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Ben Affleck departs Triple Frontier to focus on “wellness and family”

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Netlflix’s film Triple Frontier has been hit with yet another setback as Deadline reports that Ben Affleck has dropped out of the film to focus on his “wellness and family”. He and his brother Casey Affleck were being courted for the film’s two lead roles back in May.The film has been struggling with development for several years. […]

Book Review – Star Wars: Rebel Rising

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Ricky Church reviews Star Wars: Rebel Rising… Since the release of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, Felicity Jones’ Jyn Erso has quickly become one of the franchise’s most liked heroes. The troubled young rebel’s history is fully explored in Beth Revis’ Star Wars: Rebel Rising, an intriguing character study that explores exactly how she became […]

Jason Bateman teases start of production on Arrested Development season 5

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The one man who kept them all together will do it again very shortly. Actor Jason Bateman has teased on Twitter that production for the fifth season of Arrested Development will begin in the beginning of August for Netflix. In his post, he shared a photo of a very familiar looking living room to fans of the […]

Tyler Hoechlin’s Superman will return in Supergirl’s season 2 finale

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Since his appearance in the first two episodes of Supergirl’s second season, many have wondered if Tyler Hoechlin would reprise his role as Supergirl’s cousin Superman, and now E! has revealed that the actor will in return for Supergirl’s season two finale.Superman made his way to National City at the start of the season to help Supergirl confront Metallo, […]

Carrie Fisher will not appear in Star Wars: Episode IX after all

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A few days ago Carrie Fisher’s brother, Todd Fisher, said he and his niece Billie Lourd had given their permission to Disney and Lucasfilm to use pre-existing footage of the late actress for use in Star Wars: Episode IX. However, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy has now revealed that Fisher will not appear in Episode IX after all.Speaking with Good Morning […]

Millie Bobby Brown cast as Sherlock’s sister Enola Holmes in film series

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After her stunning performance in Netflix’s Stranger Things, Millie Bobby Brown is set to star in a film series based on Nancy Springer’s Enola Holmes Mysteries book, which explore the adventures of Sherlock Holmes’ younger sister Enola. Per Deadline, Brown will also produce through her company PCMA Productions.The novels followed Enola, Sherlock’s teenage sister, as she […]

Book Review – Star Wars: Thrawn by Timothy Zahn

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Ricky Church reviews Star Wars: Thrawn by Timothy Zahn… Ever since last Celebration’s announcement that Grand Admiral Thrawn would officially be joining the canon in Star Wars Rebels, fans of the character went wild with anticipation for his ‘return’. His characterization in Rebels, played by House of Cards’ Lars Mikkelsen, was well received, but fans […]

Stranger Things’ Millie Bobby Brown joins Godzilla: King of Monsters

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Godzilla: King of Monsters, the sequel to Gareth Edwards 2014 film Godzilla and the next step in Warner Bros. and Legendary’s MonsterVerse after Kong: Skull Island, has found its first cast member. Legendary announced late yesterday Millie Bobby Brown, the breakout star as Eleven in Stranger Things, has joined the film in an unknown role. Michael Dougherty is […]

Logan may not be Patrick Stewart’s final appearance as Professor X

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It’s no secret that Logan will most likely be Hugh Jackman’s last time portraying the fan-favourite mutant Wolverine on film, but the same cannot be said for Patrick Stewart’s Professor X.In a recent interview with Entertainment Tonight, Stewart suggested he may be up for future X-Men films, stating that: “Hugh has raised the flag that says goodbye. I […]