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The Matrix Rebooted, The Batman delayed, Rogue One’s original ending and more – Daily News Roundup

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Rounding up yesterday’s big news stories… THE MATRIX REBOOTED The big story from yesterday is a report that Warner Bros. is in early development on a reboot of The Matrix, having tapped Zak Penn (X-Men 2, X-Men: The Last Stand, The Avengers) for a new take on the material, which could potentially star Michael B. Jordan […]

Damien Chazelle-penned mystery-thriller The Claim optioned

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Oscar-winning director Damien Chazelle’s early script The Claim – which made the 2010 Black List – has been optioned by Scott Clayton’s Oceanside Media, which plans to commence production on the mystery thriller later this year for release in 2018. “I am excited to be partnering with Route One and Motion Picture Capital to produce […]

Wonder Woman and Baby Driver trailers, Avatar 2, Gladiator 2, Pegg and Frost reunite, and what’s going on with The Dark Tower? – Weekend News Roundup

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Rounding up the weekend’s big news stories… WONDER WOMAN GETS AN ORIGINS TRAILER On Saturday, Warner Bros. gave us another look at its first DC Films release of 2017, unveiling an ‘Origins’ trailer for June’s Wonder Woman solo movie starring Gal Gadot. If you’re yet to see the trailer, or you just want to watch […]

Ed Sheeran to guest star in Game of Thrones, season 8 confirmed as six episodes

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Back in December it was announced that UFC star Conor McGregor is set to appear in the upcoming seventh season of Game of Thrones, and now EW has revealed that we can expect another celebrity cameo, with Ed Sheeran heading to Westeros for a mystery role in the epic fantasy series. Game of Thrones has […]

Jake Busey joins Shane Black’s The Predator

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The Predator has been shooting for a few weeks, but it seems that director Shane Black is still adding to the cast, with Deadline reporting that Jake Busey has signed on for an unspecified role. Busey’s father, Gary Busey, has history with the franchise, having starred in 1990’s Predator 2, where he played a government […]

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 reportedly tracking $160 million domestic opening

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Given that we’re still a couple of months away from release and tickets aren’t even on sale, it seems a little early – and a little speculative – to be predicting the opening weekend of Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, but nevertheless early tracking reports are in, and as you’d expect, it seems Marvel […]

Stephen King is impressed by the new It adaptation

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A few weeks ago Stephen King shared his thoughts on the upcoming Gerald’s Game movie, calling it “horrifying, hypnotic and terrific”, and it seems the legendary author is also equally impressed by New Line Cinema’s big screen take on It. Producer Seth Grahame-Smith took to Instagram to share a message from King, stating that: “Steve asked […]

Logan deleted scenes, X-Force update, R-rated DC movies, Wonder Woman teaser, live-action Little Mermaid and more – Daily News Roundup

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Rounding up the big news from yesterday… LOGAN DELETED SCENES Doing the interview rounds for Logan, director James Mangold has been discussing a couple of deleted scenes from the X-Men spinoff – one of which namedropped Jean Grey, and the other featuring the ‘Westchester Incident’, which leads to the death of several members of the […]

The Week in Spandex – Thor: Ragnarok first look, Logan deleted scenes and Black & White version, Deadpool 2 casts Domino, Wonder Woman trailer and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Thor: Ragnarok, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Doctor Strange, Iron Fist, Inhumans, Gifted, Legion, Logan, Deadpool 2, X-Force, Wonder Woman, Justice League, The Batman, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Supergirl, The Flash, DC’s Legends of Tomorrow, Arrow, Powerless, The Tick and more… […]