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Hayley Atwell on female superheroes: “I think the audiences want them”

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With SDCC just around the corner Hayley Atwell – AKA Agent Peggy Carter – has been doing the rounds to help promote her upcoming Comic-Con appearance and also to hype the UK airing of Agent Carter Season 1 on FOX this Sunday. During an exclusive interview with Den Of Geek, Atwell spoke about the importance […]

Grant Morrison to join Heavy Metal as editor-in-chief

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Entertainment Weekly has revealed that acclaimed comic book writer Grant Morrison is to join the long-running sci-fi/fantasy comic magazine Heavy Metal as its new editor-in-chief. Here’s a look at the cover of the first issue under Morrison’s tenure, which is set to be published in February…We’re trying to bring back some of that ’70s punk […]

Henry Cavill talks future Man of Steel sequels

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When Warner Bros. announced its DC slate through to 2020, there were two notable omissions: a Batman solo movie, and a sequel to 2013’s Man of Steel. Of course, next year’s Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice was originally being referred to as Man of Steel 2, but during a chat with EW Henry Cavill […]

Stephen King’s Cujo being rebooted as C.U.J.O.

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Bloody Disguting is reporting that Sunn Classic Pictures is developing a reboot of the 1983 Stephen King adaptation Cujo, which will be going by the title of C.U.J.O. – standing for ‘Canine Unit Joint Operations’.According to the site, Sunn Pictures President and CEO Lang Elliott is set to direct the film, which will star DJ […]

Netflix and Amazon pass on Hannibal

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Last month it was announced that NBC had pulled the plug on Hannibal after three seasons, with executive producer Bryan Fuller suggesting that another network could come in to save the critically acclaimed show.Well, it seems we can scratch the streaming services Netflix and Amazon off the list of possible saviours, with Fuller revealing on […]

Rumour: Bryan Singer wanted for Fantastic Four sequel

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From the moment 20th Century Fox announced its reboot of the Fantastic Four, there’s been speculation that the studio will look to combine Marvel’s First Family with its X-Men universe – most recently just last week, when it was rumoured that the crossover is being eyed for a 2018 release.Well, if This Is Infamous is […]

New episodes of Classic Thunderbirds to be produced for 50th anniversary using Supermarionation techniques

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The Official Gerry Anderson Facebook page has announced that the team behind the critically acclaimed Filmed in Supermarionation documentary is to produce three new episodes of Classic Thunderbirds to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the franchise.The Facebook post reveals that the new episodes will be made using the classic Supermarionation techniques and will incorporate the […]

Jay and Silent Bob to join Kevin Smith’s True North Trilogy?

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As Kevin Smith prepares to return to the ‘View Aksewniverse’ with the upcoming Mallrats sequel MallBrats, the filmmaker has teased the possibility of combining that universe with his True North Trilogy by throwing out the possibility of Jay and Silent Bob making an appearance in Moose Jaws. https://www.facebook.com/YesThatKevinSmith/photos/a.77596326929.88348.6985046929/10152866175086930/?type=1 Moose Jaws is set to be the […]

Carrie Henn to star as Newt’s mother in unofficial Alien tribute film Alien Identity

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With Sigourney Weaver and – potentially Michael Biehn – set to reprise the roles of Ripley and Hicks for Neill Blomkamp’s Alien sequel/reboot, it’s now been announced that Carrie Henn will be returning to the Alien universe for the unofficial fan film Alien Identity from director Adam Sonnet.Henn – who portrayed Newt in 1986’s Aliens […]