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Christopher Nolan declares his love for Talladega Nights: “If you ain’t first, you’re last”

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Christopher Nolan is known as a cinema lover, often labeled pretentious by his critics. But the filmmaker can appreciate all times of times as he just declared his love for Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. A few weeks back on the promotional tour for Oppenheimer, Nolan stopped by the Rich Eisen Show and […]

Goldilocks gets the horror treatment with Goldilocks and the Three Bears: Death and Porridge teaser trailer

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Unashamedly seeking to replicate the viral success of Winnie-the-Pooh: Blood and Honey, the classic fairy tale Goldilocks and the Three Bears is the next children’s story set for a horror spin with the upcoming British independent feature Goldilocks and the Three Bears: Death and Porridge. Written and directed by Craig Rees, the synopsis for the […]

Dancing Wednesday Living Dead Doll unveiled by Mezco Toyz

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Mezco Toys has unveiled its Living Dead Doll Presents Dancing Wednesday doll which is inspired by the likeness of Jenna Ortega’s Wednesday Addams in the viral Rave’N dance scene from the hit Netflix series Wednesday. It is available to pre-order now, priced at $52; check out the promotional images here…   Straight from the viral […]

THQ Nordic announces new titles including South Park: Snow Day, TMNT: The Last Ronin and more

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THQ Nordic’s Digital Showcase 2023 has come to an end but there’s been a huge amount of news released about the wide array of games coming to gamers.  If you haven’t been following the showcase then here’s a quick catch-up on some of the bigger titles mentioned… Titan Quest II will be making its return […]

The Marvels will combat superhero fatigue by being “really wacky and silly”, says director Nia DaCosta

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Are we getting something new from The Marvels since the film’s director Nia DaCosta notes it will take us to “worlds that you haven’t seen before,” or will it be more of the MCU comedy? Only time will tell, but the filmmaker behind Marvel Studios’ big fall release has promised something different than what we […]

Neill Blomkamp on his cancelled RoboCop Returns: “It was a direct sequel”

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The RoboCop franchise has seen sequels, TV series and even a remake, and in recent years there’s also been the prospect of the franchise going down the Halloween requel route by returning to the continuity established by Paul Verhoeven in the 1987 classic. Neill Blomkamp (District 9, Chappie) would’ve helmed the project, based on a […]

Timothy Olyphant on almost being cast as Captain Kirk in J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek

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We almost had a very different Kelvin timeline in 2009… What do you think of Timothy Olyphant as Captain Kirk?  While appearing on the Happy Sad Confused podcast, the actor took us back to the early days of J.J. Abrams’ Star Trek, teasing: “Here’s what I can tell you about Star Trek: I went in […]

The Hanged Girl seeks vengeance in trailer for supernatural horror

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Uncork’d Entertainment has released a poster and trailer for the upcoming horror The Hanged Girl. Written and directed by JD Cohen, the film follows a group of friends as they take a break at a guesthouse, only to discover it has been built on the site where an innocent girl was accused of witchcraft centuries […]

Iconic monsters will collide in Dracula x Frankenstein

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Two of the most iconic monsters of all time are set to clash this September with Dracula x Frankenstein, a graphic novel which promises to deliver a thrilling tale for horror enthuasists and fans of classic monster lore. Written by Michele Monteleone and Giulio Antonio Gualtieri with art from Fabrizio Des Dorides and Francesco De […]