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Rian Johnson slightly changed the ending of Star Wars: The Force Awakens, discusses Luke’s exile

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As the director of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Rian Johnson obviously holds a lot of sway with the Star Wars franchise, and it seems this extended to some input in J.J. Abrams’ first film in the Sequel Trilogy, Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Since The Last Jedi begins pretty much where The Force Awakens ends, with Rey holding out Luke’s old lightsaber to […]

James Gunn already writing Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, Gamora to have more significant role

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With Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 getting its North American release this weekend, nearly everyone has their minds on Marvel’s cosmic band of misfit heroes and what lies ahead for them. Earlier today James Gunn confirmed that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 will take place after Avengers: Infinity War and Avengers 4, and now USA Today has also revealed he’s […]

Gears of War film gets Shane Salerno as screenwriter

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Some movement has finally happened for Universal’s adaptation of the Gears of War video game franchise. According to Deadline, the studio has hired screenwriter Shane Salerno to pen the script. Salerno’s previous works include the scripts for James Cameron’s Avatar sequels, Michael Bay’s Armageddon and Ridley Scott’s The Cartel. Universal and Microsoft announced a partnership last year, timed to coincide with the […]

Brian De Palma to direct Christina Hendricks and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau in Domino

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It’s been a little while since we’ve seen a new project from iconic director Brian De Palma, but he’s finally got his eye set on a new film. Empire has reported that De Palma will be directing Mad Men’s Christina Hendricks and Game of Thrones‘ Nikolaj Coster Waldau in the thriller Domino. Domino will see Coster-Waldau as a Copenhagen-based police […]

Danny DeVito and Jeff Goldblum to star in untitled Amazon comedy series

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Amazon Studios has just acquired another comedy series starring some high-profile talent. The untitled series comes from ImagineTV and is created by The Simpsons‘ Tim Long, and will star It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia‘s Danny DeVito and Thor: Ragnarok‘s Jeff Goldblum. Goldblum and DeVito will star as an aging and iconic music duo Matt Downey and Arlo Finkelman respectively, […]

Melissa McCarthy to star in puppet comedy The Happytime Murders

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Ghostbusters star Melissa McCarthy has a new comedy in the works. Coming from STXfilms, she has taken the lead role of Brian Henson’s comedy The Happytime Murders, a film which sees a world where humans and puppets coexist with each other. The film takes place in Los Angeles where McCarthy plays a detective who is forced […]

Susan Sarandon, Cheryl Hines and Christine Baranski join A Bad Moms Christmas

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The sequel to last year’s Mila Kunis-led Bad Moms has gained three big additions. In A Bad Moms Christmas, Susan Sarandon, Cheryl Hines and Christine Baranski will be playing the mothers of Kunis, Kristen Bell and Kathryn Hahn’s characters as they visit their daughters for the Christmas season. Baranski, Sarandon and Hines will be playing Kunis, Hahn […]

Jesse Eisenberg to write, direct and star in The Market TV series for Bad Robot

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Jesse Eisenberg will be moving from the big to small screen for a television series called The Market. He’s pairing with J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robots Productions on the show, but Deadline also says Eisenberg will take a more active role than just starring in it. He will also write and even direct the half-hour single camera […]

Comic Book Review – Optimus Prime #6

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Ricky Church reviews Optimus Prime #6… “NEW CYBERTRON”—CONCLUSION! As the Junkions reveal their ultimate plan, Optimus Prime makes a decision that will define the relationship between Earth and Cybertron for all time… but will Arcee be able to live with the fallout? The first arc of Optimus Prime comes to a close as Optimus struggles […]