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Dune: The Sisterhood showrunner exits HBO Max series to focus on film sequel

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It seems HBO Max’s upcoming series Dune: The Sisterhood, a televised spin-off of Denis Villeneuve’s anticipated adaptation of Dune, has hit a bit of a snag. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Jon Spaihts will no longer be the series’ showrunner so he can focus on working on the sequel to the Dune feature film, which he co-wrote alongside Villeneuve. […]

Charles Cyphers returning as Sheriff Brackett in Halloween Kills

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Not long after Jamie Lee Curtis announced the start of production on Halloween Kills, it has been revealed that the film will include another familiar face to the franchise as Charles Cyphers is returning as Sheriff Leigh Brackett in the new sequel. Cyphers played Sheriff Brackett in the original Halloween and its first sequel, Halloween II. His only daughter […]

Anne Winters joins The Orville season 3 as series regular

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When The Orville returns for its third season on Hulu, it will do so with a new cast member. Per Deadline, the series has cast Anne Winters (13 Reasons Why) as a series regular for the upcoming season. Winters will play Charly Burke, but no other information regarding her character has been revealed. She joins a cast […]

Blu-ray Review – The Kitchen (2019)

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The Kitchen, 2019. Written and Directed by Andrea Berloff. Starring Melissa McCarthy, Tiffany Haddish, Elisabeth Moss, Domhnall Gleeson, James Badge Dale, Brian d’Arcy James, Margo Martindale, Common, Bill Camp, Jeremy Bobb, E.J. Bonilla, Wayne Duvall, Annabella Sciorra, and Myk Watford. SYNOPSIS: The wives of New York gangsters in Hell’s Kitchen in the 1970s continue to […]

Scott Eastwood joins Guy Ritchie’s Le Convoyeur remake Cash Truck

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Deadline has revealed that Scott Eastwood (Pacific Rim: Uprising) will star in Guy Ritchie’s upcoming action thriller Cash Truck, which is a remake of the 2004 French film Le Convoyeur. The film will reunite Ritchie with his Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels and Snatch lead Jason Statham, and also stars Holt McCallanay (Mindhunter). Cash Truck is described as […]

Zac Efron to star in John McAfee film King of the Jungle

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According to Deadline, Zac Efron (Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile) is set to star in the comedy King of the Jungle. The film is based on a Wired article about McAfee Antivirus creator John McAfee, who isolated himself in a jungle compound after becoming rich. The film has been in development for a long […]

Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan and Sam Claflin starring in thriller Every Breath You Take

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Gone Baby Gone’s Casey Affleck and Michelle Monaghan are set to re-team alongside Sam Claflin (Charlie’s Angels) in the thriller Every Breath You Take, which is being directed by Christine Jeffs (Sunshine Cleaning). Affleck will play “a psychiatrist whose career is thrown into jeopardy when his patient takes her own life. When he invites his patient’s […]

Tiya Sircar joins The Fugitive remake with Kiefer Sutherland and Boyd Holbrook

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As The Fugitive reboot ramps up production, Deadline has reported Tiya Sircar (Good Sam) has joined the series alongside Keifer Sutherland (24) and Boyd Holbrook (Logan). The remake, which was first a 1960s TV series and then a 1993 film starring Harrison Ford and Tommy Lee Jones, will air on the upcoming streaming service Quibi. Written and […]

Rian Johnson was inspired by Star Wars: The Last Jedi online hate for Knives Out, confirms that his new trilogy is still happening

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In just a few more weeks director Rian Johnson’s latest film Knives Out will be released to the public after garnering significant praise at various film festivals. Johnson was inspired by the works of acclaimed mystery author Agatha Christie, who wrote Murder on the Orient Express, to create a modern day ‘who dunnit?’ mystery, but she wasn’t […]