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Arrow’s Willa Holland says it’s “upsetting” that there’s no crossover between DC’s films and TV shows

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We reported from MCM London Comic Con last year that Willa Holland was a little bit annoyed that their plans to introduce Harley Quinn into Arrow were scrapped once Warner Bros greenlit Suicide Squad and cast Margot Robbie in the role. The character had a cameo in season two, and Holland revealed she was originally […]

Star Trek: Voyager novelist Kirsten Beyer joins Star Trek TV series writing team

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As development continues on CBS’ new Star Trek TV series ahead of a September production start date, Trek Core has revealed that author Kirsten Beyer has joined showrunner Bryan Fuller on the writing team for the show. Beyer has plenty of Trek experience, having penned eight Star Trek: Voyager novels, and joins a writers room […]

Lawrence Kasdan says the Han Solo Star Wars spinoff will shoot in January

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Earlier this month Disney and Lucasfilm announced that they’ve found their young Han Solo in Alden Ehrenreich, and now screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan has revealed that production on the Star Wars Anthology movie will kick off in January. “You know, Chris Miller and Phil Lord are going to direct it,” said Kasdan (via Star Wars News […]

Michael Bay confirms Megatron return for Transformers: The Last Knight

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Following last week’s viral teaser [watch it here], Michael Bay has taken to Instagram to share a brief teaser for Transformers: The Last Knight, confirming that the Decepticon leader Megatron will be back for the fifth instalment of the blockbuster franchise… https://www.instagram.com/p/BGFEZ9vIWv1/ Transformers: The Last Knight reunites Michael Bay with Transformers: Age of Extinction star […]

X-Men: Apocalypse enjoys $80 million domestic opening weekend as Alice Through the Looking Glass bombs

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X-Men: Apocalypse debuted in the States this past Friday, with the latest instalment of Fox’s mutant superhero franchise enjoying an $80 million domestic opening over the four-day Memorial Day weekend, with $65.3 million of that coming from the Friday-Sunday period. “We’re very happy with this result as we introduce new characters in the X-Men universe,” […]

The Conjuring 2 director James Wan discusses his influences

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With just a couple of weeks to go until the release of the hotly-anticipated horror sequel The Conjuring 2, we’ve got an exclusive interview featurette with James Wan, where the director discusses his influences; check it out here… SEE ALSO: Experience the Enfield haunting in 360° video for The Conjuring 2 Reprising their roles, Oscar […]

Warcraft movie opens to $31 million

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Having opened in twenty territories over the weekend, Duncan Jones’ long-developed video game movie Warcraft: The Beginning (or just Warcraft in North America) has earned around $31 million. The film debuted in territories such as Russia (where it earned the most), Germany, Sweden and limited screenings here in the UK. The film opens fully this coming […]

Thora Birch and Johnny Knoxville join Above Suspicion

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Deadline is reporting that Thora Birch (Colony) and Johnny Knoxville (Jackass) have joined the cast of Above Suspicion, the new film from director Phillip Noyce (The Giver), who directed Birch in Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger. The project, which is based on Joe Sharkey’s non-fiction book of the same name and is scripted by […]

Nicole Kidman to star in Adrian Lyne’s Silent Wife

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Variety is reporting that Nicole Kidman (Queen of the Desert) has signed on to star in Silent Wife, which is being directed by Adrian Lyne (Unfaithful) from a script by Billy Ray (Captain Phillips). Silent Wife follows “a spouse who discovers that her husband is leaving her for a younger woman. She responds by beginning […]