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Charlotte Gainsbourg set to join Independence Day 2

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The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that the cast of Independence Day 2, the long-awaited sequel to Roland Emmerich’s 1996 blockbuster, has swelled further with a new addition. Charlotte Gainsbourg (Nymphomaniac) is in talks to join the cast, which would see her join Jeff Goldblum, Liam Hemsworth, Jessie Usher and Bill Pullman, though Pullman’s involvement is […]

John Woo to remake Manhunt

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John Woo (Face/Off, Mission: Impossible 2) is set to return to the director’s chair for a remake of 1976 action-thriller Japanese classic Manhunt reports Screen Daily. Based on the novel by Juko Nishmura, the story follows a prosecutor who is framed for robbery and rape and sets out on a one-man mission to clear his […]

Snow White prequel The Huntsman finds three new dwarfs

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Universal Pictures has continued to push forward with its prequel tale to 2012’s Snow White and the Huntsman by adding three actors into the mix to form part of the new dwarfs set to feature in The Huntsman. Similarly to the original film, three British actors have been cast in the roles alongside the returning […]

Movie Review – The Voices (2014)

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The Voices, 2014. Directed by Marjane Satrapi. Starring Ryan Reynolds, Gemma Arterton, Anna Kendrick and Jacki Weaver. SYNOPSIS: A dark comedy about a likeable guy pursuing his office crush with the help of his evil talking pets – but things turn sinister when she stands him up for a date. Ryan Reynolds has been Hollywood’s […]

Universal Pictures passes $3 billion internationally for 2015

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For the first time in the studio’s stellar 103-year history, Universal Pictures has grossed over $3 billion internationally, thanks to an unprecedented run of success throughout 2015 that has seen them take many other records with them. A large chunk of those grosses (almost two-thirds) are thanks to their summer juggernaut blockbusters Fast & Furious […]

DVD Review – Extraterrestrial (2014)

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Extraterrestrial, 2014. Directed by Colin Minihan. Starring Brittany Allen, Freddie Stroma, Jesse Moss, Anja Savcic, Melanie Papalia, Sean Rogerson, Gil Bellows and Michael Ironside. SYNOPSIS: A group of friends on a weekend trip to a cabin in the woods find themselves terrorised by alien visitors. We have always been fascinated with life beyond our own, […]

Spielberg’s DreamWorks could move from Disney when contract expires

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Steven Spielberg may be about to up sticks and move DreamWorks Studios once again as its contract with Disney moves closer to its 2016 expiration, reports The Hollywood Reporter. DreamWorks currently resides at Disney, which in 2009 wanted new product to put into the markets, with Spielberg’s company securing a distribution deal for 30 films, […]

Elizabeth Banks and Paul Giamatti set to play tennis stars Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs for HBO Films

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Elizabeth Banks (Pitch Perfect) and Paul Giamatti (Sideways) are set to star in a new project for HBO and Playtone about the Battle of the Sexes tennis match of 1973 which saw Billie Jean King beat former Wimbledon champion Bobby Riggs. Deadline reports that writer David Auburn (Proof) is set to pen the film, with […]

Andy Serkis’ Jungle Book: Origins officially begins shooting

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In a somewhat similar scenario to what we saw in the late 1990s with Armageddon and Deep Impact, as well as Dante’s Peak and Volcano, we have two different adaptations of Rudyard Kipling’s beloved The Jungle Book on the horizon, with the second of which, directed by Andy Serkis (Dawn of the Planet of the […]