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DuckTales getting the reboot treatment for 2017 – Woo Hoo!

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Da-da-da-danger, watch behind you, there’s a reboot out to find you… It was announced today that classic Disney cartoon DuckTales is getting the reboot treatment over at Disney XD, set to debut in 2017. The original series ran from 1987 to 1990 and culminated in the big screen adventure DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the […]

Jamie Dornan has apparently quit Fifty Shades of Grey sequels because his wife was “uncomfortable”

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It may be the biggest grossing 18-rating movie as of this week, but it looks like the Fifty Shades of Grey sequels are set to lose one half of its leading duo. According to an Australian newspaper, Jamie Dornan is set to quit the franchise due to his wife being “uncomfortable” with the raunchy sex […]

Original Green Ranger Jason David Frank was not a fan of Adi Shankar’s Power Rangers fan movie

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Adults of a certain age will know the name of Jason David Frank, the man who played Tommy Oliver aka Green Ranger in the original Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers. Since the show ended, Frank has been a huge supporter of the franchise and is currently trying to get a role in the upcoming Lionsgate reboot.Yesterday […]

Miles Teller talks The Fantastic Four trailer, “it’s the first time we saw any footage”

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Josh Trank’s The Fantastic Four has an uphill struggle on its hand as it tries to win over the comic book fans who hated the film before a single frame was shot. The trailer went some way to help, but it still has its doubters.One of those people who isn’t doubting the movie is its […]

Movie Review – Focus (2015)

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Focus, 2015 Written and directed by Glenn Ficarra and John Requa Starring Will Smith, Margot Robbie, Adrian Martinez, Gerald McRaney, Rodrigo Santoro, BD Wong, Brennan Brown, Robert Taylor, Griff Furst, Stephanie Honoroe SYNOPSIS: In the midst of veteran con man Nicky’s latest scheme, a woman from his past – now an accomplished femme fatale – […]

Chris Miller talks 23 Jump Street/Men in Black crossover, “it’s a really interesting concept”

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Still struggling to believe that a 23 Jump Street and Men in Black crossover movie is in development following the Sony Hack scandal last December? You know the one which Sony plans to use as a reboot to the Men in Black franchise? Well, it looks like it is still on the table.“Well, it’s very, […]

Margot Robbie says she is signed to play Harley Quinn for “10 years”

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Since the cast was announced for David Ayer’s Suicide Squad, it was presumed by everyone (based on the current movie business landscape) that Margot Robbie would be signed to a multi-picture deal to play Harley Quinn.“Yeah, that’s daunting”, she said to AZ Central about playing the same role for the foresable future. “You don’t need […]

Will Doctor Strange be American or British?

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With Avengers: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man and Captain America: Civil War hitting cinemas before it (not to mention X-Men: Apocalypse, Fantastic Four, Gambit and Deadpool), we’re still a way off from seeing what Marvel have up their sleeves with Scott Derrickson’s Doctor Strange.At the Oscars over the weekend, Best Actor in a Leading Role nominee […]

James Gunn speaks out against “anti-comic book movie” comments at Oscars and Independent Spirit Awards

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During the Oscars on Sunday night, actor and singer Jack Black made some disparaging remarks against comic book movies singing, “opening with lots of zeroes, all we get are superheroes: Spider-Man, Superman, Batman, Jedi Man, Sequel Man, Prequel Man, formulaic scripts!” The night previous, Nightcrawler writer and director Dan Gilroy also spoke out against a […]