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Godzilla: King of the Monsters director teases connection to original 1954 Godzilla

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As production continues on Godzilla: King of the Monsters, director Michael Dougherty has taken to Twitter to share the following image, which features an interesting connection with Toho’s original 1954 movie… Godzilla fans will recognise the above as the Oxygen Destroyer, a weapon designed by Dr. Serizawa which is used to kill the King of the Monsters […]

Will Ferrell discusses the plot for the Step Brothers sequel

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While on the promotional trail for the sequel to one of his biggest comedy hits, Daddy’s Home, Will Ferrell spoke to the New York Daily News about other follow-ups from his comedy back-catalogue, and in particular why we’ve never had a Worldwide Prestige reunion in Step Brothers 2. It turns out that Ferrell and his […]

Sony wins race for Quentin Tarantino’s Manson Family film, working title revealed

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Deadline is reporting that Sony Pictures has won the hotly contested race to finance and distribute Quentin Tarantino’s upcoming Manson Family film, for which the working title has now been revealed as #9. Beyond the announcement and the temp title, which presumably refers to the fact that it’s the director’s ninth film (and, potentially, Manson’s […]

Runaways DLC pack hits LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2

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Following hot on the heels of the recent Cloak & Dagger DLC, fans of LEGO Marvel Super Heroes 2 can now have some fun with the Runaways with the release of the Marvel’s Runaways Character and Level Pack. Inspired by Brian K. Vaughan’s comic book series and the Hulu television show, the pack contains unlockable […]

J.J. Abrams believes Disney will introduce gay characters into the Star Wars movie universe

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Star Wars: The Force Awakens made great strides in expanding the diversity of the galaxy far, far away by introducing its first female lead and its first black lead. But might we see a gay character introduced into the film side of the canon? J.J. Abrams believes so. “When I talk about inclusivity it’s not […]

Disney to re-release the theatrical cuts of the original Star Wars trilogy, according to John Landis

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Here’s some potentially exciting news for fans of the original Star Wars trilogy, with Empire reporting that director John Landis has revealed that Disney is planning to finally re-release the unaltered theatrical cuts of A New Hope, The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi. At a Q&A tonight John Landis dropped that Disney […]

Colin Trevorrow confirmed as Star Wars: Episode IX director

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Coming out of the “Worlds, Galaxies and Universes: Live Action at the Walt Disney Studios” panel at D23, Disney has announced that Jurassic World director Colin Trevorrow will officially be directing Star Wars: Episode IX. Although the film won’t be starting production for another couple years, as Episode IX isn’t due out until 2019, Walt Disney Studios […]

Deadpool 2 gets a super duper TV spot, screenwriter denies rumour that villain has been cut

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Following a new poster for Deadpool 2 [check it out here], the first action-packed TV spot has arrived online for the hotly-anticipated sequel ahead of its release next month; watch it here… SEE ALSO: Deadpool 2 motion posters featuring Vanessa, Domino, Negasonic Teenage Warhead and Blind Al Meanwhile, screenwriter Rhett Reese has taken to Twitter to […]

NBC orders female-led What About Bob? pilot called What About Barb?

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NBC has decided to use Frank Oz’s 1991 feature What About Bob?, starring Bill Murray and Richard Dreyfus, as the basis for a new comedy series. Rather than follow men, it will instead be led by a female cast and titled What About Barb?, with a pilot order to test the potential of the series. The series […]