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Edgar Wright on turning down Channing Tatum’s Gambit movie

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We all know the now-infamous story of Edgar Wright’s Marvel journey, with the filmmaker spending several years developing Ant-Man before abruptly exiting the project months out from production. But fans are just finding out that Wright almost helmed another Marvel project. Speaking to Slash Film, the Shaun of the Dead filmmaker talked about being approached […]

Poltergeist series in development at Amazon MGM Studios

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Hauntings can happen on the big and small screens, with some of the cinema’s most recognizable spooky franchises now heading to television. The latest joining the fray is Poltergeist, which has begun development on a streaming series. Variety broke the story today that Amazon MGM Studios is in early development of a Poltergeist series with […]

Now You See Me 3 is officially moving forward

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Lionsgate has announced it will be moving forward with Now You See Me 3, a sequel in the heist comedy franchise that began in 2013 with Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson and Morgan Freeman set to reprise their roles from the first two films. Now You See Me followed the Horsemen, a group of magicians who use their […]

The Black Phone will ring again as sequel set for 2025

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Universal Pictures and Blumhouse have announced that The Black Phone will ring again as a sequel to the 2021 hit horror movie is set to arrive in cinemas in June 2025. Based on a short story by Joe Hill, The Black Phone was directed by Scott Derrickson (Sinister, Doctor Strange) from a script by his […]

Blu-ray Review – The Ginger Snaps Trilogy Limited Edition Box Set

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Ginger Snaps Trilogy Limited Edition Box Set Directed by John Fawcett/Brett Sullivan/Grant Harvey. Starring Katharine Isabelle, Emily Perkins, Nathaniel Arcand, Kris Lemche, Mimi Rogers, Brendan Fletcher, and Janet Kidder. SYNOPSIS: Limited edition box set featuring all three Ginger Snaps movies on Blu-ray. Time once again for Second Sight Films to unleash another box of delights […]

Movie Review – Saw X (2023)

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Saw X, 2023. Directed by Kevin Greutert. Starring Tobin Bell, Shawnee Smith, Synnøve Macody Lund, Steven Brand, Renata Vaca, and Michael Beach. SYNOPSIS: Terminally ill John Kramer goes to Mexico to receive experimental treatment for his cancer, only to discover that he has been scammed and that the scammers don’t cherish their lives as much […]

Sicario 3 to see the return of Emily Blunt, Josh Brolin and Benicio del Toro

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Sicario took the film world by storm in 2015, cementing the careers of the filmmakers behind it – director Denis Villeneuve and screenwriter Taylor Sheridan – and getting high praise for its cast. Now as Sicario 3 nears, we’ve got confirmation of how much this will feel like the original. Speaking to Collider, producers Molly […]

Josh Hartnett renaissance continues with new M. Night Shyamalan film

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90s and 00s heartthrob Josh Hartnett is slowly working his way back into the Hollywood mainstream with solid efforts in some big hits, and now he joins an iconic filmmaker for a thrilling good time. Film Updates broke the news that Hartnett will join M. Night Shyamalan’s upcoming project, which was once-titled Trap, after he […]

Five Nights at Freddy’s smashes Halloween and video game movie records with monstrous opening weekend

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Five Nights at Freddy’s survived the critical slashing it got and scared up an impressive opening weekend and some rave reviews from fans. Many expected Universal and Blumhouse’s PG-13 horror film to do great business on the Halloween weekend. Still, no one could’ve predicted the film to bring in a record-smashing $78 million this weekend […]