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Fantastic Beasts 2 details, Power Rangers spoilers, Leia update and more – Daily News Roundup

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FANTASTIC BEASTS RETURNAfter scoring a pretty good monster hit last year with Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, it was revealed yesterday that its sequel will start production in August 2017 for release the following year. No extra cast have been confirmed, but we know this is the second in a five part series of […]

The Week in Star Wars – Detailed The Last Jedi scene descriptions leaked, Rebels renewed, more Han Solo casting and more

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Your weekend edition of The Week in Star Wars is back with details of scenes from The Last Jedi, some news on Star Wars Rebels, Han Solo casting news and more…Let’s kick things off with Star Wars: The Last Jedi, as some scenes from the movie were shown to Disney shareholders this week. The news […]

Star Wars: The Last Jedi scenes revealed, future DC plans announced, Aladdin start date and more – Daily News Roundup

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STAR WARS: THE FIRST SPOILERSAs we reported yesterday, some footage was shown to Disney investors of Star Wars: The Last Jedi which revealed Luke Skywalker’s opening words as well as appearances from Leia and Chewie. Well, some detailed descriptions of those scenes have now leaked online. We won’t post them here, but if you want […]

Casting call for live-action Aladdin confirms no “white-washing” of lead roles; will begin production in July 2017

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With all of the controversy surrounding Ghost in the Shell and an early draft of Mulan, a casting call put out by Disney reveals that their live-action adaptation of Aladdin will feature no “white-washing” of the lead roles.The call asks for “Middle Eastern” actors between 18-25 who can sing and dance. The call also reveals […]

Aquaman’s Jason Momoa joins video game adaptation Just Cause from Hitman: Agent 47 producer

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The video game movie train keeps rolling off the successes of Warcraft and The Angry Birds Movie (though not so much Assassin’s Creed), and it’s been announced that Adrian Askeriah’s long-gestating Just Cause adaptation has found its star.The Wrap has revealed that Game of Thrones and Aquaman star Jason Momoa has boarded the project to […]

Bloodshot movie finds its director in Mass Effect 2 and BioShock Infinite trailer creator

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It’s been a long time since we’d heard any news from Sony’s Valiant Comics shared universe, but it has been announced at their Emerald City Comic Con panel (via the good chaps at Bleeding Cool) that Bloodshot has found its director.The film will be helmed by first-time director Dave Wilson, who worked alongside Deadpool‘s Tim Miller […]

Cowabunga! A new 2D Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot is on the way!

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Although Nickelodeon have knocked it out of the park with their 2013 3D animated Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot, some fans of the franchise have been clamouring for its 2D roots of the 1980s. They got their wish partially in the season 4 episode “Trans-Dimensional Turtles” which saw the return of the original voice cast, but […]

Movie Review – Beauty and the Beast (2017)

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Beauty and the Beast, 2017Directed by Bill Condon Starring Emma Watson, Dan Stevens, Ewan McGregor, Luke Evans, Josh Gad, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Ian McKellen, Emma Thompson, Stanley Tucci, Kevin Kline, Sonoya Mizuno, Hattie Morahan, Audra McDonaldSYNOPSIS: An adaptation of the Disney fairy tale about a monstrous-looking prince and a young woman who fall in love.The live-action Disney […]

Movie Review – Kong: Skull Island (2017)

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Kong: Skull Island, 2017Directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts Starring Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, Samuel L. Jackson, John Goodman, John C. Reilly, Corey Hawkins, John Ortiz, Tian Jing, Toby Kebbell, Jason Mitchell, Will BrittainSYNOPSIS: A team of explorers and soldiers travel to an uncharted island in the Pacific, unaware that they are crossing into the domain of monsters, […]