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Andy Garcia cast as Ricardo Montalban in HBO’s My Dinner with Herve

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Andy Garcia has just been cast opposite Game of Thrones‘ Peter Dinklage and Fifty Shades of Grey’s Jamie Dornan in the HBO film My Dinner with Herve. Per Deadline, the actor will portray Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan star Ricardo Montalban in the film based on the last few days of French actor Herve Villechaize. Directed by Sacha Gervasi […]

Comic Book Review – Batman by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso

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Ricky Church reviews Batman by Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso… This deluxe edition hardcover from the award-winning team of writer Brian Azzarello and artist Eduardo Risso collects the six-issue Batman epic “Broken City,” an examination of the Dark Knight and the city he protects. While hunting the murderer of a small boy’s parents, Batman is caught […]

6 Female-Led Superhero Movies We’d Like To See

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Ricky Church with six female-led superhero movies we’d like to see post-Wonder Woman… It’s probably an understatement at this point to say Wonder Woman has done exceedingly well since its release earlier this month. The film has become one of the summer’s biggest blockbusters and disproved the notion that female-driven superhero films do not sell. […]

Call of Duty: WWII characters revealed in new videos

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As Activision prepares to take the Call of Duty series back to its roots with Call of Duty: WWII, they have released a series of videos introducing the characters of the 16th Infantry Regiment in the First Infantry Division. The campaign will follow Private Ronald ‘Red’ Daniels as he takes part in his first combat experience on D-Day […]

Taika Waititi in talks to direct Akira adaptation

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As we approach the release of the next Marvel Cinematic Universe film Thor: Ragnarok, we may have an idea of what director Taika Waititi’s next big blockbuster project will be, as Deadline is reporting that he has entered talks with Warner Bros. to adapt the graphic novel series Akira into a live action feature film. WB has […]

Simon Kinberg to direct X-Men: Dark Phoenix, Jessica Chastain cast alongside returning stars

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Fox has finally settled on a director for the upcoming X-Men: Dark Phoenix. As per Deadline (and previous reports), longtime X-Men producer Simon Kinberg is now confirmed to take the director’s chair in his directorial debut. Furthermore, the rumour that Jessica Chastain was in talks for the film has also panned out: she will reportedly play the film’s villain, […]

Misfits getting U.S. remake from Freeform, four leads cast

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The British show Misfits, about a group of young offenders who gain super powers after a freak electrical storm, is about to get the U.S. remake treatment. Per Deadline, Freeform has ordered a pilot for the remake that comes from Fake Empire’s Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage. iZombie‘s Diane Ruggiero-Wright has already written the pilot and will […]

Netflix cancels Sense8 after two seasons

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Just a day after Netflix announced they wanted their original shows to “take more risks” while having a “higher cancel rate”, the streaming service have announced that they have pulled the plug on Sense8 after two seasons. The series came from Lana and Lily Wachowski and J. Michael Straczynski. Sense8 centered around eight characters from different parts of the world, who experience […]

Toronto International Film Festival Review – Professor Marston and the Wonder Women (2017)

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Professor Marston and the Wonder Women, 2017. Written and Directed Angela Robinson. Starring Luke Evans, Rebecca Hall, Bella Heathcote, Connie Britton, and Oliver Platt, SYNOPSIS: The true story of William Moulton Marston, the polyamorous relationship between his wife and mistress, the creation of his beloved comic book character “Wonder Woman”, and the controversy the comic […]