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Facebook closes down Black Panther Rotten Tomatoes saboteurs group
Instead of being excited about what could turn out to be not only another successful piece of the Marvel jigsaw, but an important cultural milestone in blockbuster filmmaking, the release of Black Panther has summoned forth a group of internet trolls from their post Star Wars: The Last Jedi slumber. A Facebook group called Down […]
Lucasfilm says more Star Wars Legends characters joining official canon soon
Back in 2014, following its acquisition by The Walt Disney Company, Lucasfilm announced that it was erasing the Star Wars Expanded Universe, rebranding the line as ‘Legends’ and cutting it from the official Star Wars canon, which consisted at that point of the original six movies and the Star Wars: The Clone Wars animated series. […]
Wesley Snipes still keen on Blade return, but up for playing other Marvel characters
Ever since his release from prison for tax evasion, Wesley Snipes has been lobbying hard for a return as the vampire hunter Blade, with the actor claiming on several occasions that he’s held talks with Marvel Studios about that very possibility. Well, the Daywalker is now back under the Marvel umbrella, with the rights to […]
If you’re a person who gives bad reviews to films you’ve not seen, perhaps you should rethink your life
Samuel Brace on the campaign to sabotage the Rotten Tomatoes score of Marvel’s Black Panther… In the grand scheme of nefarious machinations, the topic of disgruntled movie fans (‘fan’ being a word I’m hesitant here to use) dishing out bad review scores to films which have yet to be seen, falls rather lower on the […]
Pacific Rim Uprising helmer wants to see Zack Snyder directing Man of Steel 2
While it’s never officially been confirmed by Warner Bros. as being in development, rumours of a sequel to Man of Steel have been circulating widely for the past couple of years, with the likes of Matthew Vaughn (X-Men: First Class) and George Miller (Mad Max: Fury Road) linked to the director’s chair. Responding to a […]
Mission: Impossible – Fallout gets a teaser ahead of Sunday’s trailer
With the trailer for Mission: Impossible – Fallout set to arrive during the Super Bowl this Sunday, Paramount Pictures has unveiled the above image of Henry Cavill’s villain, as well as a teaser offering a first look at footage from the blockbuster spy sequel; check it out here… SEE ALSO: First poster for Mission: Impossible […]
Poster and trailer for fantasy adventure 7 Guardians of the Tomb
With just three weeks to go until its release, a new poster and trailer have arrived online for director Kimble Rendall’s upcoming fantasy adventure 7 Guardians of the Tomb which stars Li Bingbing, Kellan Lutz, Kelsey Grammer, Shane Jacobson, Ryan Johnson, Jason Chong, Stef Dawson, Wu Chun, and Eva Liu; check them out here… 7 Guardians of […]
Clint Eastwood may direct and star in The Mule
It looks like Clint Eastwood could be set for a return to the big screen for the first time since 2012’s Trouble with the Curve, with The Tracking Board reporting that he’s circling The Mule, a new project from Warner Bros. and Imperative Entertainment. The film would see Eastwood directing as well as starring as […]
Downton Abbey movie could shoot this summer
It could be a big year for Downton Abbey fans, as the Mail on Sunday is reporting that production on the long-rumoured feature film is slated to get underway this summer. The paper reports that some interior shooting is slated to take place at various locations including Highclere Castle in Berkshire, which is scheduled to […]
