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Stephan James steps into the ring to play Carl Weathers in I Play Rocky

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If Beale Street Could Talk star Stephan James is set to inherit Apollo Creed’s gloves in order to play the late-great Carl Weathers in Amazon MGM Studios’ I Play Rocky.  Per Deadline’s report James has been cast opposite Anthony Ippolito’s Sylvester Stallone in the film, which chronicles the making of 1977’s Best Picture winner Rocky.  […]

Trailer for Justin Lin’s Last Days depicts tragic true story of a misguided missionary

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Vertical Releasing has dropped the trailer for Fast and Furious-director Justin Lin’s Last Days, a based-on-a-true-story tale of a 26-year old missionary who ignores all advice and travels to a remote island in order to deliver his message to an uncontacted tribe. Adapted by Ben Ripley (Source Code) from Alex Perry’s Outside magazine article ‘The […]

The Running Man featurette takes us behind-the-scenes of Edgar Wright’s actioner

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Paramount Pictures has released a behind-the-scenes featurette that gives audiences a look at the training schedule that went into the propulsive action featured in Edgar Wright’s forthcoming adaptation of Stephen King’s The Running Man.  Written by the Shaun of the Dead director, alongside 21 Jump Street‘s Michael Bacall, The Running Man stars Glen Powell, William […]

Take a peek at the brand new poster for Return to Silent Hill

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The mist has cleared on a brand new poster for Christophe Gans’ Return to Silent Hill.  Starring War Horse actor Jeremy Irvine as the protagonist, this third film is based on the critically acclaimed Konami videogame Silent Hill 2, which tells the melancholy story of James, a widower who returns to the titular town when […]

Boots trailer sees two best friends join the US Marine Corps in the 1990s

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Netflix has asked audiences to stand to attention by releasing the trailer for Boots, their forthcoming drama based on Memoir The Pink Marine by Greg Cope White, which tells the story of a closeted teen and his best friend, who join the US Marine Corps at a time when being gay in the military is […]

Movie Review – The Long Walk (2025)

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The Long Walk, 2025.  Directed by Francis Lawrence Starring Cooper Hoffman, David Jonsson, Garrett Wareing, Tut Nyuot, Charlie Plummer, Ben Wang, Roman Griffin Davis, Jordan Gonzalez, Josh Hamilton, Judy Greer, and Mark Hamill. SYNOPSIS:  A group of teenage boys compete in an annual contest known as “The Long Walk,” where they must maintain a certain walking speed or get shot. Hunger Games director […]

Channing Tatum, Kirsten Dunst and Peter Dinklage take us behind the scenes of Derek Cianfrance’s Roofman in new featurette

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Following its critically acclaimed debut at the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, Paramount Pictures has given audiences a peek behind-the-scenes of Derek Cianfrance’s Roofman, his based-on-a-true-story tale of an ex-con who secretly lives inside the roof of a Toys “R” Us for six months. Written by The Place Beyond the Pines director, alongside Sound of […]

The Conjuring: Last Rites scares up second biggest worldwide horror box office opening

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Lorraine Warren has been prone to the odd premonition over the course of The Conjuring franchise, but even she couldn’t have seen the box-office performance of The Conjuring: Last Rites coming. The fourth and ‘final’ film in the main Conjuring through-line was projected to earn approximately $40 million at the domestic box-office, but the $55 […]

Fede Álvarez will pass the torch to another director for Alien: Romulus sequel

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With critical acclaim and $351 million in worldwide receipts, Fede Álvarez successfully resurrected the Alien franchise with Alien: Romulus, but with a couple of months to go before production was meant to get underway on the sequel, the director has revealed that he will “pass the torch” to another filmmaker.  While speaking with TooFab, Alvarez […]

Sophie Turner officially cast as Lara Croft in Amazon’s live-action Tomb Raider series

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Amazon MGM Studios are getting ready to press play on their series adaptation of the video game franchise Tomb Raider by announcing that Game of Thrones alumni Sophie Turner will embody the iconic explorer, Lara Croft.  Written, created and executive produced by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, who will now split showrunner duties with Chad Hodge (Wayward Pines), […]