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Scorpion and Sub-Zero will kick off new Mortal Kombat movie with feudal Japan battle

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If you’ve wanted an epic live-action battle between iconic video game rivals, Scorpion and Sub-Zero, 2021 will be your year. In the Mortal Kombat film series’ upcoming reboot, director Simon McQuoid plans to kick things off by giving fans exactly what they want with a ten-minute opener focusing on the two iconic characters. During a […]

Dwayne Johnson shares first trailer for upcoming comedy biopic series Young Rock

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Dwayne Johnson is known for conquering the world of wrestling and film, but now he’s coming to take the television championship. This upcoming biographical comedy series, Young Rock, will tell the story of how he became one of the most dominant forces in Hollywood. Late Saturday evening, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson took to his social […]

First-look images from the R-rated Mortal Kombat movie reboot

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A new age of Mortal Kombat is upon us, with new faces and even some new characters. During a recent Entertainment Weekly piece, the filmmakers behind the upcoming reboot offered up new details and the first images from the film. And if you were worried the film wouldn’t have the signature blood and guts, director […]

Untitled David O. Russell film adds Robert De Niro, Chris Rock, Mike Myers, Anya Taylor-Joy and more

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We may not know the name or the plot of the film, but the upcoming David O. Russell movie is shaping up to feature a stellar cast of actors. Deadline reports that in addition to Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Rami Malek, and Zoe Saldana, the film is gaining even more notable names. […]

Marvel’s WandaVision: An Attempt To Reinvent The MCU | Video Review

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WandaVision, 2021. Directed by Matt Shakman. Starring Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Bettany, Kathryn Hahn, Kat Dennings, Randall Park, and Teyonah Parris. After taking more than a year off, Marvel Studios returns with their first Disney+ series, WandaVision. Our host EJ Moreno dives into the first three episodes and what he wants to see going forward; hile […]

Rosamund Pike and Peter Dinklage face off in trailer for comedy thriller I Care A Lot

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Rosamund Pike is a queen of thrillers, and her latest effort gives the genre a more comedic spin. In I Care A Lot, Pike plays crooked legal guardian who drains the savings from the elderly. She meets her match when she comes across a woman with connections to a hot-headed gangster. The first trailer for […]

Tom Holland tackles his darkest film to date with first trailer for Cherry

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Known for more family films like Spider-Man and Dolittle, Tom Holland looks to star in one of his heaviest projects yet. The official trailer for Cherry dropped today and offered up a look at Holland taking on the role of a young man battling addiction and PTSD. Cherry tells the story of a young man […]

Aaron Sorkin taps Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem for Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz film

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I love Lucy, and so does Aaron Sorkin as the award-winning writer and director will reportedly tackle Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz’s story. Deadline reports Sorkin will pen and direct the film Being the Ricardos for Amazon Studios. The actors Sorkin has in mind for this biopic are Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem, as the […]

30th Gotham Awards winners announced, including Nomadland and Chadwick Boseman

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Every year, the Gotham Awards the very best in independent cinema and the 2021 edition of the show is no different as independent films had an even bigger spotlight on them during the hectic year that was 2020. During this year’s event, we saw films like Miss Juneteenth and Sound of Metal have a chance […]