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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 […]

John Sheridan returns in Babylon 5: The Road Home clip

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Ahead of its home entertainment release this Tuesday, Warner Bros. has revealed a new clip from the animated sci-fi feature Babylon 5: The Road Home which sees John Sheridan (Bruce Boxleitner) landing on Z’ha’dun and revisiting a critical moment time while unstuck in time; watch it below… Return to BABYLON 5 as the epic interstellar […]

Street Trash reboot in the works from Fried Barry director

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Variety is reporting that Fried Barry director Ryan Kruger is set to reboot the cult 1987 horror-comedy Street Trash for release as a Screambox Original. As per the official logline, the film will “follows a group of homeless misfits as they fight for survival when they discover a plot to exterminate every homeless person in […]

Play the Elevator Game with trailer for Shudder’s supernatural horror

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Shudder has released a poster and trailer for director Rebekah McKendry’s supernatural horror Elevator Game.  The film inspired by the online phenomenon known as The Elevator Game, which sees players attempt to reach another dimension or invoke a supernatural entity by riding an elevator in a specific sequence; check out the trailer below… ELEVATOR GAME […]

First trailer for The Woman in the Wall starring Ruth Wilson and Daryl McCormack

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The BBC has released a trailer and images for The Woman in the Wall, the gothic thriller series from creator Joe Murtagh (Calm with Horses), starring Ruth Wilson and Daryl McCormack. The series examines the legacy of one of Ireland’s shocking scandals – The Magdalene Laundries and stars Wilson as Lorna, a woman who wakes […]