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10 Cloverfield Lane earns an impressive $25 million on its opening weekend

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It looks like the name change and attachment to Cloverfield has paid off for 10 Cloverfield Lane as a smattering of praising reviews and good press has earned the movie a monster opening. Coming in second to Disney’s Zootopia, 10 Cloverfield Lane was the biggest new release this week and earned $25 million from just under 3,400 […]

Cast and synopsis revealed for James Wan’s supernatural horror Lights Out

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Back in 2013 a terrifying short from David F. Sandberg titled Lights Out won Best Director at the Who’s There Film Challenge. When the short became a viral sensation, it was picked up by Warner Bros. and Saw director James Wan for feature film adaptation – and now the full cast for the movie and official […]

Netflix front runner to purchase David Ayer and Will Smith’s supernatural cop movie Bright

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On the heels of The Wrap announcing that David Ayer would be shooting a sequel to Suicide Squad in 2017 following an autumn shoot for his next movie Bright, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that the fantasy movie could be picked up as a Netflix exclusive. According to the outlet, Netflix are coming out on top […]

Possible Spoiler: More ‘confirmation’ of Jena Malone’s unknown role in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

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Warning: possible spoiler below… It was revealed last week that Jena Malone had been cut from the theatrical version of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and would instead appear in the R-rated director’s cut which will be released on Blu-ray. There had been ‘confirmation’ on the role she was set to play – which […]

Zack Synder says Christian Bale could have been part of Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice

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Back in November last year, there was a fan theory that gained traction which suggested Christian Bale was secretly playing Bruce Wayne in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice and that Ben Affleck was actually Slade Wilson. How anyone came up with this theory given the trailers is up for another topic of conversation. Bale shot […]

The Week in Star Wars – Rogue One trailer, Yoda in Episode VIII, Ewan McGregor wants to do an Obi-Wan movie, Ahsoka YA novel, Captain Rex in Return of the Jedi and more

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  Order Star Wars: The Force Awakens via Amazon UK or Amazon US The Week in Star Wars is back! And we’ve got our first look at Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, a few bits on Star Wars: Episode VIII and some more of that Star Wars: The Force Awakens Blu-Ray goodness… Let’s kick this […]

Exclusive interview with Jon Favreau, director of The Jungle Book

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With the live action remake of Disney’s The Jungle Book now in cinemas [read our review here], staff writer and roving reporter Scott J. Davis got the chance to sit down with the director of the film Jon Favreau earlier this week. Reviews for the film have been stellar so far, with a Rotten Tomatoes score […]

Joss Whedon says he’s “proud” of Avengers: Age of Ultron, but it did not meet his expectations

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It was a very bizarre press tour for Avengers: Age of Ultron when it hit cinema screens last year. At the London press screening, Whedon came out on stage and introduced the film with, “I fucking hate this movie” and then publicly criticised Marvel Studios in interviews saying they forced him to build toward Thor: […]

The Legend of Tarzan sneak peek report and Q&A with Margot Robbie, Alexander Skarsgard and David Yates

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Even though it’s not out until July, Flickering Myth’s Scott J. Davis had the chance to see some early footage from the upcoming action adventure The Legend of Tarzan, which was screened in London this morning along with a special Q&A with the the film’s stars Alexander Skarsgard and Margot Robbie and director David Yates. […]