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Thor: Ragnarok gets fan-made animated trailer with Thor-inspired Immigrant Song lyrics

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We’ll presumably still have a while to wait for the next trailer for Thor: Ragnarok ahead of its November release, but that isn’t stopping fans on the Internet from getting creative. Case in point, AOK have put together an animated trailer for the superhero blockbuster that, just like the actual trailer released in April, uses The Immigrant Song, […]

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is the most expensive French film ever

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Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is reportedly the most expensive film in French history, confirms Cineuropa. The upcoming summer tentpole blockbuster is said to cost around €197 million, which is over double the original record held by 2008’s Asterix at the Olympic Games at a €78 million budget. EuropaCorp is most likely comfortable with the budget […]

Ghost in the Shell anime reboot announced

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Publisher Kodansha and Japanese animation company Production I.Gare collaborating to create a new Ghost in the Shell anime project. The film will serve as a reboot and is set to be co-directed by Kenji Kamiyama (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex series) and Shinji Aramaki (Appleseed). This news follows on from the release of the live-action […]

Chris Morgan on the future of the Universal Monsters universe after The Mummy

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Universal is continuing to promote its upcoming Tom Cruise-led reboot of The Mummy ahead of its release this summer (in the past few days we’ve have had a TV spot, poster and an international trailer), and now producer Chris Morgan has been talking about their plans for the Universal Monsters shared universe moving foeward. Speaking to CinemaBlend, Morgan […]

Vin Diesel on the challenges of voicing Groot in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, says there’s a secret script

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Vin Diesel is currently doing media rounds to promote this week’s release of The Fate of the Furious, and naturally he also found himself discussing his upcoming return as Groot in this summer’s hotly anticipated Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. Speaking to Total Film, Diesel touched on how challenging the process , stating that: “It’s very, very […]

Brenton Thwaites discusses Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales role as Will Turner’s son

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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales is still over a month away from its Memorial Day release, but Brenton Thwaites recently discussed what we can expect from his character Henry Turner, who has been revealed as the son of the returning Will Turner, once again played by Orlando Bloom. Speaking to USA Today, […]

Chris Pratt and Michael Rooker talk Star-Lord and Yondu in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2

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As anticipation and promotion for the much-hyped Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 enters overdrive, Chris Pratt and Michael Rooker took the time to explain how the relationship between Star-Lord and his father figure Yondu has evolved since the first movie. Speaking to USA Today, Chris Pratt started off by saying “In the first one, […]

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 officially rated PG-13

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Considering that Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 is just under a month away, it’s no surprise that the film has received an official rating. Similar to the first film, the sequel also carries a certificate of PG-13, this time for “sequences of sci-fi action and violence, language, and brief suggestive content.” For comparison, Guardians of […]

Armie Hammer shuts down Green Lantern casting rumours

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During recent months, evidence seemed to be mounting that Armie Hammer was secretly in discussions to play Green Lantern in the DC Extended Universe, whether it was from comments on social media, his coy demeanour when asked about the role, or him winding up on the numerous rumoured shortlists that make their way online when a major […]