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Interview: A conversation with actor and writer Paul Darrow

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Villordsutch chats with actor and writer Paul Darrow… I was given the chance to interview Paul Darrow, very much a childhood hero of mine, last week and I jumped at it.  The day it was supposed to happen I fell ill and him being the gentlemen agreed to put it back to the following morning.  […]

Baz Luhrmann in talks for Kung Fu remake

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According to The Hollywood Reporter, Baz Luhrmann – director of Romeo + Juliet, Moulin Rogue! and The Great Gatsby – has entered talks with Legendary Pictures with regards to helming the upcoming big screen adaptation of the classic 1970s TV series Kung Fu. Should he finalise a deal, it’s said he’ll also rewrite the script, […]

Fox orders two more Lethal Weapon episodes, with Damon Wayans set to appear

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Last month, Damon Wayans dropped the unexpected announcement that he was quitting Fox’s hit TV series Lethal Weapon at the conclusion of the show’s third season, citing the toll that it is taking on his health and his family life. The news came as a surprise to Fox, who hadn’t been notified of Wayans’ decision […]

Sneak peek clip and images from Star Wars Resistance Season 1 Episode 3 – ‘The Triple Dark’

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Following its premiere this past Sunday with ‘The Recruit’ [read our review here], Disney has debuted a batch of promotional images and a sneak peek clip from the third episode of the new animated series Star Wars Resistance, entitled ‘The Triple Dark’. Check them out here and click on any of the images in the […]

First image and plot details for Peaky Blinders series 5

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Deadline has unveiled a first-look image of the returning Cillian Murphy as Tommy Shelby from the fifth series of Steven Knight’s acclaimed period crime drama Peaky Blinders. As revealed by Deadline, series five of Peaky Blinders “sees the world thrown into turmoil by the financial crash of 1929. Opportunity and misfortune are everywhere. When Tommy, […]

Rosie Perez cast as Renee Montoya in DC’s Birds of Prey

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After last week’s casting of Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Jurnee Smollett-Bell as Huntress and Black Canary alongside Margot Robbie’s Harley Quinn, we now have word on casting for the final member of the Birds of Prey in the upcoming Warner Bros. and DC Films girl gang movie. The Wrap is reporting that Rosie Perez (Do the Right […]

Ansel Elgort to lead Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story

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Steven Spielberg has found his male lead for the upcoming West Side Story remake, with Variety reporting that The Fault in Our Stars and Baby Driver star Ansel Elgort is set to portray the character of Tony. Inspired by Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, West Side Story centres on the rivalry between two teenage street gangs, […]

American Gods showrunner exits, season two reportedly in “disarray”

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Starz doesn’t seem to be having much luck when it comes to the second season of its Neil Gaiman adaptation American Gods. Season one showrunners Bryan Fuller and Michael Green exited the series back in November of last year, with actress Gillian Anderson choosing to follow them. The network then enlisted Jesse Alexander, who previously worked […]

Marvel planning to announce more female-led movies, reveals Kevin Feige

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After sharing top billing this year with Ant-Man and the Wasp, Marvel Studios is set to put a female hero front and center this coming March with the release of the Brie Larson headlined Captain Marvel movie. We already know that Marvel has been hard at work developing a long-awaited solo film for Scarlett Johansson’s […]