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HBO Max boss defends decision to release Zack Snyder’s Justice League

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AT&T’s Otter Media division CEO Tony Goncalves, who heads HBO Max, has defended the decision to release Zack Snyder’s Justice League.While fans around the world are excited to finally see Zack Snyder’s Justice League and are applauding WB and HBO Max for making it happen, many have concerns about the precedent it sets.Essentially remaking movies […]

Gladiator star Connie Nielsen provides an update on the sequel

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Connie Nielsen, one of the stars of Gladiator, has provided a long-awaited update on the film’s announced sequel.Gladiator is one of the most beloved and respected movies in the last twenty years and it was a surprise when it was announced in 2018 that the Ridley Scott directed historical epic would be getting a sequel.We […]

David Thewlis confirms he’s playing “a blue thing” in Avatar 2

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Harry Potter and Wonder Woman actor David Thewlis has described joining Avatar 2 and its alien filmmaking process.For those who have never done motion capture work before, it can be quite a strange process, being so different from regular acting work. This is something industry veteran David Thewlis found when he joined James Cameron’s Avatar […]

Venom: Let There Be Carnage producer shares concerns over returning to work on the sequel

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Dan Wilson, a producer on Venom: Let There Be Carnage, says there are concerns about returning to work on the sequel and films like it amid the global health crisis.It seemed like Venom: Let There Be Carnage had pretty much finished shooting before the lockdown happened, suspending production. But with its release date now delayed […]

Ahmed Best describes his new Jedi character in Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge

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Star Wars: Jedi Temple Challenge is a new game show for kids and it stars Jar Jar Binks actor Ahmed Best in his return to the franchise.After initially appearing in Star Wars – Episode 1: The Phantom Menace as Jar Jar Binks, Ahmed Best was exposed to the worst side of movie and Star Wars […]

Birds of Prey director Cathy Yan sympathises with David Ayer over Suicide Squad reshoots

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Cathy Yan, the director of Birds of Prey, says she sympathises with David Ayer over the troubled production of Suicide Squad.With the news that Zack Snyder’s Justice League will be made public, other directors in the comic book movie sphere have discussed their own troubled productions. One of these is Suicide Squad director David Ayer, […]

Wonder Woman director Patty Jenkins on turning down Justice League movie

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Patty Jenkins, the director of Wonder Woman and its upcoming sequel Wonder Woman 1984, says she turned down directing Justice League.Zack Snyder’s Justice League will, at last, be making its way into the wild thanks to a passionate fan campaign. However, Snyder wasn’t always the choice for directing the film.Wonder Woman director, Patty Jenkins, told […]

Theatrical to on-demand release window may shorten says industry analyst

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An industry analyst says that the time it takes for a film to hit on-demand services after a theatrical release may shorten post-pandemic.Since the global health crisis hit, numerous films have been coming to on-demand services much sooner than expected – sometimes skipping theatrical release completely (see Trolls World Tour and Scoob!, for examples). This […]

Dark Phoenix director Simon Kinberg would “love to do a fresh take” on X-Men for the MCU

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Simon Kinberg, the director of X-Men: Dark Phoenix and long-running writer and producer on the Fox franchise, says he would be interested in making an X-Men movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.While X-Men: Dark Phoenix wasn’t exactly a success with fans or critics, it’s director Simon Kinberg – a long time producer in the X-Men […]