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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales is tracking an $80 million domestic opening weekend at the box office

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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales is aiming for a box office opening weekend worth $80 million. The Johnny Depp lead adventure flick is the fifth film in the franchise and the first since 2011’s On Stranger Tides. Forecasts are predicting that the latest in the series will bow to around $80 […]

Aaron Jeffery to play Chopper Read in new TV miniseries

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Dark Horizons is reporting that Aaron Jeffery (Wentworth, McLeod’s Daughters) is set to play the famed Australian criminal and author Mark ‘Chopper’ Read in the new TV miniseries Underbelly Files: Chopper. He will be joined in the cast by Michael Caton (Homicide, The Castle) as Chopper’s father Keith. “Chopper” Reid was one of Australia’s most notorious […]

Tatiana Maslany, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Elizabeth Debicki wanted for female lead in Gemini Man

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According to THR, Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black), Mary Elizabeth Winstead (Fargo) and Elizabeth Debicki (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2) are testing for the female lead opposite Will Smith in Ang Lee’s upcoming action sci-fi movie Gemini Man. The actresses are reportedly in contention for the role of Danny, an operative tasked with surveilling Smith’s […]

Christina Ricci and John Cusack to star in Distorted

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Minds Eye Entertainment has announced that Christina Ricci, John Cusack and Brendan Fletcher are set to star in the thriller Distorted, wich is being directed by Rob W. King (The Humanity Bureau). The film will see Ricci as Lauren Curran, an artist who suffers from bi-polar disorder and who is recovering from a devastating personal […]

The Mummy could be heading for Tom Cruise’s biggest global opening

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The latest Tom Cruise blockbuster The Mummy could see the star land his biggest ever global opening at the box office. Critics haven’t been kind too the return of The Mummy, with the reboot currently sitting at a 37 on Metacritic [read our ★★ review here]. However, negative reviews don’t have to be a sign of […]

Aziz Ansari says Master of None season 3 won’t happen any time soon

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The second season of Aziz Ansari and Alan Yang’s acclaimed comedy drama series Master of None hit Netflix earlier this month, but if you’re eagerly anticipated season three, you may have a wait on your hands as star and co-creator Ansari has revealed to Vulture that there are no immediate plans. “The worst time to […]

History teams up with Robert Zemeckis for UFO drama series Blue Book

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History has placed an order for a 10-episode drama series from executive producer Robert Zemeckis entitled Blue Book, which will explore the top secret United States Air Force-sponsored investigations into UFO-related phenomena in the 1950s and ’60s known as Project Blue Book. Blue Book follows Dr. J. Allen Hynek, a brilliant college professor recruited by […]

Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 gets a new trailer for Nintendo Switch release

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Bandai Namco has released a brand new trailer for the upcoming Nintendo Switch release of Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, which comes with exclusive content including motion control options during battle, a local ad-hoc multiplayer (up to 6 players) and local battle. Take a look at the trailer here… Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 is set for release […]

Silicon Valley renewed for fifth season, but T.J. Miller won’t be returning

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HBO’s hit comedy Silicon Valley has been renewed for a fifth season, but the show will be losing one of its original stars when it returns next year, with THR reporting that T.J. Miller is departing the show and won’t be returning as Erlich Bachman in season five. “The producers of Silicon Valley and T.J. Miller […]