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William Friedkin says there isn’t gender or race prejudice in cinema, claims Hollywood is an “open playing field”

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There has been a call over the last few years for more women and people of colour to be represented both on screen and behind the camera, particularly after with this year’s Oscar nominations where every single director nominated was white and male. William Friedkin, director of classic movies such as The Exorcist and The French Connection, […]

Bethesda has turned down Fallout movie offers, but isn’t ruling it out

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During an interview with Games Industry, Bethesda Game Studios executive producer Todd Howard has revealed that the publisher has held discussions with movie studios about adapting the post-apocalyptic RPG series Fallout for the big screen, and while they’ve turned down any offers so far, Howard isn’t ruling out the possibility. “We’ve had a couple of […]

Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s adaptation of The Boys picked up by Cinemax

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Back in October of last year it was announced that Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg are to follow up their adaptation of Preacher by bringing another of Garth Ennis’ comic books to the small screen, teaming up with Supernatural creator Eric Kripke for a TV series based upon The Boys. Well, Deadline is now reporting […]

Carry On films set for big screen revival

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The classic British comedy franchise Carry On is set for a big screen return, with producer Jonathan Sothcott of Hereford Films announcing that two new films will go into production in Carry On Doctors and Carry On Campus. “[They won’t be] a remake or an attempt to reinvent the wheel,” states Sothcott. “We won’t be trying […]

Ghost Rider may be coming to Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. after all, along with LMDs

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Last week, Marvel sparked speculation that the character of Ghost Rider could be set to feature in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., prompted by promotional artwork for the fourth season of the ABC show featuring a flaming chain. While it was pointed out that said chain has been used by the Inhuman Hellfire in the show, a […]

Rumour: Ghost Rider, Blade and Moon Knight shows in development at Netflix

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We already know that Netflix is expanding its Marvel content beyond the core Defenders with the Jon Bernthal-headlined Punisher series, and now a new rumour is suggesting that the streaming service with three more Marvel shows featuring Ghost Rider, Blade and Moon Knight. The report comes from MovieCreedLive (who are also claiming that John Boyega […]

Exclusive: Composer Charlie Clouser talks Wayward Pines season 2, listen to a track from the premiere episode here

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With season two of Wayward Pines set to get underway on Fox next Wednesday (May 25th), we caught up with composer Charlie Clouser of Nine Inch Nails fame to discuss his work on the score for the hit series, as well as getting our hands on an exclusive track from the season two premiere! In […]

Transformers 5 titled Transformers: The Last Knight

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Paramount Pictures has announced that the fifth instalment in the blockbuster Transformers franchise will be titled Transformers: The Last Knight. Here’s a look at the official logo… Accompanying the news in the launch of an Instagram page, whcih features an animated look at the title, complete with Autobot leader Optimus Prime… https://www.instagram.com/p/BFfCGhRoMmW/   Transformers: The […]

Marlon Wayans’ Fifty Shades of Grey spoof Fifty Shades of Black set for 2016

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Marlon Wayans is set to reunite with A Haunted House director Mike Tiddes and co-writer Rick Alvarez for Fifty Shades of Black, a spoof of E.L. James erotic bestseller Fifty Shades of Grey and its subsequent blockbuster movie adaptation. “We’re excited to be back in business with IM Global doing our comedic remix of this […]