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Unmade Bruce Almighty sequel would have granted Jim Carrey the power of Satan

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Here’s an interesting piece of news from the Hollywood vaults; a potential sequel to Bruce Almighty was pitched that would have given Jim Carrey’s reporter the powers of Satan.  During an interview with SYFY the films co-screenwriters Steve Koren and Mark O’Keefe revealed that Brucifer would have seen Carrey’s Bruce Nolan granted the powers of […]

Trailer for Netflix’s non-linear series Kaleidoscope reveals you can watch the episodes in any order

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Netflix have already tried choose-your-own adventure television with Black Mirror episode Bandersnatch, but now they’re taking things a step further with non-linear limited series Kaleidoscope, which encourages viewers to watch the episodes in an order of their choosing, promising that it will affect their viewpoint on the story, the characters, and the questions and answers […]

White Boy Rick’s Yann Demange to direct Marvel’s Blade

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Marvel’s Blade has been more concerned with hunting down a director than pursuing vampires since Mogul Mowgli’s Bassam Tariq ditched the Daywalker back in September, but now they’ve found one in the form of ’71 and White Boy Rick helmer Yann Demange.  Deadline confirm that Demange, who most recently directed episodes of HBO’s Lovecraft Country, […]

Avatar: The Way of Water promises the motion picture event of a generation in spectacular final trailer

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James Cameron doesn’t do understatement, and so the final rallying cry trailer for his return to Pandora promises that Avatar: The Way of Water will be the motion picture event of a generation.  Picking up ten years after the events of the biggest film of all time, the fantasy sequel centres on Jake (Sam Worthington), […]

Mare of Easttown’s Cailee Spaeny heading to space for Fede Álvarez’s Alien sequel

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The Alien franchise has featured some iconic female characters, and now Mare of Easttown‘s Cailee Spaeny is in talks to join the illustrious likes of Sigourney Weaver, Noomi Rapace, and Katherine Waterston by heading to space for Fede Álvarez’s Alien sequel.  The Hollywood Reporter reveal that Spaeny, who is currently shooting Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla Presley […]

Stranger Things’ Joseph Quinn set to join Lupita Nyong’o in A Quiet Place: Day One

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Having broken out with a star-making performance battling Vecna in Stranger Things 4, Joseph Quinn is set to tackle monsters once again with the news that he is in talks to join Lupita Nyong’o in A Quiet Place: Day One. Deadline report that Quinn is in negotiations for a leading role opposite Lupita Nyong’o in […]

Jonah Hill to direct Keanu Reeves in his sophomore feature Outcome

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Jonah Hill is set to follow his wonderful directorial-debut Mid90s by lining up Keanu Reeves to star in his sophomore feature film Outcome.  Deadline broke the news that Hill would be directing the John Wick star in Outcome, but beyond the fact that Hill also co-wrote the script with Ezra Woods, details on the film […]

Will Smith is on the run in harrowing new trailer for Antoine Fuqua’s slavery drama Emancipation

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Apple TV+ has released the official trailer for Emancipation, the upcoming drama from director Antoine Fuqua (Training Day) which sees Will Smith looking to put the Oscar controversy behind him as he takes on the role of an enslaved man who embarks on a perilous journey, risking his life to reunite with his family after […]

Francis Lawrence wants Constantine 2 to be “a real R-rated” movie

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While doing the rounds for his Netflix fantasy adventure Slumberland (read our ★★★ review here), director Francis Lawrence has been speaking about plans for his recently announced Constantine sequel, and his desire to “make a real R-rated Constantine”. Released in 2005, Constantine starred Keanu Reeves, Rachel Weisz, Shia LaBeouf and featured an iconic performance from […]

The Princess Diaries 3 is in the works at Disney

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Never ones to pass up the opportunity to mine their own IP, it is being reported that Disney are working on a direct follow-up to The Princess Diaries, and while Anne Hathaway hasn’t officially been crowned the film’s star, the Academy-Award winner has been vocal about getting the gown back on for a while now.  […]