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Ishana Night Shyamalan follows in father’s footsteps, sets debut film The Watchers

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When your father is one of the most well-known filmmakers working today, it’s hard not to stumble into the industry. The journey has been exciting for Ishana Night Shyamalan, and she is set to take off in a new direction. Deadline reports Shyamalan will helm The Watchers, a new thriller that New Line is fast-tracking. […]

Video Review – Irreversible: Straight Cut perfects Gaspar Noé’s shock art masterpiece

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EJ Moreno reviews the Irreversible: Straight Cut… Irreversible, 2003. Directed by Gaspar Noé. Starring Monica Bellucci, Vincent Cassel, and Albert Dupontel. “One of the most infamous films in history is finally restored and coming to the U.S. with a brand new director’s re-cut of the film that puts the notorious revenge tale in chronological order.” […]

Lady Gaga goes feral for Joaquin Phoenix in Joker: Folie À Deux first look

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Lady Gaga’s coming out party as Harley Quinn is finally here in our first look at Joker: Folie À Deux. The megastar-turned-Academy Award-nominated actress will co-star alongside Joaquin Phoenix in the upcoming DC sequel to 2019’s Joker, and the new image reveal promises a bad romance. In the preview image shared by Gaga, we see […]

Batgirl star Leslie Grace opens about the movie’s devastating cancellation

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Having a project bomb is never easy for a filmmaker, but having the project flat-out shelved before anyone could judge it seems like the lowest blow. Actress Leslie Grace recently went through that as Warner Bros. Discovery canceled her Batgirl film. The film came from directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, and it was […]

John Leguizamo says he was almost The Vulture in Spider-Man: Homecoming

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Michael Keaton returned to the world of comic book movies in 2017’s Spider-Man: Homecoming, where he starred as the villain Adrian Toomes/Vulture. But it seems we almost had a different actor take up this role as during a recent interview with ComicBook.com, John Leguizamo claims he was once up for the part and almost landed […]

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 Super Bowl trailer teases one last ride for the fan favourite team

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From Rocket Racoon’s origins to a possible Guardian death, the final volume in James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy is shaping up to be quite the adventure. During Super Bowl Sunday, Marvel Studios dropped a new trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, which showcases a more vulnerable side to the iconically funny group. […]

Universal and Blumhouse’s The Exorcist sequel adds a new pastor

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David Gordon Green is currently in production on a new instalment of the Exorcist franchise, as he looks to repeat the formula of 2018’s Halloween by delivering a direct sequel to the iconic 1973 film which also serves as the starting point for a new trilogy. Not too long ago, Peacock and Universal scooped up […]

Ballerina Overdrive gains knockout cast including Lena Headey, Millicent Simmonds, Isabela Merced and Lana Condor

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Ballerina Overdrive hopes to become the next John Wick or Violent Night, and Deadline reports that Lena Headey, Yara Shahidi, Isabela Merced, Lana Condor, Millicent Simmonds, and Iris Apatow are set to star in the film. Vicky Jewson will helm Ballerina Overdrive, with a script penned by Kate Freund. Jewson is best known for her recent […]

Kristen Stewart to star as writer & activist Susan Sontag

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Kristen Stewart has a strong track record with biopics, and she’s adding another to her list as Screen Daily reports Stewart is set to star as US writer, philosopher, and political activist Susan Sontag in an upcoming feature. The film will be directed by Kirsten Johnson and co-written by Johnson and Lisa Kron. Producer Gabrielle Tana […]