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Suicide Squad aiming for PG-13 rating

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If you were hoping that Warner Bros.’ upcoming supervillain ensemble Suicide Squad could follow Deadpool by aiming for an R-rating, then I’m afraid you’ll be a tad disappointed by comments from producer Charles Roven, who has confirmed to Collider that they are aiming for a PG-13 certificate for the film, and indeed all of the […]

J.J. Abrams confirms no post-credit scene for Star Wars: The Force Awakens

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Earlier today at a press conference for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, director J.J. Abrams stated that the hotly anticipated next entry into the worldwide revered saga contains no post-credits sequence whatsoever. There isn’t even a middle-credits stinger. Basically, once the movie is over, you can feel free to leave the theater, provided sticking around […]

American Horror Story renewed for sixth season

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This will come as little surprise given that it’s pulled in the highest ratings in FX’s history, but the network has now officially renewed American Horror Story for a sixth season in 2016. “With the sixth installment coming next year, American Horror Story has unquestionably joined the ranks of television’s landmark series,” said FX Networks […]

J.J. Abrams says Super 8 and Star Trek Into Darkness had “fundamental story problems”

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Yesterday we brought you some comments from J.J. Abrams about Star Wars: The Force Awakens [see here], and now speaking to Wired the director has compared his experience developing the story for the upcoming blockbuster with his previous work on Super 8 and Star Trek Into Darkness, stating that he felt those movies both had […]

Alexandra Daddario joins Baywatch as female lead

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Director Seth Gordon’s upcoming Baywatch movie has found its female lead, with Deadline reporting that Alexandra Daddario has joined the cast of the film alongside Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron. The actress will play the female lead Summer, a lifeguard and love interest to Efron’s character. Earlier this month, it was revealed that San Andreas star Daddario was […]

Alexandra Daddario, Ashley Benson and Alexandra Shipp among actresses on Baywatch shortlist

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Deadline is reporting that Paramount Pictures has identified a shortlist of actresses to join Dwayne Johnson and Zac Efron in the upcoming big screen reboot of Baywatch. According to the site, the contenders include Alexandra Daddario (San Andreas), Ashley Benson (Pretty Little Liars), Nina Dobrev (Vampire Diaries), Alexandra Shipp (X-Men: Apocalypse), Shelley Hennig (Teen Wolf), […]

Titan and Hard Case launch new crime comics line with Triggerman and Peepland

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Titan Comics and Hard Case Crime are pulling the trigger on a brand new line of hardboiled crime comic books, beginning with Prohibition epic Triggerman by the legendary director of The Warriors, Walter Hill, and punky neo-noir Peepland from celebrated crime authors Christa Faust and Gary Phillips. Debuting in stores on October 5, Triggerman is […]

UPDATE: Mariah Carey joins The LEGO Batman Movie

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Well, here’s some rather surprising news. According to Deadline, Mariah Carey is in talks with Warner Bros. about joining the cast of The LEGO Movie spinoff The LEGO Batman Movie, where she’d lend her voice to the character of Commissioner Gordon (who’ll presumably be gender-swapped). UPDATE: According to THR, Carey is actually in talks to […]

Marvel dominates the charts in October as Iron Man and Star Wars top bestselling comic books and graphic novels

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Between its ‘All-New, All-Different’ relaunch and line of Star Wars titles, Marvel has dominated the bestsellers list for comic books and graphic novels in October. The publisher took all ten spots with regards to the top selling comic books, led by Invincible Iron Man #1, while Star Wars Vol. 1 and Star Wars: Darth Vader […]