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Jonathan Nolan on Westworld: “We’d like to finish the story we started”

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When Westworld was abruptly cancelled after four critically-acclaimed seasons, it was believed it would join the pantheon of great unfinished shows, but co-creator Jonathan Nolan has hinted that there may come a time when the park’s robots are sparked back into life.  While on the press tour for his forthcoming adaptation of videogame series Fallout, […]

Rob Liefeld’s Avengelyne coming to life from Olivia Wilde and Margot Robbie

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Could we see a dream team team-up between Margot Robbie and Olivia Wilde? Deadline reports Robbie’s LuckyChap Productions and director Wilde are circling a live-action adaptation of Rob Liefeld’s Avengelyne. The film will be based on a comic book by the creator of Deadpool, and Simon Kinberg and Audrey Chon will produce it through their […]

Maggie Gyllenhaal shares first look at Christian Bale and Jessie Buckley in The Bride

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Maggie Gyllenhaal has unveiled a first look at ‘The Bride and Frank’ from her forthcoming take on the classic Frankenstein story, The Bride.  Gyllenhaal took to Instagram to unveil her creations, who are embodied by Christian Bale (American Hustle) and Jessie Buckley (Wicked Little Letters) in the Warner Bros. movie. Check them out below… SEE ALSO: […]

Movie Review – Monkey Man (2024)

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Monkey Man, 2024. Directed by Dev Patel. Starring Dev Patel, Sharlto Copley, Pitobash, Vipin Sharma, Sikandar Kher, Sobhita Dhulipala, Ashwini Kalsekar, Adithi Kalkunte, Makrand Deshpande, Brahim Achabbakhe, Zakir Hussain, and Jatin Malik. SYNOPSIS: An anonymous young man unleashes a campaign of vengeance against the corrupt leaders who murdered his mother and continue to systemically victimize […]

Movie Review – The First Omen (2024)

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The First Omen, 2024. Directed by Arkasha Stevenson. Starring Nell Tiger Free, Ralph Ineson, Sônia Braga, Tawfeek Barhom, María Caballero, Charles Dance, Bill Nighy, Nicole Sorace, Ishtar Currie Wilson, Andrea Arcangeli, Guido Quaglione, Dora Romano, Michelangelo Dalisi, Anton Alexander, Mia McGovern Zaini, and Rachel Hurd-Wood. SYNOPSIS: A young American woman is sent to Rome to […]

Ripley – Netflix Series Review

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Chris Connor reviews Netflix’s Ripley… Patricia Highsmith’s Ripley series of novels written between 1955 and 1991 have been adapted for film numerous times. The Talented Mr. Ripley has twice been adapted with Purple Noon in 1960 and a film using the book’s title in 1999. Ripley’s Game has also been adapted twice by Wim Wenders […]

Marvel casts Julia Garner as the Silver Surfer in The Fantastic Four

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Marvel has found its Silver Surfer. Per Deadline, the studio has cast Julia Garner (Ozark) as the cosmic entity known as the Silver Surfer in The Fantastic Four. Garner will make her MCU debut as Shalla-Bal, one of the different versions of the Silver Surfer from Marvel Comics. She’ll star alongside Pedro Pascal as Reed Richards, […]

Bambi: The Reckoning trailer unleashes a killer version of the beloved deer

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Do you want to see an evil Bambi? Umbrella Entertainment and Jagged Edge Productions have finally given people craving with the trailer for Bambi: The Reckoning., a new horror take on  Felix Salten’s classic book Bambi, a Life in the Woods. Dan Allen directs Bambi: The Reckoning, based on a script by Rhys Warrington. Scott Jeffrey […]

A new Matrix movie is in the works from Drew Goddard and Lana Wachowski

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Get ready to re-enter the Matrix as Warner Bros. is developing a new Matrix film with Drew Goddard (The Cabin in the Woods) directing and Matrix co-creator/writer/director Lana Wachowski executive producing. The Matrix – which recently celebrated its 25th anniversary – told the story of a dystopian future where humanity is controlled by a race of AI machines and plugged […]