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Comic Book Review – Transformers: Lost Light #5

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Ricky Church reviews Transformers: Lost Light #5… It’s TEAM RODIMUS versus a universe gone wrong! An alternate Cybertron is being torn apart as the malevolent Functionist Council implement a plan that’s been millions of years in the making. But with victory within their reach, they find themselves up against someone who really shouldn’t exist: MEGATRON. […]

Christina Hendricks, Bailee Madison and Lewis Pullman cast in The Strangers 2

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Some movement has finally come about for the long-discussed The Strangers 2, the sequel to the hit 2008 horror. Mad Men‘s Christina Hendricks has been cast in the film alongside Once Upon A Time’s Bailee Madison and Battle of the Sexes‘ Lewis Pullman. Production on the film is said to start at the end of the month in Los […]

Josh Gad, Chloe Grace Moretz and Jack O’Connell set for Party of the Century

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Get ready for the Party of the Century. Josh Gad, Chloe Grace Moretz and Jack O’Connell will be starring in the film that is set to be directed by Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman. The directing pair also wrote the script and will shoot this fall in New York City. Party of the Century is said […]

Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen could head to Lionsgate

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Though it was announced back in May that Hellboy is to receive a reboot with the R-rated Hellboy: Rise of the Blood Queen, with Neil Marshall directing and Stranger Things‘ David Harbour starring as the title character, there was no word on a potential studio to produce and distribute the movie. That may change however as the film could be […]

Code 8 begins filming with Stephen Amell and Robbie Amell starring

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After raising the necessary finance through crowdfunding last year, actors and cousins Stephen and Robbie Amell have begun shooting Code 8 in Toronto. The film is being directed by Jeff Chan and also stars The Fast and the Furious‘ Sung Kang, Maudie‘s Kari Matchett, Frontier’s Greg Bryk and Hannibal’s Aaron Abrams. Code 8 is set in a world where 4% of the […]

Jeff Goldblum discusses Ian Malcolm return in Jurassic World 2

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One of the big reasons people have to look forward to Jurassic World 2 is to see the return of Jeff Goldblum’s fan-favourite character Dr. Ian Malcolm from the original Jurassic Park. Though Dr. Malcolm was not seen in Jurassic World, he was subtly referenced with one the character’s having Malcom’s book, ‘God Creates Dinosaurs’, on their desk. Now we’ll be […]

Phil Lord and Chris Miller to adapt Artemis from The Martian author

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Former Han Solo directors Phil Lord and Chris Miller have found a new project over at Fox. Per Deadline, the pair will direct Artemis, a sci-fi film that will be adapted from The Martian authors Andy Weir’s upcoming novel. Simon Kinberg and Aditya Sood will produce the film while Lord and Miller will work with Fox to find […]

Andy Weir’s Artemis picked up by 20th Century Fox

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Andy Weir, the author of The Martian, has a new book coming out which had already been acquired by Fox and New Regency to adapt to film. Titled Artemis, is is described as a near-future sci-fi thriller about a young woman who becomes entangled in a conspiracy on Artemis, the only colony on the moon. Simon Kinberg and […]

Marvel’s The Defenders Season 1 Episode 2 Review – ‘Mean Right Hook’

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Ricky Church reviews the second episode of Marvel’s The Defenders… I said in my review for ‘ The H Word’ that a lot of it was playing catch up with where the heroes were in their lives and setting up how they would be brought together. While they still spent most of ‘Mean Right Hook’ […]

Bryan Fuller and Michael Green exit American Gods season 2 as showrunners

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In a bit of surprising news, Bryan Fuller and Michael Green are leaving Starz’s American Gods as the series’ showrunners. They will no longer be part of the show  going forward despite its active development for the second season. American Gods premiered on Starz earlier this Spring and earned a quick renewal after it became a ratings hit. The […]