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Bob Iger forcing Marvel Studios to “reduce output” in attempt to re-focus superhero brand

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Marvel Studios slipped more into quantity over quality in the last few years, looking to put out the most content instead of the best. Everyone has noticed that, including the Walt Disney Company CEO Bob Iger. That’s why the executive plans to stick to his plan and scale back the amount of work being pumped […]

Scarlett Johansson to play an Aryan Princess turned FBI informant in Featherwood

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Scarlett Johansson is nearing what could be another prestige project for the actress. In a new report from Deadline, Johansson will lead the upcoming true-crime thriller Featherwood. Andrea Arnold is currently attached as director of the project, which will reportedly have a dark edge to it, following an FBI Informant infiltrated Neo-Nazi Gang, The Aryan […]

Fairy tale horror Cinderella’s Curse gets a trailer and poster

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A poster and trailer have arrived online for Cinderella’s Curse, director Louisa Warren’s horror reimagining of the classic fairytale which sees Cinderella pushed over the edge and out for revenge against her stepmother and stepsisters; check them out here… “After suffering at the hands of her stepsisters and wicked stepmother, and suffering humiliation at the […]

The Conjuring 4 finds its director in Michael Chaves

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The final mainline Conjuring film will soon haunt cinemas and has found its new director as The Hollywood Reporter broke the story that Michael Chaves will return for another spooky outing and set to helm The Conjuring 4 for Warner Bros. Pictures. Chaves is a franchise regular at this point, helming 2021’s The Conjuring: The […]

Channing Tatum to star in true crime drama Roofman from Derek Cianfrance

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Channing Tatum has been tapped to star in Roofman, a new movie from Derek Cianfrance, the Oscar-nominated filmmaker behind Blue Valentine. Cianfrance and writer Kirt Gunn penned the script. Deadline reports that “FilmNation and CAA Media Finance are launching the package for the EFM.” The film’s synopsis reads: “Jeffrey Manchester, an eccentric and charming serial […]

Fear never sleeps in trailer for haunted motel horror Night Shift

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Quiver Distribution has released a poster and trailer for Night Shift, the directorial debut for The China Brothers. The horror follows Gwen, a young woman who begins to fear for her safety when she begins to suspect a dangerous figure from her past is following her, while working her first shift at a remote motel […]

Sci-fi drama The Animal Kingdom unveils trailer and poster

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Magnolia Pictures & Magnet Releasing have shared a poster and trailer for The Animal Kingdom, the upcoming sci-fi drama from writer-director Thomas Cailley. The film follows François (Roman Duris) and his teenage son Emile (Paul Kircher) as they embark on a quest to save his wife from a mysterious condition which sees humans transform into […]

Tom Cruise rumored for Quentin Tarantino’s The Movie Critic

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With actors like Paul Walter Hauser and Brad Pitt circling Quentin Tarantino’s final film, all the big names want to be a part of this momentous moment. The Movie Critic is reportedly the final outing for Tarantino as a director, and now there are reports he’s going to work with an actor he’s never collab […]

Hitchcock’s Rear Window heading to Peacock with new Kevin Williamson series

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Alfred Hitchcock’s work is not untouchable, and we’re seeing that once again with Universal Television cooking up a small-screen take on one of his most iconic films. Deadline broke the story that the iconic and prolific TV and film writer-creator Kevin Williamson is crafting a series reimagining the Alfred Hitchcock classic Rear Window. This marks […]