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John Boyega exits Netflix’s Rebel Ridge mid-shoot due to family reasons

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Having been in production for a month, Attack the Block and Star Wars star John Boyega has exited Netflix’s Rebel Ridge mid-shoot, with Netflix citing “family reasons” as behind his abrupt departure. “Rebel Ridge is pausing temporarily as we look to re-cast John Boyega who needed to leave the project for family reasons,” a Netflix […]

New concept art from Neill Blomkamp’s unmade Alien 5 unearthed

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Looking at the work of filmmaker Neill Blomkamp, it’s obvious to see some Alien-inspirations. The District 9 and Elysium director knows his sci-fi roots, and we almost got his take on the world of Xenomorphs. Years ago, Blomkamp was attached to Alien 5, a direct sequel to James Cameron’s Aliens. At the time, the film […]

DVD Review – Dark Skies (2013)

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Dark Skies, 2013. Directed by Scott Stewart. Starring Keri Russell, Josh Hamilton, J.K. Simmons and Dakota Goyo. SYNOPSIS: A white, middle-class suburban family are terrorised by a supernatural presence. I really liked Insidious. I’m still not entirely sure why. Maybe it was the two bumbling ghostbuster characters, or its exploration of the astral plane. Perhaps […]

First look at Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum in The Lost City of D

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With filming underway on The Lost City of D, Paramount Pictures has shared a first look image of Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum in the new rom-com adventure which looks set to hearken back to the likes of Romancing the Stone. Take a look here… Directed by Aaron and Adam Nee (Band of Robbers), The […]

Will Smith’s Westbrook Studios developing animated comic book adaptation Canto

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Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith’s Westbrook Studios has optioned the rights to IDW Publishing’s fantasy comic book series Canto for an animated feature film adaptation. Canto co-creator and writer David M. Booher is set to write the script for Canto as well as executive producing alongside co-creator and artist Drew Zucker, while Jon Mone, […]

Paramount Plus: Everything You Need To Know About The “New” Streaming Service | Flickering Myth Movie Chat

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In the latest Flickering Myth Movie Chat, EJ Moreno and Allen Christian discuss the “new” contender to the streaming wars, Paramount+, which launches today, Thursday, March 4th. A rebranding of CBS All Access, this latest rival to Netflix, Amazon, Disney+ and HBO Max is set to become home to properties such as Star Trek, SpongeBob […]

James Wan’s Train to Busan remake finds its director

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Deadline is reporting that the long-planned English-language remake of the hit South Korean zombie movie Train to Busan looks to be picking up steam, with Timo Tjahjanto (Headshot, The Night Comes For Us) signing on to direct the film. The Conjuring and Aquaman helmer James Wan is producing the remake through his Atomic Monster banner, […]

Trailer, poster and images for horror film Son starring Andi Matichak

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RLJE Films and Shudder have released a trailer, poster and images for the upcoming horror Son. Written and directed by Ivan Kavanagh (Never Grow Old), the film stars Andi Matichak (Halloween) as Laura, a mother who commits unspeakable acts to keep her son alive after he falls ill with a mysterious illness, and also features […]

The Next Batman to return with Second Son miniseries

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DC Comics has announced that Tim Fox – a.k.a. The Next Batman – is set to make his return post-Future State will a new digital first miniseries from award-winning screenwriter John Ridley entitled The Next Batman: Second Son. Now that the world knows Tim Fox is behind the mask fighting against The Magistrate in Gotham […]