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Marvel’s The New Mutants gets an extended synopsis

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With The New Mutants seemingly on course for its planned theatrical release of August 28th (as of last weekend’s Comic-Con@Home, at least), the official website for the long-delayed X-Men spinoff has unveiled a new extended synopsis for the film. And, despite director Josh Boone confirming that plans for X-Men cameos were scrapped at an early […]

Karl Urban discusses his Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker cameo

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If you’ve paid really close attention to the closing credits of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, you may have noticed the familiar name of Karl Urban listed under ‘additional voices’, and now the star of Dredd and The Boys has confirmed that he did indeed have a cameo in the closing chapter of the […]

Ariel Winter to star in quarantine comedy-thriller Don’t Log Off

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Modern Family star Ariel Winter has signed on to star in Don’t Log Off, an independent comedy-thriller which marks the feature directorial debut of Brandon Baer and Garrett Baer. As reported by Deadline, the film takes place during the early days of the coronavirus quarantine and revolves around six friends attending a virtual surprise party […]

R.I.P. Alan Parker (1944 – 2020)

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Acclaimed British filmmaker Alan Parker has passed away aged 76 after a brief illness, his family has announced. Beginning his directing career with TV advertisements, Parker earned his first screenwriting credit with 1971’s Melody before making his directorial debut with the self-financed No Hard Feelings, which was bought by the BBC. This led to another […]

Tony Revolori’s Flash Thompson confirmed for Spider-Man 3

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This won’t come as much of a surprise, but Deadline has confirmed that actor Tony Revolori will be returning to the role of Flash Thompson for Spider-Man’s third solo outing from Marvel Studios and Sony Pictures. Little is known about the as-yet-untitled Spider-Man 3 as yet, but we do know that Tom Holland will be […]

Kevin Smith developing Green Hornet animated series

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Kevin Smith has added another animated project to his upcoming slate, with WildBrain announcing that the writer and filmmaker is developing a new animated series based upon the classic superhero franchise Green Hornet. “It’s an honor to escort the legendary Green Hornet and Kato into their very own animated series for the first time in […]

Ghost in the Shell receiving 25th anniversary 4K Ultra HD release

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Lionsgate Home Entertainment has announced the 4K Ultra HD release of the classic anime feature Ghost in the Shell in celebration of the film’s 25th anniversary; check out the cover artwork, trailer and details below… Based on the beloved manga from Japanese writer and illustrator Shirow Masamune, the film’s voice cast includes Atsuko Tanaka (Ghost […]

Life is Strange: Partners in Time gets a trailer from Titan

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Titan Comics has released a trailer for Life is Strange: Partners in Time, its upcoming comic book based upon the acclaimed video game series from Dontnod Entertainment. Check it out here, along with the various covers for the first issue of the series… Time-rewinding photographer Max has spent the last couple of years in a […]

Colin Trevorrow on his “traumatic” experience with Star Wars: Episode IX

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As we all know, Jurassic World helmer Colin Trevorrow was originally set to bring the curtain down on Disney’s Star Wars Sequel Trilogy, only for creative differences to see him vacating the director’s chair on Episode IX as J.J. Abrams returned to the franchise to deliver the culmination of the Skywalker Saga with Star Wars: […]

Comic Book Preview – G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero: Complete Silence

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For the first time ever, IDW Publishing is collecting Lara Hama’s  classic ‘Silent Interlude’ story from 1984’s G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero #21 alongside its 2008 follow-up ‘Silence Between Borders’ in a single comic with this week’s G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero: Complete Silence; check out the new cover artwork and the opening […]