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First look at Five Nights At Freddy’s movie as Blumhouse adaptation gets day-and-date release on Peacock

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A Five Nights at Freddy’s movie adaptation had been stuck in a development-hell lobby for what seemed like an eternity, but today we have our first look at the Blumhouse videogame adaptation, as-well-as the news that it will receive a day-and-date release in cinemas alongside streaming on Peacock.  Sharing the first still from Five Nights […]

Giancarlo Esposito, Elizabeth Debicki, Moses Sumney, Michelle Monaghan, Bobby Cannavale, Lily Collins, Halsey and Kevin Bacon join Mia Goth in MaXXXine

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Ti West’s X prequel Pearl achieved that rarest of feats by surpassing the original film on almost every level, including a stunning central performance from newly-crowned scream-queen Mia Goth as the titular-killer. So it comes as no surprise that actors are clamouring to join the 80s-set trilogy-capper MaXXXine, which has just announced an impressive line-up […]

Chloe Zhao to direct Shakespeare drama Hamnet

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Following her high-profile one-two of Nomadland and Marvel’s Eternals, Academy Award winner Chloé Zhao has been slow to pick her next film, but has finally opted for an adaptation of Maggie O’Farrell’s Hamnet. Deadline reports that Zhao will direct from a script adapted alongside Hamnet‘s author Maggie O’Farrell. Amblin Partners, Hera Pictures, Neal Street Productions and […]

Donald Glover reveals “we’re talking about it” when it comes to playing Lando Calrissian again

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With Star Wars Celebration set to open the hangar doors at a space port somewhere in London this weekend, we’re starting to get some galaxy far, far away gossip filtering through, and few titbits will be as exciting as the news that Donald Glover is still keen to return to the role of Lando Calrissian. This isn’t […]

Original voice cast returning for Shrek 5 and a potential Donkey solo outing

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Hinted at during the final moments of Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, Illumination’s Chris Meledandri has confirmed that we’ll be returning to Far Far Away for a fifth Shrek outing, as-well-as hinting at another spin-off in the shape of a solo-outing for Eddie Murphy’s Donkey. During a sit down with Variety before the launch […]

Michael Mann in talks with Adam Driver to play a young Robert De Niro in Heat 2

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Once Michael Mann has parked his Adam Driver-led Enzo Ferrari biopic, he hopes to convince the actor to play a young Neil McCauley in his sequel to revered 1995 crime-epic Heat. Deadline reports that Heat 2 is starting to gain some real traction at Warner Bros. and that Mann wants to adapt the New York […]

Apple drops first look at Ridley Scott’s Napoleon to herald a theatrical release date

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Apple have announced that Ridley Scott’s Joaquin Phoenix led historical epic Napoleon will be given a theatrical release before streaming globally on Apple TV+ on an undisclosed date, and have celebrated by releasing a first-look image which you can see below… Sony Pictures will partner with Apple on the theatrical rollout, which will see Napoleon […]

Nick Fury prepares for one last fight in Marvel’s Secret Invasion trailer

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Not only has Marvel Studios dropped the trailer for its eagerly-anticipated Samuel L. Jackson-led Disney+ series Secret Invasion, but they’ve also solved one of the biggest mysteries surrounding the show by revealing that it will land on Disney+ on June 21st. Secret Invasion sees the return of MCU alumni Samuel L. Jackson as Nick Fury, […]

Dungeons & Dragons loots $71.5 million at the worldwide box office

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Bolstered by stellar reviews and strong word-of-mouth, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves rolled a double-six, or whatever the 23-sided dice equivalent is at the worldwide box-office this weekend, grossing an above-expectations $71.5 million. The Jonathan Goldstein and John Francis Daley (Game Night) directed board-game adaptation dethroned John Wick: Chapter 4 at the North American […]

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse sets up Tuesday’s trailer launch with stunning teaser

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It’s not usually worth getting excited for these teasers for trailers, but the fact that fifteen seconds of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse footage is often more impressive than most feature-length movies makes this a must-watch.  Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse hails from directors Joaquim Dos Santos, Justin K. Thompson, and Kemp Powers, and features a voice cast […]