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Dwayne Johnson breaks record for highest-paid actor with Red One upfront fee

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In a conveniently timed news story, we’ve learned Dwayne Johnson is set to break a Hollywood record for the highest-paid actor. Per Puck News, Johnson will earn $50 million for Red One, an upcoming holiday action film. His lead role as Callum Drift, the Commander of the E.L.F., gives Johnson the highest salary of his […]

A24’s Death of a Unicorn and 38 other films to continue production during strike

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SAG-AFTRA has approved that more than 35 productions will be able to continue production during the current strike in Hollywood. For those who don’t know, the WGA and SAG-AFTRA are on strike as they head into another set of protesting and attempted negotiations with AMPTP companies. This strike has shut down a massive amount of […]

The Marvels stars discuss their “sisterly bond” on the MCU sequel

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Sitting down for an interview with Entertainment Weekly, Brie Larson, Teyonah Parris and Iman Vellani – the stars behind The Marvels – have dived into the upcoming MCU entry and spoken about their sisterly bond in an entertaining discussion. “I’m excited that the MCU has three lead women, all from very diverse backgrounds, and they’re […]

LEGO Harry Potter Gringotts Wizarding Bank set unveiled

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The LEGO Group has revealed the latest audition to its LEGO Harry Potter theme with the Collector’s Edition Gringotts Wizarding Bank set which goes on sale on September 4th, priced $429.99/£369.99; check out the promotional images here…   Be transported to the Wizarding World as you build this LEGO® Harry Potter™ Gringotts™ Bank – Collectors’ […]

Odd ducks are welcome in trailer for Illumination’s Migration

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Riding high from the success of The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment have released a poster and trailer for Migration, the upcoming animated comedy from Benjamin Renner which follow follows a Mallard family from New England as they decide to head south for the winter, to tropical Jamaica, but their well-laid […]

A masked killer stalks vacationing teens in trailer for slasher Dark Windows

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Ahead of its release this August, a trailer, poster and images have arrived online for director Alex Herron’s upcoming horror Dark Windows. The slasher follows a group of friends who find themselves terrorised by a masked man while on what they hoped would be a peaceful getaway in an isolated country summerhouse. Watch the trailer […]

Gal Gadot action thriller Heart of Stone unveils character posters

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Ahead of its arrival on the streamer next month, Netflix has released four character posters for the upcoming action thriller Heart of Stone, featuring stars Gal Gadot, Jamie Dornan, Alia Bhatt, and Matthias Schweighöfer; take a look here… Gal Gadot is Agent Rachel Stone, the only intelligence operative who stands between her global peace-keeping organization […]

Star Wars: Lando showrunner gives update on planned Disney+ series

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As Lucasfilm and Disney continue to grow the Star Wars franchise on Disney+, one series that has been noticeably absent from most discussions with the powers that be is Lando from writer and showrunner Justin Simien (The Haunted Mansion) with Donald Glover reprising his Solo: A Star Wars Story role as the charismatic scoundrel. Lando was announced in 2020 during […]

The Last of Us to run for at least two more seasons, 2025 return likely

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It goes without saying HBO’s adaptation of The Last of Us from Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann blew audiences away, recently earning a total of 24 Emmy Award nominations at this year’s ceremony. Not only did it prove popular among fans of the video games, but the mainstream audience also grew attached to the series and what […]