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Lindsay Lohan is still trying to make a Mean Girls sequel happen

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Lindsay Lohan is still keen on appearing in a Mean Girls sequel, more than a decade after the original film hit cinemas and six years after a direct-to-TV sequel nobody remembers – including Lohan, it seems. The star, who played high school new girl Cady in the 2004 teen movie, has been the most passionate […]

Washington film critics hand top prize to Get Out

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Get Out continued its awards season push by winning a pair of prizes at the Washington DC Area Film Critics Association awards ceremony, including Best Film. Jordan Peele’s racially-charged satire also won the award for Best Original Screenplay at the annual ceremony, while missing out on the director prize. It was Christopher Nolan who won […]

J.K. Rowling says she is “genuinely happy” with Johnny Depp casting in Fantastic Beasts

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JK Rowling has defended the casting of Johnny Depp as Grindelwald in the Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them franchise, saying she is “genuinely happy” to have the actor playing a major role. Controversy has swirled around Depp’s casting as magical villain Gellert Grindelwald in the franchise, in which he is set to play […]

Alex Garland’s sci-fi Annihilation heading straight to Netflix in the UK

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Director Alex Garland’s upcoming sci-fi Annihilation, starring Natalie Portman, is set to be released straight to Netflix in the UK and other territories outside North America and China. The film, which is Garland’s highly anticipated follow-up to his Oscar-winning debut Ex Machina, is due for its US release on February 23 and will now arrive […]

Dexter Fletcher replaces Bryan Singer on Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody

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British filmmaker Dexter Fletcher has been hired to replace ousted director Bryan Singer for the final few weeks of production on Queen biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, starring Mr Robot actor Rami Malek as iconic frontman Freddie Mercury. Deadline is reporting that Fox has hired Fletcher, best known for Eddie the Eagle and Proclaimers musical Sunshine on […]

Hugh Jackman turned down Bond role over “unbelievable and crazy” scripts

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Hugh Jackman has revealed he was offered the role of James Bond more than a decade ago, but turned it down after being told he would have no say in changing the “unbelievable and crazy” direction of the franchise at that time. The star, who has sparked awards season buzz for all-singing, all dancing musical […]

Edgar Wright says deal for Baby Driver sequel is “being hammered out as we speak”

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Writer-director Edgar Wright looks set to return to make a sequel to his kinetic car chase blockbuster Baby Driver and has said a deal is “being hammered out as we speak”.   Wright told Entertainment Weekly he is in the midst of talks surrounding a follow-up and said nothing had been agreed yet, but hoped […]

The Shape of Water enters the race as Call Me By Your Name wins LA Film Critics Association top prize

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Guillermo del Toro’s fishy fantasy The Shape of Water entered the awards season race with a strong showing at the LA Film Critics Association awards, though it was romance Call Me By Your Name that won the Best Picture prize. The critics’ group met on Sunday to decide the recipients of its annual prizes and […]

Lady Bird lands top prize at New York Film Critics Circle awards

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Greta Gerwig’s solo directorial debut Lady Bird continued its awards season hot streak by picking up the top prize at the New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC) awards ceremony, with star Saoirse Ronan netting the Best Actress award. Ronan can add the NYFCC gong to the Gotham Award she won last week for her role […]