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Terminator Genisys cracks worldwide box office top 10 for 2015

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Having being critically-mauled on its release back in early July, it looked like the final nail had been firmly planted into the coffin of the Terminator franchise with Terminator Genisys, despite the return of Arnold Schwarzenegger as the titular cyborg from the future. But it seems the coffin may not be laid to rest just […]

Kristen Stewart’s Equals sparks bidding war after TIFF screening

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Following its debut at the Venice Film Festival, there was some buzz around the sci-fi thriller Equals and now after its screening at the Toronto International Film Festival, a bidding war has broke out between distributors for the film’s rights. Equals stars Kristen Stewart (American Ultra) and Nicholas Hoult (X-Men: Apocalypse) and “tells the story […]

Glenn Close close to joining cast of comedy Bastards

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Glenn Close (Guardians of the Galaxy) is in final talks to join the cast of the upcoming comedy Bastards, Deadline reports.Close will join Owen Wilson (Zoolander 2), Ed Helms (Vacation), J.K. Simmons (Whiplash) and Ving Rhames (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation) in the comedy, which sees cinematographer Lawrence Sher (Garden State) making his directorial debut.Bastards […]

Elizabeth Reaser joins the cast of Ouija 2

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Actress Elizabeth Reaser (The Good Wife, True Detective) has joined the cast of the upcoming horror sequel Ouija 2, reports Deadline.The first film, released in 2014, grossed over $102.5 million worldwide from a small $5 million budget and was another big hit for producer Jason Blum and his Blumhouse Pictures (The Purge, Paranormal Activity). Mike […]

Jenny Slate set to join Chris Evans for Gifted

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Actress and comedienne Jenny Slate is set to join the cast of Gifted, reports Variety.The Obvious Child star will star opposite Captain America himself Chris Evans in the drama as well as Octavia Spencer (Snowpiercer), Lindsay Duncan (Birdman) and newcomer McKenna Grace. Marc Webb (The Amazing Spider-Man) is in the director’s chair for this one.Gifted […]

Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation and Minions break Chinese records, Japan boosts Pixels box office

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The Chinese box office continues to be a lucrative market for Hollywood, with Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation and Minions enjoying a massive reception upon their releases. Elswhere, Adam Sandler’s Pixels earns good returns in Japan…Tom Cruise-starrer Rogue Nation started with a record-breaking day on its opening last week, with $18.5 million grossed on Tuesday […]

Darren Aronofsky set to team up with Channing Tatum for Evel Knievel film

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The Tracking Board is reporting that Oscar nominated director Darren Aronofsky (Black Swan) is in negotiations to helm the long-gestating film about the life of Evel Knievel.Aronofsky, whose last film was 2014’s Noah, is said to be in early talks to take over the director’s chair for the film, which has been in development at […]

Jennifer Lawrence could re-team with Francis Lawrence for Red Sparrow

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Deadline is reporting that Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence is circling Red Sparrow, an adaptation of the espionage novel by Jason Matthews.The project is set up at Fox and the studio hopes to re-team Lawrence with director Francis Lawrence, who has helmed three of the four Hunger Games films. Lawrence is apparently close to a deal […]

Justin Timberlake joins Anna Kendrick for musical animation Trolls

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Justin Timberlake has joined the cast of animated musical comedy Trolls, a new film from DreamWorks Animation based on the famous dolls. Timberlake joins the film as Branch, a troll who is hiding “his surprising true colours”. Anna Kendrick (Pitch Perfect 2) is also part of the cast as Princess Poppy, who journeys with Branch outside […]