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Metal Gear Solid movie finds a new writer

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It’s been nearly a year since we last heard anything about the big screen adaptation of popular video game franchise Metal Gear Solid when it was reported that Jordan Vogt-Roberts (The Kings of Summer) had been attached to the project. Well, now we have some more news. According to Deadline, in-demand British writer Jay Basu (Monsters: […]

New Twin Peaks series might not be happening after all; David Lynch says there are “complications”

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Bad news for Twin Peaks fans! After the exciting news that Twin Peaks was returning to our screens next year, it now looks like the show might not make a come back after all. David Lynch spoke about the project during a Q&A session at the opening night of his Between Two Worlds art exhibition. […]

New rumours of Luke Skywalker’s role in Star Wars: The Force Awakens and flashback sequences

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WARNING – POTENTIAL SPOILERS BELOW We’re less than 300 days away from Star Wars: The Force Awakens, but the reports and rumours are still coming in thick and fast. We’ve already had rumours that Darth Vader would be in the film in some capacity (possibly in a flashback) and now we have new rumours that […]

Hugh Jackman talks about the Wolverine/Professor X movie rumour, “I’m not going to deny it”

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A few days ago, buried under the news of Spider-Man joining the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a rumour surfaced from Patrick Stewart that he would be reprising his role as Charles Xavier/Professor X for the third solo Wolverine movie alongside Hugh Jackman. While nothing is official yet, Jackman himself spoke out about while on a promotional tour […]

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 […]

Mark Ruffalo spotted on the Captain America: Civil War set – will Hulk be in the movie?

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Considering that virtually everyone from the Marvel Cinematic Universe will be in Captain America: Civil War, it was never clear if Mark Ruffalo’s Bruce Banner/The Hulk would be in the picture. However, the star has been spotted visiting the set of the movie, and partying with its stars Chris Evans (Captain America), Daniel Brühl (Baron […]

Live action Akira movie delayed; no progress has been made says director

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It’s a movie that hasn’t entirely won over fans of the original movie (or George Takei for that matter), but it looks like the live action adaptation of Akira has hit a bump in the road. At a press conference for his upcoming action movie Run All Night (starring Liam Neeson), director Jaume Collet-Serra was asked about […]

George Takei petitions against all-white casting choices for Akira adaptation

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Following on from the controversy surrounding the all-white casting of Exodus: Gods and Kings, legendary Star Trek actor and King of the Memes George Takei has spoken out against the proposed casting choices for the American adaptation of popular anime Akira. It was reported by Deadline that the cast choices included Robert Pattinson (Twilight), Andrew Garfield […]