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Gary Oldman gives J.K. Simmons advice on playing Commissioner Gordon in Justice League

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In 2017’s Justice League Part One, Oscar winner J.K. Simmons will be taking on the iconic role of Gotham City’s Commissioner James Gordon, making him the first actor to play the part in a live-action film since Gary Oldman did so in The Dark Knight Rises. In fact, Oldman, who was among a slew of […]

Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone to reteam for Life of the Party

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According to The Hollywood Reporter, actress Melissa McCarthy and her husband, director Ben Falcone, will be teaming up once again for New Line’s upcoming comedy Life of the Party. Falcone is set to direct the film and McCarthy has signed on to star, making this the pair’s third collaboration of that sort. The duo penned the […]

James Gunn says Drax is “blowing people’s minds” in test screenings for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

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One of several surprises to come out of 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy was wrestler-turned-actor Dave Bautista’s excellent turn as the vengeful and brutally honest Drax the Destroyer, who garnered the love of fans around the world. Drax will be back in this year’s highly anticipated Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, with Bautista returning to […]

Daredevil composer John Paesano signs on to Pacific Rim: Uprising

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John Paesano, the composer responsible for bringing music to Hell’s Kitchen on Netflix’s Daredevil, is set to provide the score for Legendary Pictures’ Pacific Rim: Uprising, the sequel to Guillermo del Toro’s Pacific Rim. While in most situations Paesano’s name being attached to a project would be met with plenty of positive reactions, his involvement with […]

J.K. Simmons chose between two different roles for La La Land

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Over the past few weeks, La La Land has become a force to be reckoned with. Between its seven Golden Globe wins (and a slew of other accolades) and strong numbers at the box office, the film’s director, Damien Chazelle, has truly outdone himself, a seemingly impossible task seeing as how his previous film, Whiplash, set […]

Willem Dafoe joins the cast of Kenneth Branagh’s Murder on the Orient Express

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John Wick and The Grand Budapest Hotel actor Willem Dafoe has become the latest addition to the all-star cast of this year’s Murder on the Orient Express. The news about the Kenneth Branagh-directed film adaptation of Agatha Christie’s classic 1934 murder-mystery novel comes from Deadline, who claims that Dafoe will play Gerhard Hardman, an undercover detective. […]

Archer will move to FXX for season 8

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After seven seasons on FX, Archer will finally be making the move over to FXX for its upcoming eighth season and beyond. The decision was announced by Chuck Saftler, president of program strategy and COO of FX Networks, at the Television Critics Association press tour. The news shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise, considering how many […]

Zack Snyder wants Ben Affleck to do a standalone Batman film

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In the days since the release of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, it has become increasingly clear that Ben Affleck, who played Batman on-screen in the movie, would be the perfect person to helm a solo Batman movie for the DC Extended Universe. Recent reports have indicated that he has already penned a script […]

John Williams will begin scoring Star Wars: Episode VIII in a few weeks

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At 84 years of age, John Williams is one of the oldest living movie music composers, but that isn’t going to stop him from returning to the Star Wars franchise for the eighth time in about four decades to score 2017’s Star Wars: Episode VIII. In fact, during a show at the Tanglewood in Massachusetts […]