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Joker was the UK’s most complained about film of 2019

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Last year’s Joker movie proved to be an enormous success with audiences, the Joaquin Phoenix-headlined DC film becoming the highest-grossing R-rated release of all time with $1.074 billion at the box office, as well as bagging a host of awards including the Best Actor Oscar for Phoenix’s portrayal of the Clown Prince of Crime.However, it […]

FrightFest announces full schedule for this year’s Digital Edition

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The UK’s annual genre festival Arrow Video FrightFest is going virtual this year, and the organisers have announced its line-up for the Digital Edition, which is set to run between Friday August 28th and Monday August 31st.FrightFest 2020 consists of 24 feature films, two short film showcases and two events, along with a warm-up evening […]

Marvel’s Hawkeye Disney+ show enlists its directors

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Having been pushed back from its original 2021 date to the following year, it looks like Marvel’s Hawkeye is now getting itself on track and clicking into gear, with THR reporting that Marvel Studios has enlisted its directors for the Jeremy Renner-led series.As revealed by the trade, Dance Camp and Troop Zero’s Bert and Bertie […]

Julia Sawalha hits out over Chicken Run 2 recasting

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Last month it was officially announced that the long-awaited sequel to Chicken Run is on its way, with Aardman Animations and Netflix teaming to bring Chicken Run 2 to the streaming service.The original report stated – in news that came as a surprise to no one – that Mel Gibson would not be asked back […]

Chris Pine discusses his Steve Trevor return in Wonder Woman 1984

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Given his character’s fate in 2017’s Wonder Woman, it was certainly a surprise when it was announced that Chris Pine would be back in the role of Steve Trevor alongside Gal Gadot’s Diana Prince in the upcoming DC sequel Wonder Woman 1984 – even moreso when images arrived online showing him seemingly alive and well […]

Elmer Fudd and Yosemite Sam lay down their guns for new Looney Tunes Cartoons

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The iconic Looney Tunes characters made their grand return last month with Looney Tunes Cartoons, a brand new series of animated shorts which look to recreate the look and feel of the vintage toons complete with all of the hallmarks that made the franchise so beloved.Well, not quite all of the hallmarks, it seems, as […]

Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. star Chloe Bennet wants to reprise Quake role for female-led Marvel team-up

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With her time on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. drawing to a close, actress Chloe Bennet has revealed that she would love the opportunity to suit up as Quake alongside the other female heroes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe in the potential female-fronted team-up movie that grabbed so many headlines a couple of years back.“If they would […]

The Artist’s Uggie is named top dog with the Palm Dog of Palm Dogs Award

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Cannes may have been postponed this year, but The Palm Dog Wamiz, the annual award for best film performance by a canine, has celebrated its 20th anniversary in virtual style by crowning Uggie, star of the Oscar-winning 2011 film The Artist, with the Palm Dog of Palm Dogs Award.During the global lockdown, the Palm Dog […]

Reports about Henry Cavill’s Superman return may have been premature

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Fans of Henry Cavill’s Superman received some exciting news this past week when it was stated that the actor is in talks with Warner Bros. about the Man of Steel’s next appearance in the DC Extended Universe, but it seems the report may have been a little premature.According to THR, Cavill is not in negotiations […]