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Nicolas Cage doesn’t regret VOD movies, says they paid off his debts and he “never phoned it in”

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For years, Nicolas Cage became a bit of a meme. He starred in outlandish films and gave even more outlandish performances. But even at the seemingly lowest moments of his acting career, Cage doesn’t regret anything. And he shouldn’t, as those movies paid the bills and kept the legendary actor afloat. Sitting down with GQ […]

Michael Bay brings the explosions with new Ambulance trailer and featurette

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Universal Pictures has released a new trailer for Michael Bay’s upcoming action thriller Ambulance along with a featurette which takes us behind the scenes of the movie with stars Jake Gyllenhaal, Eiza Gonzalez, and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Drone Racing League world champion Alex Vanover, who worked with Michael Bay on shooting the film’s action […]

Robert Eggers’ The Northman receives R rating for “strong bloody violence, some sexual content and nudity”

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Ahead of its theatrical release next month, it has been announced that The Northman – the latest feature film from The Witch and The Lighthouse director Robert Eggers – has received an expected R-rating from the MPA for “strong bloody violence, some sexual content and nudity.” The Northman is described as “an epic revenge thriller, that explores how far […]

Cyberpunk RPG The Ascent arrives on Playstation 4 & 5

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Curve Games and developer Neon Giant have announced the release of their cyberpunk action RPG The Ascent on Playstation 4 and Playstation 5.  This release of the game includes all the previous content added to other platforms since its initial release and the PS5 version has features that take advantage of the DualSense Controller.  A new […]

Netflix’s You season 4 begins filming

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Netflix has confirmed that the fourth season of the hit serial killer thriller series You has officially entered production. feeling YOU-4-ic. YOU Season 4 is now in production. pic.twitter.com/1wtUttZ2P9 — YOU (@YouNetflix) March 22, 2022 Taking to Twitter, the official You page has released an image of a bloody clapperboard which confirms that filming has officially […]

Whistleblower drama I Helped Destroy People to star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, will produce alongside Michael B. Jordan

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Watchmen and The Matrix Resurrections star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is attached to star in the upcoming Amazon Studios whistleblower drama I Helped Destroy People, and will produce it alongside Michael B. Jordan. Based on Janet Reitman’s 2021 New York Times article of the same name, the film will see Abdul-Mateen II playing Terry Albury, “the F.B.I. agent who was tasked […]

Game of Thrones star Lena Headey to make feature-length directorial debut with psychological thriller Violet

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Game of Thrones and 300 star Lena Headey is set to make her feature-length directorial debut on the psychological thriller Violet. Described as having elements of The Talented Mr. Ripley, Single White Female and Killing Eve, Violet is based on the recent successful novel by SHI Holliday and follows the story of two solo female travellers who immediately hit it off and […]

Mae Whitman to lead Hulu musical comedy Up Here

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Mae Whitman (Good Girls) is set to lead Up Here, a music comedy series for Hulu from tick, tick… BOOM! writer Steven Levenson, The Carmichael Show writer Danielle Sanchez-Witzel and Hamilton director Thomas Kail, per Deadline. Up Here is “set in New York City in the waning days of 1999. It follows the extraordinary story of one ordinary couple, Lindsay and […]

Red Notice’s Rawson Marshall Thurber to direct Voltron movie

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Rumours of a Voltron movie have intermittently appeared on the entertainment pages since the early 2000s, but now it appears that a “bidding war has erupted” for the rights to adapt the cult Japanese sci-fi series, with Red Notice‘s Rawson Marshall Thurber attached to co-write and direct. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Warner Bros., Universal […]