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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 […]

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,” […]

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 […]

Bill Murray to play the villain in Ghostbusters remake?

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It was revealed yesterday that the cast of Paul Feig’s all-female Ghostbusters remake would be Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids), Melissa McCarthy (The Heat), Leslie Jones (Saturday Night Live) and Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live) and now we bring some more possible casting news. According to Hitflix, Sony are looking for original Ghostbuster Bill Murray to play […]

Friday the 13th pushed back (again) to 2016

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The return to the big screen of Jason Voorhees has been a tough one so far. Since returning to Paramount last year in a deal between Warner Bros. over distribution rights to Interstellar, Friday the 13th has moved dates a few times. It was originally set for the first quarter of 2015, before being pushed back to […]

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 […]

Movie Review – Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)

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Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015) Directed by Matthew Vaughn Starring Taron Egerton, Colin Firth, Samuel L. Jackson, Mark Strong, Sofia Boutella, Sophie Cookson, Michael Caine, Mark Hamill, Tom Prior and Jack Davenport SYNOPSIS: A veteran secret agent takes a young upstart under his wing. Marking the second time Matthew Vaughn has directed a comic book created […]

Scoot McNairy talks Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, calls Zack Snyder an “incredible filmmaker” and an “incredible visionary”

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Those of you who frequent our website often will notice in posts about Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Scoot McNairy is noted as starring in the movie in a “as-yet-unrevealed roles”. During an interview with USA Today, McNairy was grilled about the movie, but wasn’t letting up any information. “Man, I would love to spend […]

Interview: Matthew Vaughn talks Kingsman: The Secret Service, X-Men: Days of Future Past, James Bond and Fantastic Four

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Flickering Myth chat with Matthew Vaughn… Out in cinemas on at the end of the month, Flickering Myth Podcast host Luke Owen sat down with Kingsman: The Secret Service director Matthew Vaughn to talk about the movie, leaving X-Men: Days of Future Past to work on it, thoughts on James Bond and what he makes […]