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Shazam director responds to rumours of the DCEU’s cancellation

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The director of Shazam has commented on the baseless rumour regarding the DC Extended Universe’s cancellation. Justice League wasn’t exactly what DC and WB were hoping for; the film didn’t perform well with critics and pulled in the lowest domestic opening for a DCEU film. This hasn’t helped the DCEU’s standing at all and only […]

Shazam director is anticipating backlash from fans

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The director of Shazam is anticipating some fan backlash towards the film. It’s always a tricky business adapting existing material. By bringing beloved characters and storylines to life there comes a good chance that the property’s existing fans won’t be pleased with the choices made. This comes with the territory, as many a director who […]

Morgan Spurlock producing MMA origins documentary Tough Guys

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Documentary maker Morgan Spurlock is set to produce an MMA origins film entitled Tough Guys. Spurlock will executive produce the doc along with filmmaker Ross Kauffman which will tell the origins of Mixed Martial Arts. Tough Guys will be directed by Henry Roosevelt and W.B. Zullo, and will showcase the sport’s early days in 1979 Pittsburgh […]

Is James Gunn teasing Quasar for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3?

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James Gunn has taken to social media, seemingly to tease Quasar’s appearance in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. Gunn will be returning to direct the third instalment of Guardians of the Galaxy and if we can read anything into his tweets, he’s already planning which new characters will make an appearance. There were plenty of […]

Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets hoping China saves its box office run

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Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets is resting its box office hopes on China. After a dismal time at the U.S. box office and overseas territories, the film will be looking to its last remaining markets to give it any chance of being profitable. Valerian is considered to be the most expensive independent […]

Mark Millar has discussed the prospect of a Matthew Vaughn-directed Superman movie

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Mark Millar has discussed with Matthew Vaughn a potential Superman movie. One of the names that is being discussed to direct a sequel to Man of Steel is the director Matthew Vaughn and one of his collaborators has given the impression of being pretty excited by the idea. Mark Millar, who worked with Vaughn on […]

David Harbour wants a Stranger Things season 3 team-up between Hopper and Steve

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Stranger Things star David Harbour wants a team-up in season 3 between his character Hopper and Steve. Harbour has recently been nominated for a Golden Globe for his performance as the local police chief, Hopper, in season two of the hit Netflix show. Now Harbour has been speaking to Variety about what he wants from […]

Jude Law cast alongside Elle Fanning and Selena Gomez in new Woody Allen film

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Jude law has joined Elle Fanning and Selena Gomez in the cast of Woody Allen’s new film. Keeping up his tradition of casting the biggest names in Hollywood in his pictures, Woody Allen has managed to lure Jude Law into his yet-to-be-titled new movie. This will be the third project that Allen directs for Amazon […]

The Best TV and Film Performances of 2017 So Far

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Samuel Brace with the best TV and film performances of 2017 so far… Having already discussed the top TV shows of 2017 so far, it’s time we cast our gaze towards the standout acting performances, in either TV or film, of the year to date. There have been many truly wonderful turns given, spreading across […]