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Dave Chappelle joins Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in A Star Is Born

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Last month we got our first look at Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga in Cooper’s directorial debut A Star Is Born, and now comes word from THR that the duo have been joined in the cast of the musical remake by Dave Chappelle. The comedian will play a Noodles, best friend to Cooper’s character. Based […]

Taken director to helm “female John Wick” revenge thriller Peppermint

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THR is reporting that Lakeshore Entertainment has won a fierce bidding war for the rights to Peppermint, a female-led revenge thriller which is being directed by Pierre Morel (Taken) from a script by Chad St. John (London Has Fallen). Dubbed a “female John Wick“, the film centres on a young mother who finds herself with […]

The Week in Spandex – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Avengers: Infinity War, The Defenders, Inhumans, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Logan Noir and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Avengers: Infinity War, Thor: Ragnarok, Spider-Man: Homecoming, The Defenders, Inhumans, Runaways, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Logan, X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Justice League, Suicide Squad 2, The Batman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Supergirl, The Flash, Arrow, […]

Anson Mount on his role as Black Bolt in Marvel’s Inhumans

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ABC and IMAX kicked off the promotion for the upcoming Marvel series Inhumans this week with the release of a first-look cast image, poster and teaser, and now during a chat with EW actor Anson Mount has been speaking about his role as Black Bolt, and how the mute ruler of Attilan will communicate in the […]

The Dark Tower director on the movie being “a canon continuation” of Stephen King’s books

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There’s less than two months to go before Stephen King’s epic fantasy series The Dark Tower hits the big screen, and speaking to IGN, director Nikolaj Arcel has reaffirmed that the movie is actually a sequel to King’s book series, rather than a traditional adaptation. “It is, in fact, a continuation,” said Arcel. “It is […]

Finn Jones says The Defenders “takes place over a couple of days”

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The Defenders stars Finn Jones and Mike Colter were in attendance at Houston’s Comicpalooza last weekend, during which Jones revealed that the story for the hotly-anticipated Marvel team-up series will unfold over a couple of days. “It takes place in a very short amount of time,” said Jones (via MCU Exchange). “It’s 8 episodes but it […]

Marvel’s Runaways gets a series order and first cast image

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Earlier today we got the first trailer for Netflix’s upcoming Marvel team-up series The Defenders [watch it here], and now we have more Marvel TV news, as Hulu has announced today that it has given a series order to the Runaways adaptation. The announcement was made today during Hulu’s upfront presentation, where a brief teaser was […]

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 pushes the MCU beyond $11 billion at the worldwide box office

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Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 began its international rollout this past weekend, grossing $101 million from 37 markets, and helping to propel the Marvel Cinematic Universe beyond the $11 billion mark at the global box office. Since its launch with Iron Man in 2008, the MCU’s fifteen releases have pulled in a combined […]

Star Wars Battlefront II will feature “more than three times the content” of its predecessor

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It seems that EA is going all out in an effort to get Star Wars fans back on board for the upcoming Star Wars Battlefront II following criticisms of the first game and its lack of content. We’ve already heard that the sequel will be “dramatically larger” than its predecessor, and now EA CEO Andrew […]