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ROM and M.A.S.K. movies unlikely to be moving forward as part of Hasbro’s cinematic universe

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Back in April 2016, Paramount Pictures and Hasbro announced plans to launch a cinematic universe based around Hasbro’s classic toy properties G.I. Joe, Micronauts, Visionaries, ROM: Spaceknight and M.A.S.K., tapping Akiva Goldsman to oversee a writers room that included a host of in-demand screenwriters, including John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein (Spider-Man: Homecoming). Since then, the studio has set release […]

Emma Lahana joins Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger

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Following the release of a new sneak peek video earlier this week [watch it here], New Zealand actress Emma Lahana (Haven, Power Rangers Dino Thunder) has taken to Twitter to announce that she is set to appear in the Freeform Marvel series Cloak & Dagger, although her character is being kept under wraps for the […]

Solo: A Star Wars Story trailer rumoured to arrive this week

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There’s just a little over four months to go until the release of Solo: A Star Wars Story, and as yet we’ve seen very little in the way of promotional material for the second Star Wars Anthology movie. However, if rumours are to be believed, that will all change this week. After presenting some footage […]

Ken Watanabe joins Ryan Reynolds in Pokemon movie Detective Pikachu

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The live-action Pokemon movie Detective Pikachu has added another name to its cast, with THR revealing that Ken Watanabe (Batman Begins, Godzilla) is set to portray a character called Detective Yoshida. The film, which is being directed by Rob Letterman (Goosebumps), sees Ryan Reynolds in the title role as Detective Pikachu, portraying the character via […]

Paddington 2 becomes the best-reviewed movie of all time on Rotten Tomatoes

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StudioCanal’s acclaimed sequel Paddington 2 has set a new record on movie review aggregation site Rotten Tomatoes, where it has toppled Toy Story 2 to become the best-reviewed movie of all time. The Paul King-directed film, a follow-up to 2014’s box office smash, has scored 168 ‘fresh’ reviews, without a single ‘rotten’. That puts is […]

The Shape of Water takes the top prize at the 2018 PGA Awards

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Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water received a major boost to its Oscar chances last night when the Producers Guild of America honoured the film with the Darryl F. Zanuck Award at the 2018 PGA Awards. In the past ten years, the recipient of the Darryl F. Zanuck Award has went on to claim Best Picture […]

Billy Bob Thornton, Carla Juri and Charlie Hunnam join Sam Taylor-Johnson’s A Million Little Pieces

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Back in October it was announced that Fifty Shades of Grey helmer Sam Taylor-Johnson will be directing her husband Aaron Taylor-Johnson in a feature adaptation of James Frey’s bestselling book A Million Little Pieces, and now Deadline brings word that Billy Bob Thornton (Bad Santa 2), Carla Juri (Blade Runner 2049) and Charlie Hunnam (King […]

Crime thriller Into the Ashes adds Frank Grillo, Luke Grimes and Robert Taylor

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Director Aaron Harvey’s upcoming crime thriller Into the Ashes has added three new names to its cast in Frank Grillo (Wolf Warrior 2), Luke Grimes (Fifty Shades of Grey) and Robert Taylor (Longmire), who join the previously announced James Badge Dale (Only the Brave) and David Cade (Training Day). According to Deadline, the film follows […]

Jason Blum wants to make an Insidious and Sinister crossover

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We’ve seen a few horror crossovers over the years – see Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man, Freddy vs. Jason, Alien vs. Predator, Sadako vs. Kayako, et al – and now producer Jason Blum has suggested that another may be in the offing. During an interview with CinePop to promote the release of Insidious: The Last […]