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Rob Zombie to write and direct Groucho Marx biopic

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Rockstar and horror director Rob Zombie looks to step away from his roots as he is set to write and direct a biopic based on the book Raised Eyebrows: My Years Inside Groucho’s House, which details the final years of the life of legendary comedy actor Groucho Marx.The memoirs, written by Steve Stoliar, details one fan’s […]

Interview: Carmen Ejogo talks Selma, meeting Coretta King and black actresses in Hollywood

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Amon Warmann sits down with Selma’s Carmen Ejogo for the home entertainment release… Though the focus of Ava Duvernay’s Oscar-nominated Selma is rightfully on Martin Luther King, throughout there is a great emphasis on how a collective group can accomplish great change. Just as King was surrounded by a host of great men and women, […]

John Carpenter is “ambivalent” about the Big Trouble in Little China remake

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It was announced last week that San Andreas lead and movie mega star Dwayne Johnson was going to produce and star in a remake of the cult classic Big Trouble in Little China. Since then, he has said that he wants to work with original director John Carpenter on the remake. But what does Mr. […]

Kevin Feige promises Civil War will be a “Captain America movie”, teases Hulk appearance

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Since the announcement of the massive cast of Captain America: Civil War (that includes the likes of Iron Man, Black Panther, Spider-Man and the rest of the New Avengers), many fans were starting to worry that this would not be a “Captain America movie”. Well fear not, because Kevin Feige is putting those worries to […]

Jai Courtney “cringed” when he found out he was Captain Boomerang in Suicide Squad

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It looks as though Jai Courtney was not the biggest fan of his character when he first signed on for Suicide Squad, saying in an interview that he “cringed” when he heard he was playing Captain Boomerang in David Ayer’s movie.“I hadn’t read a script at all when I signed on,” he told Spotlight Report while […]

Comic Book Review – Sonic Boom #8 (Worlds Unite #2)

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Luke Owen reviews Sonic Boom #8…It slices! It dices! It joins line-wide crossover events: it’s SONIC BOOM! “Sonic/Mega Man: Worlds Unite” Part Two: It was just another day at the races—y’know, the ones with the giant spider-mechs? Things start to get weird, even for the lovable, paranoid Sticks, when X and the Maverick Hunters arrived! […]

Ant-Man passes $200 million at the global box office

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Despite being the second-lowest opening for a Marvel Cinematic Universe movie behind The Incredible Hulk, Ant-Man has managed to pass the $200 million mark in its second week of release.The movie dropped 56% on its domestic opening weekend, but still topped the US box office with $24 million, beating out competition from Adam Sandler’s Pixels, […]

Sofia Coppola exits the live action The Little Mermaid movie due to “creative differences”

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It had been announced that Sofia Coppola (Lost in Translation) was on sailing to direct Universal and Working Title’s adaptation of the fairy tale The Little Mermaid (not the Disney one), but now Deadline are reporting that the relationship has sunk.According to the website, Coppola has left the project due to “creative differences”. There’s no word […]