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Frances O’Connor cast in horror sequel The Conjuring 2

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British-born Aussie actress Frances O’Connor (Mansfield Park) has scored a role in The Conjuring 2, taking the nominal lead alongside returning stars Patrick Wilson (Insidious) and Vera Farmiga (Bates Motel). SEE ALSO: The Conjuring 2 gets a new release date The Hollywood Reporter writes that O’Connor will play a mother who reaches out to Wilson […]

Alien: The Best & The Worst Sequels, Prequels and Spin-offs

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Ben Robins ranks every single sequel, prequel and spin-off from the Alien series, ahead of the latest addition, Alien: Covenant.  With the long-awaited Alien prequel/sequel Covenant very nearly upon us, it’s time to once again dig up one of sci-fi’s longest-running franchises, to finally, and definitively, separate the classic, from the garbage. Few expected a […]

The 5 Best Movies to Look Out for at Sundance London 2017

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Ben Robins with the five best movies to look out for at Sundance London 2017… Storming back to London’s Picturehouse Central off the back of an incredibly successful rebrand last year, Sundance’s London branch is fast becoming one of the city’s go-to film festivals. And while Netflix and Amazon have already sunk their claws into […]

Sci-Fi London 2017 Review – Immigration Game (2017)

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Immigration Game, 2017 Directed by Krystof Zlatnik Starring Mathis Landwehr, Denise Ankel, Katharina Sporrer, Simson Bubbel, Eskindir Tesfay SYNOPSIS: In near future Germany, the only way for an immigrant to obtain full citizenship is to participate in a bloody, Purge-style TV show through the streets of Berlin, and a young German national soon finds himself […]

Samuel L. Jackson doesn’t think Black Panther will have a lasting impact on Hollywood

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Marvel’s Black Panther has proven to be an enormous success, becoming one of the highest-grossing movies of all time as well as being hailed as a watershed moment for the representation of black actors on screen. However, Marvel Cinematic Universe star Samuel L. Jackson isn’t sure that the movie will have a long term impact […]

Winnie the Pooh joins Ewan McGregor on new Christopher Robin image

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USA Today has revealed a new image from Marc Foster’s upcoming Disney live-action family adventure Christopher Robin featuring Ewan McGregor as the now adult Christopher Robin alongside his childhood pal Winnie the Pooh; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Christopher Robin here In the heartwarming live action adventure “Disney’s Christopher Robin,” the […]

Tom Holland teases the return of Marvel One-Shots

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What makes the Marvel Cinematic Universe feel like a living, breathing universe isn’t just the 15 (soon to be 16) theatrically released feature films and multiple TV shows with constant references and tie-ins to one another, but the more obscure and less explored corners of the franchise as well. On top of prelude comics and […]

Woody Harrelson and Kevin Costner to hunt Bonnie & Clyde in Netflix’s The Highwaymen

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Deadline is reporting that Woody Harrelson and Kevin Costner are in talks to play legendary lawmen Frank Hamer and Manny Gault, the two former Texas Rangers tasked with hunting down notorious outlaws Bonnie & Clyde, in the drama The Highwaymen. The site reports that Netflix is currently in talks to acquire the project from Universal Pictures, […]

Sony’s Spider-Man spin-offs to exist in the same universe as Spider-Man: Homecoming, Amy Pascal seemingly confirms

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Just a few days after Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige seemingly confirmed that there were no plans to bring characters (specifically Venom) from Sony’s upcoming Spider-Man spin-off films (Venom and Silver & Black) into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, former Sony Pictures Entertainment co-chairman and Spider-Man: Homecoming producer Amy Pascal has offered up a slightly contradictory […]