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Neon-soaked surreal fantasy Playdurizm set for release through Artsploitation Films

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Artsploitation Films has announced that it has acquired director Gem Deger’s bizarre and neon-soaked fantasy romance Playdurizm for release in North America. The English-language Czech film blends violence, romance, sex and wry comedy into a story about a young man who awakens to finds himself in an exciting but troubling new reality. Watch the trailer […]

Comic Book Preview – The Legend of Shang-Chi #1

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If it hadn’t been for the pandemic, we’d be less than two weeks out from the premiere of Marvel Studios’ Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, rather than having to wait until its delayed July 2021 date. We do however have a brand new comic book series featuring the Master of Kung-Fu launching […]

Morbius to undergo more reshoots as Jared Leto hints at script issues

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Having originally been set to arrive in July of last year, Sony Pictures’ Jared Leto-headlined Marvel movie Morbius saw itself bumped into 2021 in the wake of the pandemic, with the studio then announcing earlier this month that the film has been pushed back again and is now looking at a January 21st 2022 release. […]

Ethan Hawke reuniting with Sinister director Scott Derrickson on Blumhouse’s The Black Phone

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Blumhouse has announced that Ethan Hawke is set to reunite with Sinister director Scott Derrickson on The Black Phone, the upcoming adaptation of the horror short story by Joe Hill. As per THR, The Black Phone follows a “kidnapped kid who finds himself in a soundproof basement surrounded by the remains of other victims. When […]

Armie Hammer exits The Offer as fallout from ‘cannibal’ scandal continues

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Having been set to sink his teeth into the role of producer Al Ruddy, Deadline is reporting that Armie Hammer has now exited The Offer, the upcoming Paramount+ series about the making of Francis Ford Coppola’s The Godfather, as the fallout from his recent controversy continues. Earlier this month, explicit social media messages said to […]

Warner Bros. announces new DC Showcase shorts featuring Constantine, Blue Beetle and more

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Warner Bros. has announced that the DC characters Kamandi, The Losers, Blue Beetle and Constantine are set to headline for new DC Showcase animated shorts set for release between 2021 and 2022. Produced by Warner Bros. Animation, DC Entertainment, and Rick Morales (Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge), the four shorts will be included as bonus […]

Bridgerton smashes Netflix viewing records

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Netflix has announced that Shondaland’s period romance series Bridgerton has become the streaming services most watched Original ever with a record 82 million households viewing (or partially viewing) the show in its first 28 days. The streaming service had projected 61 million viewers for Bridgerton, but it comfortably surpassed that number and topped the fantasy […]

Marvel unveils more Deadpool Anniversary variant covers from Rob Liefeld

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Last month Marvel announced that it is celebrating the 30th anniversary of Deadpool with a series of variant covers from the Merc with a Mouth’s co-creator Rob Liefeld, and now we have a look at another six of the covers for Guardians of the Galaxy #13 and #15, Fantastic Four #33, and upcoming issues of […]

Marvel’s Black Widow runtime revealed by Disney

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With Disney remaining steadfast in its decision to release Black Widow theatrically this May (for the time being, at least), a now-removed listing on the Disney UK website has revealed that the Scarlett Johansson-headlined Marvel blockbuster is set to clock in at 133 minutes. The two-hour and 13 minute runtime means Black Widow is the […]