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Netflix’s live-action Assassin’s Creed series lands Die Hard writer

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The Assassin’s Creed video game franchise has sold over 155 million copies to date. It’s not a shock that Netflix would want to tackle this long-running action-adventure series, even if its first film outing was a dud. The streamer is trying to make sure it lands a hit with their upcoming live-action series by nabbing […]

Exclusive Interviews – Ben Wheatley and Reece Shearsmith on In The Earth

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EJ Moreno speaks with the director and star behind In The Earth…In The Earth is a surreal and visually stunning horror experience. In speaking with its director and one of the actors, you can tell they enjoyed crafting this twisted film.Director Ben Wheatley opens up about his early memories of the horror genre and what […]

Taika Waititi says Thor: Love and Thunder is “funnier” than Ragnarok

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Not only has director Taika Waititi teased the new look of Chris Hemsworth for the upcoming Thor: Love and Thunder, but now the filmmaker is exciting fans by discussing the film’s comedy. In a recent interview with The Sydney Morning Herald, the filmmaker opened up about life, working in Sydney, Australia, and his upcoming second […]

Live-action Resident Evil Netflix series casts Lance Reddick as the iconic Albert Wesker

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Cool, calm, and often threatening, Lance Reddick is a skilled genre actor. He’ll get to test these abilities by playing one of the video game’s most iconic villains. Reddick has been cast as Albert Wesker in the upcoming Resident Evil live-action series.He’ll join Ella Balinska, Tamara Smart, Siena Agudong, Adeline Rudolph, and Paola Nuñez, who […]

Kevin Bacon joins The Toxic Avenger remake as main villain

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Kevin Bacon will join Peter Dinklage, Jacob Tremblay, and Taylour Paige in Legendary’s reboot of The Toxic Avenger. The Hollywood Reporter broke the story today that Bacon has signed on to play the film’s main villain, soon facing off with Peter Dinklage’s Toxie.Macon Blair wrote and will helm the remake of the 1984 Troma Entertainment […]

The next Predator movie heading straight to Hulu!?

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The Predator films have been fan-favorites for quite some time. Every Predator entry has seen some fanfare if it was the iconic original film or its crossover with the Alien franchise. But is the state of the franchise in rough waters with an upcoming streaming-only deal?Popular fan-site AvP Galaxy reports that Dan Trachtenberg’s Predator, the fifth […]

Willem Dafoe on his “nefarious” role in Robert Eggers’ The Northman

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After The Lighthouse, fans want more craziness from the wild minds of Willem Dafoe and director Robert Eggers and it seems like they’ll get just that in Eggers’ upcoming new film, The Northman.During a recent interview with IndieWire to discuss his new film Siberia, Dafoe offered fans some new details about Eggers’ next film.“It’s a […]

Chucky TV series promo teases the return of Brad Dourif and Jennifer Tilly

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If the Child’s Play remake taught us anything, there’s no Chucky without Brad Dourif. And the latest teaser for the upcoming series promises more from the iconic actor’s most killer role. Though, you can’t ignore the Tiffany doll of it all as the clip also teased the return of Jennifer Tilly. In a new promo […]

Dove Cameron opens up about reworking the live-action Powerpuff Girls pilot

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The upcoming Powerpuff Girls live-action series is off to a rocky start, from the on-set photos to the leaked script. Things got a bit worse for the project when Variety reported that the pilot episode was being reworked. The CW’s CEO, Mark Pedowitz, went on to say that, “tonally, it might’ve felt a little too […]