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Arnold Schwarzenegger says he’ll be back for Terminator 6

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Last year, Paramount Pictures hoped to revitalise the Terminator franchise with the release of Terminator Genisys, which was envisioned as the first of a new trilogy of movies… until it’s somewhat disappointing box office returns came in. In January, it was reported that the studio had decided to pull the plug on the sixth Terminator […]

Terminator franchise reportedly on hold indefinitely

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Despite a wave of negative reviews and a soft box office run Stateside, fans of Terminator Genisys were given a glimmer of hope that the two proposed sequels could become a reality thanks to a strong run in China, which has helped to propel the reboot towards $450 million worldwide. However, according to The Hollywood Reporter, producer […]

Daisy Ridley confirms Tomb Raider talks

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Earlier this month it was reported that Star Wars: The Force Awakens star Daisy Ridley is wanted for the role of Lara Croft in the long-gestating Tomb Raider reboot, and now the actress has confirmed that she has had talks about portraying the iconic video game character. “There have been conversations,” Ridley told THR at the […]

Kathleen Kennedy says Star Wars: The Force Awakens continues the “generational story” of the Skywalkers

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When Disney first announced that it was producing Star Wars: The Force Awakens – then known simply as Star Wars: Episode VII – it was assumed by pretty much everybody that the new trilogy would feature the next generation of Skywalkers, focussing on either the children of Luke Skywalker or Leia Organa (and Han Solo). Fast-forward […]

George Miller denies Man of Steel 2 rumours

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For the past month or so, the rumour mill has been buzzing with talk that Mad Max: Fury Road director George Miller is set to direct a DC movie, which may or may be Man of Steel 2. Or Justice League Dark. Well, according to the man himself, it’s not looking very likely – although he’s not […]

Thora Birch and Johnny Knoxville join Above Suspicion

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Deadline is reporting that Thora Birch (Colony) and Johnny Knoxville (Jackass) have joined the cast of Above Suspicion, the new film from director Phillip Noyce (The Giver), who directed Birch in Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger. The project, which is based on Joe Sharkey’s non-fiction book of the same name and is scripted by […]

Nicole Kidman to star in Adrian Lyne’s Silent Wife

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Variety is reporting that Nicole Kidman (Queen of the Desert) has signed on to star in Silent Wife, which is being directed by Adrian Lyne (Unfaithful) from a script by Billy Ray (Captain Phillips). Silent Wife follows “a spouse who discovers that her husband is leaving her for a younger woman. She responds by beginning […]

Drew Goddard initially envisioned a Daredevil movie, talks Sinister Six movie plans

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Matt Murdock’s Man Without Fear launched Marvel’s Netflix adventure earlier this year with the release of the critically acclaimed series, but things could have been different had Drew Goddard’s original plans come to fruition. “I went into Marvel and talked to them about making [Daredevil] as a movie a couple of years ago, long after the […]

Rumour: Joe Cornish and Shane Black in contention for Gambit movie

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Earlier this week it was reported that 20th Century Fox is eyeing Doug Liman (Edge of Tomorrow) to replace the departed Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) as director on the upcoming X-Men spinoff Gambit, and now Heroic Hollywood has thrown another couple of contenders into the hat. According to the site, […]