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Jennifer Lawrence tops Hollywood’s highest-grossing stars of 2014

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Oscar-winner Jennifer Lawrence has capped another fantastic year by securing the honour of being the highest grossing star of 2014, with her movies X-Men: Days of Future Past and The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 earning a combined $1.4 billion in box office receipts. Chris Pratt claimed second place with $1.2 billion from The […]

Laika announces new project Kubo and the Two Strings

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Laika, the animation company behind Coraline, ParaNorman and The Boxtrolls, has announced a fourth collaboration with Focus Features, with the stop motion specialists currently working on Kubo and the Two Strings. According to Deadline, the project is described as a “sweeping, swashbuckling adventure set in a mythical ancient Japan [and] centers on young Kubo, who […]

The Week in Spandex – Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Avengers: Infinity War, Captain Marvel, Luke Cage, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Shazam, The Sinister Six and more

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In this edition of The Week in Spandex, we look at Guardians of the Galaxy, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Age of Ultron, Captain Marvel, Ant-Man, Doctor Strange, Iron Man 4, Agent Carter, Daredevil, A.K.A. Jessica Jones, Luke Cage, X-Men: Days of Future Past, The Sinister Six, Suicide Squad, Wonder Woman, Shazam, Gotham, The Flash, Constantine […]

Two TV spots for Mortdecai starring Johnny Depp

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Ahead of its release next month, Lionsgate has dropped a couple of new TV spots for Mortdecai, director David Koepp’s (Secret Window) upcoming crime caper starring Johnny Depp (The Lone Ranger). Check them out below after the official synopsis… SEE ALSO: New poster and trailer for Mortdecai Juggling some angry Russians, the British Mi5, his […]

Download the Terrahawks audio track Zelda’s Night Before Christmas

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Last week Anderson Entertainment gave Terrahawks fans a Holiday treat by releasing the Terrahawks Christmas Special ‘A Christmas Miracle’ online for free [watch it here], and now Big Finish has released a special festive three-minute audio download featuring Zelda giving her evil take on The Night Before Christmas. “We wanted to bring some Yuletide cheer […]

New clip from Roald Dahl’s Esio Trot featuring Dustin Hoffman and Judi Dench

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Following on from the first trailer [which you can see here], the BBC has released an extended clip from its upcoming adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Esio Trot, which sees Dustin Hoffman’s Mr Hoppy and Judi Dench’s Mrs Silver sharing stories of their childhood memories. Check it out below… Mr Hoppy, a retired bachelor, harbours a […]

Watch a clip from tonight’s Black Mirror: White Christmas

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Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror: White Christmas is set to air on Channel 4 tonight, and to whet our appetites a clip from the feature-length special has arrived online, which we’ve got for you right here… SEE ALSO: Trailer for Black Mirror: White Christmas Black Mirror: White Christmas airs tonight at 9pm, with a cast that […]

New Recruits featurette for Kingsman: The Secret Service

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Last week we brought you two new trailers for Kingsman: The Secret Service, the upcoming comic book adaptation from Matthew Vaughn (Kick-Ass, X-Men: First Class) [watch them here], and now we’ve got a featurette entitled New Recruits, which you can check out below… Based upon the acclaimed comic book and directed by Matthew Vaughn (Kick […]

Frank Oz to guest star in Star Wars Rebels as Yoda

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We’ve already heard one iconic Star Wars voice in Star Wars Rebels, with James Earl Jones making a guest appearance as Darth Vader in the feature-length premiere ‘Spark of Rebellion’, and now TV Guide has revealed that Frank Oz will also be reprising the role of Yoda for an upcoming appearance in the show. With […]

Blade Runner 2 is the best thing Harrison Ford has ever read, according to Ridley Scott

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Ridley Scott may still be undecided about whether he’s going to direct Blade Runner 2, but the filmmaker is still determined to push ahead with the sequel to his 1982 sci-fi classic, and now he’s offered a brief update to MTV, with the Exodus: Gods and Kings helmer saying the script is the best thing […]