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Matt Damon is Odysseus in first image from Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey

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It was only a couple of days ago that Christopher Nolan was still adding cast members to his eagerly-anticipated adaptation of epic Greek mythology The Odyssey, but now we get our first look at the film’s lead character Odysseus, played by Matt Damon. Unveiled by the The Odyssey‘s official X account, which also underlined the […]

Oft-delayed Red Sonja reboot to finally get 2025 release

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Having been gathering dust for two years in post-production purgatory, the oft-delayed Red Sonja reboot is finally set to secure a release in 2025.  According to Deadline, Signature Entertainment has picked up the rights to the fantasy flick from Millennium Media, and will release it in U.K. and Irish cinemas sometime this year. Millennium had […]

Survival horror Blood Hunting finally arrives on Xbox

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Holcomb Entertainment has announced the release of their atmospheric first-person survival horror Blood Hunting on Xbox Series X|S and Xbox One. Blood Hunting challenges players to seek out clues about their missing family while staying alive long enough to piece these clues together.  Watch the new launch trailer below…. Blood Hunting puts players in the role of […]

Captain America earns $192 million worldwide, while Bridget Jones does boffo box office

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Despite soft projections and a mixed critical response, Marvel Studios’ Captain America: Brave New World has posted decent numbers from its opening weekend at the worldwide box-office.  We called Brave New World the “same new mediocrity” in our ★★ review (which you can read here), and the film launched with 51% on Rotten Tomatoes, but […]

A new Doctor Who mystery for The War Doctor available to preorder now from Big Finish

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Big Finish Productions has a brand new audio adventure available to pre-order (prior to its release in May) for those who are fans of the War Doctor. The War Doctor Rises: Fallen Heroes takes the action away from the Daleks and Gallifrey to the backwater planet of Falk, where the mayor is the victim in a […]

Ethan Hawke and Russell Crowe to star in The Weight

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The Hollywood Reporter has revealed a powerhouse team-up between Ethan Hawke and Russell Crowe. The outlet reports that Hawke and Crowe will star in The Weight, an upcoming historical period epic set in Oregon in 1933. Padraic McKinley will direct from an original screenplay by Shelby Gaines, Matthew Chapman, and Matthew Booi, based on an original story […]

Catherine Zeta-Jones to star in thriller series Kill Jackie

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The powerhouse Oscar, BAFTA, and Tony Award-winner Catherine Zeta-Jones has a big new series ahead as Zeta-Jones will star in an adaptation of Aidan Truhen’s “gonzo thriller” The Price You Pay, currently under the working title of Kill Jackie. Per Deadline, “the series is for Prime Video, Fremantle, and Steel Springs Pictures. Amazon has rights in several […]

Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper returning for new Doctor Who: The Ninth Doctor Adventures from Big Finish

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Back in 2005 Christopher Eccleston and Billie Piper pulled in a new generation of Doctor Who fans to follow his journey through time and space. This August,thanks to Big Finish Productions, the Ninth Doctor and Rose will be coming back for a new twelve part series of Doctor Who – The Ninth Doctor Adventures, and these are […]

Benedict Cumberbatch replacing Tom Hardy in Blood on Snow

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Benedict Cumberbatch has joined Blood on Snow with THR breaking the news that the actor will step into the role once set for Tom Hardy. Aaron Taylor-Johnson leads No Time To Die director Cary Fukunaga’s crime thriller alongside Cumberbatch, Eva Green, Emma Laird, and Ben Mendelsohn. Taylor-Johnson stars as a hitman/fixer named Olav, who is […]