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James Gunn reveals his planned story for the cancelled Scooby-Doo 3 movie

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Before the beloved filmmaker James Gunn helmed Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.1 and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.2 for Marvel Studios, he got his big break penning the script for the live-action Scooby-Doo and Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed films. However, due to the poor reception by critics and diminishing box office returns, a planned Scooby-Doo 3 was cancelled. Now, […]

Karen Gillan would like to direct and star in a Batgirl movie

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Guardians of the Galaxy star Karen Gillan has revealed that she’s keen to follow in the footsteps of director James Gunn by swapping the Marvel Cinematic Universe for the DC Extended Universe, with the actress revealing that she’d like to direct and star in a Batgirl movie. “Batgirl would be pretty cool,” said Gillan when […]

Paul W.S. Anderson has no involvement with Event Horizon TV series

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Last year, it was reported that Amazon Studios and Paramount Television are set to adapt the 1997 sci-fi horror film Event Horizon into a television series with Adam Wingard (Godzilla vs. Kong) serving as director and executive producer alongside Event Horizon‘s original producers Larry Gordon and Lloyd Levin. Now, in an interview with ComicBook.com, Anderson revealed […]

Explicit coming of age drama We coming to the UK this month

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Matchbox Films has announced the upcoming UK release of We (a.k.a. Wij), the controversial and explicit coming of age drama from Dutch filmmaker Rene Eller; check out the poster, synopsis and trailer here… During one hot summer, eight privileged but bored suburban teens begin to pull a series of harmless pranks which quickly escalate into […]

The Battle for Vampire Superiority: The Lost Boys vs. Near Dark

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Tom Jolliffe presides over a showdown between the cult 1987 vampire flicks The Lost Boys and Near Dark… The vampire has sucked his merry way through cinema history, from the silent era, to the R-Patz era. We’ve seen many incarnations, many genres, from Christopher Lee to angsty teens, from horror to camp comedy. Perhaps the […]

Quentin Tarantino explains why Hans Landa is his favourite character from his movies

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With nine films and hundreds of performances, Quentin Tarantino has a plethora of colorful characters. From the titular Jackie Bown to Cliff Booth in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, the list of brilliant names goes on. And everyone has their personal favorites from the long line-up of roles. In a recent interview, Empire Magazine […]

Vinnie Jones slams Brett Ratner over Juggernaut role in X-Men: The Last Stand

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During an interview with Comic Book Movie to promote the release of his new film The Big Ugly, footballer-turned-movie star Vinnie Jones was asked for his recollections working on 2006’s X-Men: The Last Stand, and whether he enjoyed his experience portraying the role of the Juggernaut. Well, it turns out he didn’t – and he […]

Nikita vs Anna: When Luc Besson Retraced His Steps

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Tom Jolliffe looks back at the film which broke Luc Besson out to the world, and his more recent and pale imitator, Anna… Cinema is almost bereft of an original idea these days. There are very few that arrive which feel like something unique, and even then, the smart-arses among us might start pinpointing similarities […]

Dakota Fanning recalls her experience of shooting Once Upon a Time in Hollywood with Quentin Tarantino

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Dakota Fanning has discussed her experience of working with director Quentin Tarantino on 2019’s Oscar-winning film, Once Upon a Time in Hollywood. In a recent interview with Collider, Dakota Fanning, who played Manson Family member Squeaky Fromme, detailed her experience of working on Tarantino’s latest feature film and how making the movie reminded her of […]

Lou Ferrigno is “not very impressed” with Marvel Studios’ depiction of the Hulk

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The original Incredible Hulk actor Lou Ferrigno is “not very impressed” with Marvel Studio’s depiction of the Hulk in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Lou Ferrigno originally played the green super-powered alter ego of Bill Bixby’s Dr David Banner in the 1978 television show. However, the former professional bodybuilder has taken issue with bringing the Hulk […]