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Will Smith confirms that Genie will be blue in Aladdin

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Aladdin star, Will Smith, has confirmed that his character Genie will be blue like fans remember from the classic Disney film. Disney is lining up their next live-action remake of a classic animated tale with Aladdin. The film stars Will Smith as the iconic character Genie. The first-look images from Aladdin were released today but in typical […]

James Wan cut a bloody and violent shark scene from Aquaman

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James Wan, the director of Aquaman, apparently had to cut a bloody shark scene from the film. With fans around the world now enjoying Aquaman in cinemas, the fun can start surrounding how different the film may have been if certain scenes hadn’t been cut. Was there anything crazy that didn’t make the theatrical release? […]

Jason Momoa names two Justice League members he wants in Aquaman 2

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Jason Momoa, the star of Aquaman, has named two DC characters that he would love to see in the sequel. Aquaman seems to be going down pretty well with fans around the world, with audiences getting their first experience of a solo on-screen adventure for Momoa’s Arthur Curry. But, with Aquaman 2 now in early […]

Karen Gillan is “excited” to make Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 for the fans

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Karen Gillan, who plays the MCU’s Nebula, is excited to make Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 for the fans. With James Gunn parting ways with Marvel, the state of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is unclear, especially when it comes to who will direct the film. While at the moment everyone is focused […]

Disney executive says the Fox deal is “almost done”

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Kevin Mayer, an executive at Disney, has revealed that the Fox deal is nearly complete. It feels like we’ve been talking about the Disney/Fox deal forever and while we’ve known for some time that the deal is virtually complete, any further news will be welcomed by film fans. Luckily, now we have confirmation that closure […]

Pixar’s Onward pitch brought star Chris Pratt to tears

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The Disney-Pixar pitch for their new film Onward made Chris Pratt cry when he heard it. News has broken that Disney-Pixar are getting ready to release another film, their first since 2017’s Coco. The film is called Onward and will star Chris Pratt, Tom Holland, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, and Octavia Spencer. The film is set to tell the story […]

Jason Momoa didn’t recognise Dolph Lundgren when they met on Aquaman set

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Aquaman star Jason Momoa apparently didn’t recognise Dolph Lundgren when the two first met on the film’s set. With all the costumes, makeup, and whigs involved with a film as fantastical as Aquaman, it’s perhaps not that surprising that some actors didn’t recognise one another when they bumped into each other on set. Well, this […]

Robert Rodriguez stays silent on reports that he is directing an Escape From New York remake

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Director Robert Rodriguez has neither confirmed nor denied if he will be directing a remake of Escape From New York. The Kurt Russell led sci-fi thriller is an 80s classic. Directed by John Carpenter, the film has been hugely influential over the years and spawned a sequel in the film Escape From LA. A remake of […]

Aquaman director James Wan wanted to reboot Blade

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James Wan, the director of Aquaman, once pitched a Blade reboot. These days James Wan is busy promoting his new film Aquaman for Warner Bros. and DC, his first foray into comic book movies. But this wasn’t the start of Wan’s interest in the genre. According to Wan, in a recent interview with the Happy […]