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Robert Kojder

Tom Holland wanted Jason Momoa for Kraven role in Spider-Man

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Spider-Man: Homecoming is still a few months away, but Tom Holland is already doing promotional work for the hotly anticipated return of the web-slinger. Speaking to MTV, Tom Holland revealed that he’d like to see the fan favourite character of Kraven making an appearance in the rebooted series, and even had someone in mind for […]

Movie Review – The Discovery (2017)

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The Discovery. 2017 Written and Directed by Charlie McDowell Starring Jason Segel, Rooney Mara, Robert Redford, Jesse Plemons, Riley Keough, Ron Canada, and Mary Steenburgen SYNOPSIS: A love story set one year after the existence of the afterlife is scientifically verified. While browsing the selection of available Sundance Film Festival titles to check out, The […]

Second Opinion – Ghost in the Shell (2017)

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Ghost in the Shell, 2017. Directed by Rupert Sanders. Starring Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbaek, Takeshi Kitano, Juliette Binoche, Michael Carmen Pitt, Peter Ferdinando, Danusia Samal, Lasarus Ratuere, Anamaria Marinca, and Chin Han. SYNOPSIS: In the near future, Major is the first of her kind: A human saved from a terrible crash, who is cyber-enhanced to be a […]

Deadpool 2 director says Brad Pitt no longer up for Cable role, talks Michael Shannon

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As casting rumors and hype for the much-anticipated role of Cable in Deadpool 2 continues to sizzle, it was recently reported that Brad Pitt was in contention to join the film as Nathan Summers. Last week some concept art landed online which featured Pitt as the character, and was quickly removed by 20th Century Fox. […]

UPDATE: Justice League is rumored to run 170 minutes – which is longer than Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

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The official Justice League IMDB page was updated earlier today, now listing that the running time for the anticipated superhero blockbuster as 170 minutes. This will come as no surprise to anyone familiar with the works of director Zack Snyder, whose previous DCEU entry Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was 151 minutes and featured […]

Rumour: Adi Shankar tops Sony’s Venom director shortlist

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With Sony pushing ahead with its plans for a non-MCU-related Venom solo movie (which is due to shoot this Autumn and will apparently carry an R rating), a rumour has emerged claiming that Adi Shankar is positioned at the top of the studio’s director shortlist for the project. For those unfamiliar with Adi Shankar, he actually has experience […]

Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg reteam for Mile 22

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Earlier today at CinemaCon, STX entertainment took the stage to introduce Peter Berg and Mark Wahlberg (Lone Survivor, Deepwater Horizon, Patriots Day), who are once again collaborating on a project. Their new film is called Mile 22, and is about a CIA officer having to smuggle a key Indonesian witness to an airport 22 miles away, […]

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets sequel already in development

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Although Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is still a few months off, writer and director Luc Besson (The Fifth Element, Lucy) is already working on expanding the universe with a sequel. “I’m writing [a sequel] already,” Besson said at a press event for the film in New York City. “I like to be […]

Straight Outta Compton’s O’Shea Jackson Jr. lands Godzilla: King of Monsters role

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Adding to an already impressive cast that includes Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, and Kyle Chandler, O’Shea Jackson Jr. (who turned in a breakout performance in 2015’s NWA biopic Straight Outta Compton) has reportedly been confirmed by Variety for a role in the much-anticipated Godzilla: King of Monsters. There are no details on the character he […]