence. Now, according to Deadline, he will be making his directorial debut as he goes behind the camera for the drama Cold Brook. “[Cold Brook is] the story of two ordinary […]