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Zac Efron set for Australian survival thriller Gold

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Zac Efron is heading Down Under for Gold, an Australian survival thriller which is being directed by actor Anthony Hayes (Animal Kingdom), who also co-stars. As reported by Deadline, Gold will “follow two strangers traveling through a desert who stumble across the biggest gold nugget ever found. They hatch a plan to protect and excavate […]

The Suicide Squad movie will take Task Force X to Corto Maltese

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Although we’ve had a behind-the-scenes sneak peek at DC FanDome and plenty of promotional material breaking down the roster of Task Force X, so far there’s been very little in the way of plot details for James Gunn’s DC blockbuster The Suicide Squad.It’s safe of course to assume that Amanda Waller will be sending the […]

Iwan Rheon says Game of Thrones’ Sansa rape scene was “worst day of my career”

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After making his debut in the second season of Game of Thrones, Iwan Rheon’s Ramsay Bolton (then Ramsay Snow) wasted little time in establishing himself as one of the most despicable characters in all of the Seven Kingdoms – a world filled to the brim with despicable characters.However, the cruel and sadistic bastard son of […]

The Last Blockbuster trailer celebrates the era of the video rental shop

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If you’re a child of the 80s or 90s who have some fond memories of the video rental shop, then you’ll want to keep your eye out for the upcoming film The Last Blockbuster, a documentary which celebrates the era of rentals whilst telling the story of the world’s last remaining Blockbuster store in Bend, […]

Marvel’s Eternals merchandise leak features promo art of the new superhero team

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If it wasn’t for COVID-19, Marvel Studios would have expanded the cosmic side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and introduced a brand new team into the MCU this Friday with the release of Eternals.Unfortunately, due to the global health crisis, we now have to wait exactly a year until the film makes its bow on […]

New look at Taskmaster from Marvel’s Black Widow movie

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Marvel’s Black Widow may have been pushed back into the 2021, but Titan Comics has pressed ahead with its release plans for the tie-in guide Marvel Studios’ Black Widow: The Official Movie Special Book.Available this week, the movie special includes exclusive interviews with cast members Scarlett Johansson, Florence Pugh, David Harbour, and Rachel Weisz, along […]

Exclusive trailer for Christmas-set British gangster film Silent Night

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Thanks to Lightbulb Film Distribution, we’ve got the exclusive look at the trailer and poster for Silent Night, a new Christmas-set British gangster film from Will Thorne and starring Bradley Taylor, Cary Crankson, Nathaniel Martello-White, Joel Fry and Frank Harper. Check them out here, along with the official synopsis…Recently released from prison, Mark (Bradley Taylor) […]

Tom Hardy to lead ensemble cast of Vietnam War movie The Things They Carried

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Deadline is reporting that Tom Hardy is set to headline the impressive ensemble cast of The Things They Carried, a Vietnam War movie from director Rupert Sanders (Ghost in the Shell).Alongside Hardy, the film is set to feature Tye Sheridan (Ready Player One), Stephan James (If Beale Street Could Talk), Bill Skarsgard (It), Pete Davidson […]

Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam was originally going to be the villain in Suicide Squad sequel

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Before Guardians of the Galaxy helmer James Gunn was brought in to direct The Suicide Squad, Warner Bros. follow-up to 2016’s Suicide Squad went through a number of iterations with the likes of Adam Cozad (The Legend of Tarzan) and Zak Penn (The Avengers) working on pitches before the studio enlisted Gavin O’Connor (The Accountant) […]

Russian sci-fi action thriller The Blackout: Invasion Earth gets a UK poster and trailer

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Ahead of its UK release release next month, 4Digital has released a poster and trailer for director Egor Baranov’s Russian sci-fi action thriller The Blackout: Invasion Earth; check them out here…When the end comes for civilization, it will not be terrorism or nuclear war that causes it, but ‘The Blackout’. An unexplained phenomenon has struck […]