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Lee Pace will not return for Guardians of the Galaxy 2, says James Gunn

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In a special Q&A event on Facebook, Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn has been talking abut his hit Marvel movie and disclosed a few details about the 2017 sequel, including confirmation that Lee Pace, who portrayed the first film’s “big bad” Ronan the Accuser, will not be returning for the follow-up. Gunn replied […]

American Sniper continues to soar as Mortdecai bombs

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Continuing its unprecedented run at the US box office, Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper continues to smash expectations and get many a bum on a seat. To start its second weekend atop the US charts, Sniper took $18.3 million and if this pace continues, it could take its place amongst the biggest second weekends ever, despite […]

Julia Roberts to produce and star in Batkid feature

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Word has spread that Oscar winner Julia Roberts is set to grab the rights to a new documentary, Batkid Begins: The Wish Heard Around the World, which is having its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival this weekend. Roberts is set to produce the film through her Red Om Films company alongside partners Lisa Gillan […]

The Jetsons set for new big screen animated film

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Over the last few years we have seen many classic cartoons getting the big screen treatment, with Scooby-Doo, The Flintstones and Yogi Bear all getting their own films. Now it looks like classic Hanna-Barbera family The Jetsons may be getting their own feature film in animated from. Rumoured for many years now, Deadline is reporting […]

Margot Robbie to star in gambling biopic Dangerous Odds

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After her star-making turn in Martin Scorsese’s superb The Wolf of Wall Street, actress Margot Robbie has become hot property, and studios and filmmakers are fighting over each other to work with her. The Wrap reports that Warner Bros. has acquired Dangerous Odds, the true-life story of Marisa Lankester, who helped Ron Sacco run illegal […]

Jesse Eisenberg talks reprising Lex Luthor role after Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

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With his latest film, The End of the Tour, premiering at this month’s Sundance Film Festival, Variety caught up with Jesse Eisenberg about the film, but also dropped in a few questions about another small indie film he has coming out next year, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. While Eisenberg didn’t divulge too much, […]

Karl Urban, Jeff Nichols and Noam Munro linked to Aquaman movie

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With the launch of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice still over a year away, Warner Bros. is continuing with preparations for the rest of the films they have announced for their DC Cinematic Universe. One of those announced and already in pre-production is Aquaman, the aquatic hero who can talk to fish, starring Jason […]

Quentin Tarantino’s The Hateful Eight starts filming, adds new cast members

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Opening later this year, Academy Award Winner Quentin Tarantino’s new film The Hateful Eight has today started principal photography (in 70mm) in Telluride, Colorado, the Weinstein Company has announced. In addition, the supporting cast has expanded, with many have worked with the filmmaker in the past. James Parks (Kill Bill), Zoë Bell (Death Proof), Gene […]