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Academy Awards to introduce ‘Achievement in Popular Film’ category

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For several years, fans and moviegoing audiences have bemoaned the fact the Academy of Arts and Sciences often neglects some of the industry’s biggest blockbusters for more serious and ‘artsy’ films. Instead, films such as The Dark Knight, Star Wars: The Force Awakens or Avengers have been relegated to the technical awards of sound editing and visual effects rather […]

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate reveals King K. Rool, Simon Belmont and other details

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Earlier today Nintendo Direct held a livestream in which they revealed details on the highly anticipated Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, the latest instalment in the Nintendo fighter franchise. The stream revealed new players, stages, items and some firsts for the Smash Bros. series. You can watch the full livestream and check out the details below… Simon Belmont: […]

Samuel L. Jackson and Cobie Smulders officially join Spider-Man: Far From Home

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Marvel fans will see some more familiar faces in Spider-Man: Far From Home as Vulture has confirmed last week’s rumour that Samuel L. Jackson and Cobie Smulders will be reprising their roles as S.H.I.E.L.D. agents Nick Fury and Maria Hill respectively. Jackson and Smulders were last seen as Fury and Hill in the post-credits scene for Avengers: […]

Disney’s The Nutcracker and the Four Realms gets a new trailer and poster

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Walt Disney Pictures has released a new trailer and for the upcoming fantasy adventure The Nutcracker and the Four Realms, the upcoming adaptation of E.T.A. Hoffmann’s classic Christmas tale The Nutcracker and the Mouse King and the ballet The Nutcracker; take a look here… All Clara (Mackenzie Foy) wants is a key – a one-of-a-kind key that […]

Rumour: Jon Favreau’s Star Wars series to be set on Mandalore, $100 million budget for 10 episodes

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After appearing as Rio Durant in Solo: A Star Wars Story, actor and director Jon Favreau will soon be returning to the galaxy far, far away to produce a live-action Star Wars TV show for Disney’s upcoming streaming service. We’ve already heard that the series will take place between Episodes VI and VII, and now the […]

Christopher McQuarrie is wanted for Mission: Impossible 7, but he’s undecided about returning to the director’s chair

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With Mission: Impossible – Fallout debuting to a franchise record opening as well as near-universally stellar reviews, it will come as absolutely no surprise to hear that Paramount Pictures and Tom Cruise are already eyeing a seventh instalment in the spy series, nor will it come as a surprise that Fallout helmer Christopher McQuarrie is […]

Spider-Man 3’s Topher Grace is “really excited” to see Tom Hardy as Venom

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It’s fair to say that Venom’s first big screen outing wasn’t quite what fans of Marvel’s symbiote were hoping for, with Sony pressuring director Sam Raimi to include fan favourite villain in 2007’s Spider-Man 3, which saw Topher Grace taking on the role of Eddie Brock. By Raimi’s own admission, he “didn’t really believe in the […]

Kelsey Grammer says Frasier revival is “in the early stages” and “all talk at this point”

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Last week it was reported that Kelsey Grammer is currently exploring a revival of the Emmy Award-winning comedy series Frasier, and is said to be actively meeting with writers about concepts for the potential series. Speaking to SlashFilm at the Television Critics Association panel, Grammer has offered a few more details, revealing that the idea is […]

Filming to begin on 90 Feet From Home starring Shawn Michaels, Eric Roberts and Dean Cain

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Director Brett Bentman (Kreep, Apocalypse Road, The Night Before) is gearing up to begin production on his next film 90 Feet From Home. The film follows a troubled former Major League Baseball player who returns home to confront his abusive stepfather, played by WWE legend Shawn Michaels. Also featuring in the cast are Eric Roberts, […]