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Fox wins bidding war for A People’s History of the Vampire Uprising

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20th Century Fox has tapped Shawn Levy and Dan Cohen of 21 Laps to produce a big screen adaptation of Raymond Villareal’s A People’s History of the Vampire Uprising, which is being pitched as “World War Z with vampires.”THR reports that the book is a “fictitious oral history of the appearance, assimilation and ultimately epic, […]

Bong Joon-ho’s Okja begins filming; Lily Collins, Steven Yeun and more join cast

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Filming is now underway in South Korea on acclaimed director Bong Joon-ho’s (Snowpiercer) new film Okja, with the director adding multiple actors to the Netflix original film, The Hollywood Reporter has revealed.Okja is co-written by Bong and Jon Ronson (Frank) and tells the story of “young girl who must risk everything to prevent a powerful, multi-national company […]

Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg re-teaming for Daddy’s Home 2

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Deadline is reporting today that Paramount Pictures has announced a sequel to the hit comedy Daddy’s Home, which will reunite all the team behind the original. Daddy’s Home was released in December last year and went on to gross over $240 million at the worldwide box-office. For the sequel, stars Will Ferrell (Anchorman) and Mark […]

Superman to appear in Supergirl Season 2

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As Supergirl gets ready to move to The CW in the fall, the hero’s famous cousin is now set to appear in its second season. Superman will play a role of the first two episodes of the returning series.Throughout season one Supergirl, Jimmy Olsen and other characters frequently mentioned Superman and Clark Kent. He would […]

The CW chief talks Supergirl, teases four-way crossover with The Flash, Arrow and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow

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Last week it was announced that Supergirl is set to make the jump to The CW for its second season, where it will join the Arroverse shows The Flash, Arrow and DC’s Legends of Tomorrow as part of the network’s ever-expanding DC output. Speaking on a conference call to discuss The CW’s fall schedule, network president […]

Dwayne Johnson confirms role in Jumanji remake

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After rumours linking him to a role in the upcoming Sony Pictures remake of Jumanji, Dwayne Johnson (Baywatch) has taken to Instagram today to confirm his involvement in the film.SEE ALSO: Dwayne Johnson confirms that Pamela Anderson will appear in Baywatch movie It’s OFFICIAL: Love this script! Big movie news that me and my canine gal […]

Fran Kranz joins The Dark Tower as Pimli

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The cast of the long-awaited Stephen King adaptation The Dark Tower has swelled again this week with the news that actor Fran Kranz (The Cabin in the Woods) has joined the project, according to The Hollywood Reporter.Kranz, who has also featured in Dollhouse, Much Ado About Nothing and Mojave, is set to play Pimli, the right-hand […]

Joaquin Phoenix could play Jesus Christ in new Mary Magdalene film

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Deadline is reporting some potentially exciting news that Joaquin Phoenix (Inherent Vice) could be set to take on the role of Jesus Christ in a new film about Mary Magdalene. The film is being directed by Garth Davis (Top of the Lake), with Rooney Mara (Carol) in the lead role of Mary Magdalene, and the […]

Ryan Gosling discusses the Blade Runner sequel

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With filming on Blade Runner 2 set to get underway this July, Entertainment Weekly caught up with star Ryan Gosling to try and prise some information from him regarding the follow-up to Ridley Scott’s sci-fi classic.“I’m looking around as you say that, because I think there’s a sniper up there in the corner if I say […]