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First trailer for Alex Garland’s Annihilation

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Paramount has released the first trailer for their upcoming sci-fi/horror film Annihilation. Directed by Ex-Machina‘s Alex Garland, the film is adapted from the first novel in Jeff VanderMeer’s Southern Reach Trilogy and stars Natalie Portman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Gina Rodriguez, Tessa Thompson, Tuva Novotny, and Oscar Isaac. Watch the trailer below…. The synopsis for the book reads: […]

HBO renews The Deuce for second season

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HBO’s porn industry drama The Deuce may only be two episodes into its first season, but HBO has given the series an early renewal for season two. Starring James Franco and Maggie Gyllenhaal, the series follows a group of characters in 1970s New York as the porn industry is legalized, and was created by George Pelacanos and […]

Why James Cameron is completely wrong on Wonder Woman

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Ricky Church on why James Cameron is wrong about Wonder Woman… James Cameron has been making a lot of headlines recently, but probably not for the reasons he’d like. He’s currently starting production on Avatar 2 and his ambitious sequels, as well as rebooting Terminator with Tim Miller directing returning stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Linda […]

Linda Hamilton is returning to the Terminator franchise, new film a direct sequel to T2

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Arnold Schwarzenegger isn’t the only one who will be back in Tim Miller’s The Terminator reboot. At a special screening of Terminator 2: Judgment Day 3D in Los Angeles last night, Miller and franchise creator and producer James Cameron announced that Linda Hamilton, Sarah Connor herself, will be returning to reprise her role in the sequel/reboot. “As meaningful as […]

Alicia Vikander is Lara Croft in first Tomb Raider trailer

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After the reveal of the poster earlier this week, we now have the first official trailer for the video game adaptation Tomb Raider starring Oscar winner Alicia Vikander in the iconic role of Lara Croft. Take a look at the trailer here… Lara Croft is the fiercely independent daughter of an eccentric adventurer who vanished when […]

Josh Gad, Daisy Ridley and Luke Evans join untitled superhero comedy from Moana writers

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It seems Josh Gad will be working once again with his co-stars Daisy Ridley and Luke Evans in an untitled comedy from him and Aaron and Jordan Kandell, the writers of Moana. Gad starred with Evans in Disney’s live-action take of Beauty and The Beast and will appear with Ridley in next month’s Murder on the Orient Express. […]

Toronto International Film Festival Review – Breathe (2017)

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Breathe, 2017. Directed by Andy Serkis. Starring Andrew Garfield, Claire Foy, Tom Hollander,and Hugh Bonneville. SYNOPSIS: The inspiring true love story of Robin and Diana Cavendish, an adventurous couple who refuse to give up in the face of a devastating disease. Their heartwarming celebration of human possibility marks the directorial debut of Andy Serkis. Andy […]

Comic Book Review – Superman – Action Comics: Rebirth Deluxe Edition Book 2

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Ricky Church reviews Superman – Action Comics: Rebirth Deluxe Edition Book 2… On the eve of Action Comics’ 1000th issue, DC has released the second deluxe Rebirth volume, Superman – Action Comics: Rebirth Deluxe Edition Book 2, a fairly hefty collection that wraps up the mystery of the other Clark Kent while building the threat of Mr. Oz’s machinations. […]

Toronto International Film Festival Review – Battle of the Sexes (2017)

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Battle of the Sexes, 2017. Directed by Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton. Starring Emma Stone, Steve Carell, Andrea Riseborough, Sarah Silverman, Bill Pullman, Alan Cumming, Elisabeth Shue, Austin Stowell, and Natalie Morales. SYNOPSIS: The true story of the 1973 tennis match between World number one Billie Jean King and ex-champ and serial hustler Bobby Riggs. […]

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 […]