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Toronto International Film Festival Review – I, Tonya (2017)

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I,Tonya, 2017. Directed by Craig Gillespie. Starring Margot Robbie, Sebastian Stan, Julianne Nicholson, Paul Walter Hauser, Bobby Cannavale, and Allison Janney. SYNOPSIS: Competitive ice skater Tonya Harding rises among the ranks at the U.S. Figure Skating Championships, but her future in the sport is thrown into doubt when her ex-husband intervenes. In Craig Gillespie’s I, Tonya, Margot […]

Comic Book Review – Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Captain Phasma #1

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Ricky Church reviews Journey to Star Wars: The Last Jedi – Captain Phasma #1… Outside of Kylo Ren, the next heavily promoted character in Star Wars: The Force Awakens was probably the chrome-plated Captain Phasma, played by Game of Thrones’ Gwendoline Christie. Sadly, the film didn’t do the character justice, pushing her to the sidelines before […]

Jared Leto is “a little confused” about Warner Bros.’ Joker movie plans

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It was only a couple of weeks ago when WB announced its plans to make a Joker origin movie with Todd Phillips and Martin Scorsese, which was met with some confusion by most fans. The film will apparently be unconnected to the DCEU and be its own thing under a new banner for DC/WB, but […]

Veep to end with Season 7

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HBO’s political comedy Veep is coming to an end. The network announced yesterday that the Julia Louis-Dreyfus-led series will conclude with its seventh season next year. The series follows Louis-Dreyfus as Selina Meyer, the U.S. Vice President who aspires to become President herself, but keeps finding herself in controversies she and her staff create. “The decision to […]

Jonathan Pryce to star as Pope Francis in Netflix’s The Pope

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Netflix has acquired a new feature film along with some star talent. Deadline has revealed that Jonathan Pryce has been cast as the current Pope Francis in the feature film The Pope. The film will be directed by City of God’s Fernando Meirelles from a script by Anthony McCarten, who will adapt the script from his stage […]

Gavin O’Connor to write and direct Suicide Squad 2

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It seems Warner Bros. and DC’s search for a director to Suicide Squad 2 may be over. Deadline has reported that the studio has chosen Warrior and The Accountant director Gavin O’Connor to write and direct the supervillain sequel. He will write the script with Anthony Tambakis. There’s no word on when the pair will begin development, but it probably […]

Exclusive Interview with Wonder Woman: Warbringer author Leigh Bardugo

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Ricky Church chats with Wonder Woman: Warbringer author Leigh Bardugo… One of DC’s latest initiatives to broaden its audience, characters and stories is to bring them to the Young Adult sphere with the DC Icons line of books. The first of the DC Icons was Wonder Woman: Warbringer, a new tale featuring a young Diana of […]

Rian Johnson reveals Snoke’s past will remain a mystery in Star Wars: The Last Jedi, says writing Kylo Ren is “fun”

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With just a few months to go until the release of Star Wars: The Last Jedi, there are still several questions surrounding the film, particularly over the Sequel Trilogy’s central villains. J.J. Abrams didn’t reveal much about Supreme Leader Snoke in The Force Awakens, and it seems director Rian Johnson isn’t looking to elaborate any further either. […]

See Frank Castle in his pre-Punisher days in new image from The Punisher

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Before his family was murdered in a senseless tragedy, spurring him to become the vigilante known as The Punisher, Frank Castle was a dedicated marine in the U.S. army. We learnt a little bit of his backstory in the second season of Daredevil, but it looks like we’ll get a flashback in Netflix’s The Punisher. Take […]

Fan Expo 2017: Star Trek: Discovery panel explores the character’s backstories and show’s themes

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In just a couple of weeks, Star Trek will return to television for the first time in over a decade with the anticipated new series, Star Trek: Discovery. Set roughly a decade before The Original Series, the new series will explore the Federation’s growing influence in the galaxy as well as the difficult trials they […]