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Quo Vadis, Aida? leads the winners of the 2021 European Film Awards

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The European Film Academy announced the winners of the 34th European Film Awards in Berlin on Saturday evening, with filmmaker Jasmila Žbanić’s Oscar-nominated Bosnian War drama Quo Vadis, Aida? taking home the prize for Best European Film, as well as Best European Director (Žbanić) and Best European Actress (Jasna Đuričić).Among the other winners were Anthony […]

The Texas Chain Saw Massacre video game incoming from Friday the 13th: The Game’s Gun Interactive

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Having brought Jason Voorhees to video games with Friday the 13th: The Game, Gun Interactive is now turning its attention to another iconic horror series with the announcement of a brand new asymmetrical multiplayer title based upon Tobe Hooper’s 1974 classic The Texas Chain Saw Massacre. Check out the teaser trailer here…“It’s no secret that […]

Marvel’s Eternals sets January premiere date on Disney+

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While it looks to end the year strong with Sony’s Spider-Man: No Way Home setting presale records at the box office, it’s fair to say that 2021 hasn’t been the best of years for Marvel Studios’ Disney-distributed movies.The pandemic has obviously played a huge part, but Black Widow, Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten […]

Dynamite offering Vampirella: Blood Lust variant from Tyler Kirkham

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Almost 20 years on from illustrating a cover for Mark Millar and Mike Mayhew’s run, fan favourite creator Tyler Kirkham has returned to the world of Vampirella for an exclusive new variant cover for Vampirella: Blood Lust #1.“It’s always a pleasure working on Vampirella and with the folks at Dynamite,” said Tyler Kirkham. “In my […]

Spider-Man: No Way Home was originally going to pit Spidey against Kraven the Hunter

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Spider-Man: No Way Home is set to thrust Tom Holland’s Spider-Man head first into the Marvel Multiverse as Spidey finds himself battling former foes of Tobey Maguire and Andrew Garfield’s wallcrawlers from past Sony movies.However, speaking to Collider, Holland has revealed that director Jon Watts had planned out an alternative third movie should the multiverse […]

Paul Verhoeven reteaming with RoboCop and Starship Troopers writer for Young Sinner

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Fresh from his erotic nun drama Benedetta [read our review here], filmmaker Paul Verhoeven looks to have found his next project and will reteam with RoboCop and Starship Troopers screenwriter Edward Neumeier for Young Sinner.“Young Sinner is a political thriller set in Washington, D.C.,” said Neumeier in an interview with Movie Maker. “Our heroine, a […]

Disney shares first look at Strange World animated movie

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Walt Disney Animation Studios has shared a piece of first-look concept art from its upcoming animated feature film Strange World from director Don Hall (Big Hero 6, Raya and the Last Dragon).Strange World is described as an action-adventure that “journeys deep into an uncharted and treacherous land where fantastical creatures await the legendary Clades, a […]

Peggy Carter is a hero out of time in Marvel’s Captain Carter series

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Following her recent fan favourite appearance in Marvel’s What If…?, Captain Carter is heading to the Marvel comic book universe with the publisher announcing the upcoming launch of a five-issue limited series from writer Jamie McKelvie (Young Avengers) and artist Marika Cresta (Star Wars: Doctor Aphra).“I’m as big a fan of the Captain Carter we’ve […]

LEGO DC Character Encyclopedia: New Edition includes exclusive Val-Zod Superman minifigure

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DK Publishing is set to release an updated New Edition of the LEGO DC Character Encyclopedia this coming May, and the publisher has officially unveiled the cover artwork, along with the reveal of an exclusive Val-Zod (a.k.a. the Superman of Earth-2) minifigure which will be included with the book. Check it out here…Meet more than […]