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The Punisher showrunner talks Frank Castle’s nemesis Jigsaw and possible second season

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Steve Lightfoot, showrunner for The Punisher, has spoken about telling an origin story for the show’s villain. The Punisher has well and truly arrived on Netflix, being as gruesome and brutal as one might expect. Aside from telling Frank’s tale of revenge against those that murdered his family, the show also acts as an origin […]

Murder on the Orient Express sequel in development

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Fox is developing a sequel to Murder on the Orient Express by adapting Death on the Nile. Murder on the Orient Express, an adaptation of Agatha Christie’s novel of the same name, was released earlier this month. So far the film has accumulated $148 million worldwide from a budget of $55 million. Twentieth Century Fox […]

The Punisher Early Reaction: A Sublime Start to a Show Replete with Promise

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Samuel Brace on Marvel’s The Punisher… Marvel’s The Punisher has at last made its debut on Netflix, and what’s waiting for viewers – at least concerning its first handful of episodes — is truly wonderful. The Marvel shows on offer over in Netflix’s little corner of the MCU have been a little uneven to say […]

Warner Bros. has won the bidding war for Paddington 2 from The Weinstein Company

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Warner Bros. has triumphed in the bidding war for the domestic rights to Paddington 2. After the fall from grace of The Weinstein Company following the myriad sexual misconduct allegations towards Harvey Weinstein, the independent studio was looking to offload the distribution rights to Paddington 2 before it files for bankruptcy protection. Warner Bros. has […]

John Rhys-Davies says Tolkien “spinning in his grave” about new Lord of the Rings TV series

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John Rhys-Davies has that J.R.R. Tolkien would be “spinning in his grave” regarding the newly announced Lord of the Rings TV series. The news that The Lord of the Rings is to become a TV series via Amazon was certainly cheered by some, however, others like the actor behind Gimli in Peter Jackson’s lauded adaptation […]

Justice League’s Rotten Tomatoes score finally revealed

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The Rotten Tomatoes score for Justice League has at last been released, giving the comic book team-up flick a less than desirable 40%. Many eyebrows were raised at the news of Rotten Tomatoes delaying their score for the much anticipated DC superhero movie Justice League. Normally the scores are released well in advance (as soon […]

Gal Gadot and Patty Jenkins clarify the Brett Ratner situation on Wonder Woman 2

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Wonder Woman’s Gal Gadot and director Patty Jenkins have clarified the current Brett Ratner situation. Like too many in Hollywood recently, director Brett Ratner has been revealed to be a bit of a creep, recently being accused of sexual misconduct by a handful of women. As a result, Gadot, the star of Wonder Woman (which […]

Justice League edges out Batman v Superman on Metacritic

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The reviews for Justice League are in and the news is mixed, with the film currently sitting at an uninspiring 51 on Metacritic. This score on the film review aggregator, displaying scores out of 100 for all the latest releases in film and TV, puts Justice League just ahead of Batman v Superman: Dawn of […]

Bryan Cranston says that there may be a road back for Kevin Spacey and Harvey Weinstein

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Actor Bryan Cranston has said that he thinks there may be a road back to redemption for the disgraced duo of Kevin Spacey and Harvey Weinstein. Each day there seems to be a new Hollywood sexual assault/harassment scandal breaking but two of the highest profile figures to be involved are certainly Kevin Spacey and Harvey […]