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Criterion announces Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films Blu-ray set

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Criterion has announced the upcoming release of Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films, a Blu-ray collector’s box set featuring all fifteen of the classic Showa period Godzilla movies from the 1954 original through to 1975’s Terror of Mechagodzilla. Godzilla: The Showa-Era Films promises “a landmark set showcasing the technical wizardry, fantastical storytelling, and indomitable international appeal that […]

Here’s Henry Cavill’s Superman with his Mission: Impossible moustache in Justice League

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Warner Bros. and DC Films Justice League certainly came in for its fair share of criticism – not least with regards to the awful CGI work on Superman’s face, as the visual effects team tried to hide Henry Cavill’s Mission: Impossible – Fallout moustache after Paramount refused to allow the actor to shave for reshoots […]

Original Michael Myers actor confirms return for Halloween Kills and Halloween Ends

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During last week’s San Diego Comic-Con International, it was announced that Universal Pictures and Blumhouse Productions will be bringing to an end the saga of Michael Myers and Laurie Strode with not one but two sequels to last year’s hit Halloween relaunch. The original announcement for 2020’s Halloween Kills and 2021’s Halloween Ends confirmed the […]

Adam Sandler’s Halloween comedy gets an all-star cast

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Fresh of the success of his latest pairing with Jennifer Aniston in Murder Mystery, Adam Sandler is currently prepping for his next feature, an as-yet-untitled Halloween-themed comedy (previously announced as Hubie Halloween), and Deadline has announced details of the film’s supporting cast. Set to join Sandler in the movie is an all-star ensemble cast that […]

Benedict Cumberbatch and Claire Foy to star in biopic Louis Wain

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BAFTA-nominated director Will Sharpe (Flowers) has enlisted Benedict Cumberbatch (Avengers: Endgame) and Claire Foy (The Crown) to star in Louis Wain, a biopic of the 19th century English artist. As reported by Variety, the film will see Cumberbatch portraying the prolific artist Wain, “a brilliant man inspired by both his love of the world and […]

It Chapter Two gets R-rating for “disturbing violent content, bloody images and crude sexual material”

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It what will come as no surprise whatsoever, the Motion Picture Association of America has granted New Line Cinema’s horror sequel It Chapter Two an R-rating for “disturbing violent content and bloody images throughout, pervasive language, and some crude sexual material.” Based on the MPAA’s description, it seems that director Andy Muschietti and company may […]

Andy Serkis, Travis Knight and Rupert Wyatt have met with Sony about directing Venom 2

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With Ruben Fleischer busy with post-production on Zombieland: Double Tap, it seems that Sony is wasting little time in finding a replacement for the filmmaker on Venom 2, with Variety reporting that the studio has recently met with three potential directors for the Marvel sequel. According to the trade, Andy Serkis (Mowgli: Legend of the […]

In Defense of Fox’s X-Men Franchise

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EJ Moreno looks back on Fox’s X-Men franchise… During the start of the Fox/Disney merger, the Internet took a sharp turn when it came to discussing the X-Men films. While it was never universally loved, the long-running comic book series never had such negativity surrounding it. With many fans wanting to see these characters find […]

Heroes pay their respects to Iron Man in Avengers: Endgame deleted scene

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Ahead of its home-entertainment release, another deleted scene from Avengers: Endgame has been released, and sees the movie’s heroes paying their respect to Tony Stark after he makes the ultimate sacrifice in order to defeat Thanos; watch it below, and check out another deleted scene featuring Rocket and Thor here… SEE ALSO: Avengers: Endgame writers […]