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Disney chief expresses “disappointment” in films inherited from Fox

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When Disney completed their all-consuming acquisition of 20th Century Fox earlier this year, they inherited a slate of films that were already in the can and jostling for release. So as well as an enormous amount of archived content that would bolster the launch of Disney+ (The Simpsons), they also had to handle the marketing […]

Movie Review – Away (2019)

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Away, 2019. Directed by Gints Zilbalodis. SYNOPSIS: A young boy wakes to find himself hanging from a tree by his parachute. He has apparently crash landed on a mysterious island, one which is inhabited by a menagerie of creatures, as well as a giant spirit who pursues him across this strange new land as he […]

Sonic the Hedgehog set photos reveal James Marsden’s Sheriff

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Filming is underway in Ladysmith, Vancouver Island, on the adaptation of blockbusting 90s SEGA game Sonic the Hedgehog, and while these early pics don’t give us a look at the titular ericius, or Dr. Robotnik, HollywoodNorth.buzz’s exclusive set snaps show us James Marsden’s local sheriff, and the town of Green Hills which he polices. Click […]

New cast and characters for The Incredibles 2 revealed

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Those geniuses over at Disney Pixar have taken to social media in order to refresh your memory on who provided the voices for the roll call of characters from 2004’s The Incredibles, as well as give you a glimpse at the new ones who’ll be appearing in this summer’s sequel. #Incredibles2 pic.twitter.com/Nqa6TQfW0q — Disney•Pixar (@DisneyPixar) […]

Rian Johnson offers brilliant Twitter response to Star Wars: The Last Jedi force projection criticism

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Officially the most divisive Star Wars movie of the saga, Rian Johnson has spent the last few days divulging information about creative choices made on Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Whether that’s questions about Rey’s parentage, Snoke’s fate, or what happened to the Knights of Ren, he has answered them in a manner that has fully […]

Teaser trailer for Danny McBride’s surprise Crocodile Dundee sequel

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The last installment of the Crocodile Dundee franchise was released in 2001, and was notable only for the rubbish title (Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles) and a cameo from Mike Tyson. So the news that Danny McBride will star in a sequel to be released this summer is as unexpected as a boomerang actually coming […]

Is Bill Condon’s Bride of Frankenstein being resurrected with Gal Gadot?

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Last years microcosmic lifespan of Universal’s Dark Universe, halted by the failure of The Mummy, put paid to a series of run-before-you-could-walk spin-off movies; The Invisible Man, The Creature from the Black Lagoon, and The Wolf Man. Appropriately enough, the only film that appears to have been brought back to life is Bill Condon’s Bride […]

Nintendo President hopes to announce Super Mario Bros. movie very soon

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In a recent interview with Japanese newspaper Kyoto Shimbum, Nintendo president Tatsumi Kimishima hinted that he hopes to reach an agreement with a studio very soon and make an announcement about the rumoured Super Mario Bros. movie. Rumours surfaced towards the tail end of last year that Nintendo were in talks with Illumination Entertainment, the […]

Watch Stranger Things Season 2… in LEGO!

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Continuing the trend of morphing the biggest film and television shows into Danish bricks, Stranger Things season 2 is the latest to receive the LEGO treatment. Brought to you by the cutely named Netbrix, the video, made by bookshelfproductions, condenses the second season of the smash hit retro horror into key sequences from the show; […]