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Doctor Strange director endorses Sam Raimi as his successor on Marvel’s Multiverse of Madness

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After overseeing the introduction of the Sorcerer Supreme into the Marvel Cinematic Universe with 2016’s Doctor Strange, director Scott Derrickson was all set to reunite with Benedict Cumberbatch on next year’s Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, only for the filmmaker to exit the project last month due to creative differences with Marvel Studios.Over […]

Rian Johnson teases “whole new cast, location and mystery” for Knives Out sequel

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With critical acclaim, an Oscar nomination, and a global box office haul fast approaching $300 million, it’s no surprise that there’s been a lot of talk lately concerning a follow-up to Rian Johnson’s star-studded mystery Knives Out. Well, it seems its now official, as Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer has revealed during the studio’s shareholder earnings […]

Tom Hiddleston to lead Netflix’s political thriller series White Stork

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Tom Hiddleston is set to follow up Marvel’s Disney+ series Loki by making the switch to rival streaming service Netflix as the lead in White Stork, a political thriller drama from Eleven, the company behind Sex Education.White Stork has been created by Christopher Dunlop, and will see Hiddleston playing James Cooper, a politician who is […]

The Farewell and Uncut Gems among winners of the 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards

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The winners of the 2020 Film Independent Spirit Awards were announced last night, with Lulu Wang’s The Farewell taking home the prize for Best Feature, and Adam Sandler shaking off his Oscar snub to take the award for Best Actor for Uncut Gems.Along with Best Actor, Uncut Gems was also honoured with Best Director (Benny […]

The Vampire Diaries’ Kayla Ewell to play DC villain Nocturna in Batwoman

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Entertainment Weekly has revealed that The Vampire Diaries actress Kayla Ewell is set to make her Arrowverse debut with a guest appearance in the thirteenth episode of Batwoman, entitled ‘Drink Me’, where she will portray the vampiric DC villain Nocturna.As per the site, Nocturna’s character description for her appearance in Batwoman calls her “an alluring […]

Quibi releases trailer and posters for Most Dangerous Game starring Liam Hemsworth and Christoph Waltz

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Quibi has released a teaser trailer and posters for Most Dangerous Game, one of the upcoming short form mobile-targeted streaming service’s “Movie in Chapters”, which sees Liam Hemsworth and Christoph Waltz leading a cast that includes Sarah Gadon, Zach Cherry, Aaron Poole, Christopher Webster, Billy Burke and Natasha Bordizzo. Check them out here, along with […]

Cobie Smulders joins Kevin Feige and the Russos for guest appearance in The Simpsons

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Back in October of last year it was reported that Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige and Avengers: Endgame directors Anthony and Joe Russo are set to guest star in an upcoming episode of The Simpsons, and now TV Line has revealed that they’ll also be joined by MCU veteran Cobie Smulders and her husband Taran […]

Superman & Lois TV series casts Super Sons Jonathan and Jordan Kent

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After receiving a full season order from The CW last month, we’ve now got our first piece of new casting news for the upcoming Arrowverse spinoff Superman & Lois starring Tyler Hoechlin and Elizabeth Tulloch.As revealed by Deadline, young actors Jordan Elsass (Little Fires Everywhere) and Alexander Garfin (The Peanuts Movie) are set to portray […]

Vanessa Kirby returning for Mission: Impossible 7 and 8

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Mission: Impossible – Fallout actress Vanessa Kirby has confirmed that she’ll be reuniting with star Tom Cruise and director Christopher McQuarrie in the next two instalments in the blockbuster spy series.Kirby – whose credits also include The Crown and Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs and Shaw – confirmed to Glamour that she’ll be back as […]