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Star Wars: Return of the Jedi’s Rancor gets a deluxe statue from Sideshow Collectibles

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Sideshow has revealed its deluxe Rancor statue which is based on the appearance of Pateesa, Jabba’s pet from Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi. The collectible, which stands over 29″ high, is available to pre-order now, priced at $1,300; check out the promotional images here…SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Sideshow CollectiblesThe Rancor Statue […]

Terminator: Dark Fate director Tim Miller won’t work with James Cameron again

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James Cameron had already suggested there were some “bloody creative battles” with director Tim Miller during the making of Terminator: Dark Fate, with the franchise creator heavily involved with stamping his vision on the project in both the writing and post-production stages – so much so in fact that Miller has revealed he has no […]

Watchmen’s Damon Lindelof would “consider” another season

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Having announced in the run up to its premiere that his Watchmen series would consist of one self-contained season, writer and executive producer Damon Lindelof has now revealed that he is open to the possibility another run, should the right story come along.“I think that everyone wants to see how season one plays out,” said […]

Disney’s Frozen 2 sets new record global opening for an animated movie

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In perhaps the least surprising piece of news this month, Disney’s hotly-anticipated sequel Frozen 2 has enjoyed a magical opening at the box office, with the follow-up to the 2013 smash hit setting a new record for an animated movie with $350.2 million worldwide. Domestically, Frozen 2 earned $127 million from its three-day opening (the […]

Infinity ends in new promo trailer for DC’s Crisis on Infinite Earths crossover

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With exactly two weeks to go until Crisis on Infinite Earths gets underway with Supergirl, The CW has released a new promo trailer for the DC crossover event which you can check out here…SEE ALSO: DC’s Crisis on Infinite Earths episode synopses released by The CWCrisis on Infinite Earths is set to air across five nights, beginning […]

Fantastic Four director Josh Trank reviews his own movie on Letterboxd (and gives it 2 stars)

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Having taken the somewhat surprising approach to promoting the movie by publicly disowning it on social media on the eve of its release back in 2015, director Josh Trank has now revisited 20th Century Fox’s failed superhero reboot Fantastic Four for the first time since its completion – and not only that, but he’s also […]

Death to the Army of Darkness to introduce ‘Team Ash’

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Syfy Wire has announced the upcoming launch of a brand new Evil Dead comic book series, Death to the Army of Darkness, from Dynamite Entertainment.From the creative team of writer Ryan Parrott (Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) will see five splintered versions of Ashley J. Williams – Ash, Ashley Joanna Williams, Lil’ Ash, Dash (a.k.a. Doggie […]

Josh Gad was never seriously in the running for Penguin role in The Batman, but did speak to Matt Reeves

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He may have spent much of 2017 teasing his possible casting on social media, but with Colin Farrell now signing on for the role of Oswald Cobblepot – a.k.a. The Penguin – in Warner Bros. The Batman, actor Josh Gad has revealed that while he did chat to director Matt Reeves about the role, he […]

Jumanji: The Next Level tracking bigger opening weekend than Welcome to the Jungle

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Dwayne Johnson, Kevin Hart, Jack Black and Karen Gillan return to the world of Jumanji next month as Sony unleashes Jumanji: The Next Level, the follow-up to 2017’s surprise mega-hit Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle.With tickets for the comedy adventure set to go on sale tomorrow, Deadline is reporting that The Next Level is tracking […]