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Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins says that the MCU model shouldn’t be the status quo for superhero movies

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Patty Jenkins, the director of Wonder Woman, says that the MCU shouldn’t be the status quo for superhero movies. The Marvel Cinematic Universe has certainly had a huge impact on the superhero movie genre and blockbusters in general, with so many trying to replicate its success with its shared universe. However, Patty Jenkins, the director […]

The Raid director discusses his abandoned Deathstroke movie

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Having originally joined the DC Extended Universe to take on the role of the main villain in The Batman prior to Ben Affleck’s departure, Joe Manganiello’s Slade Wilson made his debut in the post-credits scene of Justice League, which was intended to introduce the character ahead of a Deathstroke solo movie. Gareth Evans, direct of […]

Flash Gordon receives brand new 4K restoration for 40th anniversary

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StudioCanal has announced that a special 40th anniversary 4K restoration of the cult 1980 sci-fi adventure Flash Gordon is set to arrive on Blu-ray, DVD and VOD in the UK this August. The new restoration was scanned from the original 35mm negative, with over 500 hours of manual restoration to repair serious damage and colour […]

Tom Cruise teaming with Elon Musk and NASA to shoot a movie in space

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He’s frequently found hanging from cliffs, helicopters, planes, or the side of the world’s tallest building, and now it seems that Tom Cruise is planning something out of this world for an upcoming movie. According to Deadline, Cruise is teaming with Elon Musk’s SpaceX organisation and NASA to create an action-adventure feature film which will […]

Kevin James goes dark and sadistic in first trailer for home invasion film Becky

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Known for his lighter roles in television like King of Queens or films like Paul Blart: Mall Cop or Hitch, Kevin James is going a much different route in his next part at the actor and comedian will play a villain for the very first time in Jonathan Milott and Cary Murnion’s home invasion thriller […]

Stephen McHattie, Henry Rollins and Juliette Lewis star in trailer for Dreamland

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Ahead of its release this June, Uncork’d Entertainment and Darkstar Pictures have unveiled a poster and trailer for Pontypool director Bruce McDonald’s new film Dreamland which stars Stephen McHattie, Henry Rollins, and Juliette Lewis; check them out here… On the orders of his gangster boss, hit man Johnny must cut off the pinkie finger of […]

Movie Review – Human Zoo (2020)

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Human Zoo, 2020. Directed by John E Seymore. Starring Robert Carradine, Jose Rosete, Rachel Amanda Bryant, Jessica Cameron, and Megan Le. SYNOPSIS: The internet watches live, as reality-show contestants struggle against time to see who will stay in solitary confinement the longest and take home the one million dollar prize. John E Seymore’s Human Zoo […]

Josh Trank pitched a “hard-R Venom” movie that the producer hated

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Josh Trank, director of Chronicle and Fantastic Four, pitched an R-rated Venom movie that the producer apparently hated. Tom Hardy’s successful Venom movie has added another interesting component to Sony’s shared Spidey universe and fans are looking forward to the upcoming sequel Venom: Let There Be Carnage. However, Josh Trank, the director of Chronicle, once […]

What Happened To Alex Proyas?

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Tom Jolliffe looks at the career, rise and fall of Alex Proyas… Born to Greek parents in Egypt and subsequently raised in Australia, you could say that Alex Proyas has an interesting background. He started, as a lot of film directors have, in music videos (working with the likes of INXS and Sting). To many […]