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Donald Glover and Maya Erskine not returning for Mr. and Mrs. Smith season 2

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There’s good news and bad news when it comes to Amazon Prime’s Mr. and Mrs. Smith; a second season has been given the go-ahead by the streaming service, but unfortunately Donald Glover and Maya Erskine aren’t expected to return.  Prime Video announced the renewal on their social channels as part of their Upfronts presentation in […]

Megalopolis trailer shows Adam Driver fighting for his utopia in Francis Ford Coppola’s epic fable

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Ahead of its world premiere in competition at the Cannes Film Festival this Thursday, Francis Ford Coppola has shared the first official trailer for his self-funded passion project Megalopolis.  The legendary Godfather director calls the ambitious epic “the best work I’ve ever had the privilege to preside over” and has enlisted a huge ensemble to […]

Go behind-the-scenes of Wicked with Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande in new promo video

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Ahead of the release of the official trailer on Wednesday, Universal Pictures has given audiences a behind-the-scenes look at their blockbuster musical adaptation of Wicked.  Directed by Crazy Rich Asians filmmaker Jon M. Chu, Wicked‘s magical ensemble features Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, alongside Michelle Yeoh, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode,  and Jeff Goldblum […]

Third Downton Abbey movie heading to the big screen

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Polish your finest silver, because Downton Abbey is set for a third big-screen outing from series creator Julian Fellowes. Per The Hollywood Reporter, Focus Features and Carnival Films are organising another elite gathering for the inhabitants of Downton Abbey, with Simon Curtis returning to direct following his work on 2022’s Downton Abbey: A New Era. […]

Edgar Wright officially in talks to direct Sydney Sweeney’s Barbarella remake

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Following the announcement that Edgar Wright is set to direct Glen Powell in a remake of The Running Man, the Hot Fuzz director hasn’t had to look far when it comes to inspiration for his next project, with news emerging that he is in talks to take the reins on Powell’s Anyone But You co-star […]

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes rules the worldwide box office with $129 million opening

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Apes and humans can live together if this weekend is anything to go by, with audiences turning out in huge numbers for 20th Century and Disney’s Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes. Wes Ball’s continuation of the $1.7 billion grossing Apes franchise swung to a domestic debut of $56.5 million and $72.5 million international, […]

First poster for Marielle Heller’s Nightbitch starring Amy Adams

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Searchlight Pictures has released the first poster for Can You Ever Forgive Me? director Marielle Heller’s Nightbitch, which stars Amy Adams as a stay-at-home mum who starts going through a quite a radical change.  Nightbitch is an adaptation of of Rachel Yoder’s debut novel, which follows Adams as a suburban mom thrown into the stay-at-home […]

June Squibb’s OAP action flick Thelma gets a kick-ass trailer

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Magnolia Pictures & Magnet Releasing have released the trailer for their nonagenarian action flick Thelma, which stars Academy Award nominee June Squib (Nebraska) as an elderly grandmother turned unlikely action hero. The feature directorial debut of Josh Margolin, we called Thelma “a quirky, elderly action-adventure tale” when it debuted at this year’s Sundance Film Festival […]

Meet the Mega-Minions in the latest Despicable Me 4 trailer

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Universal Pictures and Illumination Studios have released a brand new trailer for Despicable Me 4, which finds Steve Carell’s reformed villain back in the main franchise for the first time since 2017’s billion dollar grossing third installment, and in need of help from the all new, souped up Mega-Minions.  Despicable Me 4 lures back the […]