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Hang in there with Tom Cruise and the new Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning trailer

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After nearly 30 years of this action-packed franchise, we are nearing an epic conclusion. Here’s the trailer for Chris McQuarrie’s Mission: Impossible—The Final Reckoning, which premiered after the CinemaCon presentation last week as part of Paramount Pictures’ showcase. Following the story from 2023’s Dead Reckoning, Ethan Hunt (Tom Cruise) now possesses the key necessary to defeat […]

Has Snow White failure halted all Disney live-action remakes like Tangled?

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Snow White isn’t the box office powerhouse that Disney expected, and it could cause ripples through other productions like their once-planned Tangled adaptation. Per THR, Disney’s live-action reimagining of its 2010 animated film is now on pause. The film has been in active development for some time now, with Michael Gracey (The Greatest Showman) set […]

Hayley Atwell’s Peggy Carter returning for Avengers: Doomsday and Avengers: Secret Wars

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With Marvel Studios teasing further announcements after its mammoth Avengers: Doomsday cast reveal last month, it seems we can now add one more name to the roster of the Russo brothers’ next superhero epic.  As reported in a feature at The Hollywood Reporter exploring recent deals from Hollywood’s top legal firms, MCU veteran Hayley Atwell […]

Love Everlasting comic book adaptation in the works at Sony

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Deadline is reporting that Sony Pictures is bringing comic book writer Tom King’s Love Everlasting to the big screen with a feature film adaptation from Room director Lenny Abrahamson and Kingsman screenwriter Jane Goldman. Co-created by King and artist Elsa Charretier and published through Image Comics, Love Everlasting is described as “a mix of Groundhog Day and Quantum […]

A Minecraft Movie delivers the biggest opening weekend since Deadpool & Wolverine

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Make sure you have your chicken jockey ready because A Minecraft Movie is the first major hit of 2025. The video game adaptation from Jared Hess took the box office by storm this weekend, landing itself the best opening of the year and the best opening weekend box office haul since last year’s Deadpool & […]

Ice Cube sets deal to write and star in Last Friday

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Almost a quarter of a century on since the previous instalment, Warner Bros. and New Line Cinema finally seem ready to move ahead with the long-awaited fourth Friday, with THR revealing that Ice Cube has officially signed on to write and star in Last Friday. The deal was announced by New Line president Richard Brener […]

Hot Toys’ Star Wars Celebration Japan Cherry Blossom Stormtrooper sixth scale figure unveiled

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With just two weeks to go until Star Wars Celebration gets underway in Japan, Hot Toys has unveiled the limited edition commemorative sixth scale Stormtrooper (Cherry Blossom Version) action figure which is being released to coincide with the convention; check out the promotional images here… SEE ALSO: Star Wars Darth Maul (Concept Art) sixth scale […]

The Everspace 2 story continues in May with Wrath of the Ancients

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Rockfish Games has announced a 12th May release date for the new, eagerly-awaited expansion for Everspace 2, Wrath of the Ancients. This new expansion will take pilots to new star systems to fight never-seen-before enemies and take on fresh challenges. A new trailer can be seen below providing a peek at the adventures to come… […]

Mega Man returning to comics with new series and classic collections

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Mega Man is set to make his grand return to comics this Free COmic Book Day courtesy of UDON Entertainment with the arrival of Mega Man #0, and now the publisher has announced that it will follow that with a series of five one-shots exploring the different eras of the character’s history. Releasing between May […]

Worlds collide in the first TRON: Ares trailer

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After dazzling audiences at CinemaCon this week, Disney has now officially shared the first trailer for TRON: Ares, the third instalment in the sci-fi series following 1982’s TRON and 2010’s TRON: Legacy, which sees Joachim Rønning (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Maleficent: Mistress of Evil) directing Jared Leto as the titular […]