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Ewan McGregor to headline Disney’s Christopher Robin film

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Ewan McGregor will be heading to the 100 Acre Wood, with The Hollywood Reporter revealing that he has entered talks to star in Disney’s Christopher Robin as the title character from the Winnie the Pooh stories. The film will see McGregor as an adult Christopher Robin who who toils as a businessman and prioritizes work above his wife and […]

Dolph Lundgren cast as King Nereus in Aquaman

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It looks like we have another action movie legend joining the comic book movie club, as it has just been revealed that Dolph Lundgren is joining the cast of Aquaman as King Nereus. King Nereus is relatively new to the Aquaman mythos, making his first appearance in 2013. He is the king of Xebel, as well the kingdom’s […]

Arrow Season 5 Episode 18 Review – “Disbanded”

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Jessie Robertson reviews the eighteenth episode of Arrow season five… “We need a little more green in there, hoss” Rene continues to be a bright spot on this show So, the team has been disbanded. Well, sort of. John isn’t giving up, and neither is everyone else, even if Oliver has. They relocate at Felicity’s […]

Take That’s Gary Barlow to appear in Star Wars: The Last Jedi

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Appearing on ITV’s Lorraine show this morning, Take That star Gary Barlow has revealed that he is heading to the galaxy far, far away for a part in December’s hotly-anticipated Star Wars: The Last Jedi. “I’m not a stormtrooper but I am in it,” said Barlow, before joking that, “Now I’ve said that, I’ll probably […]

DC’s Legends of Tomorrow Season 2 Episode 15 Review – “The Fellowship of the Spear”

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Jessie Robertson reviews the fifteenth episode of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow… So, Mick’s supposed to be Boromir? There seemed to be a lot to unpack as we head toward the end of this season’s finale; in the large scope, the Legends retrieved the rest of the Spear of Destiny from Thawne right off the top […]

Kong: Skull Island tracking $135 million global opening

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Warner Bros. and Legendary Pictures unleashes the Eighth Wonder of the World this week as Kong: Skull Island rolls out in 65 markets, and Deadline is reporting that the second instalment of the MonsterVerse shared universe is tracking a global opening of between $110 and $135 million. Domestically, projections for Skull Island place in the the […]

Losing A Grip On Greatness: Dropping the Ball with Logan

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Tom Jolliffe on Logan’s final third and losing a grip on greatness. Warning. Major spoilers follow… So there you are. You’re bowling a near perfect game. You’ve had the odd spare here and there but largely you’ve had strikes. Then you hit a gutter ball and your game starts falling apart. Sometimes it can end […]

Christopher McQuarrie on exploring Ethan Hunt’s character in Mission: Impossible 6

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This spring sees Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation director Christopher McQuarrie becoming the first filmmaker to return to the franchise as he reunites with Tom Cruise and Rogue Nation’s Rebecca Ferguson for M:I 6 Mission Impossible. During an interview with Empire, McQuarrie revealed that production is set to get underway in Paris on April 10th, while […]

Legally Blonde and 10 Things I Hate About You screenwriter brings Misfit City to Boom! Studios

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Boom! Studios has announced that screenwriter Kirsten ‘Kiwi’ Smith (Legally Blonde, 10 Things I Hate About You) is teaming up with Kurt Lustgarten and artist Naomi Franquiz for the all-new monthly comic book series Misfit City. “Much like our heroines, I grew up in a small town in the Pacific Northwest, yearning to have a […]