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Josh Hartnett explains why he passed on Batman Begins

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Josh Hartnett has the distinction of passing on the opportunity to play the three most iconic superheroes of all time, having turned down the leads in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man, Bryan Singer’s Superman Returns, and Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins. Speaking with the Associated Press (via The Playlist), Harnett has explained his decision to pass on the role […]

Tessa Thompson, Steven Yeun and Lakeith Stanfield set for Sorry to Bother You

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Deadline is reporting that Tessa Thompson (Thor: Ragnarok), Steven Yeun (The Walking Dead) and Lakeith Stanfield (War Machine) have signed on to star in the upcoming drama Sorry to Bother You from first time filmmaker Boots Riley. The film follows “a black telemarketer with self-esteem issues who discovers a magical key to business success, propelling […]

R.I.P. John G. Avildsen (1935 – 2018)

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American filmmaker John G. Avildsen has passed away aged 81, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Avildsen was best known for directing the 1976 classic Rocky, which saw him honoured with the Academy Award for Best director. He would receive a second Oscar nomination in 1983 for the Documentary Short Traveling Hopefully. Having begun his […]

Kevin Feige says no plans for Fantastic Four in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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Ever since the disastrous release of the Fantastic Four reboot back in 2015, there’s been rumours and speculation that Marvel’s First Family could be on their way back home to join Earth’s Mightiest Heroes as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The speculation resurfaced backin May with the release of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. […]

Adam West had completed work on his final Batman outing Batman vs. Two-Face

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Following last weekend’s rather sad news about the passing of Adam West, io9 is reporting that we have one final appearance from the Bright Night to look forward to, with Warner Bros. confirming that the Batman TV star had completed his voice work on the animated movie Batman vs. Two-Face prior to his passing. The sequel […]

James Gunn says the Scooby-Doo movie was originally R-rated

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Long before he found himself exploring the cosmic side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe with Guardians of the Galaxy, James Gunn got his big break penning the screenplay for the 2002 live-action adaptation of Scooby-Doo. And, commemorating the fifteenth anniversary of its release, Gunn has taken to Facebook to reveal that it was originally slapped […]

Nathan Fillion discusses his deleted cameo from Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

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Although Nathan Fillion was cast as actor Simon Williams – better known to comic book fans as Wonder Man – in this year’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, his cameo ended up on the cutting room floor. Nevertheless, writer-director James Gunn has expressed his hope of seeing Fillion’s Williams in the MCU at some point […]

Mark Wahlberg tops the list of the world’s highest-paid actors

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Transformers: The Last Knight star Mark Wahlberg has topped Forbes‘ list of the highest-paid actors in actresses in the world for the period of June 2016 and June 2017, knocking last year’s champ Dwayne Johnson down into second place. Wahlberg earned $68 million thanks to the latest instalment in the Transformers franchise, as well as […]

Mark Wahlberg doesn’t think Michael Bay will quit Transformers franchise, Transformers 6 not yet plotted out

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Although Michael Bay has said on several occasions that Transformers: The Last Knight will mark his final outing in the Transformers franchise, this certainly isn’t the first time that Bay has suggested he was calling time on the series, and star Mark Wahlberg isn’t convinced that he won’t be back for the next instalment. “It’s […]