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Tatiana Maslany rumoured to have landed a role in Star Wars spin-off

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It was reported last week that  Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black), Felicity Jones (The Amazing Spider-Man 2), Rooney Mara (The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo) and Kate Mara (The Fantastic Four) were testing out for roles in Gareth Edward’s Star Wars spin-off. Well, the folks over at Total Geek seem to found out who got the part.According to […]

Joss Whedon clarifies his “sexism” comments about Marvel

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Last year, Digital Spy interviewed director Joss Whedon on the set of Avengers: Age of Ultron about his thoughts on the Marvel Cinematic Universe and its lack of diversity. In the interview, Whedon said that it was “sexism” and “quiet misogyny” that was holding Marvel back from pulling the trigger on female-led superhero movies in […]

Ernie Hudson changes his mind on all-female Ghostbusters, calls them “Phenomenal!”

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The other day, original Ghostbuster Ernie Hudson posted his rather negative thoughts on Paul Feig’s all-female Ghostbusters remake saying, “two words: no comment”. Well, it looks like he may have changed his mind.Hudson told The Hollywood Reporter, “four fiercely funny, foxy, females busting ghosts … phenomenal!”In previous interviews, Hudson has said that an all-female line-up […]

Rachael Taylor cast as Hellcat in A.K.A. Jessica Jones

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Following the announcement that former Doctor Who star David Tennant would be taking on the role of The Purple Man in Netflix and Marvel’s A.K.A. Jessica Jones, they’ve now announced today that Rachael Taylor (Transformers) has been cast as Patsy Walker, aka Hellcat.The character of Patsy Walker debuted all the way back in 1944 as […]

Jesse Ventura says American Sniper is as “authentic as Dirty Harry” and brands Chris Kyle a “liar”

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It has been breaking box office records in the States (and even made it to the top spot here in the UK), but it seems former WWE wrestler and former governor of Minnesota Jesse “The Body” Ventura has spoken out against American Sniper.Last year, Ventura won a $1.8 million lawsuit against the estate of Chris […]

Dan Aykroyd calls the Ghostbusters remake cast “magnificent”

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Yesterday we heard the slightly negative words from Ernie Hudson about the cast for Paul Feig’s all-female Ghostbusters remake, and today we have some thoughts from fellow original Ghostbuster Dan Aykroyd, who also co-wrote the original movie.“The Aykroyd family is delighted by this inheritance of the Ghostbusters torch by these most magnificent women in comedy,” Aykroyd […]

David Oyelowo calls the reaction to Benedict Cumberbatch’s ‘coloured’ slip “ridiculous”

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Benedict Cumberbatch came under fire this week after accidentally referring to black actors as “coloured” during a radio interview. The actor has since apologised for this gaffe. However Selma actor David Oyelowo has spoken out about this apology and called the negative reaction Cumberbacth received, “ridiculous”. “When you look at what he was actually saying […]

Paul Bettany talks future of The Vision after Avengers: Age of Ultron

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Paul Bettany is no stranger to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, having provided the voice for J.A.R.V.I.S in Iron Man, Iron Man 2, The Avengers/Avengers Assemble and Iron Man 3, but he’s set to make his first on-screen appearance as The Vision in Avengers: Age of Ultron. Speaking with an Australian news outlet, Bettany has spoken about […]

Ernie Hudson is not a fan of the new Ghostbusters cast

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Original Ghostbuster Ernie Hudson has already been pretty vocally annoyed about the all-female Ghostbusters remake, and now he has shared his thoughts on the officially announced cast.On his official Facebook page, the actor simply wrote, “Two words: No comment”.No please Ernie, tell us how you really feel.SEE ALSO – Ernie Hudson doesn’t think fans want an all-female […]