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Blu-ray Review – Westworld Season One: The Maze

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Ricky Church reviews Westworld Season One: The Maze… Last year HBO had a breakout series with Westworld, a loose remake of the 1973 Michael Crichton film, about a Western immersion park where androids, otherwise known as hosts, take guests on a narrative journey through the Wild West, but there is more going on with the hosts […]

Michelle Williams joins Amy Schumer’s I Feel Pretty

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Michelle Williams has just landed a role in the Amy Schumer-led comedy I Feel Pretty. She will play Avery LeClaire, Schumer’s boss in a cosmetics company. In I Feel Pretty, Renee Bennett (Schumer) knows what it’s like to be average in a world of the genetically blessed. After falling off an exercise bike and banging her head, […]

Michelle Williams in talks for Sony’s Venom film

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Sony and director Ruben Fleischer’s Venom film may be getting another high-profile addition to its cast, with Variety reporting that Manchester By The Sea’s Michelle Williams has entered talks to join the movie opposite Tom Hardy. Williams is said to be up for the role of a district attorney who is possibly Hardy’s romantic interest. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story’s Riz Ahmed […]

Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. renewed for season 5

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With its finale airing next week, ABC and Marvel have been keeping fans on their toes about the future of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., but they need no longer worry. The Marvel series has just been renewed for a fifth season that will air later this year. The news was confirmed by several people involved in the show, […]

Westworld’s Thandie Newton in talks for Han Solo Star Wars movie

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It was only the other day we heard that Fleabag actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge might be joiningthe Han Solo Star Wars Anthology film, but now Variety is reporting yet another name for the film. Westworld‘s Thandie Newton is apparently in talks to join the ensemble cast. Newton starred as the robotic host Maeve in Westworld. She became a central and fan-favourite character in […]

Will & Grace to return for 10 episodes on NBC

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Its been floated about for a while now, but NBC finally confirmed today that Will & Grace will be returning to television for a 10 episode season with all four of the leads. Eric McCormack, Debra Messing, Sean Hayes and Megan Mullally will once againportray Will, Grace, Jack and Karen respectively while series creators Max Mutchnick and […]

Ryan Reynolds on Deadpool 2: “We have to resist the temptation to make it bigger in scale and scope”

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Deadpool star Ryan Reynolds recently chatted to Entertainment Weekly about the upcoming sequel. Deadpool 2 has a much larger budget than than its predecessor’s $58 million, so with that in mind the expectation to go bigger must be very tempting. Reynolds mainly spoke about keeping that temptation in check in order to make sure the sequel retains the same […]

Comic Book Review – Wonder Woman #9

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Ricky Church reviews Wonder Woman #9… “THE LIES” part five! Diana takes another step closer to discovering the truth…and the mysterious Godwatch responds! Now that her adventure through the jungle is over, Diana had a much quieter chapter in Wonder Woman #9, one which focused more on re-establishing relationships between Diana and some of her […]

Hugh Jackman cast in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

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Hugh Jackman is already lining up projects after Logan and one of them is a supporting role in The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian. Per The Hollywood Reporter, the film is an adaptation of the young adult novel of the same name by Sherman Alexie about a young boy who dreams of becoming a cartoonist […]