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Liam Neeson’s The Marksman aims low to secure top spot at the US box office

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With the moviegoing business decimated in most corners of the world, it doesn’t take much for a film to eek out top spot at the domestic box-office, and that’s the case once again this week as Liam Neeson’s The Marksman (read our ★★★ review here) held on at the summit with just over $2 million, […]

Janelle Monáe horror Antebellum finally secures UK release

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Antebellum promised so much, with a poster that screamed ‘From the Producers of Get Out and Us‘, a headline performance from Janelle Monáe, and an intriguing high-concept that would draw together resonant themes about race and politics. Then came a twist more unexpected than the one at the heart of the film when the pandemic […]

Paramount has rejected bids for Top Gun: Maverick from major streaming services

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Streaming was already well on its way to becoming the primary source with which people consume their new movies, and then the pandemic happened, and it has since become the only way in which they can. We all know about Warner Bros.’ game-changing decision with their 2021 slate, Disney have dipped their toes in the […]

Josh Hartnett explains why he turned down Superman Returns

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With the amount of superhero roles Josh Hartnett has turned down he could have filled every costume in a Justice League or Avengers movie. Having passed up the opportunity to swing with Sam Raimi for Spider-Man, or be Nolan’s Dark Knight, he has recently opened up about his decision to choose the smaller roles over […]

Tom Hanks sci-fi Bios pushed back to August

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Another week, another Tom Hanks film gets shunted around by the pandemic. With Greyhound ending up on Apple TV+ and News of the World getting a limited run in the US, it appears the only Hanks related event which happened on time was hosting the inauguration special for US television, because Variety is now reporting that […]

Take a look at Ghostbusters: Afterlife’s new Slimer-like ghost Muncher

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Tidbits about Jason Reitman’s Ghostbusters: Afterlife have been flying around the internet like spooks released from the Ecto Containment Unit by a meddling Walter Peck, and now we’ve got a better look at one of the new ghosts who’ll be vying for the title of the new Slimer when the pandemic delayed blockbuster is eventually […]

Thor: Love and Thunder to begin filming this week, Karen Gillan confirms Nebula appearance

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We knew that there were rumblings from the God of Thunder down-under when news of Matt Damon flying into Australia for a reported role in the fourth Asgardian adventure broke. Now it appears we have been given a definitive start date for filming on Thor: Love and Thunder thanks to Chris Hemsworth’s Instagram post.   […]

Marvel’s Disney+ series Secret Invasion to start filming in April

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Announced amongst a slew of other Marvel treats during the Disney Investor Day was the Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson) and Talos (Ben Mendelsohn) Disney+ show Secret Invasion, which according to reports will now begin filming this April. Screen Rant suggests that Marvel are looking to push ahead with the release of their streaming content, […]

UPDATE: Godzilla vs. Kong teaser roars online

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UPDATE: So it turns out this is just a fan made promo using footage from past Warner Bros. sizzle reels. Apologies. The wait for the trailer continues… It appears that Legendary’s own versus battle with Warner Bros. surrounding the release of their properties onto HBO Max didn’t end in a fight as colossal as that […]

Zack Snyder reveals his Justice League cut will not be a series, but a four hour movie

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As we approach the end of a saga which feels as though it has gone on longer than any of its titular heroes comic book runs, Zack Snyder appears to have offered an answer as to how his cut of Justice League will be presented when it lands on HBO Max sometime in March this […]