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Taika Waititi to produce dystopian sci-fi thriller Night Raiders

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While his directing slate is looking pretty full with Next Goal Wins, Thor: Love and Thunder and Akira, New Zealand filmmaker Taika Waititi has found time to squeeze in another project, with the Jojo Rabbit helmer set to executive produce the sci-fi thriller Night Raiders.As per THR, Night Raiders takes place in a post-war North […]

Marriage Story, The Farewell, Uncut Gems lead 2019 Gotham Award nominations

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The first major nominations of awards season are in, with the Independent Filmmaker Project announcing the contenders for the 2019 Gotham Awards, which celebrate the best in independent features and TV series.Leading the pack are Marriage Story, The Farewell, Uncut Gems and The Last Black Man in San Francisco, all of which earned three nominations […]

Ben Solo and Luke Skywalker battle the Knights of Ren on cover to Marvel’s Kylo Ren comic

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It remains to be seen how much we’ll learn about the Knights of Ren in December’s Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, but it seems that Marvel will be fleshing out their past in its upcoming Star Wars: The Rise of Kylo Ren comic series, with the cover to January’s second issue showing Ben Solo […]

Ken Loach joins the chorus of superhero movie critics

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As the debate surrounding the cinematic quality (or lack thereof) of Marvel movies continues, acclaimed British director Ken Loach (Kes, I, Daniel Blake) has become the latest filmmaker to join the chorus of criticism, slamming superhero films as “a cynical exercise” that “has nothing to do with the art of cinema”.“I find them boring,” Loach […]

Once Upon a Time in Hollywood re-release this weekend with four new scenes

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Quentin Tarantino’s latest film Once Upon a Time in Hollywood is heading back into U.S. theaters this Friday with a re-release which, according to Deadline, will feature four never-before-seen scenes bookending the movie.“Audiences have shown tremendous support for this movie, and we look forward to offering them another opportunity to see the film as it’s […]

Pedro Pascal confirmed as playing Maxwell Lord in Wonder Woman 1984

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More than a year after dropping a first look image of the Narcos and The Mandalorian star in character, Wonder Woman 1984 director Patty Jenkins has now confirmed that – as we speculated back in July 2018 – Pedro Pascal is portraying the villainous Maxwell Lord in next year’s DC Extended Universe sequel.Jenkins made the […]

First look images from A Christmas Carol starring Guy Pearce and Andy Serkis

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Thanks to Entertainment Weekly, we’ve got a first look at A Christmas Carol, the new Charles Dickens’ miniseries adaptation from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, which features Guy Pearce as the bitter miser Ebenezer Scrooge, Andy Serkis as the Ghost of Christmas Past, Voe Alwyn as Bob Cratchit and Vinette Robinson as Mary Cratchit.“What I […]

Jumanji: The Next Level reportedly on course for $70 million opening

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Having held its own against Star Wars: The Last Jedi back in 2017, it seems that Sony’s Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle follow-up could be set to repeat that feat this December when it goes up against Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.According to long range tracking estimates from Box Office Pro, Jumanji: The Next […]

Warner Bros. to launch Wonder Woman 1984 marketing campaign at CCXP in Brazil

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Back in June, Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins revealed that next year’s sequel Wonder Woman 1984 would be skipping the San Diego Comic-Con, with fans having to wait until December before the studio launches the marketing campaign for Gal Gadot’s second solo outing as the Amazon Princess.Well, it seems we now know exactly when we […]