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Duncan Jones reveals that 40 minutes were cut from his Warcraft movie

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One of the big sticking points from a lot of the critical drubbing of Duncan Jones’ movie adaptation Warcraft [read our review here] is the film’s break-neck pace. Well it turns out – as Luke and Oli theorised on the Flickering Myth Podcast last week – that around 40 minutes were cut from the movie. […]

Movie Review – Ratchet & Clank (2016)

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Ratchet & Clank, 2016 Directed by Kevin Munroe and Jericca Cleland Starring James Arnold Taylor, David Kaye, Jim Ward, Rosario Dawson, Paul Giamatti, John Goodman, Armin Shimerman, Bella Thorne, Sylvester Stallone SYNOPSIS: When the galaxy comes under the threat of a nefarious space captain, a mechanic and his newfound robot ally join an elite squad of combatants to save […]

Deathstroke could feature in Suicide Squad; Jason Clarke and Joe Manganiello eyed for the role

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With the search for Tom Hardy’s replacement rolling on (now that Jake Gyllenhaal has passed), we could have some more Suicide Squad casting news in the near future. According to the super sleuths over at JoBlo, Wade Wilson aka Deathstroke will also feature in David Ayer’s movie as a “hired assassin competing against the Suicide Squad”. […]

The Friday the 13th TV show has been scrapped

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In the wake of the Friday the 13th reboot getting a brand new director, the TV spin-off has hit a rather large roadblock. At the Television Critics Association’s press tour, The CW president Mark Pedowitz confirmed they were moving away from Crystal Lake Chronicles as they had more appealing projects to work on. “We had better pilots,” explained Pedowitz […]

Exclusive: Maria Bello talks about Lights Out, being scared and Grown Ups 3

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Luke Owen got on the phone with Lights Out star Maria Bello to talk about the film… After a few issues between myself and Warner Bros about getting on the phone, I was finally connected to Maria Bello who was at her home in Malibu. Not only is Bello the star of the horror movie […]

Star Wars theme park attractions will be based on new movies

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Since Disney purchased Lucasfilm, it was only a matter of time before the Star Wars theme park attractions at Disney World were going to expand. Disney Chairman and CEO Bob Iger spoke about the expansions and plans in an interview saying, “there will be a much larger Star Wars presence in our parks globally. But we want […]

Jupiter Ascending falters at the box office while The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water makes a huge splash

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As many predicted (including ourselves in our own review), Jupiter Ascending has faltered at the global box office on its debut weekend, taking just $51 million worldwide. The film, written and directed by The Wachowskis, opened in around 65 territories and cost a whopping $175 million to make, but only managed to take a pitiful $19 […]

Affleck signs on for Batman trilogy, Thanos in Avengers 4, first look at Domino in Deadpool 2 and more – Daily News Roundup

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BATFLECK TRILOGY BACK ON THE CARDS? Just prior to San Diego Comic Con, the trade papers began to report that Warner Bros. and DC were having concerns with Ben Affleck as Batman in their DC Extended Universe, but the actor himself dismissed the rumours. According to a new – and very dubious – report, Fortress […]

Captain Marvel concept art, Deathstroke not in Batman anymore, Wonder Woman Oscar campaign and more – Weekend News Roundup

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SUPER SKRULL After last week’s reveal that Captain Marvel would take place in the 1990s and feature classic Marvel villains the Skrulls, illustrator Jerad S.Marantz has taken to Instagram to reveal official concept art for them. Interestingly, in his caption Marantz includes the hashtag #SuperSkrulls, making reference to Super-Skrull, a character possessing the combined abilities of […]