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Murder on the Orient Express gets a star-studded poster

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20th Century Fox has released a new poster for Kenneth Branagh’s upcoming star-studded adaptation of Agatha Christie’s classic novel Murder on the Orient Express featuring Branagh, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench, Penelope Cruz, Michelle Pfeiffer, Daisy Ridley, Josh Gad, Leslie Odom Jr., and Johnny Depp; take a look below… SEE ALSO: Watch the trailer for Murder on the Orient […]

Akira movie update, Universal’s Dark Universe in potential legal problems and more – Daily News Roundup

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AKIRA The long-gestating Akira movie has seemingly been in development forever by this point. Several director names have been rumoured and attached, but no cast has ever been announced or even a whiff of a production start date. Original director Katsuhiro Otomo has no issues with his vision being remade into a live-action format, but in […]

Elizabeth Debicki joins Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

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Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets may less than two months away from release, but director Luc Besson (The Fifth Element, Lucy) has added another cast member in Elizabeth Debicki, most recently seen as the villain Ayesha in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. The news comes from Variety, who also reports that the role […]

Godzilla vs Kong director revealed, Wonder Woman tracking huge opening, Sin City TV show and more – Daily News Roundup

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LET THEM FIGHT With Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures putting all of the pieces in place for their MonsterVerse, the studios announced yesterday that Adam Wingard (The Guest) will be helming the monster duel Godzilla vs. Kong. Wingard directed last year’s Blair Witch and has also helmed the Netflix live-action adaptation of Death Note. Read more […]

Akira creator says that he has one “major condition” for the live-action remake

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Akira creator, and director Katsuhiro Otomo has absolutely no problems with a remake of his groundbreaking 1988 anime, he tells Forbes. However, Otomo does reveal that he has one condition that absolutely needs to be met for the remake to go forward: “While I haven’t seen the new live-action Ghost in the Shell, when it comes to Akira I have […]

David Lynch feels that movie trailers have become “really harmful”

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Filmmaker, artist, and overall eccentric David Lynch has some choice words for the modern movie trailer. In an interview with Rolling Stone, the director made clear that he thinks movie trailers are now destroying the cinematic experience: “These days, movie trailers practically tell the whole story,” Lynch bemoaned. “I think it’s really harmful. For me, personally, I […]

Aquaman set video shows Amber Heard’s Mera in action

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As production continues on Aquaman, Amber Heard has taken to Instagram to share a behind-the-scenes image of her alongside her co-star Jason Momoa and director James Wan, while a set video has also surfaced showing Heard shooting a scene in costume as Mera; check them out here… SEE ALSO: Aquaman set photo shows Arthur Curry […]

Michael Beach joins Warner Bros.’ Aquaman movie

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Warner Bros. has announced that Michael Beach (The 100) has joined the cast of the DC Extended Universe solo movie Aquaman, which is currently shooting in Australia under director James Wan. According to Deadline, Beach is portraying the character of Jesse Kane, who is said to be part of a group of high-seas hijackers who has a fateful […]

How director James Wan persuaded Nicole Kidman to join the Aquaman movie

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Aquaman boasts a truly impressive cast. That can’t be denied. So, how did Warner Bros. get such a long list of big names to join a movie about a superhero that has not been tested on the big screen before? Nicole Kidman, who plays Atlanna in the upcoming DC Extended Universe movie, has revealed to […]