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Eric Johnson and Arielle Kebbel join Fifty Shades sequels

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As director James Foley gears up to go into back-to-back production on Fifty Shades Darker and Fifty Shades Freed, we’ve got some further casting news on the Fifty Shades of Grey sequels. Variety is reporting that Eric Johnson (The Knick) is in talks to play Christian Grey’s rival Jack Hyde in Fifty Shades Darker, while […]

Full list of winners from BAFTA’s EE British Academy Film Awards 2016

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The British Academy Film Awards took place in London tonight, with The Revenant picking up five awards in Best Picture, Best Director (Alejandro G. Inarritu), Best Actor (Leonardo DiCaprio), Best Cinematography and Best Sound. Mad Max: Fury Road picked up four technical awards, while on the acting front there were also honours for Brie Larson […]

The Walking Dead and Darth Vader top the bestselling comic books and graphic novels of January 2016

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Diamond Comic Distributors has released details of the bestselling comic book and graphic novel titles for January 2016. Topping the comic book chart was Image’s landmark issue The Walking Dead #150, while Marvel claimed eight of the nine remaining spots in the top ten, with DC occupying one. In terms of graphic novels, Marvel’s Star […]

Donnie Yen replaces Jet Li in xXx: The Return of Xander Cage

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Donnie Yen (Ip Man 3) has joined the cast of the action threequel xXx: The Return of Xander Cage, with Twitch reporting that he has signed on as a replacement for Jet Li (The Expendables), with Li said to have exited the project for undisclosed reasons. It marks another high-profile Hollywood role for the Hong […]

Jena Malone, Scoot McNairy and Callan Mulvey’s Batman v Superman roles possibly revealed

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Warning. Spoilers for Batman v Superman follow. Possibly… While the trailers would have us believe we know pretty much everything there is to know about Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, Warner Bros. has so far kept the identities of the characters played by Jena Malone, Scoot McNairy and Callan Mulvey firmly under wraps. Well, […]

Deadpool shatters more records, biggest ever opening for an R-rated film

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Having set an opening day record on Friday, 20th Century Fox’s Deadpool has now shattered a host of records with its first weekend in the States, with the film pulling in a whopping $135 million over the Friday-to-Sunday period. Deadpool has now claimed the three-day (and four-day) February opening weekend records from Fifty Shades of Grey, while […]

Margot Robbie to star in noir thriller Terminal

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The Hollywood Reporter has revealed that Margot Robbie (The Wolf of Wall Street) has signed on to appear in writer-director Vaughn Stein’s noir thriller Terminal. The film, which is now in pre-production, “follows two hit men as they embark on a borderline suicide mission for a mysterious employer and a high paycheck. Along the way, […]

Flickering Myth at BAFTA’s EE British Academy Film Awards 2016

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Flickering Myth’s Scott Davis braves the cold to bring you the red carpet action from the Royal Opera House as BAFTA hosts the 2016 British Academy Film Awards. Refresh for updates… SEE ALSO: Are the BAFTAs British Enough? And here’s our last update, featuring Leonardo DiCaprio, Idris Elba, Michael Fassbender, Domhnall Gleeson, Matt Damon, Stanley […]

Nicolas Cage to star in horror-thriller Mom and Dad

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Nicolas Cage is set to reunite with Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance co-director Brian Taylor for the horror-thriller Mom and Dad, Variety is reporting. The film “follows a teenage girl and her little brother who must survive a wild 24 hours during which a mass hysteria of unknown origins causes parents to turn violently on […]