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The Forever Purge receives new summer 2021 release date

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Earlier this year, Universal Pictures and Blumhouse announced the fifth and final instalment in The Purge franchise, The Forever Purge, had been pulled from the release calendar due to the ongoing global health crisis. Now, according to Variety, The Forever Purge will now release in theatres on July 9th, 2021 instead of its originally scheduled debut on […]

Ruby Rose reacts to Javicia Leslie’s casting as the new Batwoman

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Following the surprise departure of Ruby Rose from The CW’s Batwoman series earlier this year, it was revealed yesterday that God Friended Me actor Javicia Leslie will be taking over the lead role in the second season. Now, in a post on Instagram, the former Batwoman star has reacted to the latest development and congratulated Leslie on “taking […]

Nia DaCosta’s Candyman has been delayed to October

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Universal Pictures has once again delayed the release date for the reboot of the 1992 horror classic, Nia DaCosta’s Candyman. According to a recent report by Variety, Universal has announced they will be moving the Candyman release date from September 25th, 2020 to October 16th, 2020. This is the second time the horror reboot has been […]

Doctor Sleep director is still hopeful of developing The Shining prequel

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Before the release of Doctor Sleep, director Mike Flanagan was attached to create a prequel to The Shining titled, Hallorann, which would have focused on Dick Hallorann, the cook who educated Danny Torrance on his power in the original film. While news on the project went silent, Flanagan is still hopeful he can develop the prequel in […]

Janelle Monáe would like to play Storm in the Marvel Cinematic Universe

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Following Disney’s acquisition of 20th Century Fox, Marvel fans have been highly anticipating any news regarding the involvement of the X-Men in the ever-expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe. Now, one actress has thrown her hat into the ring to play one of the characters featured in the X-Men roster. In an interview with Empire, while promoting […]

John Carpenter offers an update on Halloween Kills, calls the sequel “fun, intense and brutal”

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Filmmaker John Carpenter, who returns to compose the music for Halloween Kills, has offered an update on the film’s post-production process while teasing the more violent path the sequel is taking. In an interview with IndieWire, Carpenter revealed post-production on Halloween Kills is almost fully completed, his composing work is done and teased the kill count […]

Brad Pitt to star in David Leitch’s action thriller Bullet Train

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Following on from his Oscar-winning performance in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, Brad Pitt has joined the cast of the David Leitch-directed action thriller Bullet Train for Sony Pictures. According to Variety, Bullet Train – which is based on the Japanese novel Maria Beetle by best-selling author Kotaro Isaka – will be directed by Leitch who […]

Black Widow director confirms Scarlett Johansson will pass the baton to Florence Pugh’s Yelena Belova

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Despite Scarlett Johansson’s Black Widow being killed off in Avengers: Endgame when she sacrificed herself for the Soul Stone to save the universe from Thanos, she is receiving her solo spin-off movie set before the events of Avengers: Infinity War. However, in an interview with Empire, Black Widow director Cate Shortland has revealed not only will the […]

Charlize Theron admits “it’s a little heartbreaking” being recast as Furiosa

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Director George Miller recently revealed he is developing a Mad Max: Fury Road prequel solely focused on a younger Furiosa which would recast the character previously played by Charlize Theron. Now, in an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Theron admitted that while the news is a “tough one to swallow” and “a little heartbreaking,” she trusts Miller […]

Edgar Wright teases Last Night in Soho will feel different to his previous films

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Director Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Baby Driver) has teased his next feature film, Last Night in Soho, will offer a different experience compared to his previous films. “It will feel very different to my other films,” Wright revealed to Empire. “But I’ve always liked films which have a slow burn into something else, and […]