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Daisy Ridley and Mark Hamill announce that Star Wars: Episode VIII has wrapped production

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Ahead of this weekend’s Star Wars Celebration, Daisy Ridley (Rey) and Mark Hamill (Luke Skywalker) have taken to social media to announce that Rian Johnson’s Star Wars: Episode VIII has wrapped production. Ridley shared an image of her character Rey complete with lightsaber, while Hamill posted a photo from the wrap party… Meanwhile, Hamill also took […]

Rosamund Pike set for The Deep Blue Good-By opposite Christian Bale

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Having enjoyed critical acclaim and an Oscar nomination for her work in the superb Gone Girl, Rosamund Pike has wasted no time in choosing her next project. Variety is reporting that the British actress is set to join Oscar winner Christian Bale (The Fighter, The Dark Knight Trilogy) in The Deep Blue Good-By, an adaptation […]

Disney XD to retell the Star Wars saga with LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales

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The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Disney XD will count down to the release of December’s Star Wars: The Force Awakens with a five-part animated series entitled LEGO Star Wars: Droid Tales, which will retell the events of the Star Wars saga – in brick form – through the eyes of C-3PO and R2-D2. According […]

Leonardo DiCaprio to take on 24 personalities in The Crowded Room

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The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Leonardo DiCaprio is set to star in The Crowded Room, an adaptation of Daniel Keyes’ 1981 book The Minds of Billy Milligan. The film will tell the true story of Milligan, the first person to successfully use multiple personality disorder as a defense in a court of law, after […]

Ghostbusters reboot crosses $150 million worldwide

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It’s still splitting opinions three weeks after its release, but Ghostbusters is still pulling in the cash. Facing stiff competition from Star Trek Beyond in its second week, The Secret Life of Pets still pulling in obscene numbers and newcomers Jason Bourne and Bad Moms, Ghostbusters dropped a further 54% to earn $9.8 million domestically. This […]

Sony executive has “no doubt” that we’ll see a Ghostbusters sequel

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Well, it wasn’t quite the unmitigated disaster many were predicting, with Paul Feig’s Ghostbusters reboot opening to a decent enough $46 million in its domestic opening weekend (albeit in second place behind The Secret Life of Pets). International takings from a few major markets including the UK and Australia weren’t too strong though, adding just […]

Star Trek Beyond crosses $160 million

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The third outing for the rebooted Star Trek franchise couldn’t quite match up to Jason Bourne’s debut, and its drop off could spell trouble. Although the film took second place in the weekend box office war, Star Trek Beyond dropped 59.9% to earn $24 million domestically – the biggest drop-off of the rebooted franchise so far. […]