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Peter Dinklage slams Disney’s Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs remake, calls it “f*cking backwards”

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Game of Thrones star Peter Dinklage has slammed Disney’s upcoming Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs live-action remake, calling it “fucking backwards.” During an interview on Marc Maron’s WTF podcast (via IndieWire) to promote his role in Cyrano, Dinklage praised the film’s casting of West Side Story star Rachel Zegler but called out the studio for missing […]

Batgirl movie casts Ivory Aquino as Alysia Yeoh

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Per Deadline, Ivory Aquino has joined the cast of HBO Max’s upcoming Batgirl movie as Alysia Yeoh, a transgender bartender, an aspiring chef, and best friend to the titular superhero. Yeoh will be the first major transgender character ever to appear in a live-action film adaptation of DC comics. Aquino is best known for turns in the […]

HBO’s The Last of Us series adds two directors

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With HBO’s series adaptation of The Last of Us currently in production, an updated production list has revealed the addition of two well-known directors who will each direct at least one episode of the series. According to the production sheet, Jeremy Webb and Liza Johnson are now among the seven listed directors including the already announced […]

Beauty and the Beast prequel series adds Jelani Alladin

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Per Deadline, Disney+’s upcoming eight-episode Beauty and the Beast prequel series has added Jelani Alladin as Jean-Michel, “a talented artist who has a quick wit, a sharp intellect, and a fierce independent streak”. Alladin has previously worked with Disney when he played Kristoff in the Broadway adaptation of the 2013 animated film Frozen. His other […]

The Boys star Jack Quaid says season 3 will be “even more messed up”

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With Amazon’s dark superhero series The Boys setting a release date of June 3rd for the third season, one of the stars of the series has teased that the upcoming episodes will up the ante even more with its mature content. In an interview with TheWrap to promote the fifth Scream film, Jack Quaid, who plays the part of Hughie […]

Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania star Evangeline Lilly says sequel might be the “best one yet”

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Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania star Evangeline Lilly, who plays Hope van Dyne, a.k.a. The Wasp, has teased that while the threequel is the “hardest one we’ve made” so far, it could possibly be “the best one yet.” “We finished filming at the end of November, and I think, hands down, it was the hardest […]

Matt Reeves’ The Batman receives PG-13 rating

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According to Filmratings.com, director Matt Reeves’ The Batman has received a PG-13 rating for “strong violent and disturbing content, drug content, strong language, and some suggestive material.” This age rating may come as a surprise to some who have watched the previews for the film which features a more dark and violent tone compared to other live-action iterations […]

National Treasure Disney+ TV series adds five to its cast

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Per Deadline, Lyndon Smith (Parenthood), Zuri Reed (Flatbush Misdemeanors), Jake Austin Walker (12 Mighty Orphans), Antonio Cipriano (Jagged Little Pill) and Jordan Rodrigues (Light as a Feather) have all been cast as series regulars to star alongside the previously announced lead actor Lisette Alexis in the upcoming National Treasure Disney+ TV series. According to the outlet, Smith will play FBI Agent Ross, a top-of-her-class agent […]

Marvel’s Shang-Chi director Destin Daniel Cretton would love to get Jackie Chan for sequel

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Earlier this month, it was announced that Shang Chi 2 is currently in development at Disney and Marvel Studios, and now director Destin Daniel Cretton has announced his dream casting for the upcoming sequel. In an interview with CinemaBlend, Cretton said that he would love to try and bring action movie legend Jackie Chan into […]

David Leitch’s Bullet Train delayed to July 2022

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Sony Pictures has announced that the upcoming David Leitch-directed action thriller Bullet Train has been delayed from April 8th, 2022 to July 15th, 2022. With the film’s move to the summer blockbuster season, the film will now find itself competing with Marvel’s Thor: Love And Thunder, which is currently scheduled to open on July 8th, 2022, and Jordan […]