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The Divergent Series: Insurgent opens to $101 million worldwide

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Despite opening to mostly mediocre reviews (the film is currently at 32% on Rotten Tomatoes and 42 on Metacritic), The Divergent Series: Insurgent has had a pretty decent opening, though slightly below expectations. SEE ALSO: Movie Review – The Divergent Series: Insurgent Opening in just under 3,900 screens in the US, The Divergent Series: Insurgent took […]

Kevin Smith explains why he’s doing Mallrats 2; will it be called Mallrats 2: Die Hard in a Mall?

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It was teased last week and then confirmed over the weekend that Kevin Smith would be returning to the Mall once again with Mallrats 2. On his Hollywood Babble On podcast, the director explained where the idea came from, as well as a possible title. “I hate to tell you this, but I am making a […]

Supergirl to use the Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman Daily Planet set?

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Okay, so this could be a story of rampant speculation, but it could be a fun little Easter Egg for us fans. Executive Producer Andrew Kreisberg, who is deep into the pilot episode of Supergirl for CBS, tweeted out a photo from the Warner Bros. back lot that indicates that they will be using a rather […]

Comic Book Review – Bill & Ted’s Most Triumphant Return #1

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Luke Owen reviews Bill & Ted’s Most Triumphant Return #1… Following the time-traveling historic epic of Excellent Adventure and the turbulent life and death of Bogus Journey, Bill and Ted must now fulfill their destiny as the inspiration for galactic harmony! How can someone hate the Wyld Stallyns as much as the evil Chuck De Nomolos? […]

Vincent D’Onofrio teases plenty of surprises in Daredevil and whether he’ll be in AKA Jessica Jones and Luke Cage

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We’re now less than a month from the debut of Daredevil on Netflix and the anticipation is starting to heat up. One person who is incredibly excited is Vincent D’Onofrio (Law & Order: Criminal Intent), who will be playing Wilson Fisk aka Kingpin in the series. “I tweeted out the other day that I watch […]

Paul Feig says Melissa McCarthy will be the leader of his Ghostbusters team; unsure if the Channing Tatum movie will even happen

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With the original Ghostbusters movie, there was never a specific “leader” of the group, though we’re supposed to follow Peter Venkman as the ‘everyday man’ who also happens to know about the science as well. And it seems as though a similiar dynamic will be present in Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters reboot, but there will also […]

Paul Feig comments on the negative reaction to his Ghostbusters reboot, “some of the most vile, misogynistic s**t I’ve ever seen”

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Poor ol’ Paul Feig. Ever since announcing that he was rebooting Ghostbusters with an all-female cast, it has been met with nothing but negativity. Although the original cast have got behind the idea, he has yet to win over a lot of the Ghostbusters fan-base. “The Internet is really funny – I love it, but […]

Universal planning reboots for Jaws and Back to the Future

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Let’s be honest, if you didn’t think you’d hear this news in your lifetime, you were kidding yourself. In the wake of the news that Spielberg and Dreamworks were splitting from Disney to go and work with Universal, The Hollywood Reporter dropped in a very interesting note. It turns out that the studio has had plans […]