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Movie Review – Candy Land (2022)

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Candy Land, 2022. Written and Directed by John Swab. Starring Olivia Luccardi, Sam Quartin, Eden Brolin, Owen Campbell, William Baldwin, Virginia Rand, Brad Carter, Billy Blair, Bruce Davis, Mark Ward, and Guinevere Turner. SYNOPSIS: A seemingly naïve and devout young woman finds her way in the underground world of truck stop sex workers. Set during […]

Robert Downey Jr. confirms he auditioned for Scarecrow in Christopher Nolan’s Batman Begins

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There’s always been rumblings about alternative castings from the Christopher Nolan-era Batman films. Josh Hartnett was up for the Bruce Wayne/Batman role, while various alternate names have been floated for other takes on some villains. But did you know Robert Downey Jr. was in the running for the Scarecrow? Decades before he took on the […]

David Leitch in talk to direct new Jurassic World movie

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From John Wick to Deadpool, David Leitch has enthusiastically started or entered multiple massive franchises. Now, it seems like the filmmaker is about to take on his most enormous task yet. Deadline reports Leitch is set to helm the newly announced Jurassic World film, described as a standalone film and a “completely fresh take on […]

Matthew Vaughn offer his take on a Henry Cavill-led Superman: Red Son film

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Matthew Vaughn has plenty of takes on the Hollywood industry. From shading the Supergirl casting process to stating what Marvel needs to do, Vaughn seems pretty vocal about the state of superheroes. That doesn’t mean he’s against it, as the BroBible asked the Argylle director about adapting his own dream DC project, which happens to […]

French filmmaker Sebastien Vanicek to helm new Evil Dead spin-off

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As a longtime Evil Dead fan, it’s lovely to be in an era where we aren’t waiting decades for projects. From 2013’s remake to the cult revision series Ash Vs. Evil Dead, and to last year’s Evil Dead Rise, we’re in a golden age of Deadites. Things aren’t slowing down either, as Deadline reports producer […]

James Cameron says Avatar 3 is “pretty much in the can”

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Are any Avatar diehards out there craving an update on the upcoming third entry? James Cameron is delivering some delightful news. While appearing at the Saturn Awards, Cameron spoke with Screen Rant about the production, revealing that things are almost done for Avatar 3. Cameron reveals, “[Avatar 3] is pretty much in the can. We’re […]

Ryan Reynolds has a strange new imaginary friend in Big Game teaser for IF

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Paramount Pictures has released a teaser for the Super Bowl trailer for John Krasinski’s IF, which features Randall Park as the visionary A Quiet Place director, introducing a behind-the-scenes look at the heartwarming family-film alongside confused leading man, Ryan Reynolds.  IF stars Ryan Reynolds, John Krasinski, Cailey Fleming, Fiona Shaw, Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Louis Gossett Jr., […]

Movie Review – The Iron Claw (2023)

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The Iron Claw, 2023. Written and Directed Sean Durkin. Starring Zac Efron, Jeremy Allen White, Harris Dickinson, Maura Tierney, Stanley Simons, Holt McCallany, Lily James, Cazzey Louis Cereghino, Kevin Anton, Maxwell Friedman, Brady Pierce, Aaron Dean Eisenberg, Ryan Nemeth, Chad Governale, Michael Harney, Jim Gleason, Chavo Guerrero Jr., Alyssa Matthews, Leo Franich, Sam Franich, and […]

UK trailer for Luc Besson’s Dogman starring Caleb Landry Jones

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Altitude is bringing Luc Besson’s latest film Dogman to these shores in March, and below we have the UK artwork and trailer for the film, which won the Graffetta d’Oro for Best Film at the 2023 Venice Film Festival last year and stars Caleb Landry Jones (Nitram) starring as a troubled man who finds salvation […]