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Tilda Swinton unsure if she’ll play the Ancient One in Doctor Strange as a man or a woman

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Back in May it was revealed that Marvel Studios had tapped Tilda Swinton (Snowpiercer, Trainwreck) to play the role of Dr. Stephen Strange’s mentor The Ancient One in the Phase Three release Doctor Strange. Naturally, this led everyone to assume that Marvel had decided to gender swap the character – who in the comic book […]

Tilda Swinton confirms The Ancient One role in Marvel’s Doctor Strange

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Back in May it was reported that Tilda Swinton (We Need to Talk About Kevin, Snowpiercer) had entered talks with Marvel Studios for the role of Dr. Stephen Strange’s mentor The Ancient One in the upcoming Phase Three release Doctor Strange, and now Swinton herself has confirmed that it’s a done deal. “We’re so far […]

Marvel’s Doctor Strange begins production in November

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Marvel’s Doctor Strange will begin production this November, according to Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige. During the press event for Marvel’s latest movie Avengers: Age of Ultron, Feige confirmed that November 2015 is when shooting on the Phase Three film will begin, and stated that he was ‘excited’ about Benedict Cumberbatch playing the titular character. […]

Interview with Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation stunt performer Lucy Cork

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Flickering Myth’s Matt Spencer-Skeen interviews stunt performer Lucy Cork about her career and work on the upcoming Mission Impossible – Rogue Nation… Matt Spencer-Skeen: So Lucy, we’ve known each other from school days and I remember you were always very sporty, how did this develop into you doing stunts? Lucy Cork: Well I came from […]

Movie Review – Good Kill (2014)

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Good Kill, 2014. Written and Directed by Andrew Niccol. Starring Ethan Hawke, January Jones, Zoe Kravitz, Bruce Greenwood and Jake Abel. SYNOPSIS: A family man begins to question the ethics of his job as a drone pilot. Many of the scenes are emotionless, repetitive and detached, set in a claustrophobic room without windows. These scenes involve the […]

Ryan Gosling to star in Guillermo del Toro’s Haunted Mansion

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According to The Wrap, former Mouseketeer Ryan Gosling is in talks with Disney about joining its upcoming supernatural family adventure Haunted Mansion, which has Guillermo del Toro attached. The project is based on Disney’s theme-park ride of the same name and has been in development for some time now, with del Toro officially announcing it […]

Django and Suspiria heading to the small screen

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France’s Atlantique Productions and Italy’s Cattleya have announced that they have signed a co-development and co-production deal to bring two cult Italian movies to the small screen in Sergio Cobucci’s spaghetti western Django and Dario Argento’s horror Suspiria. First up will be a retelling of Django, “with the grit and edginess of modern television dramas”, […]

Ian McKellen is Cogsworth in Disney’s Beauty and the Beast

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According to Variety, Disney has found a thespian to play butler-turned-clock Cogsworth in their live-action Beauty and the Beast adaptation: Sir Ian McKellen. Directed by Bill Condon (Dreamgirls, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn), the film will star Harry Potter alum Emma Watson as Belle, The Guest‘s Dan Stevens as the Beast, Luke Evans as Gaston, Frozen‘s Josh Gad as Le Fou, Emma […]

Jennifer Garner and Robbie Amell join Nine Lives

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The Wrap is reporting the casting of Jennifer Garner (Dallas Buyers Club) and Robbie Amell (The Duff) in Barry Sonnefeld’s latest comedy, Nine Lives. Sonnenfeld returns after a three year hiatus following 2012’s Men in Black 3, while Garner and Amell join Kevin Spacey (House of Cards), Christopher Walken (Jersey Boys) and Malina Weissman (Teenage […]