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Michelle MacLaren to direct Chris Pratt in Cowboy Ninja Viking

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Back in 2014 it was announced that Guardians of the Galaxy star Chris Pratt has signed on for another comic book movie role in an adaptation of Image’s Cowboy Ninja Viking, and now the project has found a director. According to THR, Michelle MacLaren has signed on to helm the Universal Pictures production, having beat […]

Mario Kart is coming to mobile devices with Mario Kart Tour

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Nintendo has taken to Twitter to announce that it is bringing the beloved Mario Kart video game series to mobile devices with the release of Mario Kart Tour during the next financial year, which runs between April 2018 and March 2019. The checkered flag has been raised and the finish line is near. A new […]

Solo: A Star Wars Story will reportedly unveil first footage during the Super Bowl

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There’s less than four months to go until the release of Solo: A Star Wars Story, and so far Disney and Lucasfilm have kept the Anthology movie very close to their chest, releasing little in the way of promotional material aside from a few set photos from director Ron Howard, and the title card above. […]

Ant-Man and the Wasp set photos offer new look at The Ghost

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We got a glimpse of The Ghost in this week’s trailer for Ant-Man and the Wasp [watch it here], and now thanks to Digital Spy we’ve got a couple of set photos featuring Hannah John-Kamen’s new villain, which includes a shot of her stealing Hank Pym’s miniaturised building, and another of her on a Triumph […]

Avengers: Infinity War director hoping that Thanos will be “Darth Vader for a new generation”

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After making his debut in the post credits scene of The Avengers, we’re now just a few short months away from seeing Thanos take centre stage as he battles Earth’s Mightiest Heroes in Avengers: Infinity War. And, speaking to Empire Magazine, Joe Russo has been chatting about the Mad Titan, and what he and his […]

Rod Serling’s original Planet of the Apes comes to life at Boom! Studios

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Boom! Studios has announced that it is set to celebrate fifty years of Planet of the Apes with a comic book adaptation based upon The Twilight Zone creator Rod Serling’s unproduced screenplay for the iconic film, entitled Planet of the Apes: Visionaries. On the road to making the landmark science-fiction classic, 20th Century Fox commissioned […]

Armando Iannucci teams with FilmNation for The Personal History of David Copperfield

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Armando Iannucci has found his next feature film project, with Deadline reporting that the Veep and The Thick of It creator is set to follow The Death of Stalin by teaming with FilmNation for The Personal History of David Copperfield. Based on the Charles Dickens novel and penned by Iannucci and his In the Loop […]

Thor: Ragnarok’s Hulk joins Marvel Contest of Champions

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After previously introducing the God of Thunder and Hela, Kabam has now announced that the Thor: Ragnarok version of The Incredible Hulk has officially entered the contest and is available to players in Marvel Contest of Champions. Here’s a look at the Hulk in action, followed by his stats and abilities below… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=isFj3aY2lbE Only Hulk […]

First-look preview of Titan’s Assassin’s Creed: Origins

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Titan Comics has unveiled a first look preview at its upcoming Assassin’s Creed: Origins comic mini-series, which takes place after the hit video game from Ubisoft and includes the main character Aya alongside notable historical figures including Cleopatra. Take a look at the preview here… The debut issue, written by Assassin’s Creed comic book writer […]