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Pearl Mackie joins Doctor Who as the Doctor’s new companion Bill

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The BBC has announced that Pearl Mackie (Doctors) has joined the cast of Doctor Who for the next series, taking over from Jenna Coleman’s Clara Oswald as Bill, the new companion to Peter Capaldi’s Doctor. “I’m incredibly excited to be joining the Doctor Who family,” she said. “It’s such an extraordinary British institution, I couldn’t […]

Simon Kinberg gives an update on Deadpool 2, hoping to shoot early next year

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Even before Deadpool ever opened in cinemas, 20th Century Fox announced that development was underway on a sequel, and with the Merc with a Mouth setting the box office on fire earlier this year you can bet that Deadpool 2 is now a major priority for the studio. As yet, we’re yet to get an […]

Kevin Costner joins space race drama Hidden Figures

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Kevin Costner has signed on to appear alongside Taraji P. Henson and Octavia Spencer in 20th Century Fox’s space drama Hidden Figures, Variety has revealed. The project follows Katherine Johnson (Henson), “a brilliant African-American mathematician who, along with her colleagues Dorothy Vaughn and Mary Jackson, served as the brains behind one of the greatest operations […]

Mike Myers, Simon Pegg and more join Margot Robbie in Terminal

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Back in February it was announced that Margot Robbie (The Wolf of Wall Street) will be starring in the noir thriller Terminal, and now Variety is reporting that Mike Myers (Austin Powers), Simon Pegg (Star Trek Beyond), Dexter Fletcher (Wild Bill) and Max Irons (The Riot Club) have all joined the cast. Terminal is being […]

Daniel Radcliffe is “never going to close the door” on Harry Potter return

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A couple of weeks back, a rumour surfaced claiming that Warner Bros. is planning to turn J.K. Rowling’s stage play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child into a movie trilogy, with the studio keen to have Daniel Radcliffe reprise his role as the (former) Boy Wizard. Although WB has since denied the claims, stating that […]

Thor’s Jaimie Alexander on losing out on Wonder Woman to Gal Gadot

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Prior to Gal Gadot’s casting as the Amazon Princess, there was a lot of fan support for Thor and Thor: The Dark World star Jaimie Alexander to portray Wonder Woman in the DC Extended Universe. Of course, given her role as Lady Sif in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it always seemed a long shot, and […]

Suicide Squad director David Ayer shares his thoughts on Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

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As he prepares to launch Warner Bros.’ second DC movie of the year, Suicide Squad director David Ayer has shared his thoughts on the previous chapter of the DC Extended Universe, Zack Snyder’s divisive Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. “I liked it a lot,” Ayer told Joblo. “I love Zack; he is probably the biggest […]

Shelley Duvall returning to acting for horror-thriller The Forest Hills

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Shelley Duvall is set to make her return to the screen for her first project in two decades, with Deadline revealing that The Shining star has joined the cast of the independent horror-thriller The Forest Hills. Written and directed by Scott Goldberg, The Forest Hills follows a mentally and emotionally disturbed man who finds himself […]

Official synopsis for Mad Max spinoff Furiosa teases a great Biker Horde, Warlords and a young Immortan Joe

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Having kicked off production in Australia earlier this month, we now have an official synopsis for Furiosa, director George Miller’s upcoming prequel to Mad Max: Fury Road, which sees Anya Taylor-Joy (The Northman) starring as a younger version of Charlize Theron’s Imperator Furiosa. The synopsis for the spinoff reads: “As the world fell, young Furiosa […]