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Jenny Slate in talks to join Sony’s Venom as Fifty Shades of Grey screenwriter signs on

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Sony’s Venom film may be ready to gain another cast member as Variety reports that Gifted‘s Jenny Slate is in talks to join the project. She’ll be joining Michelle Williams, who was also recently cast, along with Tom Hardy and Riz Ahmed. Variety says that Slate could be playing a scientist in the film. Williams was reported to […]

Kate Winslet will reunite with James Cameron for Avatar sequels

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James Cameron has begun production on his ambitious sequels for Avatar, but that apparently hasn’t stopped him from adding cast members to the films. Now, according to Deadline, Cameron is set to reunite with an actress from his second-highest grossing movie, with Kate Winslet joining Avatar 2 and its sequels – marking the the first time she and […]

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 […]