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Scarlett Johansson to star in The Psychopath Test

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Deadline is today reporting that Scarlett Johansson is in talks with Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment to star in The Psychopath Test, an adaptation of the novel by Jon Ronson.Austin Powers director Jay Roach is set to direct the adaptation, which is being written by Kristen Gore (Accidental Love) and produced by Oscar winner Brian […]

Will Smith talks After Earth failure and his new outlook on his career

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Will Smith is arguably the biggest movie superstar of the last two decades, up in the upper-echelons of box-office “super powers ” with Tom Cruise and Tom Hanks, as well as Jim Carrey, Harrison Ford and Arnold Schwarzenegger in their heydays. No-one could guarantee box-office gold (i.e. $100 million+) like Will Smith, and what’s more […]

Ethan Hawke remembers Robin Williams and Philip Seymour Hoffman

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In 2014, two acting legends passed away which struck the film community, and indeed the world as a whole, profoundly. In February, we lost Philip Seymour Hoffman and then in August, Robin Williams died at his home. Two massive Hollywood stars who had a huge impact on many peoples lives, both within the film industry […]

Fifty Shades of Grey set for $90 million+ US opening; breaks studio opening day record in France

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Released today across various different markets, including the UK, US and many European countries, Fifty Shades of Grey has finally been unleashed after months of anticipation. And despite its opening being only a few hours old, the film has already broken box-office records.The film, directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson and starring Dakota Johnson and Jamie Dornan, […]

Vince Vaughn talks True Detective Season 2, says it’s “very different”

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With set-photos appearing online on a regular basis over the last few weeks, anticipation is building for the return of True Detective for its second season, which features a brand-new cast and new directors taking over from Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson and company. The cast for season two surprised many, but on many levels on […]

Samuel L. Jackson in talks to star in Tim Burton’s Miss Peregrine’s Home For Peculiar Children

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After a long career that has seen him work with some of the biggest directors in Hollywood, it looks as if Samuel L. Jackson (The Avengers, Pulp Fiction) will be able to cross another name of his list.Deadline is reporting that Jackson is in talks to join Tim Burton’s latest project, Miss Peregrine’s Home For […]

The Wachowskis think Jupiter Ascending could mark the end of their studio financing

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With a hugely underwhelming opening weekend in the US of just $19 million, Jupiter Ascending is another in a long line of films from the Wachowski siblings where the box-office has failed to match the grand, epic-scale ideas of their films. Their previous two films, Cloud Atlas and Speed Racer, both flopped on release, with […]

Take a look back at the cinematic evolution of Batman

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The most enduring superhero of them all in cinema terms is The Dark Knight, with over ten screen interpretations of the Batman character since his comic book debut in May 1939.Today, an 11-minute video has surfaced which brings together all of those different versions of the character in a wonderful retrospective look, which includes versions […]

Halloween “recalibration” coming from Saw writers

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With many of horror’s classic big-bads being rejuvenated and renewed many times over, it seems that one of the genre’s biggest figures, Michael Myers, is set to return in a new film from Dimension Films.The Hollywood Reporter is today reporting that a new chapter of the Halloween franchise is set to go before the cameras […]