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Andy Serkis’ Jungle Book adaptation going by the title Mowgli: Tales from the Jungle Book

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Way back in 2014 it was announced that Andy Serkis had signed on to direct an adaptation of Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book for Warner Bros. Pictures. Despite shooting in 2015, the film – originally titled Jungle Book: Origins was pushed back to 2017 and then 2018, allowing more time to work on the visual […]

Promo and clip for The Walking Dead Season 8 Episode 2 – ‘The Damned’

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Following last night’s season 8 premiere, AMC has released a promo and sneak peek clip for Sunday’s second episode of The Walking Dead, which we have for you here… https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6KvzojD1nGk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jebWiz-H0A4 The plan involving Alexandrians, Kingdommers and Hilltoppers unfolds; as Rick continues to fight, he encounters a familiar face. The Walking Dead season 8 airs […]

First poster for war drama 12 Strong starring Chris Hemsworth and Michael Shannon

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Following the first trailer for 12 Strong [watch it here], a poster has now arrived online for Nicolai Fuglsig’s upcoming war drama featuring Chris Hemsworth, Michael Shannon, Michael Pena, and Trevante Rhodes; check it out below… 12 Strong is set in the harrowing days following 9/11 when a U.S. Special Forces team, led by their new […]

Stranger Things’ Shawn Levy developing Epiphany for The CW

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THR is reporting that The CW has tapped Stranger Things executive producer Shawn Levy to develop a new psychological thriller series entitled Epiphany. Described as “being in the vein of Stanley Kubrick and Agatha Christie”, the project follows a group of gifted strangers recruited to a Gilded Age mansion to solve a complex code that lies […]

Brenton Thwaites and Ben Robson join A Violent Separation

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According to Variety, Brenton Thwaites (Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales) and Ben Robson (Animal Kingdom) have joined the cast of A Violent Separation, which is currently in production in Louisiana, with Kevin and Michael Goetz (Martyrs) directing from a script by Michael Arkof. A Violent Separation takes place in a quiet […]

Become a man eater in Shark Pool arriving on Android and iOS this week

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AK Arts have announced that their raft eating title, Shark Pool, will be arriving on Android and iOS devices this coming Thursday (26th October).  Players will become the man eating Great White in this title that comes prepared for Halloween.  Watch the game’s Halloween trailer below… In Shark Pool players become the gregarious and intellectual Shark Zuckerberg, […]

Funko unveils new Sonic the Hedgehog Pop! Vinyl figures

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Funko has unveiled its new line of Sonic the Hedgehog Pop! Games vinyl figures which includes Sonic, Shadow, Dr. Eggman, and Super Sonic; check them out here… The speedy Sonic the Hedgehog is featured as two different Pop!s, one holding an emerald, the other with a gold ring! Rounding out the series is Sonic’s rival Shadow […]

Disney-Pixar’s Coco praised in early reviews

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Disney has released the review embargo for Pixar’s latest film Coco, with their screening of the finished film at the Festival Internacional de Cine de Morelia in Mexico, and it appears, as ever, that Coco will follow the Pixar path and continue to deliver on the brilliance the brand has continued to produce. The reviews are, so […]

Geostorm is a washout at the U.S. box office, fails to recoup reshoot costs

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Coming off the back of disastrous reviews [read ours here] director Dean Devlin’s Geostorm has bombed at the domestic box office, with the $120 million budgeted blockbuster grossing just $13.3 million in its opening weekend in North America – less than the $15 million spent on its extensive reshoots. Geostorm has performed somewhat better internationally, […]