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Robert De Niro to lead Netflix political thriller limited series Zero Day

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Screen legend Robert De Niro will be making his first venture into television in Zero Day, a political thriller limited series for Netflix from Eric Newman (The Watcher) and Noah Oppenheim (Jackie) according to The Hollywood Reporter. The plot of Zero Day is being kept under wraps, but De Niro will play a former U.S. President in the […]

Power is Primal in first trailer for Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, Peter Dinklage and more join cast

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Paramount has released the first trailer for Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, a continuation from 2018’s Bumblebee and the first film in what will be a new Transformers trilogy featuring characters from the fan-favourite Beast Wars series. In addition to the trailer, Paramount has announced several new actors joining the cast as various transformers. First up is Game […]

Ang Lee’s son Mason Lee to play Bruce Lee in biopic

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Ang Lee’s upcoming biopic Bruce Lee will be a family affair as his son Mason Lee (Limbo) will portray the legendary martial artist in the film in the Sony 3000 Pictures’ feature. Making a film about Bruce Lee has been a longtime project for the Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon director and his son has been physically training for the […]

Star Wars Battlefront 2 gets a trailer for Starfighter Assault mode, livestream on Tuesday

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One of the battle modes that was sorely missed in EA’s Star Wars Battlefront was space battles between Rebel and Imperial ships (at least until DLC rolled out). Thankfully, EA has made Starfighter Assault for Star Wars Battlefront II and has released a trailer showing off the new mode for fans. Additionally, EA has also revealed that fans […]

Westworld Season 2 adds three more to its cast

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The second season of HBO’s new hit series Westworld has added three new additions to its cast. Gustaf Skarsgård (Vikings) and Fares Fares (Tyrant) have been cast as series regulars for the upcoming season while Betty Gabriel (Good Girls Revolt) has secured a recurring role. Skarsgård will portray Karl Strand, “a white-collar guy comfortable in the […]

Jude Law joins Captain Marvel as Mar-Vell

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Marvel’s first female-led superhero film has made another big casting decision, with Variety revealing that Jude Law is joining the movie  to star as the male lead opposite Brie Larson. Carol Danvers was a member of the United States Air Force until an explosion at her air base combined her DNA with that of the alien […]

Captain Marvel gets a new screenwriter

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There’s some more official movement on Marvel Studio’s Captain Marvel, the Brie Larson-led superhero film that will further explore the cosmic side of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Marvel has tapped Tomb Raider writer Geneva Robertson-Dworet to pen the new script according to Deadline. Meg LeFauve and Nicole Perlman were originally writing the script, but LeFauve has had to […]

Justice League gets a shortened theatrical trailer

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Following the extended Comic-Con trailer for Justice League, Warner Bros. has now released a shorter theatrical trailer for the DC blockbuster. Most of the footage is from the SDCC trailer, but there’s a few extra shots and dialogue thrown in. Watch it here… SEE ALSO: New Justice League poster and promo artwork revealed Fueled by his […]

Westworld season 2 casts The Leftovers’ Katja Herbers

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HBO’s hit series Westworld will see a new face enter the park for its second season. The show has cast Katja Herbers, who is an HBO veteran from The Leftovers, for the upcoming season. Her other credits have included FX’s The Americans and Manhattan. Herbers will star as Grace, a seasoned guest of Westworld who visited visit the park just as its “darkest […]