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Matt Reeves says The Batman won’t be a direct origin story, discusses production shutdown

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Even while doing press for his new sci-fi series Tales From the Loop, Matt Reeves can’t keep conversations about The Batman away. While taking on such an iconic character – brought to life so many times before – seems like a daunting task for any filmmaker, Reeves is tackling like he would any other project. […]

Movie Review – Butt Boy (2020)

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Butt Boy, 2020 Directed by Tyler Cornack Starring Tyler Cornack, Shelby Dash, Tyler Dryden, Anna Wholey, Tyler Rice, and Angela Jones SYNOPSIS: Detective Fox loves work and alcohol. After he goes to AA, his sponsor, Chip, becomes the main suspect of his investigation for a missing kid. Fox believes people are disappearing up Chip’s butt. The […]

Divergent author Veronica Roth’s Chosen Ones in development as feature film

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THR is reporting that Erik Feig’s Picturestart has snapped up the rights to Chosen Ones, the upcoming novel from Veronica Roth, author of the Divergent book series. Described as Roth’s first adult novel, Chosen Ones takes place in a Chicago where magic is real, and follows “Sloane Andrews, one of the “Famous Five,” then-teens who […]

Exclusive Interview – Composer Rafaël Leloup discusses his latest score for IFC Films’ The Other Lamb

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To the outside world, a cult ruled over by a messiah-like figure is obviously not normal. But what if you were born into one and didn’t know any different? This is the premise of IFC Films’ new title The Other Lamb, directed by Malgorzata Szumowska. The horror/thriller follows teenage Selah (Raffey Cassidy) as her insular […]

Ray Fisher says there are “plans in progress” for Cyborg in the DCEU

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Had the stars aligned and everything went according to plan, last weekend would have seen the release of Warner Bros. and DC Films’ Cyborg solo movie – although as we know, it didn’t quite work out that way, and the future of Ray Fisher’s Victor Stone remains up in the air following the DC Extended […]

Michael Shannon “didn’t think there was any other way to end” controversial Man of Steel fight

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The ending of the Superman and Zod fight in Man of Steel still divides fans to this day. Zack Snyder’s 2013 film shook how viewers saw the iconic character as we saw Superman snap the neck of Zod to save not only a family but the entire world. This moment was the real turning point […]

Annabelle Comes Home director to helm Stephen King adaptation Salem’s Lot

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Having signed on to write the script back in 2019, Annabelle Comes Home director Gary Dauberman has now closed a deal to helm New Line Cinema’s big screen adaptation of Stephen King’s vampire novel Salem’s Lot. Dauberman has plenty of experience with Warner Bros. and New Line’s horror output, having penned the likes of It […]