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Knives Out sequel in the works, set to centre on Daniel Craig’s Benoit Blanc on a new investigation

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After grossing nearly $250 million at the worldwide box office, writer-director Rian Johnson is working on a follow-up to the 2019 hit comedy-whodunnit, Knives Out. Johnson told The Hollywood Reporter at Lionsgate’s pre-Golden Globes party that he was already developing a sequel centred on Daniel Craig’s Southern detective Benoit Blanc investigating a brand-new case with a […]

Thor: Love and Thunder is set to start filming this summer, confirms director Taika Waititi

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Actor and director Taika Waititi has confirmed that filming on the fourth instalment in the Thor franchise, Thor: Love and Thunder, will begin this summer after he has finished production on his latest film, Next Goal Wins. In a recent interview with Variety, Waititi discussed when the Phase Four film will begin shooting and if the […]

X-Men spinoff The New Mutants has received a PG-13 rating

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20th Century Fox’s troubled X-Men spinoff The New Mutants has officially received a PG-13 rating ahead of its theatrical release date of April 2020. Comic book creator Bill Sienkiewicz confirmed that the film would have a PG-13 rating on Twitter. According to Sienkiewicz, The New Mutants will be a “scary film at PG-13. The atmosphere, mystery, […]

Taika Waititi confirms ‘Baby Yoda’ does have a name, but we will have to wait “for Favreau to give that away”

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Actor and director Taika Waititi, who played IG-11 and directed the season one finale of The Mandalorian, has confirmed the adorable ‘Baby Yoda’ does indeed have an actual name. Speaking with The New York Times at the Golden Globes, Waititi confirmed the Child does have a real name but we will have to wait “for […]

Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith fight choreographer discusses the inspirations behind the “high ground” line

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Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith fight choreographer Nick Gillard has spoken out regarding the lightsaber duel between Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen) and Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) – in particular, Obi-Wan’s line about having “the high ground.” In a recent interview with IGN, Gillard revealed the line stemmed from a behind-the-scenes scenario between him and Hayden when they […]

Martin Scorsese says he almost quit making films during The Aviator

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Martin Scorsese has claimed he almost quit making movies during 2004’s The Aviator, which was his second collaboration with Leonardo DiCaprio. In a recent interview with The New York Times, the 77-year old filmmaker said he almost walked away from the industry during the post-production phase of The Aviator. “The last two weeks of editing […]

Rian Johnson credits Daniel Craig for helping attract a star-studded cast for Knives Out

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In a recent interview with Deadline, Knives Out director Rian Johnson credited Daniel Craig for attracting the stacked and stellar cast that is featured in 2019’s whodunnit. “Yeah. Him signing up is the reason we were able to make the movie. Besides being a movie star, he’s also a fantastic actor who is really well respected, […]

Studio Ghibli confirms two new feature films are in the works

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Studio Ghibli has confirmed that the beloved studio is currently working on two brand new films, one of which will be a feature film from Hayao Miyazaki – who has recently come out of retirement (again). The Japanese animation studio announced the news during their annual New Year’s message (via IGN), in which the news […]

Netflix renews Raising Dion for a second season

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Netflix has renewed the Michael B. Jordan-produced superhero family drama Raising Dion for an eight-episode second season, per The Hollywood Reporter. Carol Barbee will continue as showrunner on the series, which is produced by Charles D. King’s Macro. Other executive producers include Michael B. Jordan, who also has a recurring role, Kenny Goodman, Kim Roth, and Dennis […]

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker editor discusses the lack of romance between Poe and Finn

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Upon the release of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, fans were speculating whether a romance would form between Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac) and Finn (John Boyega) – although this ‘Stormpilot’ ship ultimately never played out on-screen. In a recent interview with HuffPost, editor Maryann Brandon discussed the scenes between Poe and Finn, to which she […]