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Spoiler: Michael K. Williams discusses his Ghostbusters role and confirms returning character

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Warning – spoilers below… On Entertainment Weekly Radio, Michael K. Williams (Boardwalk Empire) confirmed his role in the upcoming Paul Feig directed Ghostbusters reboot, and dropped a spoiler about a returning character. “I play the FBI agent who works for the mayor…our whole thing is, we’re going to tell the people it was a flash […]

Variety shocks Terry Gilliam fans with false obituary

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Variety has terrified Monty Python fans by announcing the death of actor and director Terry Gilliam (The Zero Theorem), before correcting their mistake hours later. SEE ALSO: Funko announces Monty Python and the Holy Grail Pop! Vinyl figures for November The mistake was swiftly noticed on Twitter, with journalist Sean Fitzgerald asking whether someone pressed […]

Star Wars: The Force Awakens box office estimates suggest a $615 million global opening weekend

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We all know Star Wars: The Force Awakens is going to be big – the only question is, ‘how big’? Well, according to predictions from Deadline, the first chapter of Disney’s Star Wars sequel trilogy could pull in a $615 million worldwide opening weekend, which would shatter the previous record set earlier this year by […]

Monty Python and the Holy Grail getting 40th anniversary cinema re-release with a sing-a-long version

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In celebration of its 40th anniversary, the classic comedy Monty Python and the Holy Grail is getting a special one-night-only theatrical re-release here in the UK this October with a special sing-a-long version. SEE ALSO: Funko announces Monty Python and the Holy Grail Pop! Vinyl figures for November The re-sissue will also include a special […]

Patrick Stewart confirms Professor X for Wolverine 3, hints at Old Man Logan

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During a promotional interview with Collider to discuss his Blunt Talk TV series, Patrick Stewart has confirmed that he’ll be reprising the role of Professor Charles Xavier for 2017’s third Wolverine solo movie, while his comments also seem to support Hugh Jackman’s tease about an Old Man Logan adaptation. SEE ALSO: Hugh Jackman posts first […]

Blu-ray Review – Jojo Rabbit (2019)

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Jojo Rabbit, 2019. Directed by Taika Waititi. Starring Roman Griffin Davis, Thomasin McKenzie, Taika Waititi, Rebel Wilson, Stephen Merchant, Alfie Allen, Sam Rockwell, and Scarlett Johansson. SYNOPSIS: Jojo Rabbit, a coming-of-age World War II story with humor and heart, arrives on Blu-ray with a light smattering of bonus features. The film has some missteps, as […]

First images from Lord and Miller’s robot apocalypse family action comedy Connected

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Thanks to Entertainment weekly, we’ve got our first look at Connected, a new CG-animated sci-fi comedy adventure from producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse) and director Mike Rianda (Gravity Falls), which follows an everyday family on a road trip who find themselves battling a robot apocalypse. “The big whiz-bang of the […]

Hasbro unveils Ghostbusters Kenner Classics and Plasma Series action figures

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Toy giant Hasbro unveiled its new Ghostbusters merchandise at this weekend’s New York Toy Fair, including the iconic ECTO-1 playset, a wave of Kenner Classics figures recreating the classic 1980s Real Ghostbusters line, and a selection of Plasma Series action figures based upon the original 1984 movie; check them out here… GHOSTBUSTERS ECTO-1 PLAYSET (Ages […]

Movie Review – Brahms: The Boy II (2020)

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Brahms: The Boy II, 2020. Directed by William Brent Bell. Starring Katie Holmes, Ralph Ineson, Owain Yeoman, and Christopher Convery. SYNOPSIS: After a family moves into the Heelshire Mansion, their young son soon makes friends with a life-like doll called Brahms. The grand tradition of horror movie sequels dictates that, more often than not, they […]