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Stephen King says a sequel to The Dark Tower needs to be R-rated

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Sony and MRC’s long-awaited adaptation of Stephen King’s fantasy epic The Dark Tower may not have set the box office alight, although the film has recouped around half of its $60 million production budget, and with many international markets still to come, the Nikolaj Arcel-directed film could well go on to turn a profit. Whether […]

The LEGO Ninjago Movie – Garma Mecha Man (70613) Review

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Gary Collinson reviews the Garma Mecha Man (70613) set from The LEGO Ninjago Movie… It’s an exciting time for fans of LEGO’s Ninjago theme, what with the release of the animated big screen adventure The LEGO Ninjago Movie from Warner Bros., and with it of course comes a range of tie-in sets (and a series […]

Meowthra featured on new poster for The LEGO Ninjago Movie

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With less than two weeks to go until the arrival of The LEGO Ninjago Movie, a new poster for the animated comedy adventure has arrived online which features the team of heroes squaring off against Meowthra, “the unstoppable beast” glimpsed in the Comic-Con trailer; take a look at the poster here… Ninjago is the story […]

Guillermo del Toro’s The Shape of Water honoured with the Golden Lion at Venice

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Guillermo del Toro’s new film The Shape of Water has made quite the splash in Venice, with the romantic fantasy picking up the Golden Lion award at the 74th Venice Film Festival. The Shape of Water takes place during the Cold War and follows a lonely janitor (Sally Hawkins) working in a government laboratory, who befriends […]

UPDATE: Guillermo del Toro’s Fantastic Voyage to start shooting next year

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Back in January 2016 it was announced that Guillermo del Toro was in talks to direct a remake of the classic 1966 sci-fi Fantastic Voyage, and while his involvement is yet to be officially confirmed it now looks like the project has a start date. According to Omega Underground, the film is set to begin […]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi character posters get the LEGO treatment

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During last month’s D23 Expo, Lucasfilm released a series of character posters for Star Wars: The Last Jedi featuring Luke Skywalker, General Leia, Rey, Kylo Ren, Finn and Poe Dameron [see here and here], and now The LEGO Group has unveiled its own versions of the posters featuring the characters in minifigure form; check them […]

Star Wars: Episode IX gets a new screenwriter

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Star Wars: Episode IX is set for a rewrite, with THR reporting that British screenwriter Jack Thorne (Skins, Wonder) has signed on to pen a new draft of the script for the final chapter of the Sequel Trilogy. According to the site, director Colin Trevorrow and his writing partner Derek Connolly have been hard at […]

The Long Dark video game getting big screen adaptation from Resident Evil producer

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THR is reporting that Hinterland’s acclaimed survival video game The Long Dark is set for a big screen adaptation courtesy of Jeremy Bolt, producer of the Resident Evil franchise. “My goal with Hinterland — starting with T​he Long Dark​ — has always been to create original entertainment properties that could span multiple mediums, exploiting the storytelling potential […]