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Gambit loses its director

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News has broken today that director Rupert Wyatt (Rise of the Planet of the Apes) has left 20th Century Fox’s X-Men spinoff Gambit.Deadline are reporting that Fox made the decision to push the production of the film – which will see Channing Tatum play the titular role – back to March, and for that reason Wyatt is no longer available to […]

Ryan Reynolds is worried about Michael B. Jordan’s future following Fantastic Four

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If there is one man who knows the perils of an under-performing superhero movie, it’s Ryan Reynolds. The actor was infamous for starring in the woefully-received Green Lantern, but he looks to be in an upstream of positivity with the release of the Deadpool trailer creating a lot of buzz. However, in an interview with GQ […]

UK Blu-ray for Avengers: Age of Ultron causes “sexist controversy”

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When Avengers Assemble (or just The Avengers as its known elsewhere) was released in the UK a few years ago, there was a huge uproar that it didn’t contain the commentary track from director Joss Whedon. Well, the UK release of its sequel Avengers: Age of Ultron has stirred up even more controversy. The special […]

Michael Jackson wanted to play Jar Jar Binks in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace

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Well, that was a headline I never thought I would write. While it does sound like something you would read in a trashy tabloid, this is a story that has come from the mouth of Ahmed Best, who played Jar Jar Binks in Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace. In an interview with […]

Hotel Transylvania 2 reaches $150 million worldwide

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Having shot the to the number one spot in the US box office last week, Hotel Transylvania 2 reached another milestone this weekend.The movie added an impressive $33 million to its total over the weekend, facing stiff competition from The Martian and Sicario. Hotel Transylvania 2 now sits at $90 million domestically after just two weeks, […]

Straight Outta Compton’s F. Gary Gray wants to direct Black Panther

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There had been some rumours floating around that Straight Outta Compton director F. Gary Gray could be next in line to helm Black Panther now that Ava DuVernary has stepped aside.In an interview to promote the N.W.A biopic, Grey was asked about these rumours, which he dismissed, but noted that it would be something that […]

Fantastic Four tracking for $40-$50 million opening weekend

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Reviews are now out for Fantastic Four (and they’re not kind), but the movie is still tracking well for its opening weekend.Deadline are reporting that the Josh Trank directed movie is tracking better than Marvel’s Ant-Man and should take the number one spot from Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation with somewhere between $40-$50 million. Tom […]

There are plans for Grown Ups 3; director says hating Grown Ups 2 is “ludicrous”

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Despite a toungue lashing from critics for the previous two instalments, director Dennis Dugan still has plans to make a third film in the Grown Ups franchise.“There’s been talk of another Grown Ups, but I don’t know where that stands,” Dugan told The Hollywood Reporter.Dugan is also not keen on the movie critics who trashed […]

Pixels bombs at the box office with just $24 million

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Adam Sandler’s latest movie, Pixels, hasn’t had great reviews from critics so far (read our review here), with some reviews calling it one of the worst movies ever made. And the box office has reflected the poor showing from the critic-circle with a very disappointing $24 million opening weekend.With a reported budget of $88 million […]